The name of this work is in Finnish as some things do not translate well. In dominant English-American culture, Santa's little helpers are know as elves, are generally small, cheerful, beardless and wear green. They are ridiculous. Their Finnish (and probably Swedish etc.) counterparts are known as tonttu (tomte), deriving from the folkore creature that keeps watch on saunas, barns, stables and so on. At least in modern descriptions, they are short, bearded, oldish, wear pointed caps and grey, red, brown and - sometimes - mossy natural green.

Anyway, I built this for my LUG Palikkatakomo's Christmas Ornament contest. I won the pro category. This was the third time, in a row.

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Happy New Year!

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The name of this work is in Finnish as some things do not translate well. In dominant English-American culture, Santa's little helpers are know as elves, are generally small, cheerful, beardless and wear green. They are ridiculous. Their Finnish (and probably Swedish etc.) counterparts are known as tonttu (tomte), deriving from the folkore creature that keeps watch on saunas, barns, stables and so on. At least in modern descriptions, they are short, bearded, oldish, wear pointed caps and grey, red, brown and - sometimes - mossy natural green.

Anyway, I built this for my LUG Palikkatakomo's Christmas Ornament contest. I won the pro category. This was the third time, in a row.

More on Cyclopic Bricks.

Happy New Year!

Tags:   LEGO MOC tonttu contest ornament christmas

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The prototype flying boat piloted by bounty hunter ace Porco Rosso at the Adriatic Sea in the 1920s.

Miyazaki's Porco Rosso (1992) is my all-time favourite film. This is a new version built this summer. The measurements are not identical in different frames of the film, so there was room for creatice decisions despite trying to stay as close to the original as possible.

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Tags:   LEGO MOC Porco Rosso plane fighter flying boat Miyazaki Ghibli

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The prototype flying boat piloted by bounty hunter ace Porco Rosso at the Adriatic Sea in the 1920s.

Miyazaki's Porco Rosso (1992) is my all-time favourite film. This is a new version built this summer. The measurements are not identical in different frames of the film, so there was room for creatice decisions despite trying to stay as close to the original as possible.

More on Cyclopic Bricks.

Tags:   LEGO MOC Porco Rosso plane fighter flying boat Miyazaki Ghibli

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The prototype flying boat piloted by bounty hunter ace Porco Rosso at the Adriatic Sea in the 1920s.

Miyazaki's Porco Rosso (1992) is my all-time favourite film. This is a new version built this summer. The measurements are not identical in different frames of the film, so there was room for creatice decisions despite trying to stay as close to the original as possible.

More on Cyclopic Bricks.

Tags:   LEGO MOC Porco Rosso plane fighter flying boat Miyazaki Ghibli

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