This is a recreation of the Toa Head Statue that Yannickbuildsthings had submitted to Lego Ideas a couple of years ago. After it got rejected, I have seen a lot of people ask for instructions. So I decided to try and reverse engineer it in Stud.io
I tried to build it as similar to the one in the photos, using the same pieces. But I did change some pieces so it could be cheaper for those who didn’t have all the pieces on hand. I also built one using the pieces I had to prove it is stable and buildable :]
The original model and idea is from Yannickbuildsthings and I don’t claim to be the original designer, I just reverse-engineered it for people to build. Of course, if Yannickbuildsthings wants me to remove this, I will. Don’t forget to check his Instagram out
Well, I knew it was inevitable that someone would figure it out, but I didn’t think it would be so soon
Perhaps there is some internal component that only Yannick knows preventing us from ever “truly” recreating it, but this is as spot-on as I’ve seen anyone ever get. Fantastic work!
I might be making a Bricklink order soon
Do you have a version of the instructions with only the original pieces?
I appreciate it :] Unfortunately, I don’t have a version of the instructions with the og pieces, but I do remember what they were.
Instead of 11 of each side of 3x2 Wedge Plate (43722 and 43723) you need 3 of each side of Wedge 3 x 2(6565 and 6564) and 2 of each side of 3x2 Wedge Plate(43722 and 43723). I replaced them because dark bluish gray of the Wedges cost a lot, are very rare to find and I didn’t want anyone to force themselves to use the old dark gray lol
Thank you @deniko_productions for the instructions, but I couldn’t help myself, but to try and make the statue closer to the actual mata head (which turns out is actually a pretty hollow piece).
This has also been my first time rendering a turnaround gif in stud.io (it took my laptop something like 6 hours to complete the rendering with medium quality settings, so it will probably be also the last time).
You can also spot minor differences in the base.
