As a LEGO set designer for Elves, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Zelda, and Wicked, it’s fair to say that Wes Talbott knows a thing or two about bringing fantasy to life at minifig scale. Last year, the builder’s Fire Breathing Fortress reimagining with Chris Perron took our breath away. Now Wes is back with a trio of vignettes titled Dungeon Dangers. The first scene stars a hideous slime made from trans green macaroni tubes from the Dreamszzz sets. My favorite technique is the spiral columns decorated with thorny vines in metallic silver.

Wes was so pleased with the vignette design of a hexagonal base framed with three columns that he kept the pattern across the full serries. The crystalline spider sparkles, but again its the corners that capture my eye with an innovative technique for stalagnate columns. Apparently Wes came up with the concept a few years ago but never had a chance to use it until now. Spider eggs made from clusters of clamshells is another standout technique.

In Wes’ final scene, frost dwarves take on a fiery bat monster. Wes went with fire and flying to contrast with the green oozing and blue scuttling of the previous two. The column designs and flaming foe are reminiscent of the Balrog Book Nook set from earlier this year, only more ornate and with an amethyst addition.

As a bonus, did you know that Wes isn’t just an incredible LEGO model maker but an illustrator as well? You can follow his art account here. These are a few of his D&D inspired character illustrations. That frost dwarf looks very familiar…