When ILUGNY was going to do a train layout at BrickFair this year, I wanted to create a new building for it. I have been inspired by the designs by Apple for a long time, so I decided my contribution to the layout would be an Apple Store in the modular format that the buildings in the layout adhere to.
With the iPhone’s triumphant creation of their app store and the stories of instant riches, developers lined up to begin building applications to join the ranks of the wealthy. Once it worked for Apple, other device manufacturers began announcing similar stores for their devices, from other phone manufacturers to Ford’s cars to the Amazon Kindle, each trying to expand the usefulness through the work of third party developers. Google and Apple take diametrically opposing stances on the running of their stores, but is one way better than the other?
As I stated in the original posting, when I put Mario in my Etsy store, I was planning to do one sprite sculpture a week for four weeks to introduce my creations. In addition to Mario, Link and Mega Man were created, which leaves this week as the fourth in this series, Samus Aran of Metroid. Now you too can battle Mother Brain in Samus’ eternal battle against the metroids.
In previous weeks, Mario and Link were built and put in my Etsy store, but now it’s time to add Capcom’s 8 bit star, Mega Man! Join him in his battle with Dr. Light against Dr. Wily and his army of robots with this Lego sprite sculpture.
The second of my Lego sculptures has been added to the Etsy store – Link from the Legend of Zelda, complete with Triforce!
After years of saying I would do it, I have finally opened an Etsy store to sell my Lego sculptures. The first sculpture I have done is Mario from Super Mario Bros.