Here’s another great entry for the Heroes & Villains challenge — Plastic Man as a steam shovel!
Click the pic to see more of this great creation by Peter “Graznador” Aoun, including action shots and a reference pic that emphasizes just how perfect this thing is.
How did I miss this?! I’ll admit to being a bit behind, so MasterGongfu‘s link to this great LUGNuts Heroes & Villains entry by Nathan Proudlove was very much appreciated.
The dominating feature on this great car is of course the roof — a brick-built Ace of Spades that begs the question, are decals and stickers ever necessary when something like this is possible?
If you’ve ever wondered how you’d fare (yes you, reader, you’re staring at a computer screen right now, aren’t you?) after the LEGO apocalypse, Flickr user Terry’s Clockwork Orange has the answer.
The man with the keyboard chest plate is “Barry Norman, former I.T. technician and now the Mystical Keeper of the Data.” Ha! Click the picture to read more geeky post-apocalyptic profiles.
Reasonably Clever is holding a LEGO challenge to build a steampunk creation in 50 pieces or less.
Adrian Florea joins the fun with a 44-piece cuirassier (Wikipedia in case, like me, you had no idea what that was).
Anthony Sava creates a diorama for the Classic-Castle Battles Contest. It’s more than a plain old battle scene, check out the scar on the land left by a dragon’s breath, complete with bone fragments of the unlucky warriors that got caught in the fire.
Two recent interesting news items are worth your attention. First off, Bungie is making a LEGO Halo video game based in the style of the popular Star Wars LEGO games. Wait, what? Click on the picture from the April Issue of EGM (1up.com’s magazine) below to read more:
Edit (AB): Sorry folks, the comments are starting to annoy more than they amuse, so let’s just lay this one to rest. EGM’s April issue (released in March, as is the case with many magazines) is famous for its April Fool’s jokes. There will be no LEGO Halo video game.
Next, a man steals $42,000 worth of LEGO from various stores. How did he first get away without detection? Read the news article and find out his method of operation.
Meanwhile, listen to LAML Radio podcast #26 as Mike Huffman and I join in on the discussion and share our responses. Is the LEGO Halo game for real? Has Bricklink sellers committed similar fraud by stealing LEGO? Tune in to find out.
Marcin (aka Hippotam) makes hostile penguins; who knew these animals can be so violent? Next time when you visit the Arctic, be sure to pack up an anti-penguin assualt arsenal and don’t be unprepared like these poor fellows in the diorama.
LEGO Community Development Manager Jan Beyer announces that a LEGO Collector catalog will be released this summer featuring almost all the LEGO sets produced since 1958. This looks like a great item for collectors or just fans who are interested in seeing the wonderful products from LEGO throughout the years.
It is the 50th anniversary of the LEGO Brick and just in time Fantasia Verlag GmbH will publish the LEGO® Collector. This unique guide comprises around 800 pages presenting nearly all sets produced by the LEGO Group since 1958, whether released in Europe, the USA, Asia or Australia. It is the first reference book of its kind in the LEGO history which will list all LEGO sets in chronological order. This bilingual (English/German) Collector is for the fan and collector alike. It is a high quality product full of details. Besides around 8.000 colour photographs of LEGO sets it presents additional information which even includes the number of components the sets are made of.
The LEGO® Collector is a unique gathering of details concerning LEGO sets which makes it a must have for anybody interested in the Danish “toy of the century”. Fantasia Verlag which is based in Dreieich, a small town just outside Frankfurt, is a well established publisher of all kinds of catalogues dealing with collectors` items. The wide range of catalogues includes several issues of the market leading “Spielzeug aus dem Ei” which contains Kinder Surprise toys and accessories. Additionally the Fantasia Verlag produces catalogues focusing on Trading Card Games such as Yu-Gi-Oh and Magic the Gathering as well as reference books for Swatch and Star Wars collectables to name a few.
Fantasia Verlag GmbH, ISBN: 978-3-935976-52-7, 22,90 € (Germany)
50 years of play, fun and joy – around 8.000 LEGO® sets in one book
Key data LEGO® Collector:
· Expected date of publication: May 2008
· Around 800 pages
· Bilingual: English / German
· Around 8.000 sets printed in colour
· One chapter for every year: 1958 – 2008
· Additional information: number of components; available from/until
· Rating (1-6 LEGO® Bricks) to establish the rareness of sets
· Extra: Chapter with key rings
· Extra: List of all published Service-Sets
· Index to quickly fi nd the desired sets
· MSRP 22,90€ (Germany); the price may vary in other EU countries due to different tax regulations
Via Eurobricks
Update (AB): BB Gadgets has a first look at the cover and one of the pages. Head on over to check out the full-size pictures:
Ralph Savelsberg latest military vehicles are a pair of helicopters — a CH-46 Sea Knight (above) and a Mi-24 “Hind”. Click the pics to check them out on Flickr.
Andrew “Doctor Sinister” Summersgill has posted a photo review of 7048 Troll Warship on Flickr and Eurobricks.
7048 Troll Warship is one of the forthcoming 2008 Castle sets, which are starting to show up here and there. As always, here’s a separate shot of the minifigs:
It looks like the new goblin helmets we saw in early prototypes of 7036 Dwarves’ Mine are finally making it into sets, along with new goblin armor.
…now that’s a first. But besides this unique feature, there’s plenty of other details and techniques to catch the eye in Nnenn‘s latest work. The innovation of form and expertise in color usage can be presumed, but check out the technique used in construction of the cylinders on the twin sides of the ship.
Azumu depicts a romantic winter love scene with a touch of magical snowflakes. I like the form of the entire vignette, not to mention the feeling of the depicted subject. Even though the snow is cold, my heart absorbs the warmth of lovers being together.
Edit (AB): This is Azumu’s entry for the annual building contest held at Click-Brick stores.
