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brick projects – lego great pyramid of giza (#21058) – now with lights!
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finally got around to doing some of the light kits i picked up, well one of them anyway. i made a mistake and picked giza to go first this was probably one of the hardest things i’ve done with lights and bricks because none of the lights are integrated into bricks, it was all just leds on wires (and two light strips that were together side-by-side but perforated to separate) and a couple hubs, think 25 connections in total. wild. but anyway it looks cool and now to try and figure out how to get power to it inside the cabinet
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brick projects – lumibricks cyberpunk neoncity (#L17007) cyber couture galleria – in progress
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wooooo finally new cyberpunk set released january 6th, it’s here and i started it on sunday (the 11th). haven’t made it very far, only the first set of bags, but got the block built and it’s just upwards from here. less wiring in this set than i expected; the game stack had a ton it felt like (5 bags to the 3 in this set). anyway i’m super pumped but i also got a bunch of light kits for the other architecture sets we’ve done and those instructions aren’t nearly as good — or printed — as these lumibricks sets. lego does have a lighted brick thing now in 2026 they were showing off at ces but it’s just not the same. i love the cyberpunk dystopia aesthetic, what can i say?
box front 
box rear 
subfloor: check 
orange banana is not food 
baseplate finished, minor wiring. 
hi friend. ready to upgrade? bunch of bits done between last upload and this upload so here we go. forgot to take pictures at the end of building today so this last bit looks a little incomplete. oh well
mannequins in a window 
don’t intrude, i guess 
awning banners 
lemon water dispenser, for the builder 
baubles on a wall 
more signs 
the back wall/window swings out 
and this little dude spins around 
the second floor 
the second floor’s wiring (and lighting for 1st floor) 
it’s lit, fam 
more lights, just kinda hanging out 
the awning decorations around the 2nd floor. and ‘neon’ 
forgot to get more pictures of this step 
bioscanner chair and tools. robot doc on the clamper not pictured 
neon effect tubing, lights, a lit tree. these sets are so cool home sick today, did some lego with mom and some on my own
wish there was more support here for these windows 
galleria really coming together 
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brick projects – lego notre dame (#21061)
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picked this up for the next big project with mom, figured a big cathedral was castle-ish enough that mom would be interested, and hopefully i’ll have the lights in for the enterprise soon since mom has seemed really interested in that one too. huzzah projects, here come some pictures. oh also i thought it was neat they had a timeline on the back of the box (and i think we sort of build on in that order too). i didn’t really know it took them six hundred entire earth years to build the thing. at least it should take us less time?
UPDATE jan 25th (got busy, didn’t upload) we finished and i added lights, here’s the video. warning, is flashy.
box front 
box back 
first bag of pieces made this part of the base 
second bag done, with floor pattern (and pillars to be?)update: thursday, december 25th. we (i) don’t really do holiday things but mom and i did spend a little time together today doing lego stuff and i do like those days where we’re both up for it.
didn’t realize this section of the wall would be curved 
was pretty neat building it, though 
exterior view 
interior view (24 pillars here) 
windows 
forgot to put all these 2:1 convertors in but got them in the end forgot to upload, but here’s some more of notre dame
interior columns 
2nd floor starts here 
with a second floor of columns, too 
don’t know what this architectural flourish is called but there’s a lot of em 
with a third floor railing that will absolutely not stay put 
roof on 
these were a pain to put together but we got there and after this it’s time for the next section of the notre dame another batch upload (three days worth) but here they be. probably do a lil’ more tomorrow (sunday, january 10th, 2026) if we’re both up for it…?
first step: you make a ground 
second step: then a lil’ floor pattern 
third step: then you connect them 
window feature close-up 
columns: floor one 
end of the day’s work (arches) 
starting on the 2nd floor architecture 
columns: second floor 
extra fancy arches, 2nd floor windows, done for the day couple days worth of upload but here’s some more. this thing is fragile as fuck though and we kept like mashing it and now the round end looks terrible but i can’t fix it – until it’s done and i put in all the lights anyway. so here’s some pictures with captions
round window is round 
if you like arches, this is a good set for you 
buttresses, part one 
more buttresses 
these arches had “glass” (plastic) in them 
finished a bunch of exterior details (and another big window) remembered to take photo, remembered to upload
stars on wands was not a design element i expected 
annoying to build but it did look cool when i was done, granted was home sick, did some work — have one step left before it’s done and take it apart to put all the lights in. here’s some pictures
towers go brrrrrrrr 
almost done, just a lil’ finishing touch left 
putting in more roof and window things 
spires, part one 
spires, part deux we finished up pretty quickly the next day and i spent a couple hours adding all the lights. now is flashy for the occasions we turn on the lights (rare at best) but hey it looks neat and i do love me some flashy lights. video at the article head.
completed side view (with trees) 
completed isometric front+side view (with trees) 
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brick projects – lego trafalgar square (#21045)
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picked up this one used from the local lego store that i kinda know one of the owners of, mom and i pounded this one out pretty quick as it’s a smaller (880 pieces) set. all my pictures turned out blurry so i only got two? what the hell man
we were missing a piece here so i had to go back to the store and get it (an 8×16 beige plate) 
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brick projects – lego star trek enterprise d and type 15 shuttlepod (#10356, 40768)
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managed to snag one of these before they sold out, had 3 gifts with purchase and i would kind of hope so as this set was on the higher end of average price per brick. anyway it’s sweet and i’m debating waiting on it until there’s a light kit for it but…. maybe. i imagine that would probably take a while to make up for the people who do those. i’ve seen a few of the kits for lego (brand) sets and they look super cool but you have to do the model and then take it apart to add the light parts? that does sound awfully involved
box fronts 
box backs update uhh a few days ago but i didn’t upload the few pictures i’ve been taking from my phone but we did the shuttlepod in about a day, nice little project
first bag done 
second bag done, some stickers 
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brick projects – lego chronometer (#655804)
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this was a nice quick little set mom and i did after finally finishing neuschwanstein castle today, only 150 pieces so it took us a little under an hour to sort and finish. i wasn’t expecting the clock bit to spin and i had a solid 10 minutes of entertainment just spinning the clock while mom and i were hanging out. anyway, here’s a couple pictures
Slightly after we sorted the pieces (and started a couple layers) 
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brick projects – lumibricks cyberpunk neoncity update
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so, here’s my city as it stands so far — left to right — floating train station, izakaya, game stack, and apartment. i have the bus off to the left but it’s gonna have to become the way left to fit one more block up here. check out the video below for flashies!
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haven’s comprehensive guide to cattos
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so, it’s been a minute since i’ve played destiny 2 — both because of in-game reasons and out-of-game ones — not that i don’t love the universe and generally the concept as i’ve been able to put some time into destiny rising, the mobile game. there’s a ton to do in the game and one of those things is a fishing minigame. i chose this as the “thing to do” to bury the lede a little, as the city has a bunch of cats and you can feed them the fish that you catch. sometimes you even catch a gun, too.
in any case, i was waiting to post this until i’d actually managed to get a clean picture with all of them but the spawn points are random and the one that’s outside skorri’s across from the bounty board hasn’t been back since i decided to document them all, so i’ll just add them to the gallery later when they come back. or if i find new spots
, or apparently to fix that picture of the one inside the throne room.oh, and speaking of comprehensive guide, here’s all the details of the fish you will need. you can sell all other fish:
- red —- another herring (jiangshi metro)
- blue — another herring (jiangshi metro)
- yellow – another carp (haven)
- long — another loach (haven)
- flat —- levin golden pomfret (haven & jsm)
- plump – lotus black goldfish (jsm but not the lanyue factory)
- haven – another loach or another carp (haven)
- jsm —- another herring (jsm)
- rsr —– another grass carp (red sea rift)
update: october 12th, still no cat in front of skorri’s but i totally forgot about this one, haven’t seen him in at least a month
update: october 13th (but posted the next day bc i forgot) i hadn’t seen this lil’ guy before either but he got fed today
update: october 20th, finally got that cat in front of skorri and fed that little bastard
update: december 19th, one of the cats moved because of the snow (the one by the cannons) now he’s in the gazebo
Right in the center of the Plaza, next to Lady Skorri’s. I was starting to worry that this one was a hallucination, as it’s been a month since the last time they came around. 
On pathway between the Archives and the Neiva Memorial Pond, next to a statue. Surprised that one was here instead of next to where all the fish are, at the pond. 
On the pathway between the Armory and the Garden (The Speaker), sitting on a market stall. There’s a bench to the right just offscreen you can sit on. NEW catto on october 12th below
On the pathway between the Plaza and the Bazaar, tending these market stalls. The wall to the right has directions painted on it so it’s pretty hard to miss this little one. 
In the center area of the Bazaar, sitting on the shelf of a market stall. You have to jump the two tables in front to get in to be able to pet this one. 
On a counter at the gunsmith Bazinet’s shop in the Armory. Took a while just hanging out here to get a picture without five players just stacked up at the desk. 
Hanging out down here at Donovan’s — the Shifting Gates dude — in the Armory. “Down here” does a lot of work in that sentence. NEW catto on october 13th below
Also in the Armory, in an open hangar bay, hanging out on some construction materials. Something something construction workers and cat calls something something witty sentence. 
In the Garden, next to the Speaker. Odd choice on the map that the Speaker didn’t have the Traveler in the background as that’s on the other side of Haven by the Bonfire. 
By the entrance to Haven. Not that many people actually have a reason to come out here when most people land a little further in by Skorri and the Bounty Board. 
On the pathway between the Armory and the Plaza. Probably the best spot in town, at the ramen shop. NEW catto on october 11th below
Also along the Plaza to Armory pathway, next to this informational mural on a wall. I wasn’t expecting to run into a new friend on my way to decrypt engrams but it was a pleasant surprise. 
On the pathway between the Bazaar and the Plaza, there is a walkway towards the Bonfire where this little dude was hanging out by a restaurant with some incredibly scenic outdoor seating. UPDATE december 19th below
Catto next to the cannons moved back under the gazebo due to the Dawning snow. Too bad nobody would let him inside… 
Just inside the entrance to the Bad Old Time tavern, there is a small stage/garden/shoppe thing. Not sure how they grow flowers in here, but the Light is funny that way I guess? 
Also at the Bad Old Time, downstairs at the bar. Doesn’t seem too hygienic but there’s nobody here complaining (and while we can sit at the bar we can’t order drinks outside of cutscenes anyway). 
Outside of the Throne Room, just up the staircase on the left side. Didn’t seem like a great location to catch random passersby with fish to spare, but they caught me up here so it looks like it worked out well. 
Just inside the right side entrance to the Throne Room, sitting on a pillar. I could not get the camera mode to cooperate with this guy which is why Gwynn is kind of standing in a weird spot. -
brick projects – lego game boy (#72046) – in queue
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so this arrived like a week early in the mail and i don’t know, i kinda doubt mom would be interested in this one. but i’ll check with her next time we sit down to work on neuschwanstein castle to see if/when she wants a little intermission from long-term project. i wanted this set for me at the very least so maybe i’ll intermission myself between lumibricks sets
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brick projects – lego neuschwanstein castle (#21063)
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finally started the castle with mom today, this one has an absolute ton of pieces and it looks like a lot of little detail work (the trees) that i might take on once we’re done with the structure — the part mom wanted to do anyway. i think we’ve both been both looking forward to this project (the building of castle) and dreading it (the sheer number of pieces). maybe me looking forward to it a little more and mom dreading it a little more but it’s pretty cool we get to spend time doing projects like these together at least
UPDATE: uh it took until november 22nd because our schedules were just not lining up on my days off — insomnia’s a bitch, eh. we also did a little other project i’ll post the two pictures i took from that too.
Box front 
Box rear 
Start of the frame 
First facade of the hill? Mountain? 
Another facade/wall/thing 
I googled, Neuschwanstein Castle is on a “rugged hill of the foothills of the Alps” I mean that sounds pretty cool to me welp, got another missing piece 🙁 sucks because we’ll have to put it on pause mostly until we get it since we’re still on the bottom. and, uh, mail to my house from lego to here in the good ol’ us of a might be an issue at the moment…
[edit: didn’t pause just stole a replacement piece out of another bag and kicked the can down the road. probably do the same next time we work on this one as we’ve got a bunch of this hill to build and it uses a ton of those pieces]
The missing culprit (a 2x1x2 “roof tile” in pale green) 
We continued building what we could 
Beginning of the curved wall 
Finally getting to some actual castle bits 
Sweet rampart small progress today, not a lot of pictures as mom was a bit more with it and we were a little chatty (and two were really, really blurry)
Wall in progress 
Wall in place (back left) small update today was a little struggle but we finished up. kicked the missing piece down the road yet again. also uh we are ready for castle and ready to be done with the hill
This ramp/walkway/path/road? was neat 
Looooooonnnnnnnnnnggggg castle is long 
Stopped here for the day with a problem area and a couple more steps/bags done today i was expecting the back of the hill for support structure but nope it was castle time???
Had another picture before this one but it was real blurry so i deleted it, oh well. but neat little castle bit anyhow 
The road to the front continues 
These interior windows, how are we ever going to see them? 
They do look cool, though 
Connecting the road… oh that’s what that round thing in the front was that we built like forever ago 
Add a little castle structure and the book called these two towers something specific fix this caption later mindtap ok more (saturday, october 4th, 2025)
Brain fried today. Captions gonna be slacking 
Another spiral staircase tower? Were the other ones? 
First row of windows 
Haven’t really taken many pictures of the back but there was a ramp and windows here this time 
Front 
Rear with mini courtyard 
Attached to the main structure. The angle tower here was neat and I was wondering what was going to go in that space but it was this 
Full-size courtyard. This is where people gather for guided tours of the real thing. Maybe I’ll find some minifigs to put here tiny bit more today (sunday october 5th?) mom was kinda tired and i really wanted to do some work on the train station
More castle grounds 
A lot more castle grounds 
The guard tower (very square) only a couple more pictures, we were just kinda on a roll so i forgot?
More castle in progress 
It would be a cute little building with a cute little tower 
If it wasn’t part of this huge building 
Scenic picture to stop at until the next time so, uh, i wasn’t feeling super great for basically like the last six weeks so i didn’t really take any pictures between the last ones and these last two of the finished product. anyway, here’s the finished castle (we chose autumn theme for the trees)
Entryway road side 
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brick projects – lumibricks cyberpunk neoncity (#L9095) game stack
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showed up in the mail today (september 23rd, 2025) this one is in the queue after i finish up train, which is gonna take a bit. no pictures yet just wanted to get the post started since i was doing stuff on my site for the other builds anyway.
welp finally started this one today (october 11th, 2025) and it’s got a lot more wiring on the bottom floor than the others have had so far, and a lot more light points in general. also it looks like this one is gonna have a bunch of “neon” bars which i absolutely adore so pretty stoked about that
UPDATE: i kinda got in the zone and just like … finished and mostly forgot to take pictures. oof.
Front of the box 
Back of the box 
How it begins 
First plate… 
Second plate connected 
Third plate coming in 
Fourth plate to finish the block shape 
Starting some wiring 
Testing the lights 
More wiring – it’s in the blurred section but there’s one of the power connectors on the bottom left to hook it up to another block set 
Step 2 complete and a dinner break up late with the flashlight but snuck in a little more work tonight, built an elevator (hand cranked) which is a first
Lot of pieces in this step, I sort of underestimated the time it would take to finish this one step 
Hand crank 
Elevator carriage installed 
Building up the elevator shaft 
There’s even a neat little stopper piece that ratchets so you can park the elevator at any step and it just hangs there. Very cool. got more work in so a few more pictures
More wiring. Lots of wiring in this one (yay) 
Cute little bar 
Bar is well lit (above and below) 
More stuff stacked on top of the bar 
Arcade structure part one 
Arcade structure part two 
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brick projects – lumibricks cyberpunk neoncity (#L9098) floating train station
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okay lets fix the filler text in with the actual text now that i’ve started. didn’t get much done today since it’s a friday and usually i’ve got a thing to do but instead woke up puking so, you know, great start to the day. but i got some brick time in maybe it’s a wash. anyway. the floating train station, 3rd set in the cyberpunk neoncity set from lumi. i have mine in a different layout from theirs here — i think i’ll have the izakaya on the far left then apartment then game stack then train station? we’ll see once i’ve got all four built but i do know it’s gonna look so fucking cool and anyone should be damn envious
Front of the box 
Back of the box — with an unreleased set! Game Stack hasn’t been released yet 
Side connector bit for connecting to the other CPNC sets 
What the blocks typically look like under the pavement 
Beginning of the train station illusion, I think? 
The first of the power connection bricks. This one has a switch and mains power (USB-C) on the other side oop forgot to upload these
My sorting style — generally by size and/or type 
All of these are different. The ones on the bottom of the picture have a solid back. Middle ones have a hollow back. One above that to the right has two pegs (instead of a solid or hollow back). The one to the left of that is a corner piece (two pegs, rounded edge). To the left of those are just plain 1x1x1 blocks… but the black plastic is like vantablack and it’s hard to see them 
Less text, more building. 
Wasn’t sure what this was but since I’m adding these after the next gallery it’s a queue for the info desk? 
Angular wall 
One of the first “neon” (led + acrylic) signs took a couple days off for being sick but did some work on this today but also did some lego stuff with mom, busy day with the bricks today (tuesday, september 23rd) but also the game stack came in the mail today! will have to get a couple pictures of the box and make a temp post blah blah anyway here’s more pictures
My first errata page(s). They had to fix a page in book one and a page in book two (there are three books) 
Running a little lighting and some stairs 
Information booth seems helpful. Staffed by actual people in the future though? I doubt 
Info booth mounted on a hinge so it can swing in and out 
Facade work 
That thing in the corner was so damn hard to put together 
That lighting I ran earlier was the light for inside the booth 
And this little light on the top right too did a little bit yesterday after lego with mom but was running late so i kinda just left all my shit on the table, ugh. i did finish up the next day (today, friday september 26th) but wasn’t really feeling very well so it took me like two days to get one set of instructions done, not great. on the plus side though, finished up the first book and onto the second book — and i found another error that’s not in any of the errata so i got to remember to email them about it. also not a lot of pictures like other steps due to not feeling great and just trying to clear up the mess so mom and i can work on the castle tomorrow
A door. 
With an awning. 
Angled wall and security camera 
It’s really a dramatic angle. The door is on straight. 
Tuck this little bit of wiring under a roof bit… 
The wiring you see in the awning picture up and left one is the light that ended up on the ceiling for the information booth. Hard to get a picture through the doorway but I think you can tell what’s up lots of lighting bits today, still a few things to go and i’m not sure how the “animated” thing (the blue and green lights in the last picture today) is supposed to animate yet but i guess we’ll see?
We start the day with a … man I dunno what even to call some of these yet. But it was on the left. 
Train goes here (eventually) 
See, here’s the train sign and everything 
“Ever since installing the flashing stop sign, we hardly have any trains fall off the tracks anymore!” (from the instructions) 
Maglev train track (and neon) 
See, neon 
Power hub 
Wiring everywhere 
Here was the second set of errata but … yeah okay they are slightly different but honestly this one was only cosmetic (unlike the other) 
Wiring absolutely everywhere at this moment 
Testing connections 
Wiring wildly out of control 
Much tidier wiring. Testing lights and connections — unfortunately where I stopped for the night the train sign and neon aren’t connected yet. But it looks so coooooooooool already little work today and serendipity occurred as the timing of the only bag/step without wiring was the one i was in the middle of as mom wanted to do lego stuff so we worked on the train together. this is the first one of these sets that she’s done any work on and being able to have a little time where we got to do it together was really cool. that’s why there’s not as many pictures this time, but i did take a quick video
Train frames 
Resting on top of the rail… 
Actually on the rails. With the lights on too. I took a video small progress on the train station today too, added a little bit of 3rd story here’s some pictures. on the plus side i checked the instructions and the next step doesn’t have any special parts (so no wiring) so i might be able to have her help me out with it
A door and some stairs 
A wall goes up 
And a (tilted) window goes in 
Third floor lighting 
Done with the step and done for the night ah, went ahead and did a couple more bags/steps next one is step 11 and the first step of the 3rd (and final) book… really coming together. finally put the big neon sign together and i’m still not sure how it animates. maybe there’s a power controller or something further in the set to make them alternate?
Think this should be the thing in front of the train… 
Probably because it was 
Little side rail 
Another swing-out wall structure 
I think the hinge pieces might be among my favorites 
For some reason, thought this was supposed to animate. Not sure how yet? 
Some wall, some wiring. And a staircase for good measure 
Cleaned up wall, cleaned up wiring. 
Someone should have cleaned here, too… 
Bad staff, leaving a mess in the toilet. 
Just kinda slid into this hole here with a knob on the back to push/pull it into place okay, got a couple steps in today (sunday, october 5th somehow) and put in one of the bigger neon effects which of course i adore
Not super interesting yet but I like these translucent tiles 
…of which there were a bunch of in this step 
Wiring for this step starts here (the pogo pin connector block) 
Grey blocks attached to wiring make the neon effect 
Wasn’t sure what these were at first, but they’re desks. One has a mouse already 
Lots of windows on this floor 
Desks and monitors. Wiring for the next floor, too (pogo pin receptor on top) 
Finished walls + windows and ledge 
Another swinging rear door for play access 
I had to rebuild this section during the “finished walls + windows and ledge” because I put the wrong piece underneath the fan section – a grey 1×6 plate – the manual was a little unclear in this step as it’s used the same indicator “not silver” for both white and grey? 
In place with the lights on, third floor of the train station is the control room not really sure where the last couple days went but like i didn’t seem to take any pictures and this probably isn’t even going to be it’s final spot but i guess i zoned in and finished up? anyway…
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brick projects – lumibricks x (#L9091) alpine observatory
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this set just dropped on lumi’s site or amazon and figured it looked like fun while waiting for the cyberpunk train station set (which came out yesterday, september 12th) a little quicker than expected but i’d already bought this one, might as well full send. also this was the first one i got with only the lumibricks branding — much, much better brand name than funwhole, right?
update: 18 september 2025: finished
Front of the box, AKA how it will look at the end, dramatized 
More dramatic shots and a lot of text from the back of the box 
Layer 1: Structure 
Layer 2: Additional structure 
Little work bench and some flooring… 
After and before – that piece on the right is one big weird brick and there’s 4 of them that make these neat little mountainy things 
Scenic photo, everyone takes that 
The first of the lights – above the desk 
The first fixtures and some detail work… 
Installed more floors. And a wall. And a bookshelf! 
Probably hook up this wiring at some point and make things interesting 
Bunkbeds 
Second set of lights and more walls 
Closeup of the wall detail (poster) 
More interior detail 
First time turning the lights on outside of testing – the first junction box is installed (rear) 
A slot for the battery box 
A sliding device to mask the slot for the battery box 
Starting to look a little like alpines 
We’ll just put a cute little crag right here… lotta work done today don’t usually smash through almost an entire booklet of instructions in one day but might be a little excited for the cyberpunk train station
edit: okay so i finished up the actual rest of the book, first time i’ve finished a book of instructions in 24 hours but here we are, i’m going fast so i can get to the next one(s) i guess? and then i’ll have ……………
Just a cute little desk I didn’t mess up on at all and had to completely redo because of that little grey slice… 
Outside of (easily) removable wall 
Inside of (easily) removable wall 
It feels like this is probably all of the first floor and I should be working on the rest in the next book. Will I finish tomorrow? Will I no life Destiny Rising? Tune in next week yeah yeah did more the next day (sunday 14th september)
Floor 
But also ceiling and useful bits. The thing on the lower left with the wires coming out of it is the pogo pin power connector (so it’s kind of plug and play) 
Side wall and maybe like an AC unit or something 
Office coffee pot and model rocket, standard office decor 
Books 
Books on a bookshelf (and desk, computers, lamp) 
Outside lighting 
Windows are in 
Lights work! 
Pies cooling outside on a windowsill? I will steal 
This looks neat but is on an exterior wall… 
Oh, the wall swings out. Convenient. 
Stairway to the observatory 
I will steal. 
Outside lighting check 
Inside lighting check. There’s a sweet little planet display that rotates and the moon rotates around the planet as it goes around the Sun. If this was motorized, I’d lose my mind tuesday, september 16th saw more building, few more steps (#10, 11, and 12) two left – but one of those is just finishing touches. this last step should be the projector level (neat) so i’ll be able to figure out which i want to “project” of the five that came with it — i chose constellations
Another floor 
Which is also another ceiling 
Third floor balcony 
Neat little lit globe 
Looks like the start of an office 
Handy outside lighting 
No office would be complete without six screens 
Sweet little lightbox that’s going unseen 99% of the time 
Globe lights up 
Ceiling lightbox lit. This one is neat it should be on the wall or something 
Speaking of walls, here’s a wall 
Start of the projector/telescope box 
Projector bits 
Kinda looks like a camera 
Projector: open 
Projector: closed finished up today so here’s the last of the pictures. we were just about done last time with only a few little bits to add really
Hidden detail on this side… 
And another on the opposite side… 
Betting the projector goes here 
Completed Alpine Observatory 
In place and all lit up -
brick projects – lego great pyramid of giza (#21058)
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picked this one up to be the next project with mom, figured it would also look cool when we’re done (check out that water in the front) and after this we’ve got neuschwanstein castle too. having a really good time doing all these sets both with mom and the ones i’ve done on my own. if you’d asked me a year ago if i was gonna be that guy i probably would have been surprised… but i also still have the lego bricks from the sets i got as a kid somewhere in my garage still. maybe i wouldn’t have been that surprised.
update: finished on 6th sepetmber 2025
update 2: added lights from a zenebricks aftermarket kit
started today, sunday august 24th or whatever day it is. time is weird when you don’t really have a day-to-day schedule anymore
Front of the box 
Back of the box 
First parts of the frame 
Putting in a seabed 
Bottom of the Great Pyramid 
These represent the rolling dunes 
Finished up for the day with a little ramp/chute thing got around to more work today (saturday, august 30th) not a whole lot but progress is progress
“Mini” pyramids 
These trees were awful to plant 
Miniature Minifig statue 
Progress for the day, next up we start work on the Great Pyramid and a lil’ more on sunday. two days in a row who are we people?
I was wondering what these floating blocks were gonna be… 
Framing for the “log ramp” 
I thought these were gonna be tomb details 
But no, this is the cutaway cross-section of the tomb 
Disappointed by the lack of 20000 Jew minifigs to move these blocks 
Getting there! Just “three” more bags (actually somewhere between five and nine but only three “steps”) finished here, saturday uh 6th of september
A little winch setup to haul bricks up. Smart. 
Pyramid shell structure, part one 
Pyramid shell structure, part two 
Pyramid shell structure, finished – with gold capstone 
The back side, but there’s a neat cutout to represent the tomb inside The finished product <3