Category: DIY

DIY: LEGO Keychain

Hey! What’s up everyone and welcome back!

Earlier today I stumbled into a local department store to find out a couple of LEGO mini figures on sale, and I, being 17 and fond of these toys, thought that buying few will give me some ease and little happiness for myself.

Pretty soon after I had assembled the mini figure of The Flash and Arrow,  I started with an idea to make it into a keychain. I managed to come up with instructables (thanks to my MAT1 and 2) , it works fine enough for a simple craft. so here it is, my guide on how to convert a LEGO mini model into a sturdy keychain.

Materials List: (So here’s what you’ll need)

  1. A LEGO Mini Figure/Model – When it comes to choosing a figure/model, you should remember to avoid figurines with thin, pointy pieces for it might break easily. LEGO characters are what you usually find in novelty keychains. It makes the keychain much neater, nerd worthy, and usually are a bit easier to make when it comes to finding a place to attach a hook.
  2.  A Hammer and Thin Nail – Pretty much any pair will do in this case to attach the hook from the figurine.
  3. A Glue gun or Mighty Bond – to glue the parts together.
  4. “Keychain-thingamajik” – We’ll use this to attach the model to the rest of your keys, and probably the easiest way to get one is to loot an old keychain.
  5.  A screw-in Eyelet Bail – Use for making a key ring. Can be found in an old keychain.

After you have gathered the needed materials, First, if you haven’t assembled the figurine/model yet, it’s time to do so.

Now for the glue part, I decided to use a Glue gun(You may also use a might bond for this project). Be careful with applying it and don’t apply too much of it so it won’t burst out onto your hands when you push the pieces together.

After everything is fine, hammer a thin nail on top of the minifigure’s head to attach the screw-in eyelet bail. Carefully screw the bail straight in with your bare hands or with pliers. Then add the Keychain-thingamajik and you’re done!

FINAL OUTPUT:

Now, sit back and enjoy the awesomeness you have created! I’ll probably post more different figurines here later, so do check them out later.

Photos by me | Taken using my iPhone 5 

Minifigurine Display Case’s

Location: Manila, Philippines

Hey! what’s up you guys!

and welcome to another series of day-to-day life of this young lad with many *little* problems in his life.  *trumpet sound*

So to start off. here is today’s problem: “How can someone display or store his/her mini figurines?”.

I was always disappointed that I collected Pokemon and LEGO mini figurines and then stored them in plastic containers out of sight.

Ideally, I wanted something enclosed that could be hung on the wall to avoid room space. So why not a shadow box?

download (3)Shadow box is an enclosed glass-front case containing an object or objects presented in a thematic grouping with artistic or personal significance.

To lessen the expenditures, I thought I should use some recyclable stuff like my old drawer under my closet. And the result:

*Thank Goodness it work!*

The measurements of my shadow box are 18 x 24 and approximately 2 inches deep. after that, I wanted to build the interior with multiple support columns. I wanted a cleaner, open look which required custom shelves. I have to cut several shelves with hand saw.

The measurement for each shelves is 1.5 inches x 16.5 inches. After sanding, I measured the height for each column (2.5 inches) and placed them one by one.There are 8 shelves per shadowbox with the bottom of the case serving as a row.

After everything is fine, I put some glue in the side and back using wood glue. When things stick together, at the back, I used nails and a hammer to secure more the shelves.

After all of this, It’s time to paint!!

First, paint it with white primer for the base and coat it with any color you want(either spray paint or acrylic paint) *I used black to make the figurines stand out*

This was actually the longest step – wait for it to dry. It took a day or two to fully heal.

Use whatever spacing you like to make sure they’re not too crowded. For my cases, each shelf holds 11 minifigures and with 9 shelves, that’s a total of 99 minifigures per case.

A Sample shot of it using Pokemon Figurines:

Now, It’s time for hung these boxes and boom!- DONE!!

and it went pretty well! //don’t mind the background

And that’s for today! Stay tuned for another round of this series of day-to-day life of this young lad. //be prepared to buy a lot of mini figures when doing this.