Nathan Cunningham presents the alley behind Hank’s house, from the TV show King of the Hill:
Yearly Archives: 2006
Asterix and Getafix
Oh, it’s on! LEGO Googlefight!!!
BaronSat’s Brick-Built Bantha
Brickshelf user PipCasbar just posted a nifty brick-built Bantha based on a model by BaronSat. This naturally prompted me to look up the original. Very nice indeed:
Of Troubadours and Sculptors
Although marakoeschtra announced in this thread on Classic-Castle.com that he wouldn’t be updating his castle characters gallery quite so often, here are two new additions — a troubadour and a sculptor:
Taiko V-Pod by Hiro
Cbolego’s Minifigs
I’ve been enjoying the minifigs featured in Brickshelf user cbolego’s creations for some time now (especially “Land of the Dead” and “Metal Slug 5“). Here are some fig-only pictures of these great characters:
“Land of the Dead” zombies:
(Click to see the full “Land of the Dead” gallery.)
Barbel-wielding giants controlled by an evil scientist:
And some angry villagers who might take issue with the scientist’s “experiments”:
More Chaucerian Madness: Canterbury Tales Minifigs
Maistre Chaucer asketh of us a boone upon hys blogge this daye ye firste of Aprille: “Declaymen my tales. To yowrselves, to yowr frendes, or simplye in the marketplace or churchyarde.” Thou shalt han thy boone, myne gud mann. Beholde ye sundrie personnes both noble and feendysh, ye speakres of The Canterbury Tales:
If yt pleseth thee, thou maye vew othere ymages of al Canterbury Tales plastick figgurres upon Flickerre.
Pillars of 20th-Century Literature
Following up on my Pacific Northwest poet minifigs, here are a couple of my favorite 20th-century authors:
George Orwell (1903-1950):
John Steinbeck (1902-1968):
Geoffrey Chaucer Hath a Minifig
Ich culd hardlie beleve the gud fortun of myne internette serching whan varilee ich hapt upon ye blogge of the most estemed gentilman and scholare Geofrie Chaucer. Nay, the Lord hath not taken hym to bee His owne, nor hath he cesed his laboures in wordes nor in woolle. Verilie the flayme werre between the goode sirre and his erstwile frende and wanker of historick renowne Johannes Gowere (Chaucer doth pwn Gowere) inspireth me to facion smal plastick figgurs in honore of wun personne and jest at the othere.
Geoffrey Chaucer (ca. 1343-1400?):
John Gower (ca. 1330-1408?):
Beholde ye readers the noble countenanse and liverie of Chaucer, the vapidde gaise and poncey attyre of Gowere. O snappe! Yea, myne mann Chaucer hath a posse, and ich am onesuch personne.
Northwest Poet Minifigs
There’s something about the Pacific Northwest that I find poetic. The glacier-encased mountains in Montana, the wheat fields and orchards of Central Washington, the mist-covered bays and inlets of the Pacific Coast — I connect with the landscape in a way I’ve never connected with any other place.
And I’m not alone. Three of my favorite poets are so-called “Pacific Northwest poets.” I only say “so-called” because their poetic range and influence extend far beyond this little corner of America. These poets inspire me to write my own poetry (appearing soon in a literary journal near you!), but their inspiration can’t help but spill over into my other passions and interests. Thus, Pacific Northwest poets as LEGO minifigs!
Theodore Roethke (1908-1963):
William Stafford (1914-1993):
Richard Hugo (1923-1982):
Poets on Flickr (including a bonus T.S. Eliot and some other poetic minifigs coming up here on DB.)
Bill Ward’s Old-Fashioned Fire Engine
Bill Ward just posted a cool old-fashioned fire engine:
Check out the photoset on Flickr and some background information in Bill’s blog post.