I'm returning to Lego as an adult and struggling with what I thought would be a small project.
Please tell me if this is off topic but as it has a hard answer of no or this is how I though it would be ok.
What I'm trying to do is change the pose of the Lego Mario Yoshi but the way it is built I cant see any way of moving anything.
The goal is from this:
to this:
Can anyone tell me how I would go about this or is the original design too limiting to make it a possibility?
I finally got around to making an attempt at designing a pose for Yoshi.
I received set 71406 Yoshi's Gift House as part of 2023 Q2 Activity Support, from which I could have a copy of the original Yoshi as a basis for the task.
I tried to remain faithful to the style of the original Lego version, while still capturing the 'reaching forward' and 'open-mouthed' look of the new pose.
I also kept in mind to limit the additional parts required, and try to use commonly available parts if required.
See my result for yourself:
It's a fairly simple assembly, this photo should be easy to follow:
Only ~10 additional parts are required. (I didn't own ALL the desired colours and parts) These are the ideal parts you'll need to recreate it: (replace Lime with whatever colour your Yoshi is)
| Qty | Colour | Part |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Lime | Bracket 1 x 2 - 1 x 2 (shown here in Light Bluish Grey) |
| 1 | Lime | Slope 30 1 x 2 x 2/3 or 2 of Slope 30 1 x 1 x 2/3 (shown) |
| 1 | White | Slope 30 1 x 2 x 2/3 or 2 of Slope 30 1 x 1 x 2/3 (shown) |
| 2 | Lime | Plate 2 x 3 |
| 1 | Red | Plate, Round 1 x 1 with Open Stud |
| 1 | Red | Bar 6.6L with Stop Ring (shown) or Bar 6L with Stop Ring |
| 1 | Black | Brick 1 x 1 with Studs on 4 Sides or perhaps another colour |
| 1 | White | Slope 30 1 x 1 x 2/3 |
