Monthly Archives: July 2009

It was meant to be built in LEGO microscale

ZED‘s microscale model of the Alin Boutique Sarigerme hotel bears so much resemblance to its real-life counterpart that it makes me wonder if the building was meant to be made in LEGO microscale. If you look at the balconies, the central gray tower with its conical roof, it’s not hard see that they bear resemblance to certain LEGO pieces.

Mega-Skelly makes dragons look like fairies

Rayhawk‘s mega version of the LEGO skeleton minifig sure has more character than its smaller counterpart. Note the use of a tricorne for the nasal cavity and the minifig pilot in the ribcage.

Who said war can’t be comfortable?

It might not seem obvious at first why we’re highlighting yet another creation by Tyler (Legohaulic)…

…but hopefully this video will convince you.

Microscale Bird’s Nest

Yiu Keung built a microscale version of the Beijing National Stadium, more commonly known as the Bird’s Nest, using mostly t-pipes and Technic half pins. What a mind-boggling build!

And don’t miss our behind-the-scenes coverage of the minifig-scale LEGO Sport City that Yiu Keung and HKLUG built last summer for the Beijing Olympics.

Exploring the void of space

Chris Parkinson built an impressive SHIP over the course of eight months called the Resource Scout, designed as an exploration vessel to find new resources.

The picture above is actually a render, but the real photo can be found here. To see more pictures including the construction process, visit the gallery on Flickr.

Abbey of Saint Rumare

Sebastiaan Arts lives up to his name with this thing of beauty. Gorgeous castles in tan are a rarity, but that isn’t all that sets this creation apart from most of the others. The detail, the height, the apocalyptic battlefield…the list goes on and on.

Lego Church Abbey Awesomesauce

Tour de Force

Ochre Jelly presents Tour de Force, featuring characters from the Clone Wars. I especially like the light trails on the lightsabers. You can read more on his blog.

One small step for man...

…one giant leap for a minifig. Mikael (CopMike) celebrates the 40th anniversary of the moon landing with this simple but iconic build of the first step on the moon.

What you can build if you have 100 blue droid arms

Oh, and talent like Adrian Florea‘s.

LEGO starfighter

The droid arms are connected to blue flex-tubing, giving the repeated element an excellent curve.

Lead Designer of LEGO Board Games Interviewed

Brett Gilbert has landed an interview with Cephas Howard, the lead designer for LEGO’s new line of board games.

“First you build your game,” says Cephas. “This creates a bond and a greater sense of ownership, immersion and understanding of the game for the kids. It also gives them the confidence to change it later on.”

“Next you play. The games all have good, solid game experiences that can be played over and over, and allow kids to have fun with their friends and family while doing so.” Cephas points out that truly social play is something that LEGO has not always offered, but that these games allow parents to be genuinely involved in LEGO play with their children.

“Then you change. Now if gets interesting!” Cephas explains that each game provides new ideas for gameplay, including not just advanced rules but also the challenge to children to get creative, albeit with the wise suggestion to try out one idea at a time so that they can see what works and hopefully learn why.

“The dice we designed sums all of this up in itself,” says Cephas. “You build it, play with it, and can change it. And it creates the element of chance in all our games which means that any player has a chance of winning a strategic game.”

Check out the full text of the interview here. Brett also has done a roundup of all the Lego Board Games. The games are currently available in the UK, but may be coming to North America in the near future.

Steam City + Red Faction dune buggy

I put off blogging this lovely floating rock/steampunk city by Kevin Fedde (Crimson Wolf) because Nannan had just just blogged his Field of Dreams.

It’s like a lovely steampunk version of 10193 Medieval Market Village:icon

LEGO steampunk city on floating rocks

Since then, Kevin has also posted a very cool dune buggy from Red Faction: Guerilla.

LEGO Red Faction Guerilla dune buggy

The red backdrop adds a lot to the presentation, and I particularly like the subtle wheel covers.

What is it with Australians and cybernetically enhanced trolls?

Among the many interesting things that eclectic (and talented) builder Karf Oolhu has posted recently is this brave troll, complete with both Gatling and ray guns.

LEGO cybernetic troll

As always, that’s not the only interesting thing in Karf’s photostream. I love this microscale fuel refinery abuzz with activity.

LEGO microscale space station