Gobble, gobble! Swipe to check out this turkey built by former LEGO Masters Season 2 contest Dave Kaleta! This delightful turkey is a perfect accompaniment for the fall season - for those of us in the northern hemisphere! But let’s talk turkey - the wild fowl is expertly crafted out of LEGO bricks using a variety of clever techniques. From clips and bars to SNOT spheres, to flared feathers, this turkey will leave you stuffed with ideas for your next MOC!
CHECK IT OUT! Today we’re examining this Turkey MOC by @davekaleta! So many great details to discuss!
The American Turkey: Did you know Americans consume almost 50 million turkeys each Thanksgiving? While the first American Thanksgiving occurred in 1621 without turkey, regions in the United States were eating it with November celebrations in the early 1800s. By 1863, Abraham Lincoln made the holiday official. Five subspecies of wild turkey are native to North America: all with a striking appearance and beautiful plumage. Photo courtesy: Mike Matthews
The Turkey Legs: SNOT bricks with two studs on opposite faces, part 47905, hold the Turkey’s claws, part 49668.
The legs are built upside down! That is, the LEGO logo in the stacked 1x1 round studs are actually snapped into a technic brick, and point to the ground! Parts shown include: 6266, 4073, 47905, 49668, 6541
The Turkey Body: The main body of the turkey body is constructed with a Lowell sphere. This technique is essentially a decorated cube of plates held together with SNOT bricks. See Beginner Series 6 Post #2440 for info on the Lowell Sphere! The outermost layer is adorned with slope elements to represent feathers! Parts shown include: 11089, 54200.
The Turkey Head: The turkey’s neck features a claw piece inside a SNOT brick, snapped to a bar!
The Turkey Feathers: At the outermost end of the feathers, David was sure to only partially snap the bricks together for extra volume! The plumage flairs out from the center of the tail using 1x1 studs to create the perfect spacing needed.
Accuracy: The blue head and red wattle are present in the MOC, and closely resemble nature. Overall, this MOC is a great example of recreating an animal in the LEGO medium. Can’t forget the remige feathers! Photo courtesy Tes Jolly. The striated tail feathers are faithfully recreated thanks to multicolored, earth-tone 1-by plates.
Wrap-Up: In case the name sounded familiar, David was a contestant on the US version of LEGO Master, Season 2. Be sure to check out @davidkaleta for more awesome MOCs!
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