But in minecraft, Steve has darker skin. If the lego sets make him be white instead I'll be a bit disappoint. :/ Whats wrong with his original skin colour?
The only problem is a 2x2x2 lego piece will have to fit into another lego on the 1x2 so you can stack them and make a strong wall. Otherwise you'd just have a ton of 2x2 pillars and they won't build anything. So Lego would have to either make a set that had an additional connector on the sides of all pieces, which would look ugly IMO or people would have to connect pieces in a staggered layer. Here I'll provide an example below:
A. LEGO SET Stable
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B. LEGO SET Unstable
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"||" = Lego Block 2x2x2
"-" = Space (for some reason it was showing up weird when I made it)
As you can see set A is stable but set B is more minecraft like. Unfortunately with a 2x2x2 set you could also never have even right angle corner if you built a stable house like in set A, you would have only jagged corners.
I think a better idea would be to use plastic cubes with small magnets on the edges so they would stick together. This would give you a more authentic Minecraft experience.
All you would have to do is paint them to look like minecraft blocks and you would be in business. Of course custom cubes for doors and stairs and stuff would still need to be made.
Hmm now that I'm really looking there are a lot of sites that sell just wood blocks for pretty cheap. I wonder how hard it would be to get a magnet inside them or better yet what if you painted them with magnetic paint let them dry and then put another base coat of acrylic and then painted them like minecraft blocks. **** I think I just found my new weekend project.
Turns out magnetic paint is really just iron dust mixed in with paint to create a surface for the magnets to adhere to. To get wood blocks to adhere to each other you would need magnets within the blocks. Which they do make but are costly, and I want a ton of these things so looks like I'll have to find a way to build them myself.
The only problem is a 2x2x2 lego piece will have to fit into another lego on the 1x2 so you can stack them and make a strong wall. Otherwise you'd just have a ton of 2x2 pillars and they won't build anything. So Lego would have to either make a set that had an additional connector on the sides of all pieces, which would look ugly IMO or people would have to connect pieces in a staggered layer. Here I'll provide an example below:
A. LEGO SET Stable
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B. LEGO SET Unstable
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"||" = Lego Block 2x2x2
"-" = Space (for some reason it was showing up weird when I made it)
As you can see set A is stable but set B is more minecraft like. Unfortunately with a 2x2x2 set you could also never have even right angle corner if you built a stable house like in set A, you would have only jagged corners.
I think a better idea would be to use plastic cubes with small magnets on the edges so they would stick together. This would give you a more authentic Minecraft experience.
All you would have to do is paint them to look like minecraft blocks and you would be in business. Of course custom cubes for doors and stairs and stuff would still need to be made.
Hmm now that I'm really looking there are a lot of sites that sell just wood blocks for pretty cheap. I wonder how hard it would be to get a magnet inside them or better yet what if you painted them with magnetic paint let them dry and then put another base coat of acrylic and then painted them like minecraft blocks. **** I think I just found my new weekend project.
Turns out magnetic paint is really just iron dust mixed in with paint to create a surface for the magnets to adhere to. To get wood blocks to adhere to each other you would need magnets within the blocks. Which they do make but are costly, and I want a ton of these things so looks like I'll have to find a way to build them myself.
I completely forgot about hat, thanks for pointing it out. All that I can come up with while still using the available peices is providing a 2 stub x 4 stud plate for every 2 blocks. That way the entire model could be connected if done right.
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Was one of the collaborators who worked with LEGO on the original Minecraft set.
That's fine with me. Atleast it's somehing to use for now that will grab people's attention. I just tweeted Nothc and am about to Tweet Jeb. Let's hope they respond soon!
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Was one of the collaborators who worked with LEGO on the original Minecraft set.
But Minecraft sets would surely be good, as long as there is a minifigure.
As long as Mojang gets good money from that!
But in minecraft, Steve has darker skin. If the lego sets make him be white instead I'll be a bit disappoint. :/ Whats wrong with his original skin colour?
A. LEGO SET Stable
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B. LEGO SET Unstable
||-||-||-||-||-||
||-||-||-||-||-||
||-||-||-||-||-||
||-||-||-||-||-||
"||" = Lego Block 2x2x2
"-" = Space (for some reason it was showing up weird when I made it)
As you can see set A is stable but set B is more minecraft like. Unfortunately with a 2x2x2 set you could also never have even right angle corner if you built a stable house like in set A, you would have only jagged corners.
I think a better idea would be to use plastic cubes with small magnets on the edges so they would stick together. This would give you a more authentic Minecraft experience.
Oh here they already make these kind of cubes:
http://www.amazon.com/Magnetic-Color-Cubes-Colorful-Wooden/dp/B001H172RA
All you would have to do is paint them to look like minecraft blocks and you would be in business. Of course custom cubes for doors and stairs and stuff would still need to be made.
Hmm now that I'm really looking there are a lot of sites that sell just wood blocks for pretty cheap. I wonder how hard it would be to get a magnet inside them or better yet what if you painted them with magnetic paint let them dry and then put another base coat of acrylic and then painted them like minecraft blocks. **** I think I just found my new weekend project.
Turns out magnetic paint is really just iron dust mixed in with paint to create a surface for the magnets to adhere to. To get wood blocks to adhere to each other you would need magnets within the blocks. Which they do make but are costly, and I want a ton of these things so looks like I'll have to find a way to build them myself.
I completely forgot about hat, thanks for pointing it out. All that I can come up with while still using the available peices is providing a 2 stub x 4 stud plate for every 2 blocks. That way the entire model could be connected if done right.
^^^ click the picture ^^^
Like this as a banner?
Thought it would be nice for now.
It's working now :smile.gif:
Yes, unfortunately LEGO peices can't defy gravity. :sad.gif:
Then support it on CUUSOO please, it would help the cause.
Thank you so much again! I'm too tred (and lazy) to put it in my sig right now but I will when I get up in the morning. Thanks a lot!
Thanks for the support! +1 rep for you good sir. :smile.gif:
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