Early Bird Registration for NWBrickCon 2007 is now open through the event website.
Shirts, Brick Bazaar Spaces, and the 2007 Commemorative Model are also now available for pre-order.
Early Bird Registration offers all the benefits of Advance Registration with the added benefit that registration is only $38, while Advance Registration is $44. (On-site registration is $50.)
Early Bird Registration closes May 22, so act fast! On May 23 we will move to Advance Registration.
NWBrickCon is a convention and exposition for adult fans of LEGO. Starting in 2002, every October has featured a progressively larger convention in the Seattle area. NWBrickCon 2007 will be October 5, 6, and 7 in the Seattle Center Pavillion.
Yearly Archives: 2007
The train to Legoland...
…well maybe not, but certainly from Denmark. Henrik Thrane has created a series of absolutely brilliant Danish trains for a museum. The quality of the imagery on the side of the one I used as a picture here blows me away but they’re all brilliant. For those less familiar with the finer points of LEGO I should also note that the dark blue colour is a horrible one to work with making these even better.
News: LEGO Factory 10190 Market Street
LEGO.com has a page dedicated to an upcoming LEGO Factory set called 10190 Market Street. The photos are still very small, but this looks like it’s going to be a gorgeous set:
According to LEGO.com, the set was designed by LEGO fan Eric Brok, and the set is modular — various components of the set are interchangeable (as demonstrated in a Flash animation), and Market Street can be integrated with 10182 Cafe Corner.
I’ll post more information as it becomes available. (EDIT: Let’s bump this to the top.)
Random Links for May 2, 2007
Scaled-down versions of classic Technic sets by the Arvo brothers (via Klocki) and Sugegasa’s Waterside Station:
LEGO Design School on LEGO.com (via LegOficina dos Baixinhos.
NXT Rubik’s cube solver by Daniele Benedettelli (via LEGO.com MINDSTORMS NXT News).
Tim “Spook” Zarki’s microscale Maintenance and Repair Vessel (via Moyblik):
Mecha Links for May 2, 2007
Minifig Links for May 2, 2007
Third link post. I hope everyon’s getting the hang of this. I’ve run across a bunch of these in Richard McCarthy’s LEGO SigFig Flickr group.
Chuck’s Templar Hardsuit and Chris Bragg’s vampire:
Legohaulic, as himself:
Moko minifigs:
TsoAutTmo’s Sandman and Patrick Morgan’s Ultramarine from Warhammer 40,000:
Castle Links for May 2, 2007
Great entries in the Castle Contest and Wizard’s Challenge are coming so fast and furious I can’t keep up. On to the creations…
Lolas’ King’s Castle and Lomero’s Black Falcon’s Tower:
A couple of Nelson Yrizarry’s five entries (don’t miss this):
Wizards from Agent oo7, DARKspawn, and Steve Bishop
Movie Links for May 2, 2007
There’s waaaaay too much good stuff today. I’ll never catch up unless I go with links instead of the usual full posts. I guess it’s a good situation to be in. On to the first batch…
Star Wars vs. Star Trek (via LegOficina dos Baixinhos):
And a bunch of very funny NXT vs. RCX Videos from Iowa State (via NXT STEP).
Rhinoceros beetle man-type minifigish sort of thing...
I just gotta make me one o’ these!
Moko, you never cease to amaze (and induce bouts of execrable grammar).
Workers of the world, unite!
Today is May Day — a day to honor and celebrate workers throughout the world. Piglet observes International Workers’ Day with a trio of laboring minifigs:
Of course, the United States does not observe May Day, since we’re too afraid of communism to celebrate with the rest of the world. Today, our September “Labor Day” holiday has little connection with workers’ rights and the labor movement. Interestingly, May 1 as a significant day for workers originated right here in America. Anyway…
A random socialist minifig of my own, Che Guevarra:
Heh heh… :-D
Legohaulic’s Steampunk Police Flyer
One thing you can do to make your LEGO creation “steamier” is to add way more propellers than the vehicle could ever possibly need. Legohaulic takes this to its logical extreme with his police flyer:
Don’t miss this formidable law enforcement vehicle in action against a nefarious speeder:
Photo Review of 7991 Garbage Truck
LEGO kindly sent Ambassadors an early copy of 7991 Garbage Truck (mine arrived yesterday), and Mark Sandlin has already posted detailed photos on Flickr:
This is a fun little set with lots of orange (ornj, if you’re so inclined), the first-ever LEGO garbage (1×1 bits in several colors), and a Technic piece that hasn’t been used in too many SYSTEM sets until now. Click the picture to see the Grand Admiral’s photoset.
Don’t worry SEALUG, I’ll bring it to the meeting this Saturday. :-D