His Evilness Pontiff Paeyn of the Darque Empire aloft in his sky sled, as captured for posterity by Fedde (aka cthulthu).
If this building trend keeps up, we may need to add a whole new category for all these magical flying contraptions! (Steampunk+Castle for now, and mental note to think about this later…)
There’s even more preliminary pictures of 2008 sets! Click on each picture to see more from the theme on Eurobricks.
UPDATE: Unfortunately, the images are no longer available and all the links in the original post are broken. For photos of late 2008 LEGO sets, check out our more recent coverage of Toy Fair New York 2008.
Here’s a teaser from Ace Kim‘s photos of the 2008 LEGO Star Wars sets:
Brickshelfer mashikuf (of the LEGO/Playmobil blog Toys in the Attic) has been building “space rolls” for quite some time, and has even posted specifications.
His latest space roll is inspired by 10182 Café Corner:
Click the picture to see the full gallery with lots of cool details.
McZargald is one of my new contacts on Flickr, and I’m already impressed by what I’m seeing in his photostream (though I remember seeing a few creations on Brickshelf a while ago). McZargald’s newest mech is a wheeled thingy with an interesting color scheme.
Mike Yoder‘s Viper Mech is certainly cool, but I love this action shot, combined with all the funny captions other Flickr users have added.
Click the picture to check out all the fun.
Tyler (aka Legohaulic) constructs a mechanical alien robot called the Stingler. When this technology falls into wrong hands, it could mean trouble!
Zach (zachmoe) has taken Danny Rice’s Porphyrion and shunk it to mini size, while keeping all the impressive details of the original. Step back and take a look at the pair from a distance. I bet you can’t tell the difference!
Adrian Florea seems to have cornered the market on unconventional, spiky mecha. In contrast, Adrian’s design for the mecha’s head is beautifully smooth.
No, this isn’t an official set, although it looks very much like it could be! Tyler (“Legohaulic”) has indeed captured the look of the current Indiana Jones sets with his Flying Wing (from Raiders of the Lost Ark).
Don Solo and dWhisper on FBTB Forums have started an interesting contest that should generate some very cool LEGO creations. The idea is simple: Recreate any Star Wars vehicle in a steampunk style.
As a (small) example of the sort of design the judges are going for, Don posted this adorable little steampunk R2-D2:
I can’t wait to see what sort of cool vehicles people will come up with.
Mike Nieves built one of the most realistic grunt from the video game Halo. Better yet, he has made instructions so fans can create their own too!
