Monthly Archives: March 2008

Cry of the Ancients

Can you tell from a glance where this is? Anthony Sava presents the desperate struggle of a small group of vikings finding themselves on the wrong sacred grounds. Maybe for this reason Stonehenge is blocked off to visitors. I especially like the lighting in this picture. The overhead lamp imitates the torch light superbly.

Futurama by Pepa

Matt De Lanoy (aka Pepa Quin) has been long around and known for his large lego models, especially those from Star Wars. His latest project ventures into the world of the sitcom Futurama.

Check out his Futurama creation on the new website Brickpics, also including an impressive lineup of custom minifigs, bearing high semblance to the TV characters themselves.

Tim Zarki has a flair for the dramatic

Tim Zarki goes airborne with his latest two creations, a pair of steamilicious flyers.

Technically, the “Royal Defense Steam Hornet” is not in fact powered by steam (look closely):

“The Probably Most Definitely Dangerous Flying Machine” probably most definitely is:

Jesse “Flash” Tasker’s Redheaded Stepchild

  1. Build a high-powered engine
  2. Attach the engine to a long chain.
  3. Attach a very small platform to the chain.
  4. Stand on the platform.
  5. Start the engine.
  6. Hang on for dear life.

Behold Scott Whitesell‘s “Redheaded Stepchild” driven by the intrepid Jesse “Flash” Tasker:

And a second racer, the Radial Ripper:

What minifigs do while you’re away from your desk

Are you one of those people who almost believes their minifigs are alive? Ever wonder what they get up to when you go to work, take the dogs for a walk, or go to sleep?

Tim Goddard has the answer:

Be sure to check out the full photoset on Flickr for some great desktop items recreated with LEGO bricks. Here’s an overall shot, just to prove how much Tim’s LEGO looks like the real thing:

Walls walls and walls

Not enough walls in life? Shannon Young presents more walls spanning various themes both common and whimsical. Check out his three galleries here, here, and here.

My favorite is the one called 70’s Night, it’s simply stylish and colorful.

Adorable LEGO cupcakes make me hungry

The sort of LEGO-themed food you generally see is that nasty licensed stuff you can get in stores. And most of the LEGO cakes and other homemade food look like melted bricks. But Flickrite hello_naomi uses what my wife says is probably fondant to create gorgeous cupcakes I want to eat right now.

Deadly Killbot

Andrew Lee‘s formidable killing machine based on a concept art leaves us screaming… for more that is. An accomplished space and mecha builder, Andrew’s latest work takes on an innovative mech design that’s not often seen among the myriad of bipeds out there.

Leap of faith from Assassin’s Creed

Justin Stebbins reconstructs a depiction of one of those memorable moments from the video game Assassin’s Creed when Altair takes the leap of faith from a high vantage point. I estimate the tower to measure somewhere around or over two feet. I hope the hay pile is packed nice and fluffy.

Klocki moves to e-Klocki.com

Our favorite LEGO blog from Poland is now on its own domain at e-Klocki.com. We say “favorite LEGO blog from Poland,” but really, Klocki is one of our favorite LEGO blogs period.

Among lots of other cool new features, Klocki is now fully bilingual, from post titles and text to the RSS feed. Read all about it in their first post on e-Klocki.com.

Congratulations on a new beginning!

Rocko throws the baby out with the bath water

Rocko borrows an ingenious idea from FBTB member 11numb to create a funny little vignette. The pouring water is also great, but the combination of these two interesting techniques blends into the background thanks to the hilarious subject matter.

Box art of fan-designed LEGO Factory space sets [News]

Brickshelf user nash1126 has pictures of the box art of the upcoming space sets that we have previously discussed in the interview with the designers. At last, we see what the complete package will probably look like. It looks like each kit has quite an assortment of vehicles and play features.