Monthly Archives: October 2007

Colossal Castle Contest V has been announced!

Hey all you castle-lovers out there!

Classic-Castle has announced their fifth annual Colossal Castle Contest! Let me tell you, these are a blast. I’ve entered every year and they just keep getting better and better.

Check out the prizes and the rules, then get building!

Vehicles by misterzumbi and Tattun

I’m a sucker for great-looking town vehicles. This truck and classic car by Brickshelfers misterzumbi and Tattun are simply great. Thanks to Bruce from Classic-Castle (and VignetteBricks and MircoBricks) for pointing these out.

Black and White Classics, LEGO’d by Mike Stimpson

Mike Stimpson has recreated a pair of classic black and white photographs in LEGO. The one above is based on “Lunch Atop a Skyscraper” (compare with original) by Charles Ebbets (ca. 1932).

Lunch Atop a Skyscraper

This next photo is based on “Behind the Gare Saint-Lazare” (compare with original) by Henri Cartier-Bresson (also from 1932):

Behind the Gare Saint-Lazare

Frogspace roundup for October 27, 2007

I think Frogspace is officially a trend. It even has its own Flickr group now. I’m guessing that somebody’s going to start a new blog dedicated just to Frogspace. Anyway, let’s catch up on the latest in this truly strange theme…

Arpy‘s flyers, uniski, and walker:

Don Solo‘s pillbuggy and Blacktron II frogfighter:

UPDATE: RebelRock‘s spacesuit and rover:

Have The Brothers Brick sold out?!

No, but hosting a site that gets nearly 2 million hits a month isn’t free, so we’ve added a way for our loyal readers to help us out. ;-) The next time you buy LEGO from the LEGO Store online, please consider clicking through from Brothers-Brick.com first. If you do that, we get a (very small) percentage of the sale, which will help to cover costs like Web hosting.

So, if you appreciate what we do and want to show your support by helping us out, please consider buying some LEGO!

LEGO

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Izzo roundup for October 25, 2007

Another prolific, talented builder who deserves his own “roundup” post is Izzo. In addition to his series inspired by Cafe Corner (moving sidewalks, treads, and flyers), he’s been busy building great mecha:

And before that, a little bit of an “Ew!” factor with a flea and a weird blood-sucking machine:

The Black Pyramid by RebelRock

There’s a lot to see in this great Egyptian-themed creation by RebelRock, including a horde of female warriors and some excellent studless landscaping. (Via Klocki.)

Boo!

Just in time for Halloween, The Brickster presents two new scenes from Gravestone…

El Pueblo Bandolero by Mister oo7

Check out the wonderful architecture in this Western street scene by Mister oo7! Very cool.

Nnenn roundup for October 25, 2007

Nnenn has been so busy building new microscale fleets (among other things) that he gets his own “roundup” post. :-D (Mostly via MicroBricks.)

Hurassa cargo shuttle and escort:

Pevid freighter with escort:

A bunch of orange ships:

A bunch of blue ships:

A whole heap of Steampunkery...

Kaitimar has been building some rather interesting Steampunk creations lately. They definitely have a unique look. But don’t take my word, see for yourself…

Lewis & Clark rediscover Long Beach

Almost exactly two hundred years ago, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark ended their expedition across North America at Cape Disappointment (named 17 years earlier by English Captain John Meares), at the southern end of what is now the Long Beach Peninsula in Washington.

This past weekend, Lewis and Clark revisited — and rediscovered — Long Beach:

Click the image above to explore Long Beach with Lewis and Clark.