Tag: plant
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LEGO Orchid green color variation
My LEGO Orchid is one of my favorite botanical sets, so when I spotted the pieces in a bulk buy from an online thrift store, I decided to build a different color variation: white and green! (Lime or yellowish green petals with white center parts are more common, but I’m working with the part colors…
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LEGO set: Bird of Paradise (10289)
The bird of paradise isn’t one of my favorite plants, so I was a little surprised at how much I love the botanical LEGO set version! (Not to mention nice part usage like the dark purple fencing foils in the flowers.)The potted brick-built plant has an architectural elegance I find beautiful, and the scale is…
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SEC: Siberian Iris by DoctorOctoroc
This is the Siberian Iris, designed by DoctorOctoroc. I bought the instructions on Rebrickable here. The ornate black pot had some fun techniques, but I also really enjoyed building lifelike flowers and leaves from pretty simple parts, mostly curved bricks and tiles. Here it is with the Bumblebee Girl for scale. Gardeners will notice this…
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SEC: Hyacinth by DoctorOctoroc
Once I’d run out of LEGO’s Botanical Collection and other flower sets to build, I began looking for other designers’ instructions (AKA SECs = Someone Else’s Creations.) This is the Hyacinth by DoctorOctoroc. I love the flower and plant shapes, and that modern-style white pot. I bought the instructions on Rebrickable here. I built it…