Darkblane Posted October 28, 2011 Posted October 28, 2011 This Is Scotland Costs Other than standard LEGO parts, I used some paint, modelling putty and varnish. The cost of the amount I actually used was probably about £2 - £4. Inspiration I wanted to create something iconic and also something that I knew about. I live in the England, not Scotland, but it's part of the UK and therefore I'm familiar with what could be considered stereotypically Scottish. I also thought of creating a Scottish piper before before I saw the announcement for Series 7 of the Collectable Minifigures. I actually prefer my version due to the red tartan, which I think is more iconic, though I know my tartan isn't anywhere near as detailed as it's hard to paint something like tartan easily. Background Story Scotland is part of the United Kingdom and is known for its historic castles, thistles (the emblem of Scotland) and its tartan wearing pipers, who play the iconic Scottish instrument, the bagpipes. Vignette Front Back Side More photos can be found on Flickr: This Is Scotland Quote
BobThePom Posted October 29, 2011 Posted October 29, 2011 Edit Bonaparte: Don't quote an entire post for no reason! Thanks. Wow!!! I play the bagpipes so I really like this myself. Good luck in the competition! Quote
LEGO Train 12 Volts Posted October 29, 2011 Posted October 29, 2011 (edited) Another incredible creation Darkblane! Fantastic Minifig and perfect mini-castle contest! Edited October 29, 2011 by LEGO Train 12 Volts Quote
Praiter Yed Posted October 31, 2011 Posted October 31, 2011 Wow, really cool bagpipes and nice vignette too! Quote
Tomcat RIO Posted October 31, 2011 Posted October 31, 2011 Nicely done!!! my own bagpiper is a page down this same forum too! But yours is a waaay better version! I guess with so many AFOLs starting to make their own bagpipers TLG had to release 1 for series 7! Goodluck for the contest! Quote
LandShark Posted November 2, 2011 Posted November 2, 2011 Great job. Good choice of torso, and the customisation is pretty well-done too. But as a purist, I guess I'll just have to wait for Series 7 to finally get a bagpiper. Quote
Alasdair Ryan Posted November 2, 2011 Posted November 2, 2011 (edited) Aye nice wee ladie ye got there. Nice custom minifig. Edited November 2, 2011 by Alasdair Ryan Quote
LuxorV Posted November 8, 2011 Posted November 8, 2011 Rules check: everything is fine. Good luck! Quote
Eurobricks Emperor Bonaparte Posted November 20, 2011 Eurobricks Emperor Posted November 20, 2011 Amazing fig all round! Those pipes and the way they are painted are Quote
Andonii Posted November 29, 2011 Posted November 29, 2011 Great work. Nice bagpipes. How did you make them (that was a retorical question) Quote
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