Check out the latest episode of LAML radio for an interview with Joe Meno, editor of the fabulous BrickJournal magazine. Learn about the past, present, and future of the largest unofficial LEGO magazine for fans, with the next issue coming out in print for the first time.
Meanwhile, take a look at an informal interview conducted by Joe with the CEO of LEGO, Jørgen Vig Knudstorp.
After a sojourn through some great Black Fantasy and achieving fame with his Victorian Shuttle Tyderium, Brent is back to his punky magical ways with Irradiant Dragon. As much as I’ve enjoyed everything he’s built in the intervening weeks, it’s nice to see Brent go back to his “roots” (which appear to be yellow).
Incidentally, this is a good excuse to show everyone exactly how talented Brent actually is. Here’s the entirety of his LEGO collection:
If Brent can do what he does with just a few bins of LEGO, it just proves you don’t need an infinite supply of bricks to do amazing things.
Four names in the post title. I think that’s a first.
This may be more “meta” than I can handle, but Keith Goldman has joined Mike Yoder’s Fanboy Cover Contest with a micro’d version of Dan Hamann’s “Container Shuttle Craft”, and then Keith put a vignette of Ley Ward building a nano version of the C.S.C. inside the micro version’s container.
My head hurts. (Via MicroBricks.)
Ralph Savelsberg (Flickr) builds things with wings and things with wheels. In an increasingly studless LEGO world (no pun intended), Ralph unashamedly shows his studs in his incredibly realistic vehicles. From a B-1B Lancer and Su-27 Flanker to an E-2C Hawkeye and F-15E Eagle, the level of detail is amazing. The camouflage on the Soviet Su-27 is particularly striking.
I’d bookmarked Ralph Savelsberg‘s amazing photoset of military aircraft on Flickr to blog later, but we have a bit of a backlog right now, so Ed Diment‘s reminder was very much appreciated.
There’s more than just earthworms in Brian Kescenovitz‘s groundbreaking diorama called Ephram’s Garden. The invasion of biomechanical horrors has made it even to the hills beyond the cities. Brian excellently combines the theme of Black Fantasy and post-apoc in this inspiring build.
I was despondent last summer over martinbb‘s cruiser. His new Sobol-class fleet carrier doesn’t help me feel better about myself.
I want to spend an afternoon swooshing this around the living room going “Pew pew!”
Andrew Summersgill (Flickr) sends word of a cool blue pair of futuristic tanks he’s built.
I figured a bigger solo shot would work better here, so check out the pair of ’em on Tabletown.co.uk.
According to Jerac, the steering wheel turns the wheels of his 1950s racer, and the Technic fig has plenty of leg room. I love the silver spokes on the wheels.
The fraternal building team known as Arvo have built a beautiful classic Volkswagen Beetle with so many cool details it’s tough to choose a favorite. The gas pedal and brake are a wonderful touch, and the detail around the rear bumper is fantastic.
Don’t miss all the great details in the full gallery on Brickshelf. Thanks for the tip, Zach!
I’m with Kevoh on this robot from Tim “Spook” Zarki — I imagine this thing a thousand feet tall, delicately stepping over the skyscrapers of a future metropolis.
Trying to keep up on all the amazing creations LEGO builders post all over the Web is hard work. No, seriously! With our day-to-day focus on individual creations, it’s nice to take a step back and learn a little more about the people behind some of our favorite creations.
To that end, Gizmodo contributor Jesus Diaz interviews microscale builder Tim Goddard, who we all know as “RogueBantha.” It’s great to see something smaller than a six-foot spaceship get real respect outside the specialized world of the online LEGO fan community.
Check it out on Gizmodo.
