It’s always nice to see our little hobby get some broader exposure, so it was great to see Nathan Sawaya‘s sculpture of Conan O’Brian‘s superhero alter ego “The Flaming C” on the show the other night, but Andy Richter deserved his own LEGO homage, too. Hilarity ensues.
Sculptures are rarely motorized due to their size and that most people build them for aesthetics. This R2-D2 by Ickelpete features movement and other functions. I wonder if it can hack into the Death Star? Check out the video.
This Victorian phone by Matt Armstrong is a thing of beauty and a joy forever…or something like that. I normally hate phones, but I’ll make an exception for this one.
Raysor Beam enters the NPU fray with this sculpture of an alien mechanic. Call him awesome, but just don’t call him “four eyes”.
Cole Blaq has some serious ooze going on in his latest creation. I have to say that it is rather mesmerizing. I really like the way the black is creeping across, down and around the white brick.
This wizard is a cute little bugger and I like him. Generally I frown on the use of old and new grey together as they tend to give an unfinished look to a build. However, in this case, it Dave & John Xandegar used the technique to create a nice mottled effect on the wizards Continue reading →
Vincent Cheung’s (fvin&yan) sculpture of the ballroom scene from Beauty and the Beast is flourishing with details. This was built for Ani-Com Hong Kong and made its way into the top 12 entries, which you should definitely check out.
Brixe63 has some brilliant optical illusions in her flickr gallery. I’m pretty sure I know how this one is done. Do you?
Moog synthesizers helped revolutionise music. The Arvo Brothers LEGO MiniMoog captures the retro futuristic look of these iconic instruments in an incredible way. Fabulous. EDIT: In my haste to blog this I completely missed (as pointed out in the comments) that there is actually a working MIDI interface in this. Which makes it 198.2% better.
There are many large-scale Lego bricks out there, but this one, by Cole Blaq, is the first broken one that I’ve come across. It must be a clone brand…no one would destroy actual Lego, right? Right!?
I do believe the Iron Builder competition is heating up just a tad. Guy Himber posted a still photo of his brilliant Orrery, to compliment its moving counterpart. It’s just as lovely stopped as it is moving. An orrery, to quote Guy, is “…a mechanical device that illustrates the relative positions and motions of the Continue reading →
Jarek (Jerrec) used to be a very regular feature here but it’s a while since I remember noticing anything new from him. But it’s been well worth the wait for this amazingly detailed Syrena 104. I love the real cars and cannot believe how perfect Jarek’s version is.
On the whole I’m used to seeing one thing pop up in Ross Crawford’s (RoscoHead) photostream: cranes. So spotting a LEGO ukulele there this morning was somewhat of a surprise. Discovering it worked was less of a surprise after the initial shock. To quote Ross: Realising I’ve never owned a uke, I decided I’d try Continue reading →
I looked at it, so now you have to. Guy Himber has done it again and I don’t know whether to laugh, cry or run away. I do know one thing. It’s disturbing on a deeper level because someone just saw this over my shoulder and swore at my screen. So it must be good, Continue reading →
I love self-reference and this LEGO model of a LEGO moulding machine is as self-referential as they come. Sadly if you don’t already own one of these (I don’t) then I doubt you ever will. It would appear only 68 were made for the LEGO Inside Tour.