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The Flintstones

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Dino!

Dino is here!

More Flintstones images here

Getting a good brick built Dino was I thought a near impossible task. Being stubborn, never giving up, and believing that with enough iteration, and creative parts usage it could be done, I bring you Dino.

What interesting elements do you see? Let me know in the comments. 

Ideally I would like the arms to be one plate thickness forward. I will continue to tweak this design.

The ONLY way this stands a chance at becoming an official LEGO set is to get 10,0000 supporters. If you would like The Flintstones as a LEGO set, support, and spread the project link. Thanks!

And my project appeared on The Bricks Hub here

BrickQueen did a great video of my project

 
 
 
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Where is Dino? and design notes.

Dino:
I am working on different designs for Dino and will show images in an update when I feel I have something good to show. Being brick built it will not be as accurate as a unique mold, but LEGO ideas does not allow project creators to propose new molds/ elements.
 
 
Design notes:
 
With The Flinstones LEGO set design I wanted to emulate the look and feel of the show by having a dynamic, fun, colorful design and composition. LEGO lends itself well to this and enabled me to make the Flintstones car look in motion on it's dirt road and be full of fun and character having Bamm-Bamm holding on swinging his club. As the car can be positioned on its base using a ball joint I thought it would be fun to show the car tip with the weight of the Dinosaur ribs. Wherever possible I introduced color, and details such as using the Wampa / Tauntaun horn for the Flintstone's phone, purple bananas for the plants, and Aladdin's hair piece for Bamm-Bamm. Animals feature in the Flintstones, so I felt having a Dinosaur powered mower and music player would be fun details. I also tried to incorporate some of the latest elements such as 1/4 circle tile, and element 23443 Bar Holder with Handle. When I had all the design details I wanted I checked to see if the elements have been used fairly recently in a set. For example the Palm tree trunk segments and base were last used in 2004, so I looked for another solution. It's fitting that a Dinosaur tail element last used in 2014 was chosen as It simulates the fun curve and wider at the base look of the show's tree. After this check I built in real LEGO and started a stability and optimization pass, which can be one and the same thing. Doing this made it more sturdy, and reduced part count by 90, while still keeping all the details and the look and feel of my original design. 
 
If you would like to see this as an official LEGO set, feel free to support and spread the project link. Thanks!
 
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