My first build of 2024! This was built for the Space Jam 2023 contest over on flickr - specifically the 12 x 12 vignette category.
The concept for this little white dog character had actually originated the year prior, with two small guys I had built based around part 41531 Cylinder 4 x 4 x 1 2/3 with Pin Holes and Center Bar (the turbine piece) - one of my favourite lego elements!! These two were the first inhabitants of the tentatively titled “dog world” - a series which I intend to expand on : )
The other part that served as the genesis for this build was the Toa Mata canister lid I used for the “hull”! I like starting my builds with large seed parts, and this one happened to fit snuggly within that 12x12 area. The thrusters were particularly difficult to mount as the axle holes on the lid are really loose, so I had to awkwardly pinch them in place with some extra parts. All totally legal of course ; )
The original build unfortunately juuuust spilled over that 12x12 stud frame, so I had to make a few modifications - including moving the thrusters further down the build, and angling the entire hover boat (is that what we’re calling it?) slightly. In the end the rod still extended further than the allowed bounds, but luckily the rules seemed lenient on minifig accessories!!
After that I just added a few extra details like some hi tech controls for the fishing rod, a barrel of sci-fi chum, some terrain, and of course some fishing line! Frankly a large amount of this build is just kinda sitting in place rather than attached to anything lol.
The name for this build was taken from the album of the same name by Fishmans, since I thought it fit this dog's vibe.
Long Season ended up winning the vignette category in Space Jam, which was pretty exciting!! I’ve also added to the dog world series since this build, so look forward to more posts.
Thanks for reading!! woof