Redactores / Editor board Lluís Gibert (lluisgib) Jetro de Château (Jetro) Antonio Bellón (Legotron) José M. Ruiz (Satanspoet) Equipo HispaBrick Magazine® / HispaBrick Magazine Team Adrian Barbour (BrickMonkey) Jesus Delgado (Arqu medes) Cody Rodrigues En este número colaboran / Authors of this issue Adam Dodge Andrej Pariza Brickcanarias Castor Troy Edita Stechova Eduardo Ventura HispaLUG Jason Allemann John Stephens Kevin Deutsch Kofl er Stefan Marc-André Bazergui Mattia Zamboni Miro Dudas Nathaniel Stoner Oton Ribic 027 Paul Boratko Paulo Castanho Peter Thaler PIEZAS Shawn Storoe William Wong ZiO Chao Nuestro agradecimiento a / Thanks to LEGO® System A/S Jan Beyer Kim E. Thomsen Astrid Mueller Puedes contactarnos / You can contact us at [email protected] Información legal Los artículos y fotos en esta obra son propiedad de sus respectivos autores. 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LEGO®, DUPLO®, MINDSTORMS®, EXO-FORCE®, BIONICLE® and the LEGO® logo are registered trademarks of The LEGO® Group, copyright 2012, which does not sponsor, Portada por Castor Troy authorize, or endorse this publication in any manner. Indiana Jones™ and STAR WARS™ are registrered trademarks of Lucasfi lm Ltd & TM. All rights reserved. All trademarks in this publication are property of their respective owner In this issue of HispaBrick Magazine® 5 Editorial 6 Great creators of the world: CASTOR TROY (Lionel MARTIN) 11 LEGO® House. Home of the brick 17 Virtual LEGO®. The key to amazing renderings 21 Celebrating 40 Years of LEGO® Technic 23 Basic Supercar Designing 26 Technic movements on a miniature scale 11 28 Tutorial: How to repair damaged LEGO® boxes 34 Walking Robot 37 Interview: Kim E. Thomsen 41 Interview: LEGO® Bionicle Design Team 46 Entrevista: LEGO® House 48 Worldwide Collectors of Exclusive Minifi gures 52 Intructions: Freight Car 62 RLUGs of the World: Asociación PIEZAS, Brickcanarias, HispaLUG® 65 HispaBrick Magazine® Event 2016 52 72 Mysterious robbery on the Assembly Square 81 Review: 75144 - Snowspeeder 85 Review: 70909 - Batcave™ Break-In 89 Review: 70908 - The Scuttler 92 Review: 21127 The Fortress 94 Pre-season Formula 1™ 2016 97 Mini/Micro Star Wars™ 102 Desmontados by Arqu medes 103 How to collaborate with us 103 Our collaborators on the Internet 81 6 Editorial By A. Bellón (Legotron) The latest issue of HispaBrick Magazine® is ready, and it contains all sorts of articles related to the world of construction with LEGO® elements. In these last few months the most commented news among AFOLs hasn’t been exactly about LEGO®, although it was directly related. The different clone brands are making a lot of noise. Although this is not a subject we will talk about, it is something that worries us, since it affects us as builders and AFOLs. Regarding LEGO®, during the last few months we have learned about some very interesting developments, like the Snowspeeder UCS (75144), the new Architecture sets, the LEGO® BrickHeadz, and the arrival of Batman: The LEGO® Movie. In addition we have seen all the sets that will come out in summer. Furthermore, there have been changes in LEGO® Ideas, including new restrictions to the models that can be presented. And we are still expecting to learn more about the opening of the LEGO® House. For this issue we have prepared a number of interesting articles about creating renders of LEGO® models, the 40th anniversary of LEGO® Technic, and how to restore old set boxes. There are also articles about Spanish RLUGs and the LEGO® House. We have interviews with Kim Ellekjær Thomsen, Community Manager of Operations & Community Engagement, LCE and Castor Troy. And of course there are the usual articles with set reviews, MOCs and the comic strip Desmontados. We have also included an article about our last event, the HispaBrick Magazine Event 2016, which took place in December and where we met up to exhibit our constructions and plan the future of the magazine. During the event we presented our new logo. We changed it to comply with the rules as outlined by LEGO®. This involves avoiding elements that LEGO® has a copyright to or that show the brand logo. It has now been approved and is our new image. We hope you like it. Happy Reading! A. Bellón On behalf of HispaBrick Magazine® Team # 5 Great creators of the world: CASTOR TROY (Lionel MARTIN) By HispaBrick Magazine® Pictures by CASTOR TROY HispaBrick Magazine: Name? CASTOR TROY (Lionel MARTIN) HBM: Age and nationality? CT: 43 years old – French. HBM: What do you do for a living? CT: I’m in Quality/Marketing and I’m an IT manager. HBM: When did you fi rst start building with LEGO®? CT: I have played with LEGO® since I was fi ve. HBM: When did you start posting your models online? CT: First, I started posting on Brickshelf and the French forum ‘Brick Pirate’. Then, when I thought it was the right moment, I began posting on Flickr, in 2012. HBM: What is the most recent set you have purchased? CT: The LEGO® Modular Brick Bank 10251. HBM: What is your favorite commercial LEGO® building theme? CT: Modular buildings and the Christmas village. HBM: What is your favorite theme for building? CT: I think the steampunk theme is the most complete theme for imagination, color, and diversity. HBM: If you had to choose one favourite from among all your creations, which would you choose and why? CT: Probably, the Vampire Castle because I can stay in front of this creation and still appreciate all the details. (I haven’t be able to destroy this MOC.) In exhibition, a lot of people prefer the Big Rocks for the Hunters. (I haven’t be able to destroy this MOC either.) HBM: What is the largest creation you’ve done? CT: It’s not a secret that I love creations from Derfel Cadarn; I wanted to do something big with his technique (I asked him before and he sent me a very encouraging message). The castle with the pathway is 2.5x2 meters wide and the dungeon is 1.3 meters high – 55,000 parts. I’ve worked for about 2 years on this creation. I wanted there to be small details that you can discover wherever you look. 6 7 HBM: What is your favorite LEGO® element? CT: Brick, Modifi ed 1 x 1 with Headlight. HBM: Which part would you like LEGO® to produce? CT: I don’t know all the parts currently produced by LEGO®. My friend Domino39 (collaborative MOCer on Paris 1889) always integrates old parts I’ve never seen before, so I think I’ve got a lot of work to do just to learn the existing catalogue. HBM: How many hours do you spend building with LEGO®? CT: I’ve a very demanding job during the week and I give priority to my family so I work intermittently only on the weekends and holidays. But when I start to build I spend 10-12 hours non stop. HBM: What do your family/friends think about this hobby? CT: Hum… next question, please! 8 HBM: Do you draw or pre-design before you start building? CT: In regard to the castle I did a little pencil drawing, and for Paris we’ve made a plan with dimensions. But for the ‘Hideout for the hunters’ I’ve built directly with no specifi c idea. HBM: What do you think about the use of nonoffi cial parts (stickers, modifi ed parts, non LEGO® ® elements, etc.)? CT: Sometimes, I have had to use personal stickers or custom printed bricks but I do this only in exceptional circumstances. On the other hand, I appreciate customisation of historical minifi gs. HBM: What inspires you to create your layouts and MOCs? CT: My wife is bookseller and we haven’t had a TV since 2004. I have the chance to read a lot of French comic books and this is very good inspiration. I spend a lot of time observing MOCs on Flickr. I think I’m not an inventor/creator but rather a good ‘compiler’. HBM: What plans do you have for future builds? CT: I’m very happy to work with my friend Domino39 on ‘Paris 1889’. I think this project will be magic. Dominic is a genius and a great guy. I’ve joined LUG’est in 2016 with a very good atmosphere, no competition (I don’t like contests or battles) and we’ll be very proud to present ‘Paris 1889’ in October 2017 for the Dole exhibition in France. You’ll see Notre Dame, the Louvre, the Eiffel Tower, and the Sacré Coeur… only in 1889 and in a steampunk style. I’ve already a new idea for a big project over the next two years… do you like Jules Verne? I dream about a ‘Quadriptych’ creation. # 9 10