The Brothers Brick

No, seriously. There’s enough stuff about 10182 Cafe Corner to dedicate a whole roundup post to this one set.
First of all, it’s where my own LEGO time has been going this past week! My brain is spinning with ideas for interiors, additions, variations, and neighborhood buildings. And I’ve always been a castle and space builder, [...]

Renowned Spacer Chris Giddens reviews 7093 Skeleton’s Tower:

The Radiant Kestrel by Zach Clapsadle keeps our roundup posts chugging and clanking along:

“Flyer” by Jerac (via) and “Steampunk Skiff” by Tim Zarki:

An older creation by Ayucow inspired by the anime film Steam Boy (via):

“Fanglyfuss” by Makaru, and “The Pit Scourge” by Breann Sledge (both via BioniBlog):

Guu Press has an interesting interview with Lars Lusenberg Nielsen, Senior Toy Designer at LEGO’s Concept Lab (via Klocki and Forum 0937).

This one clearly deserved its own post. If you read Spanish, you can discuss this latest creation from the Arvo brothers on Hispalug. Via Masoko Tanga.

I’m behind again, so instead of cluttering up the page and RSS feed, I’m going to post by theme again. First up, Space! And…Star Wars!
“Alien Life” by Felix Greco, and “Swallowtail” by Mr. Stenz:

In Star Wars news, the inventory for 10179 Millenium Falcon is now up on Peeron, and details are now available on [...]

As featured here previously, master customizer NickGreat continues his “Colors of the Samurai” with my favorite color — and favorite minifig so far (via Klocki):

(Wow, feels like I’ve been gone forever, but it’s only been a couple of days. My bookmark folder’s bursting at the seams, so I’ll do a few “roundup” posts tomorrow to [...]

I’ve been pretty buildy lately so I’m just throwing a bunch of stuff here. The Hotrod and Bike are variants of misterzumbi and mijasper’s models but the others are me having colourful fun. Also in my Flickr stream (may contain disliked language).

Here’s what greeted me when walked through the front door yesterday evening:

I’d finally ordered 10182 Cafe Corner last week, so I knew it was in the mail, but my wife understood how excited I was and set everything up so I could spend more of my time building when I got home. Yay!

Oh, and that’s [...]

Brickshelf builder HIEN has come up with (well did come up with… it’s really rather late to post about) what I’d consider one of, if not the, best small scale WWII planes in LEGO. The entire thing is a big ball of complex genius and I, for one, am sold.

Steven Marshall’s name isn’t Mater, but this little truck from Cars goes by that name:

(Via Paganomation.)
And don’t miss Dave Teague’s Lightning McQueen I blogged last year.

Matt De Lanoy demonstrates that something you made yourself is so much more meaningful than a bunch of plants you buy on the Internet. And besides, plastic flowers last a lifetime:

Forum 0937 member rupi puts Chris Bragg’s arm replacement technique to good use with Dr. Crow, a mad scientist.
(If you don’t already know how to put a robot arm on a minifig, you can read the how-to on Chris’s old blog.)

At first glance, this new mecha by squieu reminded me of the “Robonoid” by comic I blogged back in 2005, but with the usual squieu detail, there’s a lot going on in this little thing:

So, Josh and I have both been sick and/or busy, and even though we have a completed interview with Bionicle builder Breann Sledge, we haven’t had time to post it yet. I promise that we’ll post it very soon — sorry Breann.
To tide everyone over, here’s a little something for the current Bionicle Building Contest [...]

I remember seeing this at BrickFest, but I can’t remember who the builder was, and dadio’s Brickshelf user name isn’t much help. Anyway, here’s his U.S. Navy LCAC:

And in case my reference is too obscure, a YouTube video for you to view.

Jamie Neufeld presents a retro-ish robot dubbed “The Quantum Super Thunder Galactic Robo Fighter - Atomictron 7″ (I kid you not):

(Via Moyblik.)

Winners have been announced in the recent Wizard’s Challenge contest.
Most Creative Wizard: Sir Dillon’s Larry of the Metal Arm:

Best Overall Wizard: Master Aves Hawthorn by Sir Nadroj

Best Wizard’s Workshop: TheBrickster with The Snake Oil Wagon of Professor Snidley C. Rooked, Wizard of Curiosities:

Congratulations to all of the winners!