It’s the oldest trick in the book. Simian superhero lures feline antihero in a high-speed chase down a city street. Hero places peel of yellow tropical fruit on the ground. Mayhem and hilarity ensue. Jordan “SirNadroj” Schwartz puts Monkey Man in a slippery situation with “Monkey Man vs. Black Puma”: Black Puma and his sweet Continue reading →
Well, you can’t forget that with this incredible bust by Craig Stevens He’s done another captain too!
Andrew Lee stomps into the Reasonably Clever Pumping Iron contest at the last second with an Iron Man/Gundam crossover: See Andrew’s Iron Man photoset for more.
My Spawn minifig was inspired by a conversation I had a while back with Drew Ellis. He suggested Bane from 7787 The Bat-Tank would make an excellent Spawn. I’m inclined to agree: (All official pieces; no custom parts.)
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 Continue reading →
Long before the Power Rangers leapt across the Pacific onto American TV screens, Japanese TV was dominated by series after series of superhero shows, not least of which was Kamen (Masked) Rider. Moko goes retro with his latest creation, an homage to the very first Kamen Rider: From 1971 through today, Kamen Rider, his motorcycles, Continue reading →
The Heroes & Villains building challenge ends on March 15. To get your last-minute creative juices flowing, let’s round up a few of the vehicles we haven’t featured yet. Here’s a Super-lowrider from Jake (more on Brickshelf): A Spawn-mobil by bordolego: Alex Eyler‘s own assassin, the Mad Hatter (not to be confused with the Batman Continue reading →
Toy Fair 2008 is approaching and there have been pictures of the late 2008 sets circulating on the web. I found Joe Meno with some of the first pictures of themes including Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Speed Racer, Bionicle, and Batman. Update (AB): Ace Kim also has extensive pictures from Toy Fair 2008, nicely organized Continue reading →
Lino Martins says, “Everyone knows Batman has all the coolest rides.” As Nathan Proudlove demonstrates above, that’s certainly true! But if you’ve always thought that Spider-Man got hung out to dry or the Green Lantern got left out in the dark, the Heroes and Villains Challenge in the LUGNuts group on Flickr is your chance Continue reading →
Head on over to Kotaku for a full gallery of screen shots from the upcoming LEGO Batman video game. Thanks for the tip, Roger!
I recognized the figure from the thumbnail, but passed it off as a shot of an action figure, but then realizing that it belongs to the Arvo bros‘ gallery, I had to check to make sure. Yup, I was wrong. There currently aren’t any more pics available, as Arvo tends to slowly update the gallery Continue reading →
Once again James Wadsworth from LAML has done a fabulous job in releasing two more great podcast interviews. Listen to the talk with master diorama builder Keith Goldman, who recently stirred up some action both at NWBC and in hosting a contest. Here’s his interview. As for plugging in a photo of my hero Keith, Continue reading →
Aaron Andrews (aka Darkspawn) was just featured on a podcast interview on LAML. Check out what this master castle builder has to say about his most recent Crown Manor and his works in general. Here is his interview. It is intentional that I tagged this blog entry in the “superhero” category :) And if you Continue reading →
As we saw last week, Nathan Proudlove doesn’t just build great steampunk and space creations. Here’s his latest, a “Batrod.” Building at this scale provides ample opportunity for lots of interesting details, but I like the bat-shaped side windows in particular.
The Sandman, by Neil Gaiman was an important comic book series published between 1989 and 1996. Shane Larson has emerged from a yearl-long absence from the hobby to recreate The Endless in minifig form. And don’t miss Shane’s take on the moment that Percival Lowell thought he had discovered canals on Mars (via the inestimable Continue reading →