Although neither the event nor my club are religious in focus, I thought it might be appropriate to create a nativity scene out of LEGO. I had recently discovered the works of The Reverend Brendan Powell Smith and was clearly influenced by his skillful LEGO modeling and photography to illustrate stories from the Bible. Particularly fascinating is his careful selection of minifig heads which have the perfect facial expression to carry each character through an entire chapter.

So I built a nativity scene, complete with shepherds, sheep, an angel, a little drummer boy, wise men three, and the camel they rode in on. I was very pleased with how it came out, so I built two more. The original was donated with the NELUG tree, the second was a gift to my parents, and the third is still in my posession today. I had a lot of fun recreating this traditional Christmas decoration and I hope my family will enjoy it for many years to come.

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