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Monthly Archives: January 2009
A train contest no less
I started a little building challenge for trainheads (and those that might want to have a go) and Peter Norman donated a prize so it became a contest. An interesting aspect of train building in LEGO is that it’s one of the few areas where a number of people work from the same or similar prototypes. For these challenges I decided to take this one step further and get everyone to work from exactly the same source material.
The rules are in the flickr trains group but I’ve copied them here for those who don’t use flickr.
This time we can all build a US diesel switcher: a Baldwin AS-616 as it comes in a variety of liveries. I found a nice side-view projection and there’s a flickr group dedicated to Baldwin’s.
Peter Norman has graciously donated a prize to the first challenge so there will be judging. The winner will receive a very valuable Lego train related item. Peter, I and possibly a third judge will decide the winner based on no fixed criteria. There will not be a rankings system.
* The deadline for entries is February 28, 2009. Deisgns must not have appeared in public before the 1st January 2009.
* To enter the contest provide a small link to the image in the flickr thread using the [FLICKR-URL] technique (copy the URL for the model’s flickr page and surround it by square brackets). If you are not a flickr member email a direct link to a 240px wide version of your entry to me and a link to more pics and I will enter for you.
* The Challenge is open to 6, 7, or 8 wide, powered or not. All entries must be able to at least navigate Lego train track.
* Entries may be in CAD format but the file must be available for inspection and must be deemed to be buildable by me to be eligible for the contest. Similarly non-LEGO components may be used but it is best to be aware of the judges’ prejudices.
If you have any questions just post them here but read through all the text first.
A T makes us an offer we can’t refuse
Inspired by Alex Eylar and Tim, brilliant young builder AT94 (Flickr) tries his hand at cinematic photography — to great success, I think.
I’m most intrigued by the hood of the car poking into this picture:
Steaming into the depths of space with Legohaulic
For a LEGO fan theme heavily influenced by Jules Verne — whose work includes From the Earth to the Moon, Around the Moon, and other space-faring 19th-century novels — there’s rather a dearth of LEGO steampunk creations set somewhere other than the surface of the Earth.
Tyler Clites fills that gap with his great set of vehicles. That’s a great, atmospheric photo (above), but the ships are worth a look on their own, too:
See more photos on Brickshelf or MOCpages.
Nash’s Mobile Medical Unit to the rescue!
With a full interior and removable roof for access, Nash‘s Mobile Medical Unit is just the kind of LEGO model I’d love to see as a set.
Hobo4Evar’s M6 Cobra
This little spaceship by Hobo4Evar is very pleasing to look at – I love the light gray/dark blue/trans orange colors, and the cockpit windshield is wonderfully done.
SlyOwl stings...Tse-Tse style
The ball-shaped cockpit on this Tse-Tse scout, by SlyOwl, is incredible. I should know, I tried building one today. I failed.
My LEGO fire engine is ready to be apocafied
I’d always admired the great fire engines by Steven Asbury and Ralph Savelsberg, so when I built a fire house for Zombie Apocafest 2008, I knew I needed a fire engine like theirs.
The fire engine seats four and includes various compartments for their equipment. See more photos on MOCpages or Flickr.
Chrispockst visits a wasteland...
Chrispockst has created disturbing and disgusting wasteland full of toxic spills, rotting corpses and creepy mutants. Surely I’m not the only one reminded of Half-Life and Half-Life 2…
Frakking skinjobs!
Just in time for the premiere of the new (theoretically final) season of Battlestar Galactica, Ochre Jelly treats us to a batch of miniland-scale characters from the show, including Six, a toaster, and Baltar:
But my favorite is the cigar-chomping Starbuck:
Check out all of Ochre Jelly’s Battlestar Galactica creations on MOCpages while you watch BSG tonight.
And in case you missed it last week, OJ’s teaser trailer:
Registration now open for BrickWorld 2009, June 18-21 in Chicago [News]
Registration is now open for BrickWorld 2009, the annually held LEGO convention in Chicago. Last year the event attracted around 300 attendees and dedicated 20,000 square feet of ballroom space to display their amazing LEGO creations. For only $50, you can register for this four day event hosted at the luxurious 5 star Westin Hotel & Convention Center.
You can check out photos from previous years’ conventions on the Flickr pool. Also, you can read my last year’s overage of the event on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Of course, I’ll be planning to attend this year’s BrickWorld, and I hope to see some you there!
From left to right: Chris Phipson, me, Keith Goldman (present in his shrine), Mark Kelso, and Brian Kescenovitz.
Brian’s D-9 Hydra unfolds into adorably mean, green fighter
Speaking of Brian Kescenovitz, his latest fighter fits within the constraints of the SCI-LUG Small Fighter contest on Flickr.
The fighter must fit within 14×14 studs and no more than five bricks high, but check out how the nacelles unfold in flight:
The dark green is gorgeous, and I love the use of Midgard Serpent heads as cowlings on each nacelle.