Tim G (Roguebantha) has been working lately on a microscale Star Wars battle of epic proportions. It’s all come down to this action-packed diorama featuring some of the best LEGO Star Wars mini models around. Click on the pictures below for the Flickr gallery, or you can check out the Brickshelf gallery here.
Check out the smoke effect on this crashing X-wing, which is cleverly supported by the laser beam from the turret.
Another one of mine. I was playing around with the new Lego shark and was comparing him with the previous renditions. I think this was inevitable!
I don’t think I would ever chase a bear with a spear, but I’m not a caveman either…
We’ll end our nautically themed evening on a more peaceful note, with a gorgeous coral reef scene by Shannon Ocean:
That brick-built hammerhead shark is truly fantastic, as are the variety of other undersea flora and fauna (including skeletons as bleached coral).
Aaron “DARKspawn” Andrews sends forth the Imperial Navy’s Commodore Bainbridge to certain doom:
Notice how placing bricks on their sides has allowed Aaron to “float” various items in the water. Achieving a similar effect, he demonstrates that carrying a cannon in a rowboat isn’t such a bright idea:
The LEGO privateers o’er at Classic-Pirates.com have scoured the seven seas to bring all ye ungrateful, lice-infested, lilly-livered sprogs the biggest pile o’ swag in LEGO contest history with the newly announced Pillage the Village Contest.
There be plenty o’ loot fer all, with LEGO Pirate sets of yore to be had in four dastardly categories:
(Actually, our GO MINIMAN GO Photo Contest boasts some serious prizes, with a Green Grocer, 4 Market Streets, 13 Vintage Minifigure Collections, and 4 Golden Anniversary Sets, but we’ll let the Pirates have their day…)
Mutinous bilge-rat Richard A. McCarthy (Flickr) has encountered some lovely lasses of the sea:
Scurvy seadog Jordan Schwartz strands an Imperial landlubber on a desert isle. Down below, there be nothin’ but a shark and a poop deck.
Says Jordan, “After crashing against a shark infested reef, our lone Imperial Governor is stranded on a small, unstable spit of land. And I think the heat is getting to him…”
(Just for the record, I’m not going to try to talk like a pirate in every post today.)
It has been many months since we saw teaser pictures of the Arvo Brothers‘ Doll, and now the builders have finally uploaded a complete frontal shot of the amazing model.
Whether it’s the photography, color scheme, construction style, or something more intangible, LEGO creations by Jehkay are instantly recognizable.
I’m not sure what this floating maintenance cart maintains, but it’s got the arms for the job:
(Kinda sorta via Young Spacers.)
And while I’m at it, a linear cannon (with Power Functions):
It’s no secret at work that LEGO is my “thing.” Redecorating your coworker’s office while they’re away is also a long-standing tradition. I arrived back from a two-week absence recently to find printouts of Legokinsfolk’s Hello Kitty plastering my office. Ha ha, very funny!
Legokinsfolk‘s latest Sanrio character is My Melody’s arch-rival Kuromi:
The Brickshelf gallery has lots more photos, including shots of how Kuromi’s made.
For more LEGO Kuromi cuteness, there’s always Toshiya’s version.
Keith Brogan [Send us a link if you’ve got it. -AB] used a NextEngine 3D scanner and modo software to build a 3D mesh of Nintendo icon Mario, to which he then applied an array of brick-sized shapes.
Finally, Keith built the large-scale Mario out of real LEGO bricks:
Don’t miss Keith’s post on Luxology Forum for more details on how he combined high-tech with ABS.
Via Gizmodo, with a nod to reader William. ;)