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.