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If you've been waiting for your chance to own one of my custom Lego creations, the time is now! My custom modular building, the Lego City Apple Store is now available on eBay. There is only one, so when it's gone, it's gone.

Lego Ideas 123 Sesame Street Goes Modular

January 12, 2023

I wasn't sure what to do with the Lego Ideas 123 Sesame Street playset when it came out. Inspiration finally struck, resulting in two 16-stud modular buildings that houses Bert and Ernie's room, Elmo's room, Cookie Monster's room, and even has a tree out back for Big Bird. Big Bird's tree has finally grown up to provide from shade. (You may recognize it as the apple tree from the Medieval Blacksmith set.) Bert and Ernie's room Elmo's room Hooper's Store Interior Cookie Monster's room In the end, it makes a pretty nice set of two-story modulars - if you add a bunch of extra bricks to build out the sides and backs of the buildings.

Re-making Elmo's bed

October 03, 2022

I love the design of Bert and Ernie's beds in the LEGO Ideas 123 Sesame Street set. Downstairs in Elmo's room, the bed is amazing for furniture made out of primary blue bricks, but for my purposes it needed a few updates: I like furniture to be movable so a Lego house can change with the times. Elmo's bed is anchored to the floor with tiles serving as the legs of the bed. The chunky posts on the headboard are a little too chunky for my liking. I prefer the recessed pillows on Bert and Ernie's beds I disconnected Elmo's bed from the floor and attached feet to the bottom so the bed is now movable. I also swapped out the posts on the headboard for a less chunky version that better suits my style. Finally, I swapped the light azure blanket for a dark azure build using curved slopes with recessed studs that leave room for the pillow to sit down a bit. I also prefer the white pillow/sheet line separating the headboard from the bedspread. You'll find step-by-step ins...