This shrine, by gtahelper, is top notch. It’s packed with all sorts of incredible details, including the first Shishi odoshi that I’ve seen. Make sure you check out the video too, the fish are very cool.
Thanks to Bruce for pointing this out to me in Classic-Castle’s chat room last night.
The Buddhist temple of Kinkaku-ji was originally built in 1397. In 2009, talapz built a Kinkaku-ji in a box. Okay, words fail me here. They really do.
The builder notes in the video that he used 4,500 LEGO pieces to build his pop-up Kinkaku-ji, and it weighs 4 kg. Be sure to watch the whole video [...]
And it’s beautiful! It’s the best layout I’ve seen in a long time. Very few people try to build in this style. The pieces are hard to get, European castles get more press, and the architecture is difficult to pull off. None of that stopped Sandy Cash. As soon as [...]
Vincent Cheung’s Chinese opera display is an incredible work of art that captures the essences of one of the oldest drama art forms in the world. The creation depicts the iconic colorful costume with its intricate designs and even the painted/masked face. The whole build is nothing short of gorgeous.
Amazon.co.jp has revealed details about the upcoming 10199 LEGO Creator Christmas set, due out later this year. The picture isn’t perfect, but good enough for discussion, I think.
Due to ship in Japan on October 25, 2009, the set will apparently retail for 12,600 yen. Comparing the prices of other LEGO sets between yen and USD, [...]
In a feat of LEGO naval engineering rivaled only by Malle Hawking’s USS Harry S Truman and Ed Diment’s HMS Hood, Jumpei Mitsui (JunLEGO) completed his World War II battleship Yamato today.
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LEGO battleship Yamato has some very impressive specifications:
Length: 6.6 meters (22 feet) from bow to stern
Width: 1 meter (3 feet) at the [...]
I blogged the 7th annual Original Model Contest last week, but winners hadn’t been announced yet.
Sachiko Akinaga now has the final list of winners.
First Place: “Howl’s Moving Castle” by TEN (more photos):
Second Place: “Memories of a Dream” by Mokuami:
Third Place: “Goldfish Balloon” by Sachiko Akinaga:
Fourth Place: “Animal Happy Cake” by Kana-Oyako:
Fifth Place: “MSN-100″ by Tuwake-de-Sondake:
Although winners of the 7th Original Model Contest (sponsored by Japanese LEGO specialty store clickbrick) won’t be announced until March 7, some great photos of the LEGO creations entered in the contest are now available.
Entrants are free to choose their own theme, but are restricted to 20×20 studs and 30 cm tall, and they can’t [...]
Moko’s latest hair technique gives me an excuse to post his beautiful girl in a kimono (something we haven’t featured before):
Via The Living Brick, Ochre Jelly’s new LEGO sculpture blog.
Paul Brassington prepares you to witness a showdown over the fate of the sacred dumpling. This creation warrants a detailed look at its construciton and accompanying humorous captions. Don’t miss it!
For those who have seen the cartoon Samurai Jack, you’ll recognize the infamous Aku built by ImpreSariO.
LEGO announces East Asia’s first LEGOLAND Park to be built in Iskandar Malaysia:
Johor Bahru, 13 December 2008 – Iskandar Investment Berhad (”IIB”) today signed a landmark agreement with Merlin Entertainments (”Merlin”), the world’s second largest visitor attraction operator, to build East Asia’s first LEGOLAND Park in Iskandar Malaysia.
This exciting RM750m joint venture – LEGOLAND Malaysia [...]
Chrispockster’s scene of ancient Japan has a ton of interesting building techniques and cool minifigures to look at. I like the vines on the trees and the broken stone steps leading up to the torii gate.
Like his recent test pattern, Nelson Yrizarry has been taking a break from the minifig-scale creations he’s known for, to build LEGO on a more sculptural scale.
Daruma are Japanese dolls most often used to make a wish or keep oneself focused on a goal. You paint one eye when you make the wish or start [...]
We’ve featured Brickshelfer edulyoung several times here on The Brothers Brick, often for rather complicated, large-scale sculptures.
This time, I’m highlighting edulyoung’s LEGO creations for their beautiful simplicity:
Somewhere between minifig and miniland scale, edulyoung’s characters are truly unique. The woman’s costume deserves a closer look:
Based on the striped sleeves (and the text in the instructions), I’m [...]
Andrew Lee was inspired to create this pair of miniland samurai by a T-shirt he saw at Comic-Con earlier this summer:
Peter summarizes my reaction to this scene rather nicely:
This reminds me of those awesome and cliche’d scenes in anime where they dash at each other with swords, run right by in silhouette and stand a [...]
David Pagano, Nate Burr and myself were all recently asked by the LEGO Company to make a brickfilm to celebrate the LEGO minifigure’s 30th birthday. This is my contribution, 30 Years: The Story of the Minifigure. How many historical figures/events can you name?
Don’t forget to check out GOMINIMANGO.com for more videos and a contest (details coming soon [...]
Jordan Schwartz (Sir Nadroj) gives us a slice of South Asian culture with a scene of Nepal. He’s been working at it for the past few weeks and there are a number of interesting techniques to see. Direct your attention to the bridge, the flowing river, and the building interior, precariously nested on top of [...]