Taka Hamada‘s latest album cover should be immediately recognizable to fans of The Beatles. After all, haven’t we all wanted to live in a Yellow Submarine at some point in our lives?
Monthly Archives: August 2007
Cyclopean Horror by Nannan Z.
I’m not sure whether this diorama by Nannan Z. falls into the “ApocaLEGO” category, but I say that if you encountered that in a wasteland by the side of the road, the apocalypse couldn’t be far behind, if it hasn’t happened already. Just sayin’.
Daniele Benedettelli’s MINDSTORMS NXT Rubik’s Cube Solver
Dang, that’s awesome! By Daniele Benedettelli, via nxtasy.org.
Hotel in Japanese is ホテル
Lettering in LEGO is a challenge. Although the possibilities of lettering in Roman/Latin lettering have been explored rather well, especially by LEGO train fans, it’s rare to see lettering in other scripts, such as Japanese.
Brickshelfer Sonix has changed the “HOTEL” sign in 10182 Cafe Corner to ホテル, which is how you write “Hotel” in Japanese (via Brick Town Talk):
While we’re at it, Sugegasa spells out “Nitro” (ニトロ) — a fitting name for his grill:
Arctic Scout by Gladius
Flickrite Gladius recently posted a very cool (pun intended) tri-treaded Arctic Scout.
H&V 01B – Space Combat Hardsuit with M-SB Pack, by Tim Zarki
It’s been a little while since we’ve featured a hardsuit inspired by Maschinen Krieger (or Ma.K) — a series of plastic models designed by Kow Yokoyama in the mid 1980’s. Here’s a nice one by Tim Zarki:
Microscale links for August 12, 2007
With both ApocaLEGO and microspace building still going strong, I’m reduced to playing catch-up with roundup posts like this one. It’s a nice problem to have! :-D
A virtual LEGO U.S.S. Sulaco from Aliens by BrickCommander (via Klocki) and The Khet Nasari Relic by Tim Zarki (via Moyblik):
Next, two creations by Andrew Lee (both via MicroBricks):
Finally, every microspace roundup post needs at least one creation from nnenn. This week’s is “Hurassa heavy-dropship, TB12 Porcilm” (via Snoikle):
It uses the jungle...
Brickshelfer snyderman presents a fully poseable Predator figure.
Salmamir Torpedo Frigate by Adrian Florea
Adrian Florea presents Salmamir, a microscale torpedo frigate. He also demonstrates the innate swooshability of microspace creations:
NOX – Heavy Assault Mech by Dennis Coh
Dennis Coh presents “NOX”, a Heavy Assault Mech in the form of a spider.
No Real Than You Are
Happy 75th Birthday, LEGO!
It all started with wooden toys like this duck:
The LEGO Company is celebrating its 75th birthday today. You can read a very cool LEGO timeline on LEGO.com.
Here’s to another 75 years of wonderful memories. We can’t wait to find out what’s next!
EDIT: This is what I get for jumping right to the new post page after getting home, without checking the main page first. Well, at least you get a picture of a wooden duck. :-D