June Building Contest - 2x4 Celebration

Bumblepants · May 29

For June I thought it would be fun to base a model around the classic 2x4 brick. That doesn't mean only 2x4s, but rather having a MOC that features one in a prominent way. No restrictions to certain themes or sizes just that at least one 2x4 brick is integral. How that works is up to your imagination. Below is a sample I built while playing with my kids.

Bumblepants · May 29

@stlux has generously offered to supply a prize as I cannot given my location so thanks for that! Contest will run until the last day of June.

Cyberdragon · May 30

So it does not have to be attached properly apparently (or is it)?

Bumblepants · May 30

^are you referring to what I built? It is attached via a bracket one row of studs behind the facade. As a general rule, entries with things attached properly will likely be judged more favorably than those where they are not.

mafon · May 30

I got slight quake vibes from your temple.

So I perceived 2 by 4 as 64 by 128 for that matter.

FowlerBricks · May 30

Fun! I need to wrap up some of my other MOC projects so I can get building!

Bumblepants · June 1

It is now June so get building! Bonus points* for using your favorite color as the 2x4 and pointing out that it is your favorite.

*Bonus points are completely worthless and not calculated into the judging.**

**Unless you also pick sand green as I will be biased toward my own favorite brick color.

Astrobricks · June 1

So, Temple of the Ultimate Ultimate 2x4 Brick :)

Cyberdragon · June 1

Does it have to be a plain 2×4 piece, or can it be a special 2×4? As in can it be printed, have extra patterns or appendages on it, or have something in it like a 2×4 lamp?

FowlerBricks · June 1

Does it have to be an actual 2x4 or an up-scaled representation?

Bumblepants · June 1

Either of those ideas are fine. I'm not too picky as long as you are keeping in the spirit of things.

SeijiAmasawa · June 2

Fave colors are red and light aqua. I tried to make more than this one but it got so pricy so quickly!

Baby_Yoda · June 3

Can I use a mangled 2x4 I found on the side of the road? I probably won't. Just curious.

Cyberdragon · June 3

Baby_Yoda said:

Can I use a mangled 2x4 I found on the side of the road? I probably won't. Just curious.

A post-apacalyptic thing? Maybe with more broken pieces (assuming enough of them left to attach)?

Bumblepants · June 3

Baby_Yoda said:

Can I use a mangled 2x4 I found on the side of the road? I probably won't. Just curious.

Sure if it makes sense to.

Baby_Yoda · June 3

^ Great! You've got me thinking now, @Cyberdragon.

Cyberdragon · June 4

Oh dear, the point where the build is becoming way bigger than expected just to get the relative scale I want. My potato PC hates moving a 48x48 baseplate in Stud.io. I'll use more 2x4s as greebling to fill in the massive spaces.

I'm sure fans of

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

can guess what special color of 2x4 will be featured.

Baby_Yoda · June 4

I'm actually in the middle of reading Life, the Universe and Everything. I'm not sure whether to feel excited or scared.

Cyberdragon · June 4

Shhh! *Hissss* Spoilers! Now everyone's gonna steal my brick color! :P

snowhitie · June 4

I've made a very simple entry, I made a box to actually store my 2x4 bricks in. Would have preferred to do it in sand green (which is also my favourite colour) but I don't have any rounded corners in that colour, so I went for something a bit brighter. It's a very simple MOC and actually looks a bit like a swimming pool, but hope you still like it :)

FowlerBricks · June 8

I've just had an amazing idea for an entry. Now I just need to find time to build it...

Cyberdragon · June 9

My MOC is getting so massive that I wonder if it would even do justice entering the whole thing as just featuring 2x4s (It's a whole diorama/scene at this point at 48x48x about 22).

Could I only enter the sub-assemblies with the featured 2x4s and post the rest of the build that sprung up around them to the MOC thread?

Bumblepants · June 10

Sure, whatever you think works best.

FowlerBricks · June 17

Well, my amazing idea didn't work as planned. :( A new idea is brewing though!

TheLegoMaster35 · June 18

2x4 Mech army. Was planning on a better backdrop/background, but ran out of time.
https://instagram.com/p/BkK5NuugxQy/

TheLegoMaster35 · June 18

Too late to edit my post, but I think it’s pretty obvious which color is my favorite.

Cyberdragon · June 19

After fumbling around with Stud.io I finally managed to get a good render angle.

Starship Heart of Gold engine room (improbability drive) diorama/shadowbox featuring gold bricks. The top of the core lights up with a 2x4 lamp hidden in the column. There is a top to it, but I had to remove it for rendering.

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5015319/uploads/editor/0w/36m4bxmnkphs.png

More pics of the details coming soon in the MOC thread.

P.S. The center crystal is yellow not black.

TheOriginalSimonB · June 19

^Now you’ve got me thinking about how to model the effects of drinking a pan-galactic gargle blaster.

FowlerBricks · June 22

At last my entry is done, after a lot of drafts. Behold, the temple of The Golden 2x4! Our hero (who happens to be a green nanofig) has happened upon this ancient temple while traveling to the capitol city. Now he's faced with a problem: how will he get the priceless treasure out?? More pictures can be found here: https://postimg.cc/gallery/1eop4isa8/

My favorite 2x4 brick color is a toss up between gold and red.

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