Monthly Archives: April 2008

Thumping of metal

Japanese mecha master Kwi Chang (Brickshelf) recently won Izzo’s Sci-Fi Industrial Mecha Competition (English info here on TBB) with another excellent heavy industrial mech, illustrated here in a cool background.

The actual model called Type-D9 is quite awesome by itself. You can see another amazing graphic that we’ve blogged earlier here.

Via Klocki

COOL machine

Shannon Ocean‘s latest work criticizes conformity with the COOL machine. Unique individuals enter and generic drones come out. Is this how personality is suppressed?

Minifig Spawn

My Spawn minifig was inspired by a conversation I had a while back with Drew Ellis. He suggested Bane from 7787 The Bat-Tank would make an excellent Spawn. I’m inclined to agree:

(All official pieces; no custom parts.)

Dave Lartigue assaults the Necromancer’s Tower

When the dead rise from their graves to destroy the living, dark magic must be afoot (or it’s the solanum virus, but that’s a different story). Dave Lartigue illustrates one such incident in his “Assault on the Necromancer’s Tower” diorama. Here’s the tower:

The dead rise up!

Villagers fight back!

There’s lots more to see in Dave Lartigue’s photostream on Flickr.

Interceptor Rapid Mech Deployment Craft by Kidthor

Kidthor (Brickshelf) is a fairly prolific builder I hadn’t noticed (sorry!) until he posted this brilliant mecha drop-ship:

If that’s not cool enough for ya (and it should be), the mecha has a separate “Lodestar Aerospace Booster”:

Check out more pictures in Kidthor’s Flickr photostream or Brickshelf gallery.

Joriel Jimenez’s Commonwealth Peacekeeping Forces

Joriel “Joz” Jimenez (MOCPages) has been hard at work updating his Flickr photostream lately. I keep bookmarking stuff to blog, and then he posts something even cooler.

With squad after squad of great minifigs, Joz is clearly a man after my own heart. Unlike too many “army builders,” he peppers his multitudes with unique units like this pair of “Jump Jet Instructors”:

Here are my favorites:

Oh, and yes, that is a kangaroo in the CPKF Insignia. Nice.

Swordfish II from Cowboy Bebop by Adrian Florea

It seems that everything Adrian Florea builds makes the rounds on the ‘net, and I’m sure his latest will be no different — a lovely spaceship from Cowboy Bebop called Swordfish II:

Swordfish II - Cowboy Bebop
My ignorance of post-1989 anime is staggering, so I had to look up a couple reference pics, but Adrian’s rendition of this ship is perfect.

Kevin Guoh gets mechanized

I blogged Kevin Guoh’s Totoro yesterday, but Kevin‘s mecha are even more impressive.

The Black Hat has a chunky chest and shoulders:

The Black Hat on Flickr

A new version of his Gatekeeper looks even more menacing in red and black:

Gatekeeper on Flickr

Check out lots more pictures in Kevin’s Mecha / Robots / Creatures photoset on Flickr.

Enjoying Indian take-away with Ralph Savelsberg

I have Indian food at least two to three times a week (at least in part because the cafeterias at work regularly serve a selection of curries), and it’s the one cuisine I could eat exclusively for the rest of my life.

This wonderful English curryhouse by Ralph Savelsberg (Flickr) makes me crave baingan bharta or okra masala from Bengal Tiger:

A Taste of India on Flickr

The lettering is perfect! Ralph’s modular house would make an excellent addition to any city street.

Kevin Guoh’s Neighbor Totoro

What better way to wrap up today’s green-themed posts with a character inspired by Hayao Miyazaki, whose movies remind us how beautiful and fragile this world is.

Here’s a great little Totoro by Kevin Guoh (Flickr):

The leaf on his head makes this LEGO Totoro adorably perfect.

Jas Nagra uses green fuels in his hotrods

Well, at least I can make that argument (based on the color of the pumps) so I can blog this great little scene by Jas Nagra on Earth Day. Heh heh.

Wizard’s castle

Rocko‘s latest castle diorama has the majestic dwelling of a wizard and the usual pervert. Oh well, that’s Rocko. We’re your fans no matter what you ravish our eyes with.