Monthly Archives: April 2011

Bricks Helping Japan – Charity LEGO Auctions Update 3

Our custom LEGO creation auctions to benefit the victims of the recent earthquakes and tsunamis in Japan, via the Red Cross, are continuing. I’ve just listed some more items, and we also have several due to end in the next 24 hours! Please take a look and see if there’s anything you’d like to buy, with all proceeds going to charity. Also, once again, I’d like to thank the people who have donated creations for their generosity, as well as the bidders for being so eager to buy!

Once again, here’s the link to all of the on-going auctions to help the Red Cross in their efforts to help the victims of the earthquakes and tsunamis in Japan and the Pacific Rim.

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CLAW

In a very roundabout way (see Keith’s comment) this LEGO diorama is a three-way collaboration between Peter Morris, Mike Yoder (builder42) and Keith Goldman. But the 14-fold symmetric launch bay is 100% Goldman. Behold the CLAW.

Sydney Opera House

The Sydney Opera House is probably one of the hardest buildings to make in LEGO due to its compound curves. All attempts I can remember seeing have used plate sculpting which gets the shape right but not the smooth texture of the shells. Until now!

Bad Leo has used a building technique that is nothing short of brilliant to construct the compound curves. I believe this is similar to how the real opera house is constructed. The end result is amazing.

Stop-motion build of upcoming 21008 Burj Khalifa

Philipp Herfeldt posted a stop-motion video showing the construction of the upcoming set in the LEGO Archtecture line: 21008 Burj Khalifa.

A robot missionary

Kris Kelvin shows that sometimes it takes only one minifig to put a completely new spin on a creation. While a glance shows an old church, a closer look reveals a lone robot tending the sanctuary. The creation is titled “The life of Brother Robotius, last space missionary.” Now my mind is swarming with ideas on how that could’ve happened.

Caribbean Fortress is the perfect redcoat getaway

Philip Stark (Erdbeereis1) constructed a fort by the sea for the redcoats to chill and build sand castles. I love the water texture made with double slope pieces topped off with clear cheese.

Royal wedding

Even though we Americans threw off the shackles of monarchy more than 200 years ago, we still find something fascinating in the pomp of a royal event, like the wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton ~~today~~ tomorrow in London. Justin Ramsden made a name for himself with his Amy Winehouse sculpture last year, and even got a job as the youngest-ever Model Maker at Legoland Windsor as a result. His latest sculpture honors the wedding couple.

LEGO GLaDOS from Portal 2

Brandon Bannerman (Catsy [CSF]) built the humorously homocidal GLaDOS from Portal 2, who’s probably going to test and kill some minifigs in the name of science.

Castle!

I don’t build castles, but I can still recognize a cool one, when I see it. Take this one by Cheesey Slopes, who is apparently new to the AFOL scene. I’m fond of the incorporation of a cliff into the structure. It reminds me of both Neuschwanstein and Gondor.

Star Wars Advent Calendar contents revealed

A high-resolution picture of the contents of this year’s upcoming Star Wars Advent Calendar is here.

Via Eurobricks

Are you afraid of snakes?

I would be if I saw this serpent built by Five X Five. The fluid form and deadly pose are spot on, but my favorite detail is the use of the flag piece for the snake’s forked tongue.

The Emperor is not as forgiving as I am

But I’m sure he’ll be content with Jay Hoff‘s Star Wars diorama made from 30,000 bricks and 388 minifigures. The walls of the hangar are so convincingly realistic that I thought they were cardboard cutouts at first. The shuttle looks like LEGO’s UCS set, which really puts into perspective how large the setup is.