I just love this racer by Vaughan James. Vaughan’s use of the new “cheese grater” (slope grill) piece as air intakes is brilliant, and the spiky shape is pure win.
Via YSAB.
Yearly Archives: 2008
LUGNuts Claim to Fame build challenge round-up
The Flickr LUGNuts Your Claim to Fame building challenge wraps up in two days, so this seems like a good time to highlight some of the great creations the contest has generated so far.
Nathan Proudlove (whose LUGNuts blog is a must-read) goes miniland-scale with his entry, a tribute to Scooby Doo and the whole Scooby crew:
Lino Martins gives classic Batman the miniland treatment too:
Ralph Savelsberg‘s Shelby Cobra 427:
Matt Armstrong‘s quartet of micro entries:
Check out all the great entries so far in the discussion thread on Flickr.
Magnus Lauglo is on a war footing
Magnus Lauglo adds some serious hardware to his semi-futuristic military with a pair of Jaguar A1 main battle tanks (above — love the arctic camo!) and Dragon helicopter gunship (below).
Unfinished Symphony
Brickshelf user TN-FACTORY presents this unfinished train which seems to be a model of a Nagoya liveried 7000 Series locomotive. As a general rule I like to wait for things to be finished but in this case the sculpting and angling is so superb I had to break that rule.
Block shark!
Christophe Bongay presents an innovative style of making a vignette – in a block! It’s creative, funny, and innovative, I like it.
Buy LEGO: New bricks available at LEGO Shop Pick-A-Brick
The brick selection at LEGO Shop at Home has been updated recently to include some new parts and minifig-accessories. Head on over to see what’s new for sale.
Havana Nights
Please excuse the cliched title. My second redux project of late. Based on the pristine 1950s American cars you see around Cuba as a result of the trade sanctions. It may be a 57 Bel Air.
LEGO Halo Grunt sculpture springs to life
Of the many Halo LEGO builders, only a few stand out as true masters of the theme. Tyler (Legohaulic) doesn’t need to prove that he’s one of them, but his recent grunt model further reinstates his talent in building in the theme.
New Brickarms accessories available [News]
Brickarms, the popular provider of quality custom minifig guns has recently released new designs available for purchase.
In addition:
-New weapons are available in silver.
-The BrickArms Medkit is also available
-Check out new BrickArms t-shirts
Via BrickJournal for more detailed descriptions.
Seems every path leads me to nowhere...
Here they come to snuff the rooster…
Peter Morris was inspired by the Alice in Chains song “Rooster” to build this rather unique mecha. The torso fits a pilot, and this bad boy is fully posable.
You know he ain’t gonna die…
I’m over the moon for Zach’s micro moonbase factory
Inspired by Space Police Precinct 9, Zach Clapsadle decided the moon needed a factory. With smokestacks (built from pirate cannons). On the moon. Where there’s no air.
Love it.
Custom desert camo Tumbler by Brent Waller
It’s not often we feature LEGO that’s been painted to achieve the builder’s intended effect. But occasionally, like Jamie’s Dardenbahst, a customized creation rises above the rest and gets my grudging vote of approval. ;-)
Check out Brent Waller‘s rendition of the Batmobile “Tumbler” from Batman Begins:
Because LEGO doesn’t make the pieces he needed in tan, Brent built the Tumbler in white and light gray, and then painted the pieces tan with vinyl dye. He then layered the camouflage on top of the tan paint. The end result of this labor-intensive process is the spot-on Tumbler you see above.
If the customized version isn’t your thing, here’s Brent’s black version:
