R is for...

R is for..., a photo by s.kosoris on Flickr.

Today was the first day this month where I opted for a plain black background. I was originally trying to think of something more exciting for this picture. But try as I might, nothing else seemed right. And many of the robots I have look rather striking on the plain black background, so in the end I feel it was well chosen. I have to admit, I'm rather proud of the fact that I've gotten all the way to R (the 18th letter!) before having to use it though. :)

Q is for...

Q is for..., a photo by s.kosoris on Flickr.

Today I tackled the letter Q. I decided early on that I would use Q for Queens (although I later realized that Q could also be for Qui-Gon Jinn...). So I gathered as many queens together as I could think of.

Then came the biggest problem: what should I use for a background? In the end, I decided that the Sand Dollar Cafe would be an interesting locale for the shot. The Sand Dollar Cafe is the very first Paradisa Lego set I received when I was younger. While I wanted the Castle sets, my extended family kept getting me Paradisa sets, and so Paradise kept getting invaded by pirates and the like. So Paradisa may not have been a great place for minifigures to vacation, but it always seemed to be the start of some interesting adventures!

I've long thought about taking some pictures with the Sand Dollar Cafe. It's probably my favourite Paradisa set because it always suggests to me a great meeting place, where people from all walks of life can meet up and have a cup of coffee or an ice cream. And that's what the four queens (and Qui-Gon) are all doing here.

Minifigure Alphabet Returns!

P is for..., a photo by s.kosoris on Flickr.

Today I once again returned to the Minifigure Alphabet, this time with pirates for the letter P. So that means there are only 10 letters and 10 days left to finish the alphabet in February. Having used up both of my possible break days, it's now going to be non-stop daily pictures for the remainder of the month!

500!

500!, a photo by s.kosoris on Flickr.

Today I posted my 500th Lego picture on Flickr! My original plan was to set up 500 minifigures like this, but I don't think I have quite enough (and even if I do, I decided I didn't want to set up 500 minifigures - these 115 were bad enough because they kept falling over like dominos!)

I attempted to put a representative sample of the minifigures I have photographed in this picture. The 5 is composed of Castle-themed minifigures, including Dragon Masters, Wolfpack, Forestmen, Kingdoms, and some custom minifigures I'm hoping to eventually tell a photo story with. The first 0 is all Star Wars figures (with one custom from Arealight). The final 0 is the biggest mish-mash of figs, consisting of Atlantis, Power Miners, Space Police, Super Heroes, Pirates of the Caribbean and Collectible Minifigures. I also added the Crystal King, Eruptor, and T-Rex for good measure. :)

Minifigure Alphabet

For the month of February, I decided to take a picture a day of Lego Minifigures, corresponding to the letters of the alphabet.  I had this idea several years ago, but forgot about it until I stumbled on a list I had written in a notebook with ideas of minifigures I can use for each letter of the alphabet.  February has 28 days, so I thought it would be a great month to dedicate to the alphabet (and I even get two extra days in case something comes up and I don't have time for taking a picture). 

This month-long project seemed like a great idea, letting me try out the picture-a-day format without a long time commitment. I'm currently over half way through the alphabet with today's "O is for..." picture.  I am one day behind (I didn't take a picture on February 13th, but resumed again on the 14th). 

You can find the entire Minifigure Alphabet set here.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day, Flickr!, a photo by s.kosoris on Flickr.

-Love Shauna

Thanks!

Thanks to whoever bought a copy of "Out for a Ski" the other day. :)