Turbo’s Brick Techniques... Curvy... Achieving Curvature with an essentially angular system of components is never straightforward... However 1x2 bricks stacked in overlapping fashion can be ‘bent’ into a curve, given a sufficient length... 1x2 log pieces work even better...

 

 

Turbo’s Brick Techniques... Minifig ++ Mike Crowley, aka Count Blockula, has developed (and shared) this nifty method of expanding your minifig repertoire...

 

Having been asked for more details on the wedge rounding process... Here are a few more pictures. The cutaway view shows 26 left 2 x 4 wedges arranged to form a circle, right wedges form the next layer, and the repetition holds the shape together...

 

Turbo’s Brick Techniques... Round Tower	After quite a few attempts, we can finally present a genuinely curved tower. Using 2 x 4 wedge bricks stacked alternately and then interlocked in columns. The greatest feature is the slight overhang, which gives the tower a texture similar to cut stone... see this in the context of a new model...

 

Turbo's Brick Techniques... The Sheath	Missing from the Lego ensemble of weapons for a long time the humble sheath seemed to be just a far off dream. But then the viking horn/studless tooth was introduced. A size comparison with the classic lego dagger showed how well it was suited to the role... providing you are willing to limit your angles of photography.

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