Most readers probably know by now that my favorite anime director is Hayao Miyazaki. It should be no surprise that I’ll pretty much blog anything Miyazaki-related.
First up, here’s pero’s small round Totoro, or “Totoroll”:
Next, Poizunn-05’s Cat Bus:
Finally, no post of My Neighbor Totoro LEGO creations would be complete without Todd Kubo’s ginormous Totoro:
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Arg, matey, check out this impressive CGI brickfilm, “Man O War” by independant filmmakers of First Pacific Media.
Anyone interested in a lot of behind-the-scenes information can check out their blog: http://www.outside-hollywood.com/
I have to admit that I’m not a huge Ideon fan, what with the decapitations and universal (and I say that in its most literal sense) destruction. That said, I’ll grant that Izzo has recreated the titular mecha quite nicely:
(Via Soren on Tourist Bot’s Diary.)
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Back in May I blogged Hiron’s MS-09F Domtropen. Now, Justin Harvey has posted a another version, MS-09R Rick Dom (info) in awesome alternate colors:
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Flickrdude graznador presents Fire Mario facing off with a Chain Chomp:
Here’s a close-up of the Chain Chomp:
Wiiiiiiiii!!! Oh wait…
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Dan Rubin graces us with yellow goodness called Lightning. I like the texture some of the studs create. Also note the symbol on the wings and the nice engine:
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The Associated Press is reporting that retailers may face shortages of LEGO during the upcoming holiday shopping season.
“Many of our most popular products are sold out,” Lego spokeswoman Charlotte Simonsen said. “As part of efforts to restructure the company and focus on our core business, we had to make some cuts and the company has not had time to readjust its production.”
While having strong demand for your product might be a good thing, the article continues:
Boersen, Denmark’s leading financial newspaper, estimated that Lego could lose 750 million kroner ($127 million) because of lost Christmas sales.
EDIT (11/1/06): News of LEGO shortages were apparently greatly exaggerated, as Steve Witt has posted on his blog:
The media reports of a LEGO shortage this holiday season stem from an interview given in Denmark with regard to a supply issue in Scandinavia, but remarks were misconstrued to represent a global issue. We are not experiencing a shortage of LEGO sets in the U.S. or Canada this holiday season. All of our key retailers are well stocked with what we believe will be the most popular LEGO sets, and have indicated they too are satisfied with their stock. It’s always best to get out early to be sure you get what you’re hoping to find.
Kinda sucks if you live in Scandinavia (sorry Linus!), but for those of us here in the States, this is great news!
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Moko recently posted a cool little vehicle Lukas called “bike-ish”:
What’s not in Moko’s Brickshelf caption is that this is based on a hover-bike currently featured in a Nissin Cup Noodles ad (in Japan, of course) that uses footage from a new project called FREEDOM by Akira director Katsuhiro Otomo. Here’s a six-minute clip from YouTube:
You can also watch more footage on the official FREEDOM site.
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Zombie Andrew, Zombie Josh, pumpkin-head Eddie (aka the disembodied head of Linus Bohman), and Necromancer Nathan join classic monsters to wish all of our readers a very happy Halloween! Be safe, and have fun!
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Got some time over? Then take a look at Daniel Major’s (ApophisV to most) very cool microscale helicarrier:
Now, as awesome as that is, I almost think I like the fleet it carries more. He says that he is planning on making minifig versions of some or all of these – and I just can’t wait to see that!
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FoxPrimus, who goes under the name of Todd in real life, brings us a fantastic craft by the name of Habrok. (Habrok was essentially the king of crows in norse mythology, and played various minor roles.)
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