Technical tips for building models on this scale can be found at http://legotips.tumblr.com/.

You can see the sheer size of it in comparison to my other dragons. An entire army of minifigs could ride on it.

Specs:

• pieces - 1787 Bricks


• length - 165 knobs (1.32 meters ~ 4.33 feet)


• wing span - 224 knobs (1.79 meters ~ 5.87 feet)

Synopsis: The purpose of this study was to gain some experience with limb mobility, body structure and dealing with the amount of work that goes into building a dragon on this scale. Topologically, My focus was on using large pieces where applicable in order to minimize the total number of parts required for the set. Anatomically, I practiced techniques for maintaining limb movement, while reinforcing joints with multiple ball and sockets, hinges, etc. Overall, I am very pleased with the dimensions and scale of this dragon and I'm really excited to build my second draft.

Planned revisions for second draft:

• Hypertrophy: Thicken body and limbs - continue to use large parts to minimize total number of bricks.


• Refine details and antialias everything.


• Restructure wings for aesthetics while maintaining strength of joints.


• Possibly Move foreleg shoulder joints forward and lower, and thicken forelegs significantly.