![]() ![]() ![]() But that doesn’t excuse the lack of chins. ![]() Now granted - some Miniland building techniques would not stand up to the rules of proper set building - there are different guidelines on what can and can’t be done depending on if you are a set designer versus a Master Model Builder. Here’s some samples of Minilanders I’ve designed. None of the Miniland people are built without chins, and the mom looks rather anorexic. There is something distinctly “wrong” with the new set - they have no chins! Whoever designed this set clearly didn’t consult the LEGOLAND Model Builders when they created it. Neither set was widely available however, which this set seems to be. There was one in 2003 –King (Legoland Deutschland)Īnd one was designed by a co-worker of mine, George Corn, at LEGOLAND California in 2006 Now its not the first time that there has been a miniland figure in a kit. So imagine my surprise when I saw this on BrickSet. Minilanders are bigger, brick built, and much more versitle than Minifigs. Minifig scale is all well and good, but you are limited by their very small size. So naturally I fell in love with the scale. And once I started working at the Model Shop, Miniland USA was my responsibility for 4 years. Ever since my first trip to LEGOLAND I fell in love with the scale. If you’ve been following my blog, then you know I love Miniland scale. Happy Halloween every one and may the Holidays commence! Then, several years later, right before I left LEGOLAND California I built a Halloween version of the Hearse that is still used every year for Brick or Treat. As I didn’t have the original one the only way I could build it was to reverse engineer the hearse from the Ecto 1 model. One of my first assignments was to rebuild the hearse that was in the New Orleans Miniland area after the original one (that was tan - why tan, I have no idea) was stolen. LEGOLAND California used to have a Ghostbusters scene that they put out every Halloween The finished model really captures the look of the movie car The build is a nice one too with some really cool techniques like the white and red trim on the back. The figs have happy faces - sorry for the dark lighting, it doesn’t capture Winston too wellĪs well as scared faces when they come upon something really scary And all the printed elements are set exclusive as are the printed torsos for the Ghostbusters. Okay technically the dark red 1×1 round with hole is also in Emmet’s Construction Mech as part of Angry Uni-Kitty, but its still rather rare as a part. The instruction booklet is really nice with a cool pic from the movie so you can see the real life versions, I love the back especially, I just wish the set came with proton packs that actually glowed. So when this set came out it was a must have! Back to the Future just didn’t do it for me, still haven’t picked up that set, but this one, yes, I needed it. Ghostbusters is one of my favorite Halloween comedies, has been for years - although I clearly remember being afraid of the ghosts when the movie came out, I was 7 after all. Although I built this set a while ago, I’ve been saving this for Halloween. ![]()
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