The Brothers Brick

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 over on BZPower, by BioniBlogger Arpy (aka Patuara):

Arpy clearly understands that presentation is important, and he uses good lighting and a neutral background to showcase his turtle. I think many LEGO builders — including lots of Bionicle fans — could learn something from Arpy. Just sayin’. ;-)

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!

Not exactly, but Izzo says that Belville figures “Have so very few studs, so few studs…” Regardless, he manages to fit a Belville fig into a sweet purple power suit:

While we’re at it, here’s Izzo’s previous powered armor for a Belville fig:

If that’s not enough of a Belville fix for you, a quick search on Flickr will reveal several more interesting creations.

(No. I refuse to add a Belville category. You can’t make me.)

Brickshelf user lovebacu has miniaturized 6086 Black Knight’s Castle (via Klocki):

By the way, whenever I blog someone new, I always try to find their real name, blog, or Web site to give proper credit. In searching the Web for lovebacu’s user name, I discovered several Korean LEGO communities, including BrickInside, where lovebacu seems to be a member (though I’m not sure, since I don’t actually read Korean).

If you’re a reader in Korea and you have suggestions for Korean LEGO blogs or forums we should include in our links, please let us know!

도와줘서 고마워요. ;-)

We like reader submissions! Steven Marshall used the Contact page to let us know about his cool new Johnny 5 robot from the 1986 movie Short Circuit:

(I know, dear readers, we don’t post everything you send us. I’ll set up a separate submissions page that might help explain why.)

My brother and I built this when he visited months ago, but I somehow missed photographing and posting it. Anyway, here’s how I’ve always imagined Genghis Khan (undeterred, it would seem, by the historical record):

Izzo has posted a new series in his IHI line of mecha — this time a trio of construction robots:

Indeed it is, Steve Vargo…