Congratulations to our old friend Paolo, who is also Bricky_Brick, two of his new works have once again won 10,000 votes from lego Idea fans: Makeup Shop and Apartment!
About yourself
1. What's your name?
Hello everyone! My name is Pablo Sánchez.
2. Where are you from?
I'm from Madrid, Spain.
3. How old are you?
He is only 39 years old.
4. Are you a student or a job now? What is it for?
I'm a cinematographer and I've directed some of my work.
5. Do you usually have any hobbies?
My main hobby is playing with Lego, and I think as an AFOL, it's a hobby now, but it's also a toy that's starting to get into the field. I've been watching it evolve and inevitably come across as a way of life. In addition to this, I am passionate about photography, music, comics, movies, cycling and travel, among others.
6. Do you have your own LEGO title account that you can share with us?
Yes, I tried using social networks and put a lot of effort into it. Usually I use Instagram to officially announce new projects. I also have a small page on Facebook where I will share what I'm doing from time to time. I also have a YouTube channel. But I'm going to tidy up these accounts, because there are a lot of projects to present, it's hard to promote all the creations equally, and every day I add something to the portfolio, as long as it's not designing a new project, I'll share it. I think my best portfolio is currently on the LEGO Ideas website.
7. When did you become interested in LEGO? How did it come about?
The reason I'm interested in Lego is that I only understand it now as an adult. It gave me the possibility to create what I wanted, and it was like entering a spectacular world for a child. I had my first LEGO set when I was 4 years old, the LEGO Town 6601 ice cream truck and the 6392 airport, which was like a treasure to me.
8. What is your favorite LEGO theme (either recent or previous)? Why? Has there ever been a theme that has particularly inspired your building style or preference?
Without a doubt, it is the theme of space and pirates. I grew up with lego themes, great mysteries, challenges, treasures from space or under the sand. My father loved movies about pirates and cowboys and I loved watching them with him. I think space is probably about discovering the outside world and how humans build ships to understand the mysteries beyond the stars.
9. What is your favorite LEGO official set? Why?
The 6990 Futuron monorail or the 6399 airport shuttle was my favorite in a way when I was a kid, it was my first LEGO train, even though it was a monorail, I loved its elevated over the city, I loved the sound that this engine made, the Futuron monorail had lights and you could add sound, it was a very complete set of unique pieces, but unfortunately it has been discontinued now. I actually want to see these old works again.
There are a lot of good suits now, I love the Village of Everuk, the Saturn Rockets, the Old Fishery, the Assembly Square, etc. I think these three have a special design and if we compare them to the previously mentioned ones, it looks like a lot of progress has been made in technology and new parts in order to achieve these shapes. I would like to add Mike Psiaki's Ecto1, and Milan Madge and Austin Carlson's Barracuda Bay Pirates, where Milan created the shape of a ship with amazing technique.
10. What is your favorite LEGO element? Why?
All parts have their own functions, some are more important than others, and in order to build the model I like, in my opinion, 15444 and 32952 are a good combination. I also like the 2x2 bracket of the 41682, the two-way construction mode expands the possibilities of creation. I also like the clips and handle pieces.
About your work
1. Where did your interest in this particular model come from?
- "Makeup Clothing Store"
I've always loved styling, there's a famous shop in Madrid called Maty, and I don't want to make a model exactly like that store, but I want to create things that emanate from the store, like the hustle and bustle of the store.
- "The Apartment"
I really like the street view architecture and see what themes can be presented on this basis. I wanted to do a Parisian style building, and the central axis of the whole model story was a child (Patrick) who lived in the attic and dreamed of becoming an architect.
2. Did you encounter any particular challenges in creating this model? What do you think are the hardest parts to reproduce?
The most difficult parts should be the roof and some parts that can be moved up and down in order to reproduce the shape in the model.
Perhaps the most difficult thing is to adapt the space of the building to its interior. Because for a corner, it is a narrow building. If we look at the connection point with other street view buildings, we can see that it is located on a bench on the street.
3. If you could talk to yourself before starting this project, what would you tell him/her? Is there anything you wish you had known at the time?
I think I'm going to change a lot of things, and before I make an idea public, I think a lot about what I want to remove, add or change shape, and that goes on and on, and I think everything can be perfected.
4. How long did it take to complete this model? Did you do it quickly or did it take a long time? Also, how would you compare your time building with the time you promote your "product idea" to reach 10,000 votes of support?
The model was completed in about two weeks and then took 6 months to reach the 10,000 supporters milestone. From here, thanks to Mockingbird for being the 10,000th voter. As I've said on other occasions, (in my personal case only) there is usually an imbalance between building a model and promoting time.
Lego offers a generous number of ticketing days, so this time is used to improve the project or give it more promotion. Luckily, the project only took two months and people are very supportive of the project, so thank you all. Overall, the build and preparation time is usually shorter than the promotion time of the idea. Of course there are some project cases that complete the design in 30 days and reach 10,000 in 10 days, but they are usually very special cases, and they are generally spectacular projects.
The model took three weeks to complete, and then it took a year and eight months to get 10,000 votes.
5. How does it feel when you reach the amazing 10,000 votes, and how long did it take you to achieve that achievement?
As I said in other interviews, really, very happy, it's like my kids or something, so they're twelve years old and I'm very proud of them.
6. How many LEGO bricks did you use to make your model?
Both models used about 3,000 bricks, which is close to the limit of the official requirements.
7. What is your favorite building technique or part/part used in your work?
I really like color combinations and inverted techniques for giving the model more detail or shape.
I like to design the canteen or the roof. There are also elements such as a spiral staircase, a sofa in an expert office, a mini perspective painting on the first floor, or a coffee machine, and so on.
8. If you build your model with software, what software do you use to build and render your model?
I usually build models on Studio2 digitally and continue to render in the same software, but now I'm trying to render with other software.
About LEGO Ideas
1. Do you have any good advice on how to create a successful LEGO Idea project?
Yes, that is, being yourself and then creating something for yourself, and that would be a good start. The next step is to appreciate your own work so that people are likely to pay attention to you and like your work.
2. What methods( if any) do you use to promote and attract support for your product ideas?
I use social networks like most creators to promote it. I wanted to be able to promote it through campaigns, but right now we can't, so the approach to promoting the model is basically aimed at social networks that are currently somewhat saturated.
3. What is your favorite LEGO Idea (except of your own creativity of course)? Is there anything you think is undervalued?
Apollo and The Piracy of Barracuda Bay are the top 2 in my mind. But I must add that in my opinion, the technique of building tree houses and the performance of the old fishery are excellent.
There are many good ideas worth turning into a formal set, but I understand that producing 100 LEGO ideas a year is absolutely impossible because of IP and other reasons.
4. What attracted you to the Ideas platform? What advice would you give to those who are thinking about uploading ideas?
I found the feedback between Lego and the customer to be very good. As long as you can share your creations with a lot of people around the world, it's good that you can comment on other creations and offer your opinions, because this is a very important part of working in a group and can sometimes become negative if we close ourselves off. On the other hand, the competition also adds more fun, and before you know it, we can be the top ten works with the most votes. It's a platform that helps you value yourself, so that you can see that your work can be appreciated by many people, whether as a hobby or a profession, and that every time they click the support button, they value you.
5. Do you have plans to submit additional product ideas in the future? If so, can you give us a hint, what could it be?
Maybe, but I'll keep it a secret first