Lego has an ongoing, crowdsourced design competition called Lego Ideas that has led to a growing series of limited-run sets in recent years. It’s extremely competitive, and a long shot. But the Model D seems like an obvious choice, given that they recently released a set based on the most iconic guitar ever – why not follow it up with the most iconic synthesizer?
Part of why I’m excited about this idea is that the proportions of the Minimoog actually lend themselves very well to capturing in Lego. When I realized that the 3 1/2 octaves of keys matched up almost perfectly to the grid of the panel layout, I decided I had to at least try a proof of concept.
Why stop there?
I can’t afford or even find a TRx0x… but as Lego?
Like the Millenium Falcon, just a smaller version to spice up the studio landscape. Would love them!
I went smaller because at that scale, it’s getting pretty big (and not all that far from actual size), and the keys don’t match up with the panel (note the awkward 1/4 octave at the end of the keyboard).
Hoping this one hits the sweet spot in between too big and too small.
I made a few revisions: The side panels now use a slope brick instead of approximating the slope with steps (slightly less accurate, but it looks better), and I did some fancy plate-layering to adjust the spacing on the panel so that the red switches never butt up against the knobs.
Finally picked this up again, hoping to make an official submission within the next few weeks. Currently adding a few finishing touches, including printed pieces for the panel groups and the nameplate.
awesome idea
