Friday brings us three more castle characters from marakoeschtra — Gypsies with a dancing bear, a hunter, and a butcher:
Yearly Archives: 2006
LEGO my Eggo?
Kellog’s Eggo and LEGO revealed an inevitable (you know, “L’eggo my Eggo”) tie-in a while back — Eggo waffles shaped like LEGO bricks:
The reverse was also inevitable. Jonathan Eric Hunter (cre8ivejuan on Brickshelf) just posted Eggo waffles made of actual LEGO bricks:
EDIT (3/29/06): The folks over at a company called Strategic Name Development have a blog that’s actually pretty darn interesting, if you’re into names and nomenclature and words and things, like I am. They were kind enough to link here, so thanks guys!
Cyborgs, a Knight, and a Magician
I always look forward Moko’s updates to his Original Figs folder. Here are my favorites from the latest batch — a couple of cyborgs, a knight, and a magician. All of these minifigures use Moko’s unique brick-built leg assembly:
Soren’s Container Transport
Soren Roberts builds some wonderful stuff. Check out this “container transport:”
The container is designed to clip together with other containers via four 3-long technic pegs.
The Totally True Adventures of Dinosaur and Robot
Put the big blue robot from 4048 Mech Lab and the big red dinosaur from 4507 Prehistoric Creatures in a small apartment and watch the hilarity ensue! That’s the idea behind “The Totally True Adventures of Dinosaur and Robot,” an ongoing series of weirdly funny cartoons. Behold (click for the full-size version):
War Suit by m20xr
Mini 7344 by Legokinsfolk
I noted recently that LEGO vehicles have traditionally been tiny, with the exception of the recent construction equipment. Brickshelf user Legokinsfolk goes in the opposite direction with an adorable mini version of set 7344 Dump Truck:
Side-by-side with the big, official version:
Ornithological Fashion Victim
Michael Jasper tells a funny story using some unique little birds (click to see full-size pictures):
Old-Fashioned Vehicles by Gallery
MV-7030 Swallowtail by Morgan19
Brickshelf user Morgan19 presents a really cool fighter:
Be sure to click the image for the full gallery, which includes a really nice Photoshopped schematic.
Tupperfan the Hockey Fan
Nice hockey player — very dynamic (click the image for the full gallery):
Of Swans and Jesters and Hangmen
Three more additions to marakoeschtra’s gallery of castle characters — a lady with a swan, a jester, and a hangman:
