Monthly Archives: November 2007

“I made you something...”

Flickr user samus21 indeed made something for Cherry Darling from the film Grindhouse. Excellent.

Podcast interview with Darkspawn

Aaron Andrews (aka Darkspawn) was just featured on a podcast interview on LAML. Check out what this master castle builder has to say about his most recent Crown Manor and his works in general. Here is his interview.

It is intentional that I tagged this blog entry in the “superhero” category :)

And if you enjoyed this interview, check out LAML’s two other very recent interviews with Josh Wedin and John Langrish.

Brent’s Harmonious Juncture

Following his fantastic (in both senses of the word) sky ships featured here a couple weeks ago, Brent has posted two more wildly original flying vehicles.

Harmonium:

Juncture:

How to make a life-size minifig from cardboard, by Ryan Hendrix

Photographer Ryan Hendrix has created a life-size minifig from cardboard. Click the image for a description of the materials and techniques he used.

(Via Klocki.)

SMF2 by Moko

Moko‘s latest mecha goes against the spiky, chunky norm of most current mecha with lots of rounded corners.

Miyamoto Musashi vs. Sasaki Kojiro

Aaron Andrews depicts the epic duel between 17th-century Japanese swordsmen Miyamoto Musashi and Sasaki Kojiro, complete with rolling surf and cherry blossoms.

Here comes the ice cream van!

Steven Marshall is a talented builder who creates models of realistic subjects. Check out his latest creation, the Bedford Ice Cream Van. It looks so real that had I seen his model from a distance, I’d never thought it was lego.

Fairy tales

It’s been a while since we featured works by the Japanese master builder Moko. Those who know him knows that he builds a plethora of themes, but I never thought I’d see this!

Walking with giants

It’s been a while since Matt (aka lowlead) built, but he shows that he’s still got the skills, in fact… amazing skills! Matt’s AT-AT has been evolving for more than seven years, and the latest v4.0 shows the AT-AT in it’s fullest grandeur.

Here’s more information on this model:

“Although somewhat conventional in construction by today’s standards, this MOC represents more than seven years of evolution and has been a favorite of mine ever since version 1. When I first saw Dave Eaton and Shaun Sullivan’s Hoth diorama, I had to build a UCS style AT-AT of my own.

v4.0 better represents the actual ILM models with a re-designed head, legs and drive cams that articulate in the manner they do in EpV, a new neck, a higher center body section, and a completely re-designed drive section using some metallic wheel hubs from the Silver Champion race car.

Due to weight (it’s reeeeeely hefty) and structural issues, this remains a sculpture MOC, with no interior…for now.

The only disadvantage of fully poseable legs is the mandatory support stand. While it stands free when the legs are positioned straight, the doubled-up clicky joints just aren’t hearty enough to support its weight when the knees are bent, or the legs positioned fore or aft.”

Yoder crashes in with style

Check out the amazing crash diorama by Mike Yoder called the Final Flight of the Dogstar III.

Note the nice contrast between the chaotic crash site and the order and cleanliness of the rest of the city. Well done Mike!

How to make a Pepper’s ghost, by Alex Eylar

In addition to being a band, “Pepper’s Ghost” is a stage technique in which actors appear as ghosts in the production. Alex Eylar has tried his hand at creating this illusion in LEGO:

Click the image to read Alex’s description of the building and photography process on MOCpages.

Los Campesinos! Live! by Christoph!

Christoph! presents Los Campesinos! live and in concert.