Having been popular for nearly 90 years, LEGO remains a favorite pastime for both children and adults, and many use its self-constructible bricks to create their favorite forms. There are also many talented individuals who attempt to build Gunpla, robots, and even artworks with LEGO, showcasing the endless versatility of LEGO.
Recently on X (formerly Twitter) in Japan, LEGO-loving university student and X user DeRa ( @deraLEGO ) shared his creation: a stunning assembly model themed after Godzilla from the movie 'Godzilla Minus One'. Using LEGO as the main medium to craft Godzilla's majestic appearance, he presented the unique charm of LEGO construction.
The genesis of this creation was actually when 'Godzilla Minus One' was released; he had previously built this Godzilla LEGO mini-car. He then thought, since he had already made the head, why not try to build a complete Godzilla? And so, he began the project.
It all started with this head!
This project took a full year to complete. During that time, he also worked on many other things, which significantly delayed progress. The overall height is approximately 38 cm.
Unlike mechanical or robotic creations, color selection becomes extremely important when building organic subjects. This Godzilla differs somewhat from previous iterations, and the shades vary across different parts of its body. He chose Dark Bluish Gray, Dark Gray, and Dark Tan. Using Dark Gray as the transitional color among the three, allowed the three colors to blend more seamlessly when assembled.
While it wouldn't have mattered if it wasn't poseable, to allow it to strike various cool poses, he ultimately gritted his teeth and added articulated joints. DeRa believes that recreating the articulation of a biological creature with LEGO is incredibly difficult, and achieving a balance between aesthetics and poseability is almost an impossible task. This finished product is considered his compromise version.
The overall appearance is quite close to his ideal, but because the size was made too large, he had to be a bit overly conservative with parts in the later stages. However, the stability and support are still quite good.
He even created a train, allowing Godzilla to recreate its destructive scenes from the film.
DeRa also mentioned that in the past, he would build his creations by trial and error, assembling them directly until completion. This often led to a roundabout process, and he felt the final completeness wasn't very high. However, he suddenly thought, if he kept the finished product, and then referenced it to rebuild from scratch, wouldn't he be able to create a more complete work? Perhaps in the future, he will further optimize this Godzilla and show it to everyone.
We wonder if our readers like DeRa's LEGO "Godzilla"? We're sure there are many LEGO masters hidden among our fans. Perhaps you can create similar works, or even if you have more impressive LEGO masterpieces, we welcome you to share them with us!
( You can also refer to DeRa's blog post on building this Godzilla, which shares detailed insights into its creation. )
via： X 帳戶 DeRa