Isaac and I got a very unique opportunity through InnovaLUG, to build a series of Nutcrackers based off of the promotional Nutcracker set to aid in The LEGO Group’s advertising of the promotion. You can see that video on their Facebook page here. They needed 18 unique outfits for Nutcrackers built within a few weeks, and we jumped at the chance to do some building for the LEGO group.
As soon as we had the idea for a Johnny Thunder nutcracker, I knew we had to do it. I decided to base his outfit on this minifigure, with the exception of the arms and legs, which I changed to red and brown respectively, instead of tan. The revolver was perhaps the trickiest part of the figure, but with Isaac’s help, I think it turned out pretty well. All in all, this is definitely one of my favorite nutcrackers I made for the promotion.
