Creative Bank Account

[Adeel Zubair]

I've seen numerous builders who have a unique body of original work and I was wondering where you guys get inspiration from. I've noticed most of them are Castle and Sci-Fi based however is there anything specific that inspires your MOC's?

At the end of 2016 I was reviewing my LEGO creation’s and I noticed the lack of innovative and original ideas, most of them are recreations and explorations of existing intellectual properties. Feedback and criticism is much appreciated.

My LEGO Creation’s - www.flickr.com/photos/adeelzubair/albums/72157645785522606

[dulsi]

When I was getting back into Legos, I bought one of the Ideas books. I felt I needed more information on modern design. One of the spaceships in the book was inspired by a lighter. (I sometimes wonder if Rey's Speeder had the same inspiration.) I think a lot of creative ideas just come from observing the world and trying different things. The book also suggested that just looking at lego piece and trying to figure out how to use them can inspire. It's very hard to be original and interesting from the start. There is no shame in starting with recreations and then iterating the design until it is very different. Don't be afraid of ugly creations. Sometimes limiting your bricks can inspire new solutions to problems.

For my son's birthday party, we gave out a brick built tauntaun as party favor. My youngest was just playing with the pieces afterward because he like to build his own thing. I looked at one of his creations and saw the core of a boat in the design. So I grabbed another set of the tauntaun pieces and built a boat.

[Agent Kallus]

Reys speeder was based off of  a usb stick so close but no cigar (lighter).