Abducted by a Hand of Flame
/Creating a dynamic and detailed scene in only one photograph is a challenge that requires precision and hard work. Eliciting emotions while making the image clearly readable in its smallest details requires special care in the execution of a LEGO MOC.
Renaud Petit Lego is a builder who accomplishes both with a horrific scene that brings to mind scary movies or series from Freddy Krueger to Stranger Things. Though Halloween has passed, we still wanted to get to know a bit more about these terrifying builds.
Sam: Hello Renaud Petit Lego! Could you tell us a bit about yourself?
Christian: My name is Christian, I’m 39 years old and working as a fire safety manager.
Sam: Your build is terrifyingly engaging. What was the starting point for it?
Christian: The trigger for this MOC is that I wanted to do something with the old model of flames (BrickLink part 6126) that can be interlocked. I thought this fixation of the pieces was great.
Sam: I love the details you brought to the scene. The gamer chair is very neat and the pizza slice is very funny! How do you manage the adjustment of all the fine details in this type of scene?
Christian: Before building, I create the scene in my head with what I want to put in it, how it will look like in the final picture, and how to make it “fun” so I adapt the size of the MOC to what I want to put in it.
Sam: This is not the first creepy creation you’ve done and especially with this terrifying hand—is it part of a vignette series?
Christian: Yes, in a way. I had created a big cool hand a while back that I had used in previous MOCs. And this was a good opportunity to use it again.
Sam: It's never easy to take a photo enclosed in a room. Did you have any difficulties?
Christian: The difficulty is always the lighting. A green light bulb on the top made avoiding shadows on the bottom tricky.
Sam: I think I see a hidden French flag “Bleu blanc rouge” in the bed—is that a wink to your country of origin?
Christian: I hadn’t seen this flag! It’s just that I like to put colors as much as possible. I am not so patriotic, because LEGO is worldwide.
Sam: Aside from LEGO for the world, what are your sources of inspiration?
Christian: Actually nothing special inspires me in particular. I imagine everything, even the furniture, and I avoid doing similar MOC research to not be influenced by the ideas of other creators.
Sam: That is one way to make sure your own design shines with uniqueness. With the rug and books, is everything LEGO?
Christian: I do everything 100% with lego—everything is possible!
Sam: Thank you Christian for the insight! I will now shake your hand and disappear into another dimension…
Christian: Thank you Sam!
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