Tag Archives: Toying With Light

Just another snow day at Echo Base

Meet K-3PO, protocol droid and part of the rebel Alliance. Stationed at Echo Base on the ice planet Hoth, he monitored troop movements, personally delivered messages within the military command centre, and operated the loudspeaker system. Oh, and apparently, kept the sidewalks clear. We saw K-3PO on screen in during early scenes of The EmpireContinue reading “Just another snow day at Echo Base”

🎢 Home, home on the range… πŸŽΆ

It’s #spacecowboysaturday – thought I’d join in on the fun! Behind the Scenes I get a fair number of encouraging comments and questions about my LEGO photography on Instagram (@toyingwithlight), and I’ve started sharing my creative process. If you’ve seen any of these before, you’ll know that I consider four fundamental things: The Idea LightContinue reading “🎢 Home, home on the range… πŸŽΆ”

April 2021

Time once again for a look back! ⏳ April was a creative month for me and I had fun trying some new things with lighting and staging shots. Based on encouraging comments and questions, I’ve begun showing more #bts shots on Instagram (@toyingwithlight) and also sharing a detailed look at my creative process here. IContinue reading “April 2021”

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”

Old Mos Eisley

This is my final entry in the #bc_outatime monthly photo theme on #brickcentral , showing ourΒ  best “out of time” stories. I thought I would share a look behind the scenes, as this was my most ambitious lighting setup yet. I take a deliberate approach to the creative process behind my LEGO photography, and considerContinue reading “Old Mos Eisley”

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 π‘€π‘–π‘›π‘–π‘œπ‘›π‘ : π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ 𝑅𝑖𝑠𝑒 π‘œπ‘“ πΊπ‘Ÿπ‘’. 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”

🎢 πΊπ‘–π‘Ÿπ‘™, π‘¦π‘œπ‘’β€™π‘™π‘™ 𝑏𝑒 π‘Ž π‘€π‘œπ‘šπ‘Žπ‘› π‘ π‘œπ‘œπ‘› πŸŽΆ

My latest brick-built nod to cinema. I’ll always remember the first time I saw Pulp Fiction in theatres – epic. There’s so much I could say about it, but this is not the time. That said, one of the things that stands out for me in all of Quentin Tarantino’s movies is his soundtracks –Continue reading “🎢 πΊπ‘–π‘Ÿπ‘™, π‘¦π‘œπ‘’β€™π‘™π‘™ 𝑏𝑒 π‘Ž π‘€π‘œπ‘šπ‘Žπ‘› π‘ π‘œπ‘œπ‘› πŸŽΆ”

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”