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Minifigs by Michael Jasper - QE1

Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 4:35 pm
by Bruce N H
Hey all,

Marakoeschtra and Jens have recently shared their various great castle minifig creations. Another great fig builder is Michael Jasper. He's recently posted a really creative version of Queen Elizabeth the First:

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Check out this and all of his great figs in his Brickshelf gallery.

Bruce

Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 4:53 pm
by Dunechaser
This is in my queue to blog. :wink:

I love QEI's dress and the footman's legs. Can anyone tell me what pieces Michael used to make the stuff around her neck? I can't quite figure it out... :oops:

Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 5:13 pm
by smcginnis
I like the creativity in these figs quite a lot.
Dunechaser wrote:Can anyone tell me what pieces Michael used to make the stuff around her neck? I can't quite figure it out...:oops:
There is a rubberband, a clikit, and one of these. It took me a few seconds to figure it out. :wink:

~smcginnis

Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 5:39 pm
by Bruce N H
Wow, great eye, smcginnis! I would have never made that connection. I've got one of those, but it's in the "rarely used minifig accessories" box. I wouldn't have reallized you could stick the neck through the eye-hole, but I just tried it and it works (the head doesn't go quite all the way down though). Very clever part usage.

Bruce

Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 6:04 pm
by CAI
That's the best queen i've seen. It's almost scary, one mean lookn queen. :D

Cheers.

Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 7:03 pm
by Lord_Of_The_LEGO
That's wierd. That part is white, but niether Peeron nor Bricklink lists a aquazone visor in white. :?:

Still, a cool fig.

Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 7:10 pm
by Azaghal
Lord_Of_The_LEGO wrote:That part is white, but niether Peeron nor Bricklink lists a aquazone visor in white. :?:
Actually, Bricklink lists a white one as having sold last February. Maybe it's another of those weird nonset parts that have been showing up a lot recently.

Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 7:44 pm
by marakoeschtra
When I discovered Michael Jasper's work on BS, his folder instantly became one of my favourites, and it still is !
It's amazing how he uses all kinds of parts in very creative ways, just like with these characters.
Very inspiring !

Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 11:35 pm
by Moroder
He have a great collection there! Check out his Michael Jackson, really funny. The queen is a masterpiece-fig, that's a great design. The whole folder is worth the time spent upon it.

Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 12:23 am
by wunztwice
Yeah he's made some grat figs. These figs are new to me, and just as good as the rest. I've been finding alot of new uses for those cruved pieces he used for the dress lately, this is another very creative one.

Thanks for posting this.

Re: Minifigs by Michael Jasper - QE1

Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 3:20 am
by footsteps
Bruce N H wrote:Check out this and all of his great figs in his Brickshelf gallery.
An excellent selection he has there. I was very impressed with the animals accomanying St. Francis of Assissi. Some of the best MOC animals I've seen.

Alan

Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 3:45 am
by smcginnis
Does anyone know what piece he used for Pinnochio's head? Thanks,

~smcginnis

Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 4:50 am
by JoshWedin
Wow...this person is a fig master extraordinaire! What I really like is the various leg solutions they have made. Very impressive, to say the least...

Josh

Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 3:39 am
by Robin Hood
Lord_Of_The_LEGO wrote:That's wierd. That part is white, but niether Peeron nor Bricklink lists a aquazone visor in white. :?:

Still, a cool fig.
My theory is that it's a shifty bricks copy. I know they realised a copy of a real set in a bunch of wrong colours. Alone, one could confuse the visor as Lego.

And it is a cool fig.

Dan :wink:

Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 3:46 am
by Lord_Of_The_LEGO
Robin Hood wrote:
Lord_Of_The_LEGO wrote:That's wierd. That part is white, but niether Peeron nor Bricklink lists a aquazone visor in white.
My theory is that it's a shifty bricks copy. I know they realised a copy of a real set in a bunch of wrong colours. Alone, one could confuse the visor as Lego.
I get the feeling Michael Jasper is NOT the type to use clones. Just look at his work. It screams purist at me. Lots of the cool minifigs he's made could have done easier wish nasty cutting, carving, burning, etc, but he was able to find a purist solution.