Whether it’s the photography, color scheme, construction style, or something more intangible, LEGO creations by Jehkay are instantly recognizable.
I’m not sure what this floating maintenance cart maintains, but it’s got the arms for the job:
(Kinda sorta via Young Spacers.)
And while I’m at it, a linear cannon (with Power Functions):
It’s no secret at work that LEGO is my “thing.” Redecorating your coworker’s office while they’re away is also a long-standing tradition. I arrived back from a two-week absence recently to find printouts of Legokinsfolk’s Hello Kitty plastering my office. Ha ha, very funny!
Legokinsfolk‘s latest Sanrio character is My Melody’s arch-rival Kuromi:
The Brickshelf gallery has lots more photos, including shots of how Kuromi’s made.
For more LEGO Kuromi cuteness, there’s always Toshiya’s version.
Keith Brogan [Send us a link if you’ve got it. -AB] used a NextEngine 3D scanner and modo software to build a 3D mesh of Nintendo icon Mario, to which he then applied an array of brick-sized shapes.
Finally, Keith built the large-scale Mario out of real LEGO bricks:
Don’t miss Keith’s post on Luxology Forum for more details on how he combined high-tech with ABS.
Via Gizmodo, with a nod to reader William. ;)
Seeing The Rocketeer back in 1991 was my first exposure to the concept of retro-futurism. Dave Ware has recreated the wonderful art deco look of the movie poster as a LEGO mosaic:
A few key facts from Dave’s post on the brickwares blog:
If you’re interested in how Dave created his mosaic, check out several in-progress updates and photos on the brickwares blog.
Check out this peaceful lighthouse scene that has a classic-town theme feel to it created by Matija Grguric (the builder who brought you Le Corbusier’s Villa Savoye). Take note of the incorporation of this raised baseplate into the creation.
In another last-minute entry for the Reasonably Clever Brick Science contest, Moritz Nolting gives us “Doctor Dank” and his submarine lair.
Here’s the fairly fishy Professor Dankervoort:
And the lair as it would appear to an intrepid agent bent on infiltrating the mad scientist’s domain:
Don’t miss more pictures in Moritz’ Flickr photostream or the full gallery on Brickshelf.
On my 50-minute flight from Dublin back to Heathrow last month, I had a fascinating conversation with an older gentleman from Mumbai. I don’t normally strike up conversations with strangers on the plane, but he had so many interesting stories to tell I just sat there next to him with rapt attention. 82-year-old Kishore was born in what is today Pakistan, fought for India’s independence, fell in love with the girl next door, lived everywhere from Singapore to London, and today flies around the world touring exotic locales.
As we began our descent and Kishore turned to his newspaper, he nudged me and pointed to the back of the paper, featuring a full-color story on LEGO’s latest collector’s set — 10189 Taj Mahal.
My fellow traveler didn’t know about my love of little plastic bricks from Denmark, but he was so happy to see a familiar sight from the country he was so proud of that he had to share it with me. In moments like that, I’m reminded that LEGO is one of those things that connects people from everywhere in the world.
Okay, one more post from me and I’m off to build my 10081 Sandcrawler ($40 off!) that arrived in the mail today. ;)
The second issue of Spanish LEGO fan publication Hispabrick Magazine is now available for download (in regular and super-high-res flavors).
In this issue:
With plenty of great photos and even several articles in English, there’s a lot to see in this issue. Be sure to check out all 67 pages of LEGO goodness in Hispabrick Magazine 002.
Eurobricks has a newer version of the images of the Power Miners sets that’ll be released in 2009. At this point the designs may still be preliminary, but this picture appears much more legit than the catalog scan that we have seen earlier.
Milto recently unveiled a couple of really nice bikes. I did a double-take. At first glance, I thought they were real…
We’ve featured Brickshelfer edulyoung several times here on The Brothers Brick, often for rather complicated, large-scale sculptures.
This time, I’m highlighting edulyoung’s LEGO creations for their beautiful simplicity:
Somewhere between minifig and miniland scale, edulyoung’s characters are truly unique. The woman’s costume deserves a closer look:
Based on the striped sleeves (and the text in the instructions), I’m fairly certain she’s wearing a Korean hanbok. Anybody out there know what TV shows or novels edulyoung is depicting with these LEGO creations?
