Whoa.  I did not realize it had been so long since I last worked on this thing.  Well I'm sure glad to be back at it!Video: LEGO laser tag arena MOC progress 8Work in progress!  Incomplete!Original linkOriginal author: theJANG

Ah yes, much better!  Instead of a pile of random builds made from a pile of random parts, this time I've made a complete scene that almost makes sense as a unit.Video: LEGO Life Master Build challenge -- A better attempt!This features an intermodal cargo ship with containers and a dock with a crane and a few little related items.  I really wanted to leave it at that, but there were so many parts left over that a couple more small builds made their way into existence before I was able to step away.  Unfortunately these are in a different scale.That was fun!  Now back to our regular scheduled programming.Original linkOriginal author: theJANG

Here's the product of the first building session from the night of Oct. 4th when I first showed you the pieces from the LEGO Life Master Build box.  I proceeded as planned, with basically only one course correction during the sitting.Video: LEGO Life Master Build project -- First build attemptNow that I've warmed up, I'm going to make a more serious attempt!Original linkOriginal author: theJANG

As promised, here's a walk-around of my autonomous / self-driving little vehicle with a more direct explanation of how it works as well as the revelation of its second function.Video: LEGO Boost tank-bot up close! ?Original linkOriginal author: theJANG

With the overdue LEGO Boost project approaching completion I've finally spilled out that bin & bag of parts that were sent to me by the LEGO Life team a couple months ago (feels like a few weeks).  It's my first time really looking at exactly what I have to work with, and the situation is about as dire as I expected.  This is a real hodge-podge of parts from which it will be very difficult to build anything that doesn't look like a unicorn ate a rainbow & then promptly threw up.Video: LEGO Life Master Build project -- The Parts!I mean seriously, what a mess, and what a challenge!  The coin-operated supermarket rodeo ride that legit Master Builder Mark Roe came up with was amazing, but I wish I could have seen how many parts he didn't use.  I don't think I can dip into this huge pile and make one small thing,...