Foam Brick Mosaic

I saw the iPhone Lego App a few days ago and downloaded. It is an okay app. It lets you take a picture (or use an existing one) and create a Lego mosaic of the image. You can tap the screen to change the color scale.

I thought that I would try to recreate one of the mosaics with real Legos, and this is my first result. I took a photo of one of the large foam Lego bricks.

Next, I used the Lego app to create a mosaic.

Then, for "fun," I recreated it in the Lego Digital Designer, thinking it would help me figure out what pieces, etc. Although, I largely just used 1x1 plates in the digital version.

I used the LDD version to build the final one, using a variety of plates that would fit the mosaic. I was lazy and decided to just leave the background gray rather than filling it in with white. I also just did the main brick and shadows.

Koem DD

Here is a modified version of my first microbot in the digital designer.

Cost: $1.87
Part Count: 11

Wedged Cube DD

I created the wedged cube model in the digital designer. Getting it would cost $5.54. Seems a little expensive for 22 pieces. I'll have to try getting one sometime.

Click on the LEGO Factory Creations on the side to view it and the other models I have uploaded. (NOTE: not yet approved as of this posting, so this will not be listed)

Wasalisk DD

Using the digital designer (DD), I created a modified version of my wasalisk model.

This is not as nice as the first version since the designer does not have as many different pieces and colors available. The limitation seems to be because you can purchase your creations, so you can only use pieces that they have available. This version would cost $3.60.

Digital Designer

I downloaded the LEGO Digital Designer today and started to play around with it.

I tried to create some of my models in it, but it is rather limited on the pieces and colors available.

It also took me some time to figure out how to orient pieces the way I wanted them. You have to select a piece and "bind" it to the mouse so as you move the mouse around the piece follows it. Four arrows will appear, like in the following screen shot.

When the piece has the four arrows, you can use the arrows on the keyboard (apparently not the numberpad ones though) to rotate the piece in that direction. I could not find this in the help file. I originally thought the arrows represented the fact that you could move the piece in those directions, not that using the keyboard keys would do something.