{"id":158,"date":"2026-05-23T02:09:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T02:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maxgratton.com\/?page_id=158"},"modified":"2026-05-29T04:22:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T04:22:39","slug":"lego","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/maxgratton.com\/?page_id=158","title":{"rendered":"Lego"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maxgratton.com\/?page_id=160\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"160\"><strong>Baseball Stadium<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My largest creation to date in terms of total footprint.  A realistic looking MLB style stadium, home of the Clutchers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maxgratton.com\/?attachment_id=161\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/maxgratton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_20260325_111430617_HDR-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maxgratton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_20260325_111430617_HDR-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/maxgratton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_20260325_111430617_HDR-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maxgratton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_20260325_111430617_HDR-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maxgratton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_20260325_111430617_HDR-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/maxgratton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_20260325_111430617_HDR-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maxgratton.com\/?page_id=176\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"176\"><strong>Lego Winter Village<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My temporary yearly winter village turned into a permanent fixture, complete with a decorative street and frozen lake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/maxgratton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_20260205_111433383_HDR-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maxgratton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_20260205_111433383_HDR-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maxgratton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_20260205_111433383_HDR-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/maxgratton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_20260205_111433383_HDR-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/maxgratton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_20260205_111433383_HDR-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/maxgratton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_20260205_111433383_HDR-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>3D printed Sesame Street<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My 2025 Black Friday gift to myself was an improved 3D printer.  One of the first things I picked up were large scale replica mini figures, including these upscaled Cookie Monster, Oscar the Grouch, Bert, Ernie and Big Bird figures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/maxgratton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_20260127_162146054_HDR-1024x630.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maxgratton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_20260127_162146054_HDR-1024x630.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/maxgratton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_20260127_162146054_HDR-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maxgratton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_20260127_162146054_HDR-768x472.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maxgratton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_20260127_162146054_HDR-1536x944.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/maxgratton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_20260127_162146054_HDR-2048x1259.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Fun with Nature<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Afer buying some animals from the Lego web-site, without a plan on how to put them together fora project, I created this fun Artic mini-build, complete with bears, seals, and a whale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/maxgratton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_20231228_190621153-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maxgratton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_20231228_190621153-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/maxgratton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_20231228_190621153-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maxgratton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_20231228_190621153-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maxgratton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_20231228_190621153-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/maxgratton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_20231228_190621153-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Goat Herder<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another project where I combined a few unnecessary projects together.  First is my well, which at one point sat in my Lego city, but didn&#8217;t really fit the urban vibe of the surrounding buildings.  Next up was an abundance of goats, and an abundance of gatherers from my kids buying CMF blind boxes.  The result is the mini goat herder build.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/maxgratton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_20240928_211537249_HDR-1024x532.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maxgratton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_20240928_211537249_HDR-1024x532.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/maxgratton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_20240928_211537249_HDR-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maxgratton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_20240928_211537249_HDR-768x399.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maxgratton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_20240928_211537249_HDR-1536x798.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/maxgratton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_20240928_211537249_HDR-2048x1064.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Field of Dreams<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My first attempt at a sports related build was the famous field from the Field of Dreams movie.  My Lego teams play against the backdrop of corn fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/maxgratton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_20210328_220328428-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maxgratton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_20210328_220328428-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/maxgratton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_20210328_220328428-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maxgratton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_20210328_220328428-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maxgratton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_20210328_220328428-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/maxgratton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_20210328_220328428-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/maxgratton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_20210328_220333584-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maxgratton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_20210328_220333584-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/maxgratton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_20210328_220333584-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maxgratton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_20210328_220333584-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maxgratton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_20210328_220333584-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/maxgratton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_20210328_220333584-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Baseball Stadium My largest creation to date in terms of total footprint. 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