RBBL Challenge Week 7: Build a Tree!
Let’s get back to nature. Time to grow or build your own tree. This is actually much more difficult than it sounds!
Need leaves for your tree?
The RBBL Team can get those together, too! Let us know what kind of leaves you’d like and we’ll either grab one of our pre-packed vegetation boxes or pack a new one up just for you. All vegetation pieces will be 28.81% off (that’s .01% for every like we have on Facebook, so get us some more likes if you’d like a bigger discount).
Tips and tricks to help your build take root!
Assess Your Inventory - Leave are hard to come by because there are usually on a couple in the sets they come in. If you don’t have any traditional leaves, get creative and find other ways to make foliage. Sometimes it’s enough to just have a lot of small green plates stacked to give them texture.
Have a Plan - Leaves and branches can be pretty heavy. (On the build to the top left, I had to take my picture quickly because the leaves were too heavy for flex tube and they kept drooping.) Have a plan to support the weight with longer plates, interlocking bricks, and patience.
Build Organically - Plan, but don’t over-plan. You’ll want to use a wide variety of slopes, curves, and bricks to keep the tree from looking too uniform and stiff. Feel out the tree as you build. Think through how each branch would want to reach the sun and how the trunk would lean and curve to adjust to the weight.
Share your WIPs (Works-In-Progress) on our FB page to get tips and helpful critiques of your work so far.
*The Bulk Brick boxes won't have everything you're likely going to need to complete the build. But if you get stumped, post your WIP (Work In Progress) on the FB group and we'll help you work through it. Or, just post your WIPs because we love seeing how builds come together and suggesting new techniques :)
This week’s prize will grow on you!
This week’s Bulk Brick Boxes will contain your choice of vegetation colors, just let us know and we’ll prepare a Bulk Brick Box with the type of parts we think you’ll need to get it done. We have a lot of brown already sorted, but if you want to try a birch tree, a black forest oak, or something really unique, let us know.
Vegetation pieces will also be 28.81% off (or .01% for each FB like we have when you order - so go get us some more likes if you’d like more of a discount). We have some vegetation boxes pre-packed, but we can also make more with exactly what you’re looking for to whatever budget you set.
Per usual, Boxes will $15 and available on Wednesday from 11-7. You can reserve a box by replying to our post in the Facebook Group, emailing Build@RogueBrick.com, or calling the store at 817-720-3330 (we’ll be open Monday and Tuesday 10-2). You do not have to purchase a Box to participate in the challenge. All builders that post their builds on the Facebook Group or with #roguebrickbuilders, will get a free Day Pass for their hard work whenever we reopen the buildspace.
RULES: All ages welcome to enter a build. The RBBL Team will collectively pick their favorite build based on presentation, story (whether written or implicit with the build), and creative use of parts. Photography is very important since we can't see it in person, yet. Try to use natural light (cloudy days are great), neutral backgrounds, and keep your camera steady.
Submit as many entries as you want, but one day pass per builder. We'll keep a list of day pass winners and give them out with your next purchase or whenever we see you next.
Our favorite build will receive the Elves Starlight Inn (used/bagged set, $60 value, good earthy parts)! Deadline is May 19th at 11:59pm
