The Brothers Brick

Ben Caulkins (Benny Brickster) created a faithful rendition of a gray version of Master Chief’s helmet from Halo. If you’re like me, you’d like to know if it’s wearable. Yes, it is.

Dave Kaleta built this diorama called Siege on the Kasbah at Deir-az-Zur for the final round of MOC Olympics. It’s far less often that we see non-traditional castles, not to mention fantasy Arabian fortresses being invaded by giant scorpions and black-hooded figures. I’m not sure what’s scarier: the army of darkness or those mime-faced skeletons.

ACPin‘s newest Star Wars diorama is a visually striking training arena for elite clone troopers. The difficulty of this build lies in incorporating the grid pattern on an uneven terrain, which the builder accomplished to good effect.

Thanks for the tip Christian!

Another entry to Classic-Castle‘s Colossal Contest, busboy489′s Castle Hadrian is so full of rich detail that it’s difficult to begin to point them out. There’s the drawbridge, the lovely tree in the lower corner, the wall detailing, the interesting architecture and angles…I’d say just go ahead and stare at it for a while. You’ll be glad you did.

Jordan Schwartz (Sir Nadroj) has become quite adept at building organic creatures lately — a particular challenge in our angular medium. His latest creature is the mythical medieval wyvern.

Jordan’s wyvern is articulated from neck through tail, and while it looks like a rather odd dragon, his rendition is quite accurate (as portrayals of non-existent creatures go).

LEGO newcomer Rakanishu1024 recently posted a really cool “green building” on a Micropolis module.

The rooftop wind farm is complemented by gardens at varying levels throughout the structure.

Via MicroBricks.

Speaking of FBTB, their CubeDude Vignettes Contest is now complete, and has yielded some nice results.

Larry Lars captures Jabba the Hutt’s musical entertainers in his vignette:

Andy Grubb deservedly takes home the first place prize, though, with this awesome forced-perspective view of Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy pursuing the golden snitch in a game of Quidditch.

Check out all the great entries on FBTB.

Ever wanted a native iPhone experience for browsing LEGO news and creations on The Brothers Brick? Well, now there’s an app for that. The Bricking News app — developed by FBTB’s Ace Kim — lets you access FBTB, Eurobricks, Brickset, and The Brothers Brick, along with an easier way to view LEGO pictures on Flickr.

Check out Bricking News in the iTunes App Store, and download it for just 99 cents.

An entry for Classic-Castle’s Colossal Contest VIII, Mr. Johnathon Gilbert‘s creation showcases the hard work and diligence of the Castle Health, Improvement, & Maintenance People (C.H.I.M.P.).

That’s a lot of destruction and havoc to fix up, but I’m quite sure the CHIMPs are up to it.

Matija Grguric is hosting a contest for the house builders out there. The rules are simple: build a family house from any era by January 1, 2011 and you can win 6754 Family Home. Click on the banner below for the full details.

A team of German builders (Bruno Kurth, Tobias Reichling, Vanessa Graf, Tanja Kusserow-Kurth, and Torsten Scheer) created this gigantic 480X480 stud layout of a physical map of Europe. On top of that, they have added 44 microscale landmarks, two of which are for sale on Creations for Charity. This feat is accomplished with more than 53,500 bricks over half a year.

Via Make. Thanks for the tip Théo!

Fredoichi recently unveiled this sleek bust of the Caped Crusader. I really like the smooth, finished look of this build. Now it just needs a voice chip saying, “I’m Batman”.

Well, I’m way late on this one. I meant to post it here right away, but forgot. Absolutely no excuse for that. But better late than never.

Stitch is one of my all-time favorite Disney characters and Jordan’s sculpture is most excellent. From the stance of the character to the look on his face, from the use of the stickers on the ears (yes, they are official LEGO) to the use of black teeth for fingers, everything about this build meshes very well.

You can see more pictures at Brickshelf.

Joshua Morris (I Scream Clone) takes us to planet paradise in this bustling alien retreat. Check out all the minifig visitors; you never know who you might bump into.

FBTB announces their second annual charity drive to raise money for Child’s Play. For every $2 donated, you’re entered into a raffle for some heart-stopping prizes. Take a look and help out a great cause.