The latest 10K Club Interview takes us on a stroll in the garden! Meet Pablo, a.k.a. Bricky_Brick, and their Good Ogel´s Garden project. Inspired by their love for plants! Show your support, and find out more below.
ABOUT YOURSELF
- Who are you?
Hi! My name is Pablo Sánchez.
- Where are you from?
I'm From Madrid (Spain)
- How old are you?
42 years young
- What do you study or do for a living?
I'm Camera operator and DOP in some productions.
- What hobbies do you have?
My main hobby is LEGO, I suppose that as an AFOL it is now a hobby but also the toy with which I started, I have seen its evolution, and it is unavoidable not to include as a way of life. I am also passionate about photography, music, comics, cinema, bicycles and travel among others.
- Do you have a personal LEGO portfolio website that you can share with us?
Yes, I try to take advantage of social networks, some more than others. In this case, I use Instagram to announce the recent projects.
I also have a small shelter on Facebook where from time to time I share something of what I am doing. And a YouTube channel.
Still I have to organize because there are many projects presented, and it is difficult to promote all creations equally, day by day I add something to the portfolio and share it as long as it is not designing a new project.
I think my best portfolio is currently in LEGO Ideas website
- How, and when did your interest in LEGO products come about?
My interest in LEGO was for a reason that now as an adult I understand. It gave me the possibility to create what I wanted, and that for a child is spectacular. These pieces for me were like my second parents.
I have always mentioned my father as a banner and a proof of this is the gratitude I owe to this company or great family that accepts the feedback of its clients in order to evolve and that only deserves an important detail.
My sister was born with special needs and care that today she also needs and during my childhood my parents could not attend to me at all hours, although they tried to make the most of time with me. And LEGO was my refuge. The hours for a child are long if he is bored, and that is unforgivable.
This gave me the ability to evolve, to create new things all the time, without stopping, without getting bored. Logically, I did not think that when I was 6 years old, but today I can understand many things.
I like this Legacy and I hope that minds that may fall into boredom before fall in love with creating something for themselves whether you are 5 or 80. LEGO is forever.
- What is your favorite official LEGO set ever? Why?
In the past: when I was child 6990 Futuron monorail or 6399 Airport shuttle To put it in some way, it was my first LEGO train, even if it was a monorail and I liked that it was elevated over the city, I liked the sound that this engine made, the Futuron monorail had lights, and you could add sound, it was a set Very complete with unique pieces nowadays discontinued. I would like to see those old pieces again.
Nowadays, there are many good sets, I really like The Ewok village, The Saturn rocket, the Old fishing store, The Assembly square among others, I think these three have a special design if we compare them with the aforementioned, it looks great evolution in techniques and new pieces to achieve those shapes, I would add the Ecto1 by Mike Psiaki
- What is your favourite LEGO element? Why?
All the pieces have their function, some more than others, to build I like the modified pieces 15444 and 32952 make a good team in my opinion. I also like 41682 2x2 bracket, the two direction build model expands the possibilities of creativity. I also like clips and handle pieces.
- Is there a LEGO designer (official LEGO designer or fan designer) who you are inspired by and look up to? Who and why?
I think LEGO has the best in its teams, on other occasions I have mentioned some of my favorites such as Jamie Berard, Mike Psiaki, Milan Madge, Niels Pedersen, Cesar Soares, Robert Heim among others. From the fans, there is a lot of talent in a lot of builders, very difficult to mention all.
- Is there one or more particular LEGO-related websites (not official LEGO websites) that you visit often and/or are inspired by?
I usually visit Bricklink and Brickset a lot to know the existence of pieces, models, colors, news of new products, chronology of the sets, ... Today there is a lot of information and generally saturated, but there are certain pages that maintain that journalistic vein and the love for its content.
ABOUT YOUR PROJECT
- Where did your interest in this particular model come from?
Previously I had design another model called Venus Flytrap, if we look for the reason, it is in this first model (currently in another review and possibly there will be no interview of this model because it is essentially part of good Ogel´s garden). I didn't want the Venus to be left alone and that's why I added 4 plants more.
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What special challenges or frustrations did you face creating the model? What was the most difficult part to recreate?
The first thing was to think about the pot, which, thanks to the many curved wedge pieces that the catalog offers, could be made in various tones, but not all of them coincided in color, and some pieces had to be suggested in another tone.
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How long did it take to complete the model? Did you finish it fairly quickly, or did it take a long time? And how did the build time compare to the time you spent promoting your Product Idea to reach 10,000 supporters?
This project took me approximately two months to make decisions about the plants that were going to be included. The construction time compared to the time to get 10,000 people interested was shorter, I did almost no promotion, it was a season of saturation of models on social networks.
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How did it feel when you reached the magic 10,000 votes, and how long did it take?
As always, very, very happy, for the project being valued and for the exquisite community that we have. I don't remember it well, but more or less a year and seven months, very happy.
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Approximately how many LEGO bricks did you use to create your model?
1690 aprox.
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What is your favorite building technique or part/section that you’ve incorporated into your Product Idea?
Possibly the part I like the most is the snot technique on the 4 sides of the pot.
If you built your model digitally, what software did you use to build and render your model?
As many fan designers, I use Stud.io to raise any model and use Blender for renders. - If you used custom stickers or prints for your design, how did you create them or where did you get them?
Most of the models I make are digital, and I rely on Studi.o's Part Designer interface to create them, not having been processed in image editing programs before.
ABOUT LEGO IDEAS
- Do you have any useful advice about creating a successful LEGO Ideas Product Idea?
Yes, be yourself, and create something yours, from your mind is a good start. The next step is show to the people your idea you have in mind and if is LEGO many people will like it -
What (if any) methods did you use to advertise and attract support to your Product Idea?
As many people I tried to take advantage with the use of social networks.
I advertise at the user level since my knowledge about networks is scarce. In this last stage as a content creator fan, I try not to be invasive with the posts, simply out of respect for whoever sees it and because there is a significant saturation of news in general and it is difficult to stop one moment to see and read a post. -
What is your favourite LEGO Ideas Product Idea (besides your own of course)? Are there any Product Ideas you think have been overlooked?
I think that on another occasion I already mentioned that for me The Saturn V from the Apollo program seemed like an exquisite model, a challenge to the limits to which a LEGO piece can reach. I must add the great work of Donny Chen and Woon Tze with the Grand Piano, a superb model.
There are many good ideas that deserve to be official, but I understand that it would be unfeasible to produce 10 LEGO Ideas a year. -
What is it about the platform that attracts you? What tips would you give to anyone who is thinking about uploading an idea?
I find very good feedback between LEGO and costumers. And just being able to share a creation that you value with a lot of people around the world is nice, you can comment on other creations and give your opinion, since it is a very important part to work in a group and leave the creative bubble that can sometimes be negative if we lock ourselves.
It is a platform that helps you to value yourself, to see that your work either as a hobby or profession can be rewarded by a lot of people who value your work every time they click the support button.
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BrickSon