Archive for November, 2009

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Not by the hair of my chinny-chin-chin!

Erik Smit shows how its done with this whimsical redeux of Gold Tooth’s Getaway.

By the way, I really like the idea of this sort of challenge, specifically rebuilding a set in whatever fashion each builder prefers. I hope that more groups give this kind of thing a try.

Boxy tin robots of the world unite!

One of my guilty pleasures is the show Antiques Roadshow, and other than Meiji era articulated metal animals, my favorite things to see are classic toys. This retro robot by Yul Burman Karel (Yo3l) is spot on.

Yo3l retro robot

It just perfectly captures the essence of tin robot toys.

Steampunk moves to the jet age

A good amount of my day yesterday was spent talking about the US Air Force and LEGO steampunk with a cousin-in-law who is coming out of his dark ages. So it seemed fortuitous that Rod Gillies (2 Much Caffeine) posted pictures of his steam jet powered P2 Thunderbolt of the US Air Cavalry, circa 1906.

2 Much Caffeine P2 Thunderbolt

Bryan, you’re not alone.