Tim Goddard joins in the snow day fun with a minifig snowman:
Mike Stimpson shows us that even sand troopers can have a little fun now and then:
Stay safe, and have a great time, dear readers in Great Britain!
UPDATE: Louise Dade takes her LEGO webcomic into the wild and white outdoors:
Nnenn may have customized a yellow 2×3 plate to achieve the missile tubes on the battle frigate accompanying this microscale fleet, but I can’t help but like the overall effect:
The colorful cargo on the barge (with various classic stickers) contrasts nicely with the utilitarian design of the armed escort.
What can you do with basic LEGO bricks and a little imagination? Artist Christoph Niemann posted a series of pictures on Abstract City, his New York Times blog, that reminds us that LEGO isn’t just about knowing complex building techniques and having all the latest elements.
Click any of the photos to see lots more:
Thanks to all my friends, family, co-workers, and various readers who sent us this link today. :-D
I am admittedly a Valve fanboy, and I especially love Portal, the acclaimed puzzle game originally bundled with The Orange Box. When I saw this vignette my Mister_007 featuring one of those child-like (and lethal) turrets, I had to blog it immediately. And remember, the turrets don’t hate you.
To celebrate his birthday recently, Ed Diment showed off this massive structure — the CN Tower — he built at age six back in 1978:
It somehow seems appropriate that Ed grew up to build HMS Hood.
Anybody else out there have photos of themselves with LEGO from twenty years ago? Thirty? More? I posted mine from 1978 a couple years ago.
Do share. :D
Cartoonist Mark Anderson (Flickr) combines two things we love — LEGO steampunk and Battlestar Galactica — for one of the most original mashups we’ve seen in a while.
LEGO fans submitted nearly a hundred entries to the GO MINIMAN GO Photo Contest, which made choosing the Grand Prize, First Prize, and Second Prize winners very hard.
Here are are a few of my personal favorites from among the rest of the entries.
Moritz Nolting packs a crowd of minifigs aboard a party truck, led by a dude with a monkey tattoo on his chest:
Peter Edwards constructs a lovely scene using a megalithic RCX brick:
Second Prize winner dabol_t entered nine photos in the contest. Here are my own favorites:
Fabuland, check! Maxi-figs, check! Retro car, check! This diorama by Aaron Andrews includes so many nostalgic elements, I’m about to pop! Plastic Revolution indeed.
Each of Erik Smit‘s entries was in contention for a prize in its category, and combined, they’re a truly wonderful series (best viewed large):
So, dear readers, what were your favorite entries?
With all the new LEGO sets out in December and January, it’s been a while since we’ve shared sales and deals with you.
10175 Vader’s TIE Advanced™ is 50% off:
Lots of small sets are also on sale, including Racers and Bionicle.
Click the banner to see all of the current deals from the LEGO Shop online:
In a first for us, here are the latest LEGO
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As much as I’d personally like to avoid it, advertising is what keeps The Brothers Brick running smoothly. In a weakening economy, diversifying our sources of revenue is critical. Still, let us know what you think about our addition of the Amazon links.
Aliencat and Bluesecrets are hosting a brand-new contest over at Classic Castle.
Born in a frenzy of whimsy and late-night chatting, the Job Muller’s Contest is something unique. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is build a fictional medieval occupation, the funnier the better. I think I’m going to be entering this one….
Both Peter Norman and I have now done example designs for the previously mentioned train building challenge. Remember it closes at the end of February so if you’re planning to enter you better get cracking.
We’re very pleased (and relieved) to finally announce the winners of our GO MINIMAN GO Photo Contest!
Grand Prize goes to “The Surfer” by tiberium_blue:
Erik Smit takes himself back in time for First Prize in the 1970s category with “Me in the 1970s”:
Al Eisenbart captures the spirit of the 1980s with “Iron Maiden – World Slavery Tour Circa ’84”:
Alex Eylar keeps things musical through the 1990s with “Mid-nineties: The Rise of Indie Rock”:
“30: The Photograph” by keithcku wins First Prize in the 2000s category:
Second Prize winners:
Congratulations to all the winners! And thanks to LEGO Brand Relations for generously providing the prizes and judging. Winners, we’ll be putting you in touch with LEGO for your prizes shortly.
Thanks for your patience as we stepped through the judging process. Look for my roundup of my favorite runners-up shortly as well. ;-)
