#Majisto

[scbingham]

Dark Dragon's Den

Inspired by one of my favorite childhood Lego themes, the Dragon Masters sets from the 90's. This is available as a print on my Ko-Fi!

[daily-lego-sets]

LEGO Castle:

Majosto's Magical Workshop (2023)

Set: 40601

2023

Pieces: 365

[androidfiles]

It took me 30.5 years, but I finally have one of my most envied sets.

[heyheyitsjae]

I got the LEGO Lion Knights Castle

So recently I managed to get my hands on this new LEGO Castle set, and they did this cool thing with it where they put little messages from Majisto (the original LEGO Wizard from the 90’s) up in the corner at different parts of the build. But a few of these messages are a tad odd or interesting and I want to highlight them

A) First and definitely weirdest. So normally LEGO pieces are either 1 plate tall (a plate) or 3 plates tall (a brick.) A couple years ago they released this piece I like to call the “Minecraft candle” that’s only 1x1 studs wide, but is 2 plates tall.

The odd thing is that Majisto makes comments along the lines of “hey check out this weird piece” twice in the manual. The first time makes perfect sense because it’s the first time you use one (I think) in the entire build and it is a really weird part. The second time though is like halfway through the second manual, so like 3⁄4 's through the entire build and after you’ve put down like 100 of the damn things. It’s extra odd ‘cause sometimes these messages are like 30 steps apart, sometimes like 5, so they didn’t have to include a message there at all. If they were out of material it’d be fine to leave it blank. 

B) A while back there was this mobile app called LEGO Legacy: Heroes Unboxed. In it it was implied that Majisto used to date Willa the Witch (and also Basil the Batlord but that’s beside the point.) According to this set, however, Majisto is actually Willa’s cousin. It was the medieval era I suppose…

C) One of the characters they had in the retro lineups was The Black Knight. He started off as a member of the Black Falcons before splintering off to start his own faction known as the Black Knights. While the Black Falcons and Crusaders/Lion Knights had a bit of a back and forth rivalry, and you were supposed to root for the Crusaders, but neither was really marked as outright good or evil and they had peaceful interactions from time to time. The Black Knights however were consistently antagonized by the story, and always depicted as enemies of the Falcons, Crusaders, and Forestmen. 

We got some new lore in this manual. Apparently the Black Knight was driven to madness and greed after looking at a magical shard of amber now sealed in the Lion Knight’s dungeon. While the manual never explicitly states this I’m assuming the Falcons and Crusaders went to war over the Black Knight wanting the amber, and when the Black Knight left the Falcons and the Crusader King was replaced by the Lady of the Lion Knights peace came to the two factions. 

D) At one point Majisto describes a gear as “what sorcery is this” and I’m like “dude, you’re literally a magic wizard how is this weird for you.” I don’t think LEGO was including gear pieces in those old Castle sets so it’s probably a meta joke, but I’m like 90% sure knights IRL had gears in siege machines and portcullis mechanics and shit. Majisto makes a similar comment about a wall attached with hinge pieces (again probably a meta joke about LEGO being less boxy then it used to but in-universe it would just be a simple diagonal wall.) and another wall that grows and bends when you open the castle up (and… fair enough for that one.) 

E) The brown frog piece underneath the toilet trough is canonically not a pile of shit, it is a frog who has been shat on. 

F) Majisto has to poop standing up because his minifig has a dress piece and those can’t bend to sit down. 

G) At one point Majisto brags about being able to drop stones off the castle wall if the “dragon army” ever attack, which is weird because he’s the leader of the Dragon Knights!? TBF retroactively, in other LEGO media, Majisto has kinda become a Gandalf type, wandering from kingdom to kingdom helping where he can, so maybe he’s not considered their leader anymore and Burnabus took over/was always in charge in-universe. Also there are like three different groups of Dragon Knights, Majisto’s neutral Dragon Masters and then the evil Green Dragons and Red Dragons so maybe he’s talking about one of the latter two? Also also, if Ninjago is any indication, Dragons are a sentient race in the LEGO world so maybe some of them have militarized? 

[sfschar]

FlickrFriday - Blue

Left - Majisto, 1993

Right - Wizard from Lego Store (Wauwatosa, WI) Build A Minifig, 2023

[bricktoygrapher]

Majisto and his apprentice 🧙

[bluenpinkcastle]

20240312: the History of LEGO Castle day 072. 1906 Majisto's Tower (1994, 196 pieces, 90 different parts) Majisto's Tower is a black and light gray building on a 16x24 green plate with large brown wood double doors and a two story black tower in front and a black tower with a red sloped roof in the back corner. The archway over the door and the front-facing tower wall are both black with printed yellow fire breathing dragons facing each other. A blue robed wizard rides in a black and blue chariot pulled by a brown horse in a blue harness with a red horse helmet and red dragon wings on the back. A dark gray Large Ugly Rock Panel (LURP) is on one side and a Big Ugly Rock Panel (BURP) is on the other side. There are three minifigures in this set. -The first minifigure is Majisto with a blue wizard hat with a white beard, black plastic cape, blue torso with blue arms and a yellow v-neck with a black belt and yellow buckle and a small brown pouch, plain blue legs, a glow-in-the-dark wand, and a white 2x2 printed spell scroll tile. -The second minifigure has a black dragon helmet with all three red dragon plumes, a dark gray halberd, a yellow minifigure head with wavy black eyebrows, mustache, and goatee, a red torso with blue arms, printed silver shoulder covers, and a standing yellow and black halved dragon on a black and red background with black legs and a red belt. -The third minifigure has a a yellow minifigure head with black forehead tuft and mustache, a red torso with blue arms and a printed yellow dragon head on a red background with a printed black belt with yellow notches and circular hollow yellow belt buckle, and light gray legs with a black belt. Accessories include a black axe wielder helmet, a brown spear, and an ovoid shield with a green dragon with red wings on a yellow background with a red border. This set has several new and unique parts: -There are two (VERY COOL) black pieces with printed yellow dragons facing each other. One is a black 1x8x2 arch and the other is a black 2x5x6 wall panel. Both are only found in this set and 6082 Fire Breathing Fortress. -The brown 1x4x8 curved top door is only found in one other set, 6082 Fire Breathing Fortress. -The red 4x8x6 tower roof is only found in two other sets (1906 Majisto's Tower and 9367 Castle Set from Education and Dacta). -The black 6x6x9.33 large black enclosed staircase is only found in two other sets (6076 Dark Dragon's Den and 6497 Twisted Time Train). -The yellow and green cloth 8x5 dragon banner only appears in three other sets (6056 Dragon Wagon, 6076 Dark Dragon's Den, 6082 Fire Breathing Fortress). -This is one of only six castle sets to use the black 3x1x3.33 slope with studs (6048 Majisto's Magical Workshop, 6075-1 Wolfpack Tower, 6078 Royal Drawbridge, 6079 Dark Forest Fortress, 6082 Fire Breathing Fortress, 6090 Royal Knight's Castle). -The ovoid shield with a print of a green dragon with red wings on a yellow background with a red outline is only found in twelve sets. This set is a lot of fun and it's been great to see play elements included so the minifigures can actually get from the bottom floor of the castles into the towers. This might be my favorite of the Dragon Master sets in this subtheme and I think it would be really interesting to build two of these back-to-back, as I think that would really flush this out into a most stable castle. Maybe I can add that idea to my growing list of things to try when I have time :) Parts inventory for this set can be found at BrickLink or Rebrickable and a free download of the instructions is available on ToysPeriod.

[steampaul]

i've started a little series of weekly posts documenting every MoC i made (digitally) over the last few years:

Week 10: 2023

for the galaxy explorer, Some GWP ideas, the bricklink designer program,my gripes with an ideas set, being abandoned, some potted blocks, classic defender mini and a bit more Rock Raiders stuff

this is the last week.

i got the 10497 galaxy explorer as a christmas present in 2022 and i wanted to make a base for it. this is of course based on the printed baseplate that was included in the original 928 (or 497) galaxy explorer in 1979. its build atop a 50x50 baseplate.

my first idea of a possible GWP inspired by the trend of GWPs being remakes of older sets, like 40567 forest hideout, 40580 blacktron cruiser, 40601 majisto's magical workshop and 40581 tahu and takua was this MoC.

I chose 7708 Uplink from Exo-Force to base my GWP MoC on even though 7701 Grand titan was my first Exo-Force set (and the first one i got from shop@home), because it's a smaller set and thus more suited as a GWP (also i think that joker hair looks better in purple and would be more fitting as a modern version of the Exo-force rubber hairpieces for Ryo and less for takeshi imho)

the original Tumblr App-icon. but in lego.

i made this to be my current Phone background. the grey greebles are my lockscreen and the Ace flag is my homescreen, so that unlocking my phone imbues the background with colour.

this is my First MoC i posted on Tumblr at the same time i posted it on reddit.

i love 21340 tales from the space age, but i had a few gripes with the added fourth art piece and i felt the need to analyse why exactly i thought it wasn't as good as the others and how i would try to fix it.

Bricklink opened their designer Program to the public with series 1 in that year and i wanted to add something based on one of my favourite MoC ideas i ever had. the abandoned factory i posted back in week 2. i hd the idea of an old, abandoned industrial building that you could give walls using your (probably huge) collection of brick seperators. i cannot remember if i posted it anywhere or not. and why i didn't if i didn't.

yipieeee! it's Tbh, the autism creature. my first MoC iv'e only posted to tumblr.

oh god, this one. someone asked me to build them a MoC based on a house they wanted to buy on zillo. i made it for them, took a bit longer than i thought it would and even though i've been pretty transparent about this, they ghosted me.

oh well.

cheesy brick studios made a Video where he made some minecraft Potted plants inspired by 10329 tiny plants.

this then inspired me to make some bigger versions of (almost) all minecraft potted plants.

40650 creator land rover classic defender released that year and i wanted to make it look more like it's Icons counterpart (10317).

i think it looks nice. even though it is not on par with the 8 wide speed champions sets....

some More Rock raiders!!! this time in the style of another possible GWP, so no neon green or orange, sadly, because those colours were discontinued just as i finished building this MoC.

an who are these little guys?, you might ask. well they're also Rock Raiders MoCs, based on the a little one person Mining transport that i cannot find the reference i used. and i cannot remember what they're called.

this is it. the final week. i have no idea what to do to continue with my MoCs, maybe something yearly? making at least óne MoC every week? i dont know. but i know i'll make a master post sometime later this week where i'll link every one of these Ten weeks.

see ya!

first week last week

[hothbricks]

Black Friday 2023 chez LEGO : Denrière heures pour obtenir le set 40601 Majisto’s Magical Workshop https://www.hothbricks.com/black-friday-2023-chez-lego-denriere-heures-pour-obtenir-le-set-40601-majistos-magical-workshop/

[lodibricks]

LEGO 40601 - Castle Majisto's Magical Workshop Buy Now at lodibricks.com #lego #lodibricks

[theexpatbrickie]

LEGO Brickheadz Majisto | Custom Wizard Build #shorts #legoshorts #legos by The Expat Brickie LEGO Brickheadz Majisto | Custom Wizard Build Check out this amazing LEGO Brickheadz Majisto Custom Wizard Build! This is one of the coolest LEGO Brickheadz sets ever released and it's sure to be a hit with LEGO collectors everywhere. If you're a LEGO fan, then you need to check out this Custom Wizard Build. This set features an amazing Majisto character and is a must-have for LEGO collectors. Whether you're a child or an adult, this set is sure to be a hit! Be sure to hit subscribe for more LEGO videos daily: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXMIV43jRQRNTLWiwmFkjGQ?sub_confirmation=1 If you like the content then please Buy Me a Coffee: https://ift.tt/4uvroms #theexpatbrickie #legowizard #legomajistowizard #legowizardcustom #legowizardlordoftherings #legowizardthehobbit #majistowizard #legolordoftherings #legothehobbit #legolordoftheringswizard #legowizardlordoftheringsmoc #legowizardthehobbitmoc #legolordoftheringscustombuild #legothehobbitcustombuild #legolordoftheringsspeedbuild via YouTube https://youtu.be/DtDf4kWivhI

[ctrl-alt-tahu]

I'm fine with a System-scale reboot--indeed, as fig-first fan, I kind of get excited at the idea of scaled Bionicle to go with my Johnny Thunder, Majisto, etc.

But.

The bar on the story will be set so much higher if it's System. If they do Constraction and it's compatible in some way with what came before, I'll forgive a lot as kong as thr sets slap. But for System scale, if they're going to remove such a big chunk of what made Bionicle unique, then the rest of it needs to be that much better--especially the lore.

Honestly, while I would be fine with a System-based Bionicle reboot, I would still prefer it to be constraction, simply because System sets tend to be pretty expensive for their size due to them using more parts, whereas constraction sets are (relatively) cheap and feel more substantial while using less pieces.

[thebrickdwarf]

Majisto with familiar

As I was preparing for another picture a butterfly landed on Majisto. I managed to take a few shots before the butterfly figured out the hat was just a hat and not a flower.

[de-kapitain]

Majisto's Travels

[legocrush]

Just kissing

[vampirezogar]

oh my god LEGO 90th anniversary castle... oghughhxfgbhjx

I'm

gonna cry.

LOOK AT HER