So much for a safe Halloween, Graham — at least for SpongeBob and Patrick! (Is that the King of Pop wielding the mace?!)
Yearly Archives: 2007
Taking the Plunge with Tânia
I really enjoyed the photo of Portuguese LEGO Ambassador Tânia Baixinho on page 28 of BrickJournal Issue 9. Fellow Forum 0937 member Rupi has built a lovely vignette that provides a bit of a backstory for the picture of Tânia in BrickJournal:
While we’re at it, Rupi has also built a vig showing 0937 mascot “Manel” bringing a LEGO fan out of his “dark ages”:
(Via Tânia and her husband Luís’ blog, LegOficina dos Baixinhos.)
Historical photographs, LEGO’d by Marcos Vilariño
After we posted Mike Stimpson’s Classics in LEGO, we got an e-mail from Juan Macias that reminded me about some other historical photographs recreated in LEGO:
These were showing up all over the ‘net earlier this year, but I never managed to track down the actual creator, so chose not to blog them. (Side not: Shame on people for posting other people’s things without proper attribution for the creator!!!)
We really appreciate readers like Juan who point us in the right direction. So, it turns out that the builder is Marcos Vilariño, who has an entire collection of historical photos turned into very cool LEGO creations. Whereas Mike builds at minifig scale, Marcos builds in the larger Miniland scale, and frequently uses vintage LEGO figures from the pre-minifig 1970s.
Here’s Marcos’ version of “Lunch atop a Skyscraper”:
Be sure to check out all of Marcos’ photographs on the Centro de Estudos Fotográficos Web site.
Death of a Loyalist Soldier by Mike Stimpson
Mike Stimpson has added another great recreation of a classic black-and-white photograph, this one inspired by “Death of a Loyalist Soldier” by Robert Capa’s, taken during the Spanish Civil War in 1936 (compare original).
(More black-and-white photos coming up shortly.)
And we’re back (again)!
I was a bit shocked myself when I opened the browser this morning and saw this, as many of you probably saw too:
Of course, I knew we were at 97% of our 10 GB/month bandwidth limit on Monday, but I was just being cheap and hoping we’d squeek by through the end of the month. I guess the downtime is actually my fault. Sorry! Anyway, I’ve upgraded our hosting plan, so we now have plenty of room to grow.
Natai Ugly Fighter by Adrian Florea
Dresdner Frauenkirche by Holger Matthes
Yihaggothan Flight Commando
The elite Yihaggothan Flight Commando leads the Yihaggothan Imperium into battle against the “frail” human horde. Human Marines, fighting a desparate battle against the alien invaders, have nicknamed this commando the “Tse Tse Trooper,” due to the buzzing sound emmitted by his hover-pack.
Witness the “Tse Tse Trooper” buzzing around in the upper-left corner of this photo:
Tsubo Niwa (Courtyard Garden) by mumu
Space is at a premium in Japan, but many city residents still find ways to bring greenery into their lives through their courtyard gardens (or tsubo niwa).
Mumu‘s tsubo niwa vignette includes many elements common in Japanese gardening: a shoji screen on the porch, a stone lantern, a kokeshi doll, various rocks and stones, and a shishi odoshi (“deer chaser”).
Colossal Castle Contest V has been announced!
Hey all you castle-lovers out there!
Classic-Castle has announced their fifth annual Colossal Castle Contest! Let me tell you, these are a blast. I’ve entered every year and they just keep getting better and better.
Check out the prizes and the rules, then get building!
Vehicles by misterzumbi and Tattun
I’m a sucker for great-looking town vehicles. This truck and classic car by Brickshelfers misterzumbi and Tattun are simply great. Thanks to Bruce from Classic-Castle (and VignetteBricks and MircoBricks) for pointing these out.
Black and White Classics, LEGO’d by Mike Stimpson
Mike Stimpson has recreated a pair of classic black and white photographs in LEGO. The one above is based on “Lunch Atop a Skyscraper” (compare with original) by Charles Ebbets (ca. 1932).
This next photo is based on “Behind the Gare Saint-Lazare” (compare with original) by Henri Cartier-Bresson (also from 1932):
