Lord Business' Evil Lair

No sooner had I completed the Yoda build, than I ripped into this interesting set that came from The LEGO Movie.

This turned out to be an easy, straight-forward build in comparison to the previous project.

The Lord Business minifig in 'tall shoes' configuration had been built a couple of weeks ago, just so I could have his ominous presence looming over my workbench.

The remainder of the build concentrates on the main structural 'montage' that highlights several scenes from the movie.  Here are some pics:

Lord Business' Board Room, where all of the diabolical and sinister plans are hatched.  This section features an interesting conference table complete with swivel chairs.

The 'Think Tank', where captured Master Builders get the creativity removed from their heads.  The set came with a wrestler Minifig to occupy one of the cells.  It would have been cooler with Superman and Green Lantern like in the movie.  I just might have to find those particular minis and substitute them into this set.  I also envision a future MOC embellishment that would feature a large wall of 'Think Tank' cells.  It would make a great minifig display setting!

"THE KRAGLE !!"  

The tube of glue that will transform all of Bricksburg is held in a claw-like fixture atop this set.  The brick-built glue tube is very well rendered, complete with stickers providing the worn markings.

The KRAGLE Nozzle section, located below the tube, utilizes a Technics mechanism that serves to open the doors and retract the nozzle.

The TV Studio.

This section, which represents the "Where Are My Pants?" filming set, is fairly sparse: a couple of truss pieces, two lighting fixtures, a movie camera, and a sofa.  Not overly exciting, and begging for a good MOC upgrade.

The Minifigs:

This set comes with a decent set of minifigs.  Another Emmet, of course; the aforementioned wrestler; Ma and Pa Cop, complete with Kragle bases; a 'Business-Version' Uni-Kitty; and Vitruvius.  They also thought to include a President Business leg section and hairpiece.

Overall, a nice set that covers a lot of scenes from the movie: a must have for the LM fan.

I'm already thinking of lots of ways to improve the set to appear closer to the movie scenes.

And, perhaps a few judiciously placed lighting effects....