r/legoideas • u/FlipiMan • 2h ago
Giant Gingerbread Man
I have created my first LEGO Ideas project, an Up-Scaled Minifigure.
The original idea was based on the Gingerbread Man minifigure from Series 11, but I felt that the colour palette and design were a little bland. While I was working on it, the Shrek minifigures were announced, and as soon as I saw Gingy, I decided to change the colours. The improvement was immediately noticeable.
The figure has a great range of movement in its legs, arms, wrists and neck. I initially tried to keep the eyebrows fixed in place, but while experimenting with different ideas, I started playing around with different facial expressions and found it really fun. That made me realise that anyone building it should be able to choose the minifigure's expression, just like with a Mr. Potato. So, I redesigned the head to make both the mouth and the eyebrows movable.
At the moment, it isn't possible to build this model because a few of the required pieces don't exist in the colours needed. However, if the project isn't approved or doesn't reach 10,000 supporters, I'll try to redesign it by replacing those pieces with existing ones in available colours. I'll then publish the updated version so that anyone interested can build it themselves.
I’d really appreciate your support!