Wall 6 x 8 w/ Door

---Today's Lego---

Name: Wall 6 x 8 w/ Door

Size: 8 wide, 6 high, 3 thick

Color(s): black, brown

This piece came from a samurai theme Lego released back in 1998 or so. I bought a couple of the sets from a garage sale several years ago. This piece is interesting because it looks like a regular wall, but it actually hides a secret door:

That's right, the brown section revolves. A platform on either side has just enough space to hide a minifigure, waiting to jump out and attack:

Hmm.. he doesn't look very threatening, does he? Maybe I should've used a skeleton instead. :)

Wall 3 x 3 corner

---Today's Piece---

Name: Wall 3 x 3 corner

Size: 3 wide x 3 deep 3 x 7 tall

Color(s): White, yellow

Another wall piece from one of the best Lego sets I have, the Eldorado Fortress. This is a good piece to use in buildings, although it only works well in corners because of its shape. If you put two of them togther, you have a nice little space:

Just the right size to fit a Lego minifigure, as you can see. In the Eldorado Fortress, two pieces were used like this to make a sort of throne for the fortress commander.

 

Here's an outside view of the two pieces. Notice the brick patterns on the yellow piece. That white piece is really dirty; maybe I should wash it sometime.

Wall 7 x 6 Log

---Today's Lego---

Name: Wall 7 x 6 Log

Size: 7 high x 6 wide

Color(s): Brown

This piece was introduced with Lego's Wild West theme back in 1996 or so. Several years ago, I managed to get around $90 of Lego Wild West sets at a garage sale for only - get this - $5! As a result, I have several of these pieces which I use in some of my models. Log cabins, for example, or other wooden buildings.

 

Here's another picture, just of the inside. Looking at this picture, I realize how dusty that piece is.

Wall 7 x 5

---Today's Brick---

Name: Wall 7 x 5

Size: 5 wide, 7 tall, 1 thick

Color: White w/ Red Brick pattern

This piece was used in the very first large Lego set I ever got, the Eldorado Fortress. It was Christmas day, and I was so excited to get it, I couldn't put it together. So, my mom ended up putting it together for me. I think that was the first and last Lego set she built. As time went by, I accumulated different colored wall pieces:

The black and gray pieces came from a castle set, although I couldn't tel you which one.

Here's a picture of the inside. Notice the little row of studs sticking out at the top. This mad it possible to add roofing to the piece, and still have the roof be flush with the top.

Unknown Bionicle Piece Redux

---Today's Brick---

Name: Unknown

Size: 7 1/2 long x 5 wide x 4 tall

Color(s): Transparent white, trans. blue

Yep, the last piece from the Bionicle theme, at least for now. Today's piece is another one from the Bohrok sets. This piece served as the head covering/exoskeleton for a Bohrok set. The above picture is a head-on view. this piece was also designed to flip upwards when the Bohrok model was hit in a specific "weak point," thus disabling it.

A view of the underside. That blue part sticking out has connector holes for attaching the piece to the rest of the model.

Bionicle Something.

---Today's Brick---

Name: Unknown

Size:7 1/2 long x 2 wide x 4 tall

Color(s): Blue

Another speciality piece from the Bionicle theme. This piece made up the body of a Bionicle "villian" called the Bohrok. There were 6 Bohrok, and they acted to stop the heros. The heros subsequently reached a new level of power and destroyed them, etc. You know the story; it's the same old cliched one you've read a thousand times.

Bionicle Chestpiece

---Today's Brick---

Name: Bionicle Chestpiece

Size: 7 tall x 7 wide(at widest point) x 2 thick at thickest point

Color(s): Variable

Another specialty piece, this time from the Bionicle theme again. This piece made up most of the body of a Bionicle character, although I forget which one.

Another view of the piece. This particular piece was difficult to photograph for some reason.

An inside view, showing the connector holes that are used to attach other pieces to this one.