The First Piece... LEGO MOC

Spring is a time for new beginnings, so why not start a blog about one of my passions: Legos! I plan to review sets, weigh in on books, and show a few of the MOCs I've created over the years.

To start with, here's me (or a reasonable facsimile thereof) in my studio (likewise):

I've tried to pull from many resources and references to try and encapsulate my approach to building:

the pencil mounted over the hearth is from a DREAMZzz set
the pots of paint based on the jars in the Spider-Man in the Sanctum Workshop set
the rug is from the Asha in the City of Rosas set
the hearth itself is from 2023's Marvel advent calendar, while the little wreath is from 2024's Friends advent calendar
the "artwork" is a scan tile from a Mario set
the book is from the Boogeyman Series 27 CMF
the wall-o-potions is from a Harry Potter set
the globe and microfigure are from Bricklink
the body, palette, and brush are from the Artist Series 4 CMF
and the head is from the Steampunk Inventor Series 27 CMF

In the top view you can see (just hiding behind the pencil's "lead") a "Bar 1L with 1 x 1 Round Plate with Hollow Stud." I used two to create a little universal joint to attach the easel's back (via a 1x1 round plate with a hole) to a Technic brick with an axle hole in the wall, keeping it in place and at the desired angle.

I've been wanting to build a little setup like this (designed to fit in an 8-stud photo cube, but more on that another day) for quite some time, and this first post was exactly the impetus I needed.

Below you can see the setup (thanks to my childhood collection of K'nex) I'll be using to photograph sets...at least until I come up with something better.

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