The Brothers Brick

Steve Vargo wasn’t quite satisfied with the skeleton army faction in the new Castle theme, so he tweaked it. Just a bit. Read Steve’s backstory for this diorama on Builder’s Lounge. Very Lovecraftian, Steve. (Via VignetteBricks.)

It’s official. Post-apocalyptic LEGO, or “Post-Apoc”, is the new steampunk. It’s amazing how fast these sort of things catch on. Anyway, today’s post-apoc post is a mega-batch of Mad Max-ish goodness.
First up, “Tractocalypse” by Zach Clapsadle:

Next, “Freestyle at the end of the world” by Andrew Lee:

Finally, a watercraft from Chuck Citrin:

Another beautiful car, Steven Marshall! (Via pootling.)

I breezed right past this vignette by Alex Eylar until Bruce pointed out an interesting feature on VignetteBricks — the two main characters are the only ones in color:

You can read the full text of “The Man of the Crowd” by Edgar Allen Poe online. (The title is a reference to a German quote that [...]

BrickJournal editor Joe Meno has announced that the Web site for the magazine has been officially launched. Here’s what Joe has to say:
I’m happy to announce that the BrickJournal website has been launched:
www.brickjournal.com
Issue 8 is online and available for viewing. Issue 7 is also uploaded but is only available to web subscribers. I am [...]

The Brickster has found an early copy of 7029 Skeleton Ship Attack at a local (not sure where) Toys R Us and has created a photo review on Eurobricks:

We featured several Halo creations by Brian Kescenovitz a couple months ago, and I’ve been looking forward to his next project. Brian doesn’t disappoint:

Another reader submission, this time from Taylor. Thanks!

My brother attends Comic-Con just about every year, and has told me all about the great costumes some people wear. “Boba Fetts roving in herds” sticks in my mind. Anyway, Kotaku has a great picture of two people dressed up as minifigs from LEGO Star Wars:

Great find, Kelly McKiernan!

Kopakashau presents a creation called “Tohu”.
I’ll let mastergongfu do the talking on this one: “Not much Bionicle gets blogged, nor does it genrally deserve to get blogged, but this one I found on Brickshelf is superb.”
Hmmm… An interesting point. If you want to see more Bionicle here on The Brothers Brick, help me keep [...]

Plug time!  Inspired by the work of Noddy (and Micheal Jasper), I built my own motorcycle:

Flickr set.  Classic-Castle thread.

I suspect the cigarette lighter needs fixing, but it’ll do:

Always a pleasure, Mr. Zumbi. (Via pootling.)

“Reverend” Brendan Powell Smith may be best known for The Brick Testament, but he does build other things. Here’s his “WWE Superstars in LEGO”:

(Still catching up — this one’s from before the recent “Brickshelf crisis.”)

I left a comment on one of Tim Zarki’s pictures saying that I can’t blog everything he builds. Well, it’s true — though unfortunate, because all of his recent creations have been fantastic, including this post-apocalyptic tank/tractor.
Great submission, Jamie Neufeld! (Can you tell I’m catching up?)

It’s been a while since we’ve seen a new ship in the 3vil faction. The latest is from Dillon:

The skull — a requisite part of any 3vil ship — is particularly well-executed, with a great cannon sticking out of the right eye.

Nathan Proudlove has been playing World of WarCraft, as evidenced by his Tauren warrior.

Speaking of cool videos, Peter Edwards has some really interesting creations on his Web site, including many that are motorized in some way.
Here’s Peter’s very fast LEGO slot cars are built around AFX motors:

My favorite, though, is the video of an ingenious set of “dodgem” cars:

Be sure to check out Peter’s Web site for lots [...]

Joystiq has broken the news that the rumored LEGO Indiana Jones video game has been confirmed. Watch the trailer right here on The Brothers Brick:

Thanks to reader David for the tip! (And check out the Official Web site.)

Yesterday was the second birthday of this blog, but I was too busy reading the adventures of a certain young wizard to post anything.
Let the long-winded and self-satisfied post begin! (Read last year’s anniversary post here or with original comments on the old blog.)
The big changes to this blog since last year:

We moved [...]