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Dust. The natural enemy of LEGO.
The bigger your creation is, the longer it will take to build, and the longer it's going to be exposed to dust. Anyone who has photographed LEGO under a bright light will know that there is nothing more distracting than that curiously reflective, tiny hair that has somehow sneaked into shot, smack on the nose of your build. With a project this large it won't take long before you're wiping your finger across the top of your carefully constructed crenelations to expose a clean streak amidst the wasteland of dust. Dust that you didn't even know was there a second ago. Grey and white brick hide dust the best, that is until you open your pics in photoshop and you realise you have to do the whole shoot all over again.
To try to reduce the ravages of dust it's a good idea to find a pillow case, or a tea towel, and eventually even a bed sheet to cover your creation while you're not building. I also keep a number of unused easel brushes to help keep my build dust free. Small brushes are great as you can maneuver them into difficult places with a high level of accuracy.
The bigger your creation is, the longer it will take to build, and the longer it's going to be exposed to dust. Anyone who has photographed LEGO under a bright light will know that there is nothing more distracting than that curiously reflective, tiny hair that has somehow sneaked into shot, smack on the nose of your build. With a project this large it won't take long before you're wiping your finger across the top of your carefully constructed crenelations to expose a clean streak amidst the wasteland of dust. Dust that you didn't even know was there a second ago. Grey and white brick hide dust the best, that is until you open your pics in photoshop and you realise you have to do the whole shoot all over again.
To try to reduce the ravages of dust it's a good idea to find a pillow case, or a tea towel, and eventually even a bed sheet to cover your creation while you're not building. I also keep a number of unused easel brushes to help keep my build dust free. Small brushes are great as you can maneuver them into difficult places with a high level of accuracy.
Other builders I have spoken to over the years have suggested pressurized cans of air or mini squeeze dusters, especially for really dusty models.
Whichever you choose I bet you never envisioned house cleaning when you first took up this hobby.
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