While only time will tell I have a sneaking suspicion that Mike Psiaki may have just started a fad with his NASCAR racer. It’s small, colourful, easy enough to make and an excellent design.
Stage 1) Mike makes one, Stage 2) I make two, Stage 3) Mike shows a how-to, Stage 4) Instant fad?
Angus MacLane has created an awesome little ship for some awesome little warriors. Named after Thor’s Hammer, Mjolnir has room for one diminutive pilot, but is packed with all the proper facilities. I can’t wait for the bearded invaders to reach our galaxy!
Thanks to Bruce for pointing it out.
Classic Castle member, Lord Scuba, recently posted a single picture of his lettuce patch.
Besides the plethora of green hairpieces, the simplicity of this creation really stood out. The posing of the farmer is just about perfect and I have never seen that rat used so well.
Nathan Proudlove has grown -I mean built- his own mutant man-eating plant, Audrey II (from Little Shop of Horrors, entirely out of Bionicle pieces. Incredibly, this is Nathan’s first Bionicle creation. Nathan was inspired after listening to an interview of Bryce McGlone, who was recently featured on LAML.
Rocks: check, base: check, launchpad: check, compact design: check, fun colours: check. After admiring his recent (and tiny) Fireball I asked Peter Morris to do me the honour of building something for my Dogfighters 2137 theme and he’s more than lived up to my expectations with the bDY-210 Drahken and its base.
As an added bonus Peter made an LDraw model of the Drahken which allowed me to begin a joint CGI image featuring the Drahken and my own Verdant Fern. Fun stuff and being able to share models across the world is just amazing.
Newcomer Crimson Wolf, winner of the Small Category of the recent Picking Up The Pieces ApocaLEGO Contest with his Mine/Cave Hideout, has just posted pictures of another great creation, a Dragon Temple to “honor a lesser dragon god.” The temple is beautiful, with many great details, but my favorite part is the dragon itself.
LEGO Agents Mission 7 8637 Volcano Base is now available from the LEGO Shop.
And for those of you who missed your chance to get a white protocol droid (K-3PO) last year, the former Toys R Us exclusive LEGO Star Wars set 7666 Hoth Rebel Base is once again available.
Jarek’s (Jerrec) Polish Junak M10 motorcycle is as real as one can get in LEGO. For a small model at roughly only four inches in length, this creation packs in so many realistic details and contains unorthodox building techniques such as using a sticker taped to 1X1 tiles to create the curvature of the fenders. Amazing!
Mike Psiaki (who is no stranger to being blogged) has built a climatic scene from The Lost World: Jurassic Park that is better than the movie it was based upon!
Also check out Mike’s three Pteranodon and Parasaurolophus:
EDIT: fixed errors, thanks Dr. Paleo!
The 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, started today, August 8, 2008 (8/8/08). To honor this auspicious day, Sean Kenney built this cool sculpture of the number 8 (with lots of other details):
Read more about this sculpture on Sean’s blog.
Dan Kressin has built an awesome recreation of Nintendo’s classic Donkey Kong game using the older LEGO MINDSTORMS RCX system:
The light sensor triggers Mario’s jump, while a troll stands in for Donkey Kong up at the top, throwing barrels down the ramp. Even the music is coming from the RCX! Read all about his fantastic creation on Dan Kressin’s Web site.
(Via Forum 0937 and Klocki.)
Ahoy, LEGO Pirate fans!!!
Today, I’m very pleased to add ForbiddenCove.com to the list of LEGO communities in the sidebar. Forbidden Cove is a brand new LEGO fan community dedicated to LEGO Pirates.
Here’s what the Forbidden Cove staff have to say about “The Cove”:
The Classic-Castle.com staff, in conjunction with a few prominent members, have developed a sister-site to C-C called ForbiddenCove.com. The Cove is your new home for all your LEGO Pirate needs, and welcomes fans of the theme ages 16 and older. Join this new, mature community for intelligent discussions of the LEGO Pirates theme, while enjoying the familiarity and friendliness of C-C.
So, what’re you waiting for? Head on over to ForbiddenCove.com and join in the fun!
