Ryan Lincicome was one of the first friends I made after my family moved to West Virginia back in early 1986. I always appreciated how he and Craig Potter took me into their circle of friends so quickly upon arrival. This was back during those awkward teen years, trying to navigate the transition between the carefree times of childhood and crossing that threshold into adulthood… and making plenty of missteps along the way. Eventually our interests would diverge, then our friendships, until finally we all went our separate ways to go off and meet our future selves.

Hearing the news of Ryan’s passing back in September hit me with sadness, and with the deep regret of not having reconnected with him in adulthood. Fortunately, Ryan left his amazing artistic legacy on Instagram behind for us, chronicling his many muses and musings, faults and friendships, humor and humility, and his love for his wife and family. Through his art I was given a chance to reconnect with him in some small way, albeit one-sided... I am left to imagine how he might have reacted to us being kindred spirits in a lot of ways (like how we have both used brown packaging paper as artistic backdrops), and the smile that might bring across his face.

Ryan’s art, and the impact he made on all who knew him, inspired me to create this tribute portrait out of LEGO - a creative medium that reminds us to find the joy in life, and not to take ourselves too seriously. For those that knew Ryan best, I hope this portrait was able to capture that spirit and the things about him that you cherished most. If I fell short in this goal, then to borrow the words of his one-time Artist Statement, “What you see is what you get. I hope you enjoy looking at these.” (thanks @dannystrakal for capturing that quote, along with his portraits you took)

R.I.P., Ryan – Thanks for the friendship and all the joy you brought into our lives. Sorry I couldn’t party with you more. I hope you are up there thrashing on that big skateboarding half-pipe in the sky.

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Ryan Lincicome was one of the first friends I made after my family moved to West Virginia back in early 1986. I always appreciated how he and Craig Potter took me into their circle of friends so quickly upon arrival. This was back during those awkward teen years, trying to navigate the transition between the carefree times of childhood and crossing that threshold into adulthood… and making plenty of missteps along the way. Eventually our interests would diverge, then our friendships, until finally we all went our separate ways to go off and meet our future selves.
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Hearing the news of Ryan’s passing back in September hit me with sadness, and with the deep regret of not having reconnected with him in adulthood. Fortunately, Ryan left his amazing artistic legacy on Instagram behind for us, chronicling his many muses and musings, faults and friendships, humor and humility, and his love for his wife and family. Through his art I was given a chance to reconnect with him in some small way, albeit one-sided... I am left to imagine how he might have reacted to us being kindred spirits in a lot of ways (like how we have both used brown packaging paper as artistic backdrops), and the smile that might bring across his face.
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Ryan’s art, and the impact he made on all who knew him, inspired me to create this tribute portrait out of LEGO - a creative medium that reminds us to find the joy in life, and not to take ourselves too seriously. For those that knew Ryan best, I hope this portrait was able to capture that spirit and the things about him that you cherished most. If I fell short in this goal, then to borrow the words of his one-time Artist Statement, “What you see is what you get. I hope you enjoy looking at these.” (thanks @dannystrakal for capturing that quote, along with his portraits you took)
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R.I.P., Ryan – Thanks for the friendship and all the joy you brought into our lives. Sorry I couldn’t party with you more. I hope you are up there thrashing on that big skateboarding half-pipe in the sky.

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So I am taking a little break from LEGO building, and I have been messing around with kitbashing Bandai 30 Minutes Missions (30MM) and 30 Minutes Sisters (30MS) model kits. Shannon Ocean had recently posted about a Bandai gunpla kit he had been building, and I figured why not share what I have been building.

This particular model uses parts from 8 different kits, but predominantly parts from the 30MM Spinatia Fencer, and the 30MS Option Parts Set 03 (Mechanical Unit)

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So I am taking a little break from LEGO building, and I have been messing around with kitbashing Bandai 30 Minutes Missions (30MM) and 30 Minutes Sisters (30MS) model kits. Shannon Ocean had recently posted about a Bandai gunpla kit he had been building, and I figured why not share what I have been building.

This particular model uses parts from 8 different kits, but predominantly parts from the 30MM Spinatia Fencer, and the 30MS Option Parts Set 03 (Mechanical Unit)

Tags:   30 Minutes Missions 30 Minutes Sisters 30MM 30MS Bandai kitbash mecha gundam

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So I am taking a little break from LEGO building, and I have been messing around with kitbashing Bandai 30 Minutes Missions (30MM) and 30 Minutes Sisters (30MS) model kits. Shannon Ocean had recently posted about a Bandai gunpla kit he had been building, and I figured why not share what I have been building.

This particular model uses parts from 8 different kits, but predominantly parts from the 30MM Spinatia Fencer, and the 30MS Option Parts Set 03 (Mechanical Unit)

Tags:   30 Minutes Missions 30 Minutes Sisters 30MM 30MS Bandai kitbash mecha gundam

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