Monthly Archives: April 2008

Cream! Get on top.

We regularly highlight the works of Adrian Florea (Olog) as he is, in my opinion at least, one of the most interesting and talented LEGO modellers around at the moment. This particular piece, the gunboat “David Tucker”, is probably my favourite of his, the multiply curved shape is delightful and very ‘non-LEGO’. Furthermore it made Prince‘s `Cream’ pop into my head and that’s always a good thing.

Gunboat

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Battle of Yin and Yang

Noddy depicts the clashing forces of Yin and Yang in a dynamic vignette. Check out the view from above, which cleverly forms the Yin Yang symbol (warning: may induce seizures).

There are two more similar vignettes created in the past. Check out Bruce’s Yin to my Yang and Moko’s White and Black.

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The real Nnenn isn’t afraid of lime green

Nnenn‘s name came up during all the recent April Fools tomfoolery, so it only seems appropriate to follow pseudo-Nnenn with the real thing.

Green has always been my favorite color:

Via YSAB.

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Into the trenches with Harrison

From barbed wire, constant explosions, mud, rats, and blood, Harrison captures the brutality of trench warfare in World War II.

The combination of brown, tan, and dark green works very well to denote a denuded landscape:

More on Flickr.

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Minifig with a Pearl Earring, by Udronotto

Jan Vermeer’s “Girl with a Pearl Earring,” as LEGO’d by Udronotto (blog).

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Behold the Pegasus MkI AirHorse!

Sometimes, it’s the description that makes me laugh. Here’s Doctor Sinister in his own words: “With the AirHorse beneath you, friends will marvel at your elegance and will envy your good fortune.” Ha!

Lots more pictures on Tabletown.

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Space Police Precinct 9

I believe smaller is better. Lots of small is even even more better.

Andrew Lee presents a whole lotta small with this pair of micro moonbase modules inspired by the Space Police theme:

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Meteorological Flyers

While I’ve been busy attending literary events and the first Seattle Mariners game of the season, Brent was building more crazy flying contraptions.

First up, Professor Abraham Adams aboard Nimbus. Notice the electrical sparklies that apparently power this strange vehicle:

And his arch-rival, Doc Ed Jefferson (with son George) aboard Franklin’s Kite:

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Buy LEGO: Speed Racer sets now available from LEGO Shop

The four new LEGO Speed Racer sets are now available from The LEGO Shop online.

Here’s 8158 Speed Racer & Snake Oilericon:


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8160 Cruncher Block & Racer Xicon and 8159 Racer X & Taejo Togokhan:icon

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Finally, the big set of the bunch, 8161 Grand Prix Race:icon


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Cops and robbers

LUGPol‘s recent contest is about cops and robbers. Check out Noddy‘s depiction of a police raid gone wrong. Now the bad guys have triumphed, leaving the good guys all tied up in an awkward position.

Via Klocki

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Gargantuan dioramas

Wilson Raska displays two enormous dioramas on Brickshelf for the first time. The first is called the Crown of Asgard, depicting what looks like the landing of a fantasy-tech flying craft on a clearing by the cliffs. The most studding feature of this creation in my opinion is the dynamic crafting of the cliffs.

Next up is the Tauros Military Outpost. While the creation my appear as chaotic from the scattering of the light gray and dark gray bricks, what’s noteworthy is the overall structure of the work, which depicts an elaborate system of stone balconies.

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New from Shell... V-Hover!

“Big Daddy” Nelson has shown us the future of Shell Racing:

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