Lego 21310 Installation guide

21310

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DESIGNER

WhenIwasyoungIlovedtoplaywithLEGO

bricks

IrememberthatmyﬁrstsetwastheFireTruck

Aftergettingmytwosonsmyinterestwasrekindled

andweenjoyedbuildingLEGOmodelstogether

EspeciallytheSuperHeroessetsareafavoriteof

mysonsOurstorageroomhasbeenturnedintoa

LEGOroomfortheboysDon’taskmywife…

FishinghasalwaysbeenmyhobbyFromﬁshingin

theCaribbeanwhereIlivedforawhiletoﬁshingin

HollandSoyoucouldsaythatmyinterestinﬁshing

andmyjobasanarchitecturaldraughtsmancame

togetherinthismodel

Inspirationisveryimportantandsowasﬁndinga

themethatcouldhelpdevelopthemodelIgotmy

initialinspirationfromtheLEGOChristmashouses

andseavillagesIstartedbydoingsomesketching

onpaperthencreatedamoodboardtodetermine

thedetailsandcolorschemesEspeciallytheuseof

therightcolorswasimportantinmydesign

AftersubmittingthemodelonLEGOIdeaspeople

commentedandaskedabouttheinsideofthe

buildingThiswasthemomentwhereIdecided

Icouldreallygetcreativedesigningsomething

specialforinsideItwasalotoffunAnditalsogot

methinkingthatthebuildingcouldhaveaseasonal

designwithdiﬀerentfacesforthewinterandsummer

Itturnedouttobeafairlycomplicatedmodeland

ittooksometimetodesigntheinitialhouseand

dotheadjustmentsItprobablytookmeacouple

ofmonthstogetitcompletelyasIwantedittobe

Itonlytooksixweeksforthemodeltoreachthe

votesonLEGOIdeaswhichwasveryexciting

Itwasalotoffuntoreadthecommentsandseethat

peoplewerereallyinterestedinmymodel

Mytipforpeoplewhoareconsideringuploading

anideaistojustdoit!Useyourcreativityandhave

funEventhesimplermodelsgetlotsofvotesAnd

youneverknowwhatmighthappen!

Whenyoustartoutthefunpartistheideathatyour

modelmightbechosentobedevelopedasaLEGO

setButaftersubmittingmymodelontheplatform

thewaitingthecommentsfromotherLEGOIdeas

communitymembersandcheckingouthowyour

modelisdoingareallveryexcitingItallmakesyou

wanttocheckregularlyonhowthingsaregoingbut

alsotoseewhatothercooldesignsareuploaded

totheplatform

Mytaskistomakesurethatthemodellivesupto

LEGO

qualityItcanbequitechallengingasIhave

torespectsomeoneelse’sdesignbutatthesame

timealteritsoitﬁtsourguidelinesAsaLEGO

designerIhavetobeawareofthemanyrulesand

restrictionsthatafandesignerlikeRobertdoesn’t

havetoworryaboutThiscouldbesmallthingslike

changingelementsthatarenolongeravailableor

biggerstuﬀlikechangingmeasurementsbuilding

techniquesorevenwholesectionsofabuild

ItriedtostayverytruetotheoriginaldesignThat’s

whatgotvotesandiswhatthepeoplewant

Ididn’twanttochangemuchoftheoriginallookand

therewasnoreasontodosoAsforthebuildthough

probablynotasinglebrickwasleftuntouched

Ittookquiteawhiletoﬁne-tunethemeasurements

sothatallthewallscouldbebuiltwithonlyxx

andxbricksThismeanttheycouldinterlockand

becoveredwithsandgreentilesatthesametime

Alsothetilessimulatingboardsontheoutsideshould

ideallylockthebricksunderneathTherearemany

waystodothisbutonlyonereallyworks

Evenwithallthesestructuralchangesyouwould

probablybehardpressedtoﬁndanymajordiﬀerences

betweenthewinningdesignandtheactualproduct

Itwasthereforeeasyformetodiscussthenecessary

adjustmentswithRobert

Itwasgreattobeabletobringbackcertainelements

liketheseagullanduseotherslikethelobsterthat

wereonlypreviouslyavailableinothersetsWealso

havetwonewprintsandastickersheetIthinkwe

didagreatjobdecidingwhatshouldbeprintedand

whatcouldbeasticker–andthemodeldoesn’t

losemuchofitsappealifthestickersaren’tapplied

Itwasactuallymewhosuggestedthename“Anton’s

BaitShop”He’smysonandeventhoughhe’sonly

sevenmonthsoldrightnowsomedayhe’llbeold

enoughtobuildthesetandtounderstandthejoke

RobertBontenbal

Fan designer

AdamGrabowski

LEGO designer

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