Monthly Archives: November 2007

FX23 Ferrari Racing Mecha by Chuck

I’m a sucker for mecha with mono-wheels for feet, like this anime-inspired racer by Chuck.

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Mini Castle Contest III: Winners Announced!

MCC III is over, has been judged, and the winners announced! This contest (always a favorite of mine!) always generates tons of excellent microscale creations. This year was no different! Congratulations to the winners and runners up and a big thank you to Robin Hood for running this contest. Its been a great three years!

And the winners are:
1st Place – JediMasterWagner

2nd Place – Sir Nelson

3rd Place – Lord Felix

Runners Up:

DARKSpawn

Snicker

Red Samurai Outpost by RebelRock

Rock is an exceptional builder and has become a regular here on the blog. Check out his latest!

Kaitimar’s Steam Tractor

Kaitimar put this adorable tractor in his steampunk folder, but I swear I’ve seen this at a county fair…

Can’t wait for the rumored Speed Racer LEGO sets in 2008?

Mike Psiaki staves off the restive masses yearning for the as-yet-unconfirmed Speed Racer sets next year with this great little Mach 5, complete with Speed Racer and Chim Chim.

UPDATE: The entire line of LEGO Speed Racer sets are now available from the LEGO Shop:

Wind, bird, and tree / Water, grass, and light...

It’s not often I attempt to honor someone I’ve actually met in real life as a minifig.

In one of my “other” (non-LEGO) lives, I write poetry. Earlier this year, I took a class at Richard Hugo House from one of my favorite poets, David Wagoner. I spent ten weeks listening to David’s stories about studying under Theodore Roethke and his friendships with poets as diverse as Dylan Thomas and Richard Hugo (the poet whose name graces Hugo House). I also learned a lot about my craft — David’s feedback helped me truly grow as a writer.

Adding to my other Northwest poet minifigs, here’s David in LEGO form:

You can read some of David’s poems on Poets.org.

Mike Yoder’s Pirate Fleet

Mike Yoder‘s pirate fleet is growing — in more ways than one! Starting with the smallest ship on the left, Mike has increased the size of his vehicles with each new ship. My favorite is his newest — the big one in the middle.

And I love the crew:

Gryphon’s Bane by Legohaulic

Legohaulic is awesome. Check this out right now…

Mike Psiaki soars through the clouds

It’s been more than a year since we’ve blogged something by Mike Psiaki, but I think it’s been worth the wait.

Here’s Mike’s World War II era X-wing:

And his tiltrotor:

EVOLUTION Tactical Artillery Vehicle by Brian Kescenovitz

Chunky, Brian Kescenovitz!

Izzo’s Prince of Darkness — and friends!

Izzo tries taking some action shots (to good effect, I would say) with his latest mecha. He also built a pair of mechanical pets for his Prince of Darkness:

Legohaulic’s Tri-Angel

I wouldn’t want to run into Legohaulic‘s entry in the FBTB Uglies contest in a dark corner of that galaxy far, far away.