The Mouth of Sauron

What a minifigure – one of my new favourites! Fans of The Lord of the Rings will instantly recognize this dark sorcerer, Sauron’s herald and messenger. Appearing in Peter Jackson’s extended edition of The Return of the King, this character was brought to the real world in the LEGO set 79007 Battle at the BlackContinue reading “The Mouth of Sauron”

Review: LEGO BrickHeadz 40420 Stuart, Gru and Otto & LEGO BrickHeadz 40421 Belle Bottom, Kevin, and Bob

Excited to share the news of two new LEGO BrickHeadz sets, both featuring characters from the upcoming film 𝑀𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠: 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑅𝑖𝑠𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝐺𝑟𝑢. Set 40420 includes the 12 year old aspiring supervillain Gru, accompanied by Minions Stuart and Otto.  Set 40421 introduces the new lead supervillain Belle Bottom, along with Minions Kevin and Bob. IContinue reading “Review: LEGO BrickHeadz 40420 Stuart, Gru and Otto & LEGO BrickHeadz 40421 Belle Bottom, Kevin, and Bob”

LEGO Minifigure Review: TC-14

“I’m TC-14, at your service. This way please.” With this greeting, Jedi Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi are welcomed aboard the Trade Federation flagship in the opening scenes of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace. This silver-plated protocol droid, the first with feminine programming that we meet in the Star Wars universe, wasContinue reading “LEGO Minifigure Review: TC-14”

‘You don’t know the power of the dark side!’

Thought I would end the week with a look behind the scenes at the creative process behind my latest image. I take a deliberate approach to my LEGO photography and consider four fundamental things before I even pick up my camera: Light Subject Composition The Idea (for background reading on this framework, check out MingContinue reading “‘You don’t know the power of the dark side!’”