Monthly Archives: December 2007

Where cheese slopes come from

I love cheese. So it would seem does SlyOwl — Cheddar, Red Leicester and Edam in particular.

Titled “Cheddar Gorge,” check out the various interesting techniques SlyOwl used to show liquids in motion throughout his creation:

A-23 Brimstone Heavy Attack Ship by rexcarnage

Brickshelfer rexcarnage‘s fighter is both curvy and swoopy. The combination makes for a very swooshable little ship.

Thanks for the tip mastergongfu!

Lobar-class Heavy Lifter by Lukas

I love all the gears in this little micro mecha from Lukas (Flickr), inspired by Metroid Prime 3.

I am not my LEGO collection

Adam Hally is both an excellent cartoonist and LEGO builder. His LEGO creations often have an artistic inclination, as his latest little scenes demonstrate.

“I am not my outdated computer”:

“I am not my futuristic designer floor lamps”:

For more, check out the full photoset on Flickr.

Vitus Barth’s Shadow World

Vitus “Tony” Barth says that The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time inspired his latest LEGO creation. Regardless of its inspiration, Vitus’ mirroring of light and dark introduces a bit of chiaroscuro to his LEGO world.

Buy LEGO: 2008 Indiana Jones sets now available from the LEGO Shop

The main LEGO Shop page on LEGO.com hasn’t been updated yet, but the new Indiana Jones sets are now available from the LEGO Shop online.

You can get all four sets in the Indiana Jones™ Classic Adventures Collection. In fact, if you buy them from that link, you’ll be helping us pay the bills. ;-)

And now for a celebrity endorsement.

(Josie the dachshund is the celebrity, not me. She’s in a book.)

Destroyer of very small civilizations

Look familiar? It’s a microscale version of Nannan’s Armageddon tank! Both Nannan and I were fooled when we saw this come up in our contacts’ photostreams, so kudos to Adrian Drake for such an excellent itty bitty Armageddon!

Check out several more “Micro Fanboy Creations” in the full photoset on Flickr.

Noddy’s castle masterpiece

I’ve never known Karwik (aka Noddy) to build castles, but I guess I was utterly wrong. Check out the amazing Tower of Brothers with a beautiful interior reminiscent of some ancient ruins.

Moko’s iron giant

Moko’s been building mecha lately, check out this behemoth, called the Iron Giant. That mohawk is fabulous, and so are all the individual poses, my favorite is this one.

Destroyer of civilizations

Merry Christmas to everyone from me! I present you something less joyful for those who want to deflate some overinflated holiday cheer. Tired of hearing wishes for peace on Earth? I bring you Armageddon!

This is a motorized black fantasy tank. In addition to movement, it also features a rotating infantry grinder and a self-firing weapons system. Please read the gruesome backstory on MOCpages and enjoy the youtube video.

So, what’d you get for Christmas?

My lovely wife apparently went out at the last minute and found both 7620 Indiana Jones Motorcycle Chase and 7621 Indiana Jones and the Lost Tomb.

Naturally, I spent Christmas morning savoring the build:

Oh, and I can’t wait to play LEGO Indiana Jones next summer on my new Wii:

I hope everyone got what they wanted for Christmas — I sure did! :-D

Merry Christmas from The Brothers Brick!

All around the Web, LEGO fans are wishing each other a very merry Christmas.

From BusterBuilder:

From Izzo:

From Flemming (via):

From John Langrish:

From Biczzz:

From blackbulb creations:

And from all of us here at The Brothers Brick, may all your gifts rattle in that very special way! ;-)