Monthly Archives: June 2008

Brickworld 2008 photos: Thursday June 19th

Brickworld, an annual LEGO convention held in Chicago, is taking place from June 19-22. I am attending the event and am bringing you the most current photos. Here are selected ones from Thursday of the convention that will last until Sunday night. Please see the gallery on flickr.

Some interesting observations so far:
1. The LEGO Group has sent copies of their newest sets, including the upcoming Star Wars Clone Wars sets to be built and played with.
2. Brickforge has an impressive sales booth containing all minifig accessories and tons of new items, like the new Halo spartan armor and helmet along with many other new and never before seen minifig weapons and accessories (review to come next week)
3. I got to sneak a peak at the plans and assembly of the most deadly space station in the galaxy; many Bothans died to bring this information ;)

In order to be have these photos uploaded on the web as soon as possible, I’ve not had time to add descriptions or do any editing. Since there are still three days left of the convention, please let me know what you would like to see by leaving a comment and I’ll do my best to accomodate your needs. It is 1:50am at the time of this post, so I will be getting some sleep for tomorrow’s full day.

Rong Yiren micros the Emperor’s arrival at the Death Star

In our third LEGO Star Wars post of the day, Rong Yiren depicts Emperor Palpatine’s arrival aboard the Death Star, in ultra-microscale:

Hispabrick Magazine now available in print [News]

For those of you interested in having a glossy printed version of Hispabrick magazine to peruse on the bus, in the bathtub, while skydiving, or other places away from a computer, you can now purchase Hispabrick for 9.73 euros.

The print version includes all the great content of the original PDF, including set reviews, how-to articles, and event coverage.

Of course, you can also still download the PDF for free.

(I love the fact that the “Related Books” are poetry. I’ve always said that my two artistic passions are related, so that seems somehow appropriate.)

Jesus Diaz learns where LEGO Star Wars Stormies come from

Gizmodo’s Jesus Diaz just got back from his trip to LEGO headquarters in Billund, Denmark, where he took a great video of stormtroopers getting made in the LEGO factory.

Click through to Jesus’ post on Giz to watch the video.

10188 Death Star now available for preorder from LEGO Shop [News]

Well, that was certainly quick. The highly anticipated new set 10188 Death Staricon is now available for preorder from the LEGO Shop online.


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3,803 pieces. 399.99 USD. Ships on September 16, 2008.

EDIT: Jesus Diaz over at Gizmodo has the full list of minifigs and features. What the heck is a Phlutdroid? Oh, I see.

Gonna lift you up

Brickshelf user carl shows off an excellent balance of form and function with this versatile container stacker. The mix of studless technic and system building gives a wonderful balance of usability and visual accuracy.

Carl's container stacker

Thanks to Dave Stannard for the heads up on this

Heit Boloambar’s custom RXAC-342v

While everyone was oohing and aahing over Nnenn‘s recent modular ships, I realized we’d neglected to blog his beautifully swooshable minifig-scale fighter:

My favorite detail is the transition from the cockpit to the nose, but the engine intakes are totally sweet too.

Indiana Jones mine cart chase roundup

Despite Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom being many people’s least favorite film in the original trilogy, the mine cart chase scene remains one of my own favorites. It would seem that many LEGO fans agree, given the large number of LEGO creations inspired by this iconic sequence in the movie.

Although a couple days too late for the Indy contest on Klocki, I think this large vignette by Simon Tzidik captures the spirit of the scene best:

I love the curved tracks and sense of motion in Piglet‘s version:

I can feel the heat on the soles of Indy’s shoes in this scene by Mara-chan:

Finally, Piotr Slezak goes vertical with this multi-level vignette:

Le Corbusier’s Villa Savoye

Matija Grguric‘s architectural LEGO project modeled the Villa Savoye, designed by the famous French architect Le Corbusier, who pioneered Modern architecture. The Villa Savoye was completed in 1929 and was meant to be a weekend country house. Here, Matija has captured the style and proportions perfectly in this faithful model.

Indiana Jones and the Steel Wishbone

Gorazd Vahen pits Indiana Jones against a mechanical monstrosity of the Third Reich in this great diorama featuring Ms. Bunhead, as played by a certain princess from a galaxy far, far away:

Thanks to Fedde, the droid factories of the future go green

Fedde envisions a future in which droids go in, and then they go out.

Lots more on Brickshelf — definitely worth the visit for all the great details in this scene.

RAMM Habicht Leichter Mehrzweckhubschrauber

I have no idea what these crazy RAMM names mean. Regardless, obxcrew‘s chopper goes “whup whup whup” and seats five minifigs:

While we’re at it, we get a surprising number of search engine hits for “what does LEGO RAMM stand for?” so here’s the answer: Royal Austrian Mechanized Military. And don’t miss RAMM-originator Nick Dean’s own RAMM designs.