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Arpy has Pac-Man fever

Andrew — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:05:49 +0000

Did you know that the red ghost in Pac-Man was named “Blinky”?

Ean (Arpy) knew that, and built a lovely mosaic using Technic ~~pins~~ axles instead of bricks.

Wakka wakka wakka!

Another Vic Viper

Dan — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 02:17:41 +0000

I’m sure I’m going to have to do a round-up post at the end of the month with all my favorite Vic Vipers. In the meantime, I couldn’t resist posting one that I just saw.

Stefan (Brainbikerider) has a pretty different take on the Vic Viper shape. His ship is a lot less pointy than most, and barely has wings. It’s also great. He’s done some great color-blocking and used stickers impeccably.

Instructions for the LEGO Rock Band bus now available

Andrew — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:40:43 +0000

With LEGO Rock Band now shipping from both Amazon.com and the LEGO Shop, you may want to build some of the things you’re seeing in the game, starting with the band’s bus. You can download a PDF of the instructions from LEGO.com now.

Via FBTB.

LEGO NES

Nannan — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:31:10 +0000

Dave Sterling takes you to the past of video-gaming with the brick-built replica of the Nintendo Entertainment System. If you don’t look closely, you might think Dave was actually playing on a real NES!

Vic Vipers Everywhere!

Dan — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:36:22 +0000

The good folks in the LEGO Starfighters group on Flickr have started a new Novvember. That means that many people are building Vic Vipers, inspired by the game Gradius, all month long.

I’m digging the one below by legodrome, and I’m sure there will be many more nice fighters to come. I feel that the black stripes on the front are rather sharp.

How much would you pay for a 6 ft tall Mario?

Nannan — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 06:34:07 +0000

Dirk VH, a part-time LEGO sculptor, has built the world’s biggest LEGO Mario and is auctioning it off for charity on Ebay. The 40,000 bricks that make up this model weighs a whopping 110 pounds! How many mushrooms did you pick up Mario?

LEGO Rock Band CubeDude has a green mohawk and regrettable tattoos

Andrew — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 21:17:46 +0000

Ryan Wood (lights) rocks. Also, he built a CubeDude, which also rocks.

I love the tattoos on his arm, and how he’s holding the whammy bar.

Speaking of LEGO Rock Band, the video game is due out next month, and the full track list has been announced. (I’ve been avoiding dedicating a whole post to this. Sorry for hijacking your CubeDude for news purposes, Ry.)

All American Rejects: “Swing, Swing”
The Kooks: “Naïve”
The Automatic: “Monster”
KoRn: “Word Up!”
Blink-182: “Aliens Exist”
KT Tunstall: “Suddenly I See”
Blur: “Song 2″
Lostprophets: “Rooftops”
Bon Jovi: “You Give Love a Bad Name”
P!NK: “So What”
Boys like Girls: “Thunder”
The Police: “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic”
Bryan Adams: “Summer of 69″
The Primitives: “Crash”
Carl Douglas: “Kung Fu Fighting”
Queen: “We Are The Champions”
The Coral: “Dreaming of You”
Queen: “We Will Rock You”
Counting Crows: “Accidentally in Love”
Rascal Flatts: “Life is a Highway”
David Bowie: “Let’s Dance”
Ray Parker Jr.: “Ghostbusters”
Elton John: “Crocodile Rock”
Razorlight: “Stumble and Fall”
Europe: “The Final Countdown”
Spin Doctors: “Two Princes”
Everlife: “Real Wild Child”
Spinal Tap: “Short & Sweet”
Foo Fighters: “Breakout”
Steve Harly: “Make Me Smile”
Good Charlotte: “Girls & Boys”
Sum 41: “In Too Deep”
The Hives: “Tick Tick Boom!”
Supergrass: “Grace”
Iggy Pop: “The Passenger”
Tom Petty: “Free Fallin”
Incubus: “Dig”
T-Rex: “Ride a White Swan”
Jackson 5: “I Want You Back”
Vampire Weekend: “A-Punk”
Jimi Hendrix: “Fire”
We the Kings: “Check Yes Juliet”
Kaiser Chiefs: “Ruby”
The Zutons: “Valerie”
Katrina & The Waves: “Walking on Sunshine”

The latest updates indicate that stars like Iggy Pop will be making an appearance in the game.

Here’s the full list of potentially playable characters.

Iggy Pop
David Bowie
Blur
Queen

Red Zephyr

Dan — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:19:59 +0000

Is the Crimson Skies fad coming back? If the Red Zephyr by Jonhall18 is the start of the comeback, sign me up.

This plane has a great feel of bulk in all the right places. I like the airfoil shape of the wings, and the bubble up at the front of the fuselage adds a great touch of the fantastic.

LEGO bricks are good for building 8-bit graphics

Nannan — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 00:06:17 +0000

Marcos Bessa also built a scene from Megaman in 3D. The combination of studs in different directions works out well, but I think the waterfall would look better if it were built with plates placed sideways (at the same time costing much more). Overall, this is an interesting creation; check out the gallery to see the original screenshot.

Obscurance’s M808B Grizzly tank

Andrew — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 06:10:51 +0000

I finally bought an Xbox 360, and not having an original Xbox either, I’m catching up on about eight years of games. And you know what? Halo doesn’t suck (though I could do without the chorus of 11-year-old fanboys).

Stephen Chao (obscurance) demonstrates that LEGO Halo creations can be pretty cool too, with this great M808B “Grizzly” Main Battle Tank Advanced.