6. Kaerey’s Quidditch Aquarium Set Build
It’s a deep sea adventure, bringing together Lego and the Potterverse! Okay, maybe it’s not as “deep sea” as we hyped it up to be, but check out this amazing aquarium decoration: A Quidditch Pitch made entirely out of Lego!
This was discovered on a forum site for aquarium enthusiasts. User Kaerey posted a link to the Quidditch field inside a six gallon tabletop tank. Forum members were of course thrilled by his creation, and luckily, like all good Lego fans, he included a step-by-step process.
Using pieces from a Lego Creationary set, he started fiddling around with some exteriors for the arena, using the green and white Legos to represent Slytherin House. Eventually he created more pitch seats, just as they’re laid out with the four Hogwarts Houses all on display. After drafting a design with the Lego Digital designer and ordering some pieces from BrickLink, he was set to build the pitch.
Most of the construction was mocked up on dry land but actually had to be assembled underwater, so there would be no extra bubbles or a chance of letting the pieces float away. He added some silicone to the base in order to hold it down, and presto, an underwater Quidditch Pitch was born. Kaerey also placed a Dementor figurine on top of the aquarium, in order to battle it out with a trophy-wielding Harry Potter. The fish seem to enjoy floating in and out of the Quidditch hoops too!
For a full spread of the build photos, you can check them out here.