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Three builds based on Sūn Wùkōng (the Monkey King)

I first learned about Sūn Wùkōng (孙悟空) through Dragonball Z. The character of Goku is loosely based on him, and I even have a t-shirt with Goku and the characters for Sūn Wùkōng in the background. Recently, I’ve found and built 3 versions in 3 different brick systems. One of which is my first set of “LOZ mini” bricks from their Brick Headz line, so I’ll include a review of the differences in bricks as well.

First, a quick group shot.

3 versions of Monkey
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New category: construction toys

I’ve already ranted about how the concept of LEGO and software architecture often get abused in an attempt to over-simplify a design. But I do really love LEGO and building things. I find it is a good contrast between building programs and assembling a model. And I know many other nerds will geek out about LEGO. So I’m adding a category for “construction toys” – any toy that you can build up out of small, modular parts.

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