Yearly Archives: 2007

C’mon Linus, it’s okay to blog your own stuff!

Seems our very own Linus is feeling either shy or modest, so I’ll go ahead and post this for him. ;-) Here’s his “Yellow Devil”:

Here’s what he has to say about his latest creation:

Rob Kraataclaw is a legend in the Interstellar Snuff Circuit. Rob was once a human, but when he tried to enhance himself with super-strength implants he went insane. Believing himself to be part of an ancient tribe that never even existed – the Kraataclaws – he cut off his left arm and replaced it with a giant, well, claw. Now all he wants to do is to eradicate all Pure Humans(TM).

The Yellow Devil is part of the ISC, as Rob believes the prize money will help him reach his goal. The contestants are dropped down on a planet and given a physical point on the planet. Goal: get there as fast as possible, on land. Other rules unexistant.

For some mysterious reason the space ninjas has taken an interest in Rob. Could be that he is flaunting a mutilated space ninja corpse on his wagon of doom.

You can see more pictures on either MOCPages or Brickshelf.

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All Hail our Insect Overlords!

Alan Saunders (well, actually, Kent Brockman) says,

I, for one, welcome our insect overlords. I’d like to remind them that as a trusted TV personality I could be helpful in rounding up others to toil in their underground sugar caves.

Heh heh.

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MONACLE Interview with LEGO CEO Jørgen Vig Knudstorp

Check out this 20-minute interview with LEGO CEO Jørgen Vig Knudstorp by MONACLE magazine editor Tyler Brûlé

Thanks to the magic of Google Video, you can watch it right here on The Brothers Brick:

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Buy on Ickle

Izzo’s latest series of powered suits incorporates Bionicle masks:

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Behold the power of cheese!

More cheesebots from the ever-resourceful Nelson Yrizarry! Delicious!

And what cheese(bot) plate would be complete without Quackers?

Don’t miss the rest of Nelson’s yellow robots in his gallery on Brickshelf.

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News: Can you help save the Building Instructions Portal?

Several years ago, Jake McKee, the former “community guy” for The LEGO Company, created the Building Instructions Portal (currently unavailable).

Due to real-life priorities, Jake announced over the weekend on LUGNET that he’s looking for someone to whom he can hand over the reigns of the site.

Read all about it on LUGNET, but in particular Jake is looking for someone familar with Adobe ColdFusion. (I miss Allaire…)

EDIT: Jake clarifies:

I’m looking for someone interested in a solution, which may or may not be based on ColdFusion. Since the site AND the database need to be recreated from the ground up (because both were done by a foolish young code noob…me), language doesn’t really matter.

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Citroen DS by MisterZumbi

Via Polish LEGO blog Klocki Lego dla dorosłych, here’s MisterZumbi’s adorable five-wide Citroen DS:

Naturally, MisterZumbi created some fashionable Parisians to go with the classic French car:

Check out that purse! And I’m no fan of real-life poodles, but what minifig Parisian would be complete without a brick-built pooch?

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Ghost Rider by Jared Burks and Emily Brownlow

Jared Burks (aka “Kaminoan”) and Emily Brownlow (aka “RecluceMage”) are best known for their minifig customization work — waterslide decals and resin-cast accessories, respectively.

This is what you get when these two work together:

Awesome. :twisted:

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Lord Maleus by Jas Nagra

I’ve had my eye on Jas Nagra’s Flickr photostream ever since I noticed the mecha he’s been working on. In the meantime, here are some great minifigs:

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MS-07B Gouf by Chuck Citrin

Somewhat larger than his Nano Zeon Mobile Suits, Chuck Citrin has built a big blue Gouf (info):

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Get your stinkin’ paws off me, you damn, dirty Exo-Ape!

Nelson Yrizarry has done it again.  Tremble in fear and awe at his Planet of the Exo-Apes vignette.  Check out those awesome Exo-Apes made out of Exoforce bots. He’s also made a exo-scorpian out of the bot parts.

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Lara Croft vs. T. Rex!

It’s hard to believe that it’s been more than ten years since eager computer gamers first began controlling the increasingly curvaceous (hurray for higher polygon counts!) Lara Croft in Tomb Raider games.

As always, Lara takes on a Tyrannosaurus Rex, utilizing her run & gun technique:

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