Fixed it.

Mostly an alternative build, I only used a few extra hinge pieces to bend the tail upwards.

More info about the pose here

It required a few additional pieces but looks closer to the original shape in my opinion

Just a quick note White House set is easy to update.

I live in Seattle where this little guy is all the rage. I used Creator #31393 as a starting point and shortened the body, created the rounded back, and redid the texture on his sides. Made a few other minor mods to his legs and gave him a little stubby tail.

Attention leaky space blobs: it's possible to turn the 76217 I am Groot set into a scary space monster.

A Lego creation that you can hear.

Finally broke down and bought the orange cat, then remembered the Sauron helmet, and bought that too. They go together quite nicely.

You're welcome.

I was big into Lego when I was a kid, but strayed away with all the other life stuff as time gone by. Recently had some big unexpected life surprises and was needing some escape/distraction. Then I came across the Reddit post below and then found this YouTube video and thought I need to do this too.

https://www.reddit.com/r/lego/s/MagC8EyN4R https://youtu.be/Ydfrv6AaZtE

From my own childhood Lego free build stash, I had only maybe 10% of the pieces, so had to buy bulk off local FB listings and also found the nice Lego Lady in Abbotsford, BC who is not far away from me and has a nice setup for picking bricks for cheap. Also got into buying from Bricklink and that’s another rabbit hole in itself.

After not touching Lego for 20+ years, this was such a fun experience. I’m already planning my next rainbow/spare parts build…

but it was fun af. Took me the better part of a year, at least, collecting pieces and using what I had. I’ll probably never be able to buy the real one so this was a good option and probably more fun. I don’t have a crew, though. 🤷🏻‍♀️ Also, I’ve been a scroller for a while, but now first time poster.

Credits to Minifig Jez | https://youtu.be/vnkjt2vXS7g?si=LQARiopF9DfAUDQt

I was eyeing the Gingerbread AT-AT earlier this year, because I love alternative version of things (the Dark Falcon is one of my all time favorite sets), and I lamented to my wife that I loved the set, but didn’t want to get it because it represents a holiday I don’t participate in. My wife said “Maybe you could swap out for some blue and yellow”, and beside that being an awesome idea I also wasn’t about to take for granted my wife encouraging me to go ahead and buy another Lego set, so I ordered it right away and then started pouring over the parts list and instructions online.

I found every red, green, or pink part in the instructions, and made a list of corresponding parts in blue, gold, and aqua. I also took note of the specific seasonal parts, like stockings and candy canes, and found other replacements for them. I built little dreidels to go over the fireplace, designed latkes with sour cream and apple sauce for the interior doors, replaced the candy canes with options blue and gold lightsabers or bottles of olive oil, and even swapped out Vader’s holiday cookie for a sufganiyah (when I discovered that there was a dedicated jelly donut piece that was a very exciting moment.) I planned out a large Hanukkiah (Hanukkah Menorah) for the roof, and small touches like the Star of David on Vader’s saber blade, and then I placed a large pick-a-brick order, and two separate BrinkLink orders for the handful of pieces I couldn’t order directly. Then I sat and waited, since even the main set itself was on back order.

As my orders trickled in I began putting things together, and quickly found flaws in my original plans (my original Hanukkiah had an additional tier at the bottom, but it looked wrong like that. Also the middle candle was too short. I also hadn’t realized for the ribbons attached, and was missing a way to connect the one over the interior chair to the wall. Luckily I was able to fish out most of the extra pieces from my own spare parts bin, and I was also fortunate that a local third party shop told me I could have the aqua jumper plates on the top of the build for free (when I asked them if I could just purchase a couple of individual pieces from their bulk parts bin.)

I am incredibly happy with how everything came together. Looking at my build fills me with pride; both that I was able to accomplish what I set out to, and that I can see myself reflected in this set now. I hope that it brings some joy to other folks as well.

I saw the new Spiderman movie and was inspired in the pick a brick

For the curious:

12x Brick 1x4 (sku: 301001) (white) 6x Flat Tile 1x4 (sku: 243101) (white) 2x Plate 6x8 (sku: 303601) (white) 1x plate 4x6 (sku: 303223) (blue) 1x plate 1x2, w/ 1 knob (sku: 6092587) (light nougat) 2x flat tile 1x1, 1/2 circle (sku: 6353196) (light nougat) 1x minifig head, spiderman (sku: 6329750) (had an extra from a duplicate set)

Found them at the hardware store and had a flashback (100% illegal probably)

yes I know having it on the floor is a bad move, it was temporary and life happens haha.

...and now I wonder what I can use it for. House renovation? Hitting an orange guy over the head? Trading against The Shire? (Wife: you already have The Shire! Me: Yes, but what about a second Shire?)