Yearly Archives: 2008

Indiana Jones mine cart chase roundup

Despite Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom being many people’s least favorite film in the original trilogy, the mine cart chase scene remains one of my own favorites. It would seem that many LEGO fans agree, given the large number of LEGO creations inspired by this iconic sequence in the movie.

Although a couple days too late for the Indy contest on Klocki, I think this large vignette by Simon Tzidik captures the spirit of the scene best:

I love the curved tracks and sense of motion in Piglet‘s version:

I can feel the heat on the soles of Indy’s shoes in this scene by Mara-chan:

Finally, Piotr Slezak goes vertical with this multi-level vignette:

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Le Corbusier’s Villa Savoye

Matija Grguric‘s architectural LEGO project modeled the Villa Savoye, designed by the famous French architect Le Corbusier, who pioneered Modern architecture. The Villa Savoye was completed in 1929 and was meant to be a weekend country house. Here, Matija has captured the style and proportions perfectly in this faithful model.

Indiana Jones and the Steel Wishbone

Gorazd Vahen pits Indiana Jones against a mechanical monstrosity of the Third Reich in this great diorama featuring Ms. Bunhead, as played by a certain princess from a galaxy far, far away:

Thanks to Fedde, the droid factories of the future go green

Fedde envisions a future in which droids go in, and then they go out.

Lots more on Brickshelf — definitely worth the visit for all the great details in this scene.

RAMM Habicht Leichter Mehrzweckhubschrauber

I have no idea what these crazy RAMM names mean. Regardless, obxcrew‘s chopper goes “whup whup whup” and seats five minifigs:

While we’re at it, we get a surprising number of search engine hits for “what does LEGO RAMM stand for?” so here’s the answer: Royal Austrian Mechanized Military. And don’t miss RAMM-originator Nick Dean’s own RAMM designs.

Soviet T-55 tank by Daniel Zayac

In our third tank-related post of the day (rest assured there are many more we could blog), I’m pleased to present first-time bloggee Daniel Zayac‘s Soviet-era T-55 tank:

Check out the working suspension:

Tattun’s mecha pilots take a well-deserved break

We’ve never featured a mecha by Tattun before, and that has me genuinely confused.

There’s some really great stuff in Tattun’s mecha gallery, not least of which is Tattun’s recent mecha dubbed simply “Tank”:

I love how one of the pilots is down on the ground having a spot of tea.

(Via the Youthful Spaceheads Administration.)

Sonderkraftfahrzeug 139 Marder III by Pepik

Brickshelfer Pepik has quite the collection of German World War II vehicles.

Here’s the Sd.Kfz. 139 Marder III in action on the Eastern Front:

(Via Klocki.)

King Solomon takes a bit of a wrong turn toward the end

The latest installment of The Right Hon. Rev. Brendan Powell Smith’s The Brick Testament wrap up the story of King Solomon.

In this scene, Solomon’s son Rehoboam threatens the Israelites with forced labor and scorpions:

(Like the source material, not all content is suitable for children.)

Scene from H.G. Well’s Time Machine

Alex Eylar, known for his ambient LEGO photography, produces a scene from H.G. Well’s Time Machine. Click on the photo to learn more about the scene depicted and see the entire setup.

Brickbuilt Wall-E by Joe Meno

Joe Meno, editor of BrickJournal magazine, built the first well-done model of Pixar’s adorable little robot Wall-E. The creation features moving parts including the neck and arms and rolling treads and took three months to plan.