I always wanted a green Classic Space minifig. Peter Reid seems to have felt the same, so he’s made a number of custom minifigs in alternative colors:
Of course, Pete’s been busy building his usual, fantastic New-Classic Space vehicles as well:
Via YSAB.
Before you look at the pretty picture:
Q: Is this set for sale?
A: This is not an official set from LEGO, and no, it’s not for sale.
Minific customization master Nick (NickGreat) recently built the Kame House from Dragonball Z in a pseudo LEGO set style. Unfortunately this is the only picture I can find:
But meanwhile, check [...]
Justin Vaughn (Mainman) put good use to some brown Brickarms weapons by putting together a muddy vignette of two soldiers wading their way through the thick mush.
Okay, I know trains are Tim’s domain, but I just like the fact that Peter “swoofty” Norman” (Brickshelf) went out and took pictures of his LEGO locomotives in front of the real things.
NRE 3GS-21B in Union Pacific livery:
EMD F59PH in Metrolink livery:
Like his Rally Fiat we highlighted earlier this month, Steven Marshall’s Olio Fiat 131 features custom stickers and amazing details:
See how it contrasts with the earlier Fiat:
See more pictures in Steven’s Olio Fiat 131 photoset on Flickr.
Smells like…creativity!
(Custom torso and M4/M16 rifle by BrickArms.)
Joriel “Joz” Jimenez (MOCPages) has been hard at work updating his Flickr photostream lately. I keep bookmarking stuff to blog, and then he posts something even cooler.
With squad after squad of great minifigs, Joz is clearly a man after my own heart. Unlike too many “army builders,” he peppers his multitudes with unique units like [...]
At BrickCon in October, I learned about the Halo-inspired weapons and the M1 Garand rifle that Will Chapman of BrickArms was working on at the time (see First look at new BrickArms weapons).
Last week, I received my shipment of new 2008 BrickArms weapons, and I’ve been eagerly building and waiting for a break in [...]
Brickarms, the popular provider of quality custom minifig guns has recently released new designs available for purchase.
In addition:
-New weapons are available in silver.
-The BrickArms Medkit is also available
-Check out new BrickArms t-shirts
Via BrickJournal for more detailed descriptions.
It’s not often we feature LEGO that’s been painted to achieve the builder’s intended effect. But occasionally, like Jamie’s Dardenbahst, a customized creation rises above the rest and gets my grudging vote of approval.
Check out Brent Waller’s rendition of the Batmobile “Tumbler” from Batman Begins:
Because LEGO doesn’t make the pieces he needed in [...]
From the custom decals to the subtle, brick-built details (like the Italian flag!), what’s not to love about Steven Marshall’s rally car? Answer: Nothing — it’s just beautiful from bumper to bumper.
Jan Vermeer’s “Girl with a Pearl Earring,” as LEGO’d by Udronotto (blog).
Jamie “Morgan19″ Spencer is on quite a roll with his custom steampunk creations. Sure, Jamie uses paint to achieve some of the gold coloring, but it’s so darn shiny and cool that even purists have got to give these beauties a closer look.
His most recent creation is a firefighting robot titled “Dühnlist, Flameward [...]
Joe Meno of BrickJournal reviews a light kit from Lifelites which allows for the incorporation of lights to a LEGO creation. The lights themselves are compatible with LEGO bricks. Watch the cool light sequences in the video and learn more about this fascinating product.
Following on his now-world-famous — and allegedly first — steampunk Dardenbahst, master customizer Jamie “Morgan19″ Spencer presents his second steampunk creation, full of shiny gold custom parts and lots of gears and chains. Behold the “Kriegerhund, Sentinel of the Deutsches Reich”:
Of course, what creation from Jamie would be complete without a detailed schematic?
See more [...]
Minifig customizer Amanda (Brickshelf | Flickr) recently uploaded a great custom Kratos from the PS2 game God of War:
(By the way, people ask all the time whether the fan-created things they see on this blog are for sale, and the answer is almost always “No.” I would’ve highlighted this minifig regardless, but the answer in [...]
For those of you who haven’t had the pleasure of attending a presentation by BrickArms founder Will Chapman, Gizmodo has a great interview you should go read now.
A brief excerpt:
Jesús Diaz: I think the simplification of the real world weapons is amazing. How is the creative process? How do you decide on one weapon or [...]
Reader Eric sends word of a great Legend of Zelda video on Kotaku (possible spoiler alert for the three of you in Uzbekistan who haven’t finished Ocarina of Time yet):
What I like so much about this is how creator Michael Inglis used all the right sound effects. Simple things like that make a huge difference. [...]
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