This great pair of Chuck Taylor All-Stars, by Matt Armstrong, reminded me of that.
Monthly Archives: January 2009
It was a three hour tour...[Parody Sets]
Dave Shaddix is working on a beautiful series of Gilligan’s Island creations. Based on episodes from the iconic TV show, they are accompanied by some pretty snazzy box art!
Just a reminder, since the box art looks so authentic, these parody sets don’t actually exist!
You should also check Dave’s MOCpage. Thanks to Heather for the heads up.
A Chicken Chaser by Kevin Fedde
I’m a sucker for ApocaLego. Especially the lone survivor type. This little scene by Kevin Fedde is excellent. In fact, he is doing a series, based on this fig’s journal. You can keep track of the updates in Kevin’s ApocaLego folder.
My wife said I couldn’t blog this, as she likes chickens and felt sorry for the poor thing. Don’t tell her that I posted it, okay?
Rocko and his M8...what a pair!
Okay, I admit that I’m out of the loop on this one. But I’m sure someone will fill me in. These little bots were showing up everywhere at BrickCon. Then they started taking over Flickr. Now I’m helping them invade TBB. Why? I don’t even know. But this big one by Rocko is flippin’ sweet.
Edit: Since I stole Nannan’s thunder, he asked me to add the following link to the Flickr group administrated by Don Solo. Don is the originator of the epic Walter/M8 saga. All the information you need to know is in there. I learned a whole heap. Now I need to build my own….
It’s like Clockwork
This snazzy robotic individual is Rong Yiren‘s newest offspring. There is so much I could say but I’ll just let him speak for himself.
Tim’s blogging standards
Hi all,
As Andrew’s TOS post makes clear there have been some recent comments on TBB that have made editing it a little less pleasant than it otherwise would be. This does not mean that the content in some of those posts wasn’t somewhat valid, particularly one issue which I do somewhat agree with. So, without further ado:
How can I improve my model coverage on TBB? I’m going to leave the question open but will point out a couple of things which are relavent.
1) We (as a site) like to use a lot of links here. This makes writing a post more difficult and writing a post about someone new even more difficult while we track down their online details.
2) Photography standards are important here. When I show my AFOL friends links I will post poorly photographed but good MOCs. I would not usually post them here.
Unfortunately I’m going to be gone to Brickvention for a few days so any response will be patchy but I’m more interested in hearing your thoughts on this anyway.
And please note this is coming from me and me alone. It is not a broad editorial issue and should not be treated as such. I’d like to know how I can improve my coverage (without taking more time).
Cheers,
Tim
Wooden barrels and toy trains
I realise that this new model by Carl Greatrix is a work-in-progress but I loved the look of it on the wooden table-top and decided to blog it anyway. The details are excellent and it reminds me so much of a lovely old-fashioned toy.
Shenanigans at Everfrost Mountain Brewery
Following our suggestions over the last few days, reader -greenglo- sent us a reminder that we’d missed his awesome Colossal Castle Contest VI entry titled “Everfrost Mountain Brewery”:
There are lots of great details to check out on Flickr, including detailed shots of the great green Ogre with light-up eye, but the 2-second video is what caught my attention:
Belatedly, via Gizmodo.
And a quick production note: Josh is an administrator at Classic-Castle.com, and therefore a judge for this contest. In general, he’s avoided potential conflict of interest by not blogging CCC6 entries. The rest of us here at TBB should’ve done a better job of covering for him, but a few great Castle creations have fallen through the cracks.
Announcing the Brothers-Brick.com Terms of Service [Editorial]
Somewhere during our tremendous growth over the last couple of years, I feel that The Brothers Brick has taken a bit of a wrong turn. Yes, there are things we could do better, but no, I’m not saying that we’ve done anything wrong.
Rather, our audience has shifted from the people we first began blogging for — adult fans of LEGO like ourselves — to a vast silent majority and an active minority of apparently younger LEGO fans. Let me say this once and for all: The Brothers Brick is written by and for adults, as well as for those who are capable of behaving like adults.
As I said last week in my editorial about not posting leaked poor-quality photos, I want our contributors and readers to lead the LEGO fan community toward a more mature, constructive, informed level of discourse.
Over this past week, I’ve been more than a little disappointed in some of the comments our posts have received. I expect more from our readers than vitriolic furor over our straightforward coverage of the LEGO fan community’s reactions to the inauguration of a new president. And particularly confusing (and hurtful) have been those comments assuming that The Brothers Brick is our “job” — when in fact each of us gives up our spare time to do this. For free.
I frequently get home from my real job at near 8:00 in the evening, and then I spend the next three hours poring through my RSS feeds, answering your e-mail, checking forums, and blogging what I find. And that’s just weeknights; I probably spend more time per day on weekends. It’s hard work, even when I only find one or two things that are “blogworthy” in a day.
Still, we do this because we like to, not because we’re obligated to.
I never wanted to codify any rules about how I expected Brothers Brick readers to behave, but with intervention seeming like it’s necessary more and more frequently, I’m today announcing the Brothers-Brick.com Terms of Service.
As a legal document, the Terms of Service page is long, so here’s a summary of the most important points:
- You must be 13 years old to use the interactive features on Brothers-Brick.com.
- Don’t be a jerk. Play nice.
- We don’t guarantee availability of Brothers-Brick.com
now or in the future. - We reserve the right to take whatever action is necessary to keep The Brothers Brick a civil, safe place for all our readers.
- We reserve the right to change our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy at any time.
- The Terms of Service now encompasses our existing Privacy Policy.
The Terms of Service are not up for discussion, but that doesn’t mean we aren’t interested in hearing your thoughts in the comments on this post. Let us know what you think, and don’t hesitate to ask if you have any questions.
Nnenn’s first SHIP is godly
After building countless spacefighters, Nnenn decides to go big and makes his first SHIP, measuring more than 110 studs long, about 3 feet. Dubbed the Divine Intervention, this missile cruiser takes on all the qualities we expect from its superhuman maker. Unfortunately, the creation had a rather mortal lifespan, lasting only 24 hours from its moment of completion to the time of dismantlement, ready to be recycled into the next project.
There’s no denying the beauty of the groove of greebling found on the sides, and if you look closer, there are subtle asymmetrical variations on both sides.
Daniel Jassim’s Hurricane Heavy Assault Craft
This troop ship by Daniel Jassim is simply gorgeous. Classic lines, just enough greebles, perfect interior, and packed with functional details. You have to check out that front ramp! Overall, a really nice build.
Glutton by Huxhold
This is a rather old one, by Kevin Huxhold. I’ve never seen it before so I’m blogging it! Why? Because I can! And it’s really cool….
