Check out the full announcement on LUGNET, with links to downloads. I’m off to read!
Monthly Archives: February 2007
Arvo Bros. LEGO Nintendo Game Boy
Just in time for all of you clicking through from DESTRUCTOID, the Brothers Arvo present an update to their Nintendo Game Boy, now complete with battery compartment and Game Pak (click for gallery):
Back view:
w00t!
Ba Luo Sha by by Rake Hau
New Mecha Series from Izzo
For someone with Photoshop skills who’s a fan of both mecha model kits and LEGO, creating one’s own line of kits (well, at least an imaginary line), complete with box art, seems inevitable. Izzo is one such person, and he just started a new series of mecha called “Gunhead Bagune.”
Here’s BG-01 OA-LBUE (blog post):
And BG-02 MIDON-GURE (blog post):
New Advanced Building Techniques Guide by Didier Enjary
If you’ve ever wanted to improve your building skills by incorporating advanced techniques such as SNIR (studs not in a row), curved walls, or lettering, Didier Enjary has created The Unofficial LEGO Advanced Building Techniques Guide.
Read Didier’s announcement on LUGNET, and download the 37-page PDF today!
Feed the Light! Feed the Light!
Dandily has recently posted an awesome Viking lighthouse. Among other details, check out the thatched roof and the light source. Gotta love that light. :)
Nano Zeon Mobile Suits by Chuck Citrin
I’m not sure it would be possible to shrink mecha any smaller than these, by Chuck Citrin:
So, when did Fabuland become awesome?
Squieu’s Yokozuna Power Armor
I don’t think very many people will disagree with me when I say that Squieu is one of the greatest mecha builders around. He recently uploaded pictures of more than a dozen new mecha, but this one in particular caught my eye — an awesome suit of power armor:
Yokozuna are the highest-ranked class of sumo wrestlers, and the power armor distinctly resembles its namesake.
Nakajima Ki-44 Shoki/Tojo by HIEN
Brickshelfer HIEN has updated one of his many World War II aircraft, the Nakajima Ki-44 (Wikipedia link). Named “Shoki” by the Japanese Army Air Force and “Tojo” by the Allies, the aircraft was used to intercept B-29 bombers:
Arvo’s Seat 131
Brickshelfer Arvo has been posting work-in-progress pictures of his Fiat Seat 131 sedan, and the car finally looks to be complete:
Be sure to click the picture and check out the gallery for detailed interior shots. If you read Spanish, you can also read all about Arvo’s car on Ladrillitos.