LEGO Scenario: Star Wars, London, Great Wave OFF Kanagawa MOCs Part 1 DOTs Mosaic Micropolis Diorama
Channel: FAMILY Bricks
Date: 2020-03-03

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In this video we are going to look at what we are calling our “LEGO Scenario” creations. You might be looking at this and wondering what exactly is it that I am looking at. We like to think of it as a LEGO version of a snowglobe, or a diorama. 

Think of it as a cross between LEGO building with micropolis, mosaics, technic, architecture and Dots techniques all thrown into the mix. Add a little motion and wrap it up in a narrative.

Visit https://www.mattelder.com/scenario for all LEGO Scenario resources

This is the 1st video in the series. The others can be found here:
Part 1 - Introduction: https://youtu.be/qhQ-CA1BanY
Part 2 - Standard: https://youtu.be/uQu14XxU-zI
Part 3 - Gears, Name and the future: https://youtu.be/ET0f-ma5c-c

NOTE: In the future, plan to release video instructions and plans so you too can build these ... or your own versions.

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G’day Everyone, Matt Elder of mattelder.com and in this video we are going to look at what we are calling our “LEGO Scenario” creations. You might be looking at this and wondering what exactly is it that I am looking at. We like to think of it as a LEGO version of a snowglobe, or a diorama. 

Think of it as a cross between LEGO building with micropolis, mosaics, technic, architecture and Dots techniques all thrown into the mix. Add a little motion and wrap it up in a narrative.
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In this video we’ll be covering what these LEGO Scenarios are, the main components, a look at the 3 different themes created here, the standard developing, look at the individual components, the gears involved, origin of the name and ideas on the future direction. This is going to be a longer than usual video. 

The concept is based upon wrapping one of these new DOTS bracelets around standard LEGO wheels. Once you do that and pop an axle through the wheel, it opens all sorts of possibilities for motion and storytelling. Sometimes have to think this would have been the furthest thing from the minds of the designers of the bracelets. That is the joy of LEGO – people will mould it for their own uses beyond its original inception.

Here we’ve themed out 3 “Scenario” examples – one being based around Star Wars, another being the city of London, and another the famous 19th century Japanese print “The Great Wave off Kanagawa”. Each of these have varying levels of complexity so hoping to create an entry point for various ranges of abilities.

These Scenario boxes we like to think of as a blank canvas or framework. Then they can be “skinned” or themed out in any creative way you can think of. A lot of the time when building something mechanical with moving parts, it becomes a single use design and can’t be adapted for anything else. 

The goal was to try to come up with a universal base design so don’t have to keep reinventing the wheel each time. So, a fair amount of time was spent on the engineering side, prototyping, reaching dead ends, cycling back and starting again. I’m not a Technic guru and know enough to get by. I’m sure these can be further refined by experts but gives a solid foundation. 

At this size, feel that it will enable one to create scenarios based around favourite scenes from books, movies, TV shows, artworks, cities or any other popular culture idea or subject matter. It also means you don’t need thousands and thousands of pieces and months to build. Thus, it helps to keep it accessible to everyone. 

There are 4 main components to a LEGO Scenario – The Action/Wheel Box, Front Display, Billboard and Drive source (either a hand or a motor). Designed it around a 16x16 plate and interconnecting modules. This seemed like a striking a good balance between size and ultimately cost. It hooks into the already existing design language of micro builds. Connections can be made to micropolis layouts and add motion to cities.  
Lets start off by looking at each of the 3 themes.

This is the Star Wars Scenario. It is based around Episode 4, apart from the minifigs.