Jalkow trots out this cute scene complete with a poor shipwreck victim. I’m lovin’ all the details packed into this small space. Great scene!
Monthly Archives: May 2009
Mega-micro mecha crane – and it’s green!
The recent spate of unarmed mecha is a result of the Mecha Hub Civilian Mecha Contest on Flickr. Kyle Vrieze (bermudafreze) has built a pair of my favorites.
Micro mecha aren’t that unusual, but placing the mecha on a microscale background is fairly unique:
This submersible mecha has realistic, utilitarian arms:
See more great entries in the Civilian Mecha Contest thread.
Custom Discworld minifigs by captainsmog
captainsmot brings the Terry Pratchett’s Discworld characters to life in the form of custom LEGO minifigs.
Rincewind, the Luggage, and Twoflower:
Cut Me Own Throat Dibbler, Cohen, and the Silver Horde:
Setting off on a caravan weekend in a Volkswagen Van
This eight-wide VW Van by Ed (Ed Bricks) had me smiling from the moment I saw it.
Complete with a caravan in tow, this little beauty makes me want to throw everything in the Van and head north to Lancashire on the M6 for a long weekend.
Sadly, I don’t live in England, so I’m stuck with I-5 as my roadway and Canada to the north, not that there’s anything wrong with Canada…
Check out Ed’s photostream on Flickr for tons more pictures of his LEGO VW Van, including shots of the fully detailed underside.
LEGO publishes The Brick magazine
I recently received a new publication from LEGO called The Brick, which is a magazine for adult readers that shares stories, news, and reports from the company.
I’ve learned much from this 90-page magazine that I would’ve never known even from years of building with LEGO bricks. Do you know what the net profit of the company was in the past three years? Does it surprise you that Bionicle is the most popular selling product line in Russia while roughly half of all castle sales went to the Japanese consumer? Learn more including info on the upcoming LEGO board games, working in the LEGO factory, and even coverage of the FIRST LEGO League. I’m happy to inform that the magazine is available to the public both in hard copy and electronic download. Enjoy!
If you’re requesting a copy of the magazine, we’d appreciate a mention that you’re are a reader of our blog. Thanks!
HMS Prince of Wales sails the high seas
6 months and 160 meters of rope later, Bonaparte built the HMS Prince of Wales, and what an impressive model indeed!
He’s got an eye on ya
Check out his funny vignette by crises called The Blind Date, featuring the new cyclops head from the upcoming Space Police line.
Conflict on a single stud!
This entry in the Battles Contest, by Rod Gillies, is balanced on one stud! He says that it took a lot of time and obscenities before it worked out. I’m glad he muddled through!
Monster by Monster
Matt Armstrong isn’t called MonsterBrick for nothing. Especially since he recently gave birth to this incredibly awesome death machine.
He also took new pics just for us, so we were forced to blog it. Otherwise he might have let this thing loose on us….
Piotr catches some air
In his latest LEGO creation, Piotr Ślęzak depicts an exciting ride! That bike is really nice and the posing of the rider is top-notch. Nice job!
A splash of color in a cruel world
Terror of Walrus Island!
Mark Larson has instilled mass amounts of fear and trembling in me with his latest creation. The Terror and Suspense is just too much…I need to go lie down now.
(Josh is going to have nightmares about the dreaded “Walrus Wedgie”)