The Brothers Brick

Howl’s Moving Castle Minifigs by Moko

Andrew

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Jan 10, 2007

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Anime & Comics, LEGO, Minifig, Movies & TV

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Regular readers of The Brothers Brick probably know by now that my favorite movies by Hayao Miyazaki (maybe of all time) are the ones he released in the 80′s, including Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind and Laputa: Castle in the Sky. I’ve certainly enjoyed his more recent releases, such as Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away, but they don’t compare to my childhood favorites.

Still, Miyazaki’s latest film, Howl’s Moving Castle is a wonderful movie (which I just got on DVD for Christmas). Moko has created minifigs of the three main characters, Howl, Sofie, and Calcifer:

Two from lego2000

Nathan Wells

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Jan 9, 2007

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Building Techniques, LEGO, Space, Town

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lego200 from Classic-Castle.com is a talented spacer who uses building techniques and unusual parts very effectively in cool creations. First, check out the roll cage on this forklift:

Also, get blown away by the SNOT (studs not on top) on this D66-TC Petrel Dropship:

Izzo’s Test 43

Andrew

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Jan 9, 2007

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Building Techniques, LEGO, Mecha

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2 Comments

It’s been a while since I’ve blogged one of Izzo’s mecha. Today, he plays around with the latest revision to his basic frame. Here are the results, a great tan and dark grey mech:

Click the image for the full gallery, with pictures of the backpack and weaponry.

Ohmu from Nausicaa by Big-X

Andrew

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Jan 8, 2007

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Anime & Comics, LEGO, Movies & TV

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Danny Rice presents a wonderful little ohmu from Hayao Miyazaki’s Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind:

Wii!!

Andrew

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Jan 7, 2007

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LEGO, Video Game, Vignette

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3 Comments

Let’s just hope mumu and his wife don’t break their TV playing Wii Sports:

Minifig Weapon Designs by Moko

Andrew

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Jan 7, 2007

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Building Techniques, Castle, LEGO, Minifig

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On a less jibbly (definition) note, Moko has also posted some cool designs for minifig weapons:

Octavius Troopers by Dan Sibley

Andrew

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Jan 7, 2007

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LEGO, Minifig, Space

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Dan Sibley presents a pair of multi-armed Exploriens troopers he calls “Octavius Troopers” (nice):

Monster Rat by Moko

Josh

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Jan 7, 2007

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LEGO

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Moko has built yet another disturbing creation! This time its an alternate take on the world’s most famous mouse:

Check out the gallery here!

Halo Elite by Mandalore

Andrew

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Jan 6, 2007

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LEGO, Minifig, Video Game

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Brothers Brick reader RichardAM used the Contact form to let us know about a cool brick-built Elite from Halo, by Brickshelfer Mandalore:

Thanks Richard!

News: More Summer 2007 Set Pictures

Andrew

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Jan 6, 2007

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LEGO, Mecha, News, Space, Superheroes, Town

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And for those of our readers living in a cave or spider-hole, or perhaps held incommunicado against your will, to Nate’s list of summer 2007 Castle box art, I’m compelled to add City, Exo-Force, Batman, Star Wars, etc. (All via Eurobricks, where you can see new pics from Creator and Technic as well.)

My favorites…

From Star Wars, 7661 Jedi Starfighter with Hyperdrive Ring (Kit Fisto!!!):

From Batman, 7786 some sort of Batcopter with Scarecrow’s biplane:

From City, 7998 dump truck:

From Exo-Force, a very large mecha:

Drum roll… The new space theme, Mars Mission[!] (Apply the exclamation point at your own discretion.) I like the drop-ship thingy:

I’ll definitely get this drop-ship, but I’ll withhold judgement on Mars Mission as a whole until we can see better pictures of the minifigs.

Gryphon Rider by Rayhawk

Josh

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Jan 5, 2007

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Art, Castle, LEGO

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Mike Rayhawk has created yet another incredible piece of art based on Lego elements:

Mike is an exceptional artist, who has done amazing concept work for Lego, as well as being the Lead Illustrator for the Knights Kingdom Lego theme. Mike has also done freelance work for various organizations, including the Jim Henson company.
Personally, I am a big fan of his art and am very excited about this latest piece. Way to go, Mike, you are awesome!

(There is also an alternate version in red and gold.)