Archive for February, 2007

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Lord Maleus by Jas Nagra

I’ve had my eye on Jas Nagra’s Flickr photostream ever since I noticed the mecha he’s been working on. In the meantime, here are some great minifigs:

MS-07B Gouf by Chuck Citrin

Somewhat larger than his Nano Zeon Mobile Suits, Chuck Citrin has built a big blue Gouf (info):

Get your stinkin’ paws off me, you damn, dirty Exo-Ape!

Nelson Yrizarry has done it again.  Tremble in fear and awe at his Planet of the Exo-Apes vignette.  Check out those awesome Exo-Apes made out of Exoforce bots. He’s also made a exo-scorpian out of the bot parts.

Lara Croft vs. T. Rex!

It’s hard to believe that it’s been more than ten years since eager computer gamers first began controlling the increasingly curvaceous (hurray for higher polygon counts!) Lara Croft in Tomb Raider games.

As always, Lara takes on a Tyrannosaurus Rex, utilizing her run & gun technique:

LEGO Gears of War minifigs

Characters from the Xbox 360 game Gears of War:

From left to right, Pvt. Damon Baird, Pvt. Augustus Cole, Sgt. Marcus Fenix, and Pvt. Dominic Santiago.

(I’m not as happy with these four as I am with the FFIII characters or Lara Croft, but I was dying to use my new BrickArms weapons again. :D)

Final Fantasy III Characters

To welcome all of you clicking through from Kotaku (and taking down our server for a couple hours yesterday — sorry!), I whipped together another batch of minifigs inspired by video game characters. This is the first of three posts.

Without further ado, here are the characters from Final Fantasy III for Nintendo DS:

From left to right, that’s Ingus, Luneth (as a black mage), Arc (ranger), and Refia (geomancer with bell).

DARKSpawn’s Tower House

DARKSpawn has bestowed yet another gem on us with his Tower House:

The rounded towers and angled windows are my favorite details, but the whole building is full of sweet little details. Keep it up, DARKSpawn!

Don Solo’s Moondozer

(also via Moyblik)

Don Solo’s latest is a brilliant Moondozer:

Legohaulic’s Alien Spacecraft

Legohaulic has created a neat alien spacecraft. Look at that awesome shape!

And the minifig alien that goes along with the craft would make Andrew giggle with excitement:

News: Brick Journal Issue 6 Now Available

Check out the full announcement on LUGNET, with links to downloads. I’m off to read!

Arvo Bros. LEGO Nintendo Game Boy

Just in time for all of you clicking through from DESTRUCTOID, the Brothers Arvo present an update to their Nintendo Game Boy, now complete with battery compartment and Game Pak (click for gallery):

Back view:

w00t!

Ba Luo Sha by by Rake Hau

TWLUG (Taiwan LEGO Users Group) member Rake Hao presents a mecha titled “Ba luo Sha”:

New Mecha Series from Izzo

For someone with Photoshop skills who’s a fan of both mecha model kits and LEGO, creating one’s own line of kits (well, at least an imaginary line), complete with box art, seems inevitable. Izzo is one such person, and he just started a new series of mecha called “Gunhead Bagune.”

Here’s BG-01 OA-LBUE (blog post):

And BG-02 MIDON-GURE (blog post):

New Advanced Building Techniques Guide by Didier Enjary

If you’ve ever wanted to improve your building skills by incorporating advanced techniques such as SNIR (studs not in a row), curved walls, or lettering, Didier Enjary has created The Unofficial LEGO Advanced Building Techniques Guide.

Read Didier’s announcement on LUGNET, and download the 37-page PDF today!

Feed the Light! Feed the Light!

Dandily has recently posted an awesome Viking lighthouse. Among other details, check out the thatched roof and the light source. Gotta love that light. :)