The Brothers Brick

Name: Dred Scott
Dates: 1795-1858
Biography:
Dred Scott was an African-American slave who sued for his freedom in the antebellum (pre-Civil War) period of United States history. Born as the property of U.S. Representative Henry Taylor Blow’s parents, when the family had financial problems, Scott was sold to Dr. John Emerson. Emerson traveled frequently, including to states where [...]

I often think (and I’ve mentioned it often enough here on TBB as well) that the simplest ideas seem to yield the most beautiful results. Sure, complexity has its place, but paying homage to a lowly but beloved 1×2 printed tile is sheer genius.
But then again, we already knew that about Jon Palmer.

The Very Reverend Brendan Powell Smith keeps the faithful masses opiated with more installments of The Brick Testament. In this month’s episodes, David kills a few thousand foreigners and steals another man’s wife.
(Reader discretion is advised.)

Preliminary pictures of the new LEGO Agents theme are surfacing. Click on the picture to see all the sets in this theme.
FINAL UPDATE: LEGO Agents sets are now available from the LEGO Shop online.
EDIT: Image removed from Eurobricks at the request of The LEGO Company.
UPDATE: The LEGO Agents sets were revealed officially at Toy Fair [...]

Name: Albert Schweitzer
Dates: 1875-1965
Biography:
Dr. Albert Schweitzer was an Alsatian theologian, physician, philosopher, and musician. Early in his life, Schweitzer gained a reputation as a noted theologian with the book The Quest of the Historical Jesus. Schweitzer lived a life that expressed his philosophy, which he summarized as “Reverence for Life.” In addition to opposing war [...]

The brick-built lettering alone makes this very cool house from Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, as built by Ed Diment, worth sharing with the world. Of course, the minifigs and interior are wonderful as well.

This might only be the second post to highlight this builder’s mecha, but Stogelley is quickly becoming one of my favorites. Does Izzo have a secret twin?
(Thanks for the tip, Andrew!)

Alex Eylar created a concept of minifig assassins, each with a distinct psychotic nature and style of operation. Check out his MOCpages gallery for vignette shots and profiles of these plastic killers. Who’d you hire? I prefer the White Rabbit; he’s got style.

Lukas‘ latest is a bright yellow, very swooshable racer with a low profile and awesome stripes.

Building a geodesic dome is a complex engineering challenge. Jon Palmer tackled the challenge a while ago with his “Shpleem Dome”, and has just shared instructions on how to build your own. Head on over to ZEMI and read all about it.

Name: Aung San Suu Kyi
Dates: Born in 1945
Biography:
Aung San Suu Kyi is a pro-democracy activist currently detained as a political prisoner by the government of Myanmar (Burma). Elected Prime Minister in 1990, she has intermittently been under house arrest ever since, despite calls for her release by world leaders, human rights organizations, and even the [...]

I sometimes feel like I haven’t been paying attention or something when I discover a builder I haven’t heard of before through one of the many LEGO blogs I read (LegOficina dos Baixinhos, in this case). Today’s discovery was Astuanax, whose Lord of the Rings creations are jaw-droppingly gorgeous.
Check out the city of Minas Tirith [...]

I’m sorry to say that I really only look for LEGO pictures on Brickshelf and Flickr, so it was wonderful to find Horace Cheng on Flickr earlier today. (Remember his awesome Flappters?)
Anyway, Horace doesn’t live in Hong Kong, but he’s captured a couple iconic vehicles I remember from my visit there in 1989 — a [...]

Name: Martin Luther King, Jr.
Dates: 1929-1968
Biography:
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was one of the primary leaders of the civil rights movement in the United States during the 1950s and 1960s. Beginning as a Baptist minister, King led the struggle to end racial injustice, including segregation.
Inspired by his Christian convictions and the non-violent philosophy of Mahatma [...]

The wonderful little scene above, featuring William “Bill” Bones, caught my eye recently on The Brick Time blog, so I went a few posts back and discovered a very cool diorama of the Admiral Benbow Inn — the inn where Jim Hawkins lives in Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island.
Click the picture to check out the [...]

Chris Giddens (Flickr) has recreated the Classic Space set 6929 Starfleet Voyager from 1981. Would it be sacrilege to say that Chris’ version is a marked improvement over the original?

Charlie Co. (aka Tim) continues to post great World War II creations, including a trio of adorable pinups sure to give comfort to little plastic Allies.

Inspired by Keith Goldman, Jon Palmer (Flickr) is starting a series of vignettes starring another real-life LEGO fan, Aaron Sneary.
In Jon’s first vig, Aaron chooses the items he will take on his journey.