LEGO LDD: Welcome To Night Vale

I'm working on updating my Welcome To Nightvale fan project to include some ideas from commenters. I decided to eliminate the BLOOD STONE CIRCLE in favor a more poignant and character-driven set: Carlos' laboratory.

Carlos' lab consists of a workbench, stool, and desk with four drawers. He's experimenting on a clock. Clocks... don't work in Night Vale. Time doesn't work in Night Vale. And he wants to find out why. In the picture above he's also listening to Cecil's show while he works.

Some of the different options for what Carlos could have on his desk. I really like the clock, but I wanted to capture some other ideas. The first here is a a collection of complicated science equipment. The second contains three shelves of science materials. The last is a micro-model of the Nonexistent House in the Desert Creek Housing Development. A hinge on the back wall allows Carlos to tinker around inside the model.

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Welcome to Night Vale: The Dog Park

"The City Council announces the opening of a new dog park at the corner of Earl and Sommerset, near the Ralph’s. They would like to remind everyone that dogs are not allowed in the dog park. People are not allowed in the dog park. It is possible that you will see hooded figures in the dog park. DO NOT APPROACH THEM. DO NOT APPROACH THE DOG PARK. The fence is electrified and highly dangerous. Try not to look at the dog park, and, especially, do not look for any period of time at the hooded figures. The dog park will not harm you."

The Dog Park set is designed to resemble Night Vale's newest municipal asset. Obsidian columns support electrified barbed-wire fences. The set's baseplates are connected with hinges--as it opens, if you follow the right-hand fence for long enough, eventually you will arrive in a vast desert other-world populated by masked giants, warlike and distant.

The set includes 2 masked giants, 2 hooded figures, and Night Vale Community radio intern Dana Cardinal. I'm particularly proud of the brickbuilt giants Doug and Alicia, who have all the same articulation as a minifig, plus two ankle articulations. Dana's skin and hair are transparent blue to represent her deliberately ambiguous appearance--she's using a walkie-talkie to represent her cellphone, although a 1x2 flat tile may be preferable. The brown hooded figure glows in the dark. Since dogs are forbidden in the dog park, I decided not to add any dogs.

Detail of the entrance to the Dog Park.

Detail of a fence column. Each fencepost is mounted on a turntable that allows them to rotate, so that the fences can be realigned to suit current play environment.

Like what we're doing here? Want to learn more about the mysterious radio show from the even more mysterious city of Night Vale? Click here to visit the page for the podcast.

Like this LEGO set and want to turn it into a reality? Click here to add your support to the DOG PARK Set. Want to see more Welcome to Night Vale sets?  Click here to visit the LEGO Ideas page and vote for my radio set!
And hey.

T h  a   n    k     s.

Welcome to Night Vale Lego Set

A pleasant desert community where the Sun is hot, the Moon is beautiful, and mysterious lights pass overhead while we all pretend to sleep. Welcome... to Night Vale.

Cecil's desk. Contains a mic, Carlos' trophy, a desk (containing some bones) and a coffee mug. The chair rotates on a turntable. Cecil's desk drawers, his microphone, and the tape deck all glow in the dark. I used traditional yellow skin on Cecil because although it is often considered white it can stand in for any color.

The antenna for broadcasting to the city.  Two dishes, two antennae, and a blinking red light. More glow-in-the-dark elements may be incorporated here.

Cecil's blood stone circle, as approved by the city council.

Like what we're doing here? Want to learn more about the mysterious radio show from the even more mysterious city of Night Vale? Click here to visit the page for the podcast.

Like this LEGO set and want to turn it into a reality? Click here to visit the LEGO Ideas page and vote for it! And hey. Thanks.