The Brothers Brick

Blizzard Entertainment develops many of my favorite games — games in the WarCraft, StarCraft and Diablo “universes.” Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve been working on minifigs based on Diablo II:

This week, I also added Terran units from StarCraft:

To be honest, I’ve seen better Terran Marines and Firebats on Brickshelf, but all of them […]

I enjoy creating minifig versions of the bands and musicians I like, but the only instruments I’d given them so far were very basic guitars. To remedy that, I’ve created what I think is one of my best non-minifig creations in a very long time — an electric piano:

The piano has keys, a music stand, […]

A few months back, I created a minifigure of Conan O’Brian:

Earlier today, Hman over on FBTB Forums posted his version, complete with the beginnings of a very nice set:

I really like the head he used, and the guest chair is fantastic! I’d love to see a version with a smaller desk and a full backdrop. […]

Each minifigure you get in a LEGO set usually consists of six components:
A head

One torso part

Two arms

Two hands

Two legs

One hip part
Arms, hands, and the torso always ship as one piece, as do the leg and hip parts. LEGO usually also includes headgear of some sort — a hat, helmet, hair, bandanna — something to cover […]

Well, I’ve been online since 1993, and I work in the Engineering department at a software development company — I’m even a technical writer! — but I seem to be a fairly late adopter when it comes to blogs. Oh well…
This blog, or “blocklog,” will be all about those beloved plastic building blocks we […]