Dave Sterling takes you to the past of video-gaming with the brick-built replica of the Nintendo Entertainment System. If you don’t look closely, you might think Dave was actually playing on a real NES!
Yearly Archives: 2009
Subway commute
I’ve seen a lot of trains, but I don’t remember seeing a subway scene. If that’s what you’re look for, then Nathaniel Brill has something for you. The train runs on a 12-volt track, which is not the standard train track design by LEGO. Also note that the arched ceiling in the subway station is built from skateboard ramps.
Emporium of modular goodness
I’m unabashedly a fan of brown and all its permutations, so that’s definitely what first caught my eye about this department store by Dita Svelte. But then the gift just kept on giving.
Like most Cafe Corner standard buildings it has modular floors, but it has a few added features such as removable ground floor wall panes so the window displays can be changed. To top that all off, the architectural details are well done and not too overwhelming. I particularly like the decorative tan technic gears on the top floor and the use of sea monster fins as potted plants.
Ocean Outpost
The castle in the ocean by Rod Gillies (2 Much Caffeine) is a nifty scene to stand on its own. What really makes it extraordinary is the technique of using interlaced 2X2 tiles for the castle wall.
Rust, rubble, and greens
Niek Geurts built an interpretation of a post-apocalyptic scene that’s different than most for two obvious features. The first feature is the diagonal road, which breaks up the squareness of the diorama. The second feature involves the abundant overgrowth of plant life, which adds a nice color contrast to the classic rubble colors. There’s many more details that are worth a look, you can see them all in the gallery on Flickr.
More busy bee
Vic Viper VOAT Vinivious by Uspez Morbo
Space 2 by Tim Goddard (Rogue Bantha)
Eldorado Fortress Redux by Kris Kelvin
Once again I find myself with more neat stuff to blog and no time to do it all justice. At least I added names this time. Does anyone else find the new version of flickr really frustrating for obtaining image deeplinks?
Of pink nosicles and very high B.E.F.
Naneto has conveniently titled this pair of adorable rodents Cute Overload.
These little guys are naneto’s entries in the 1st LusOlympics, a LEGO contest hosted by two Lusophone (Portuguese-speaking) LEGO fan communities, Comunidade 0937 and LUG Brasil.
Via The Living Brick.
I would put a tax on all people who stand in water!
I had the distinct pleasure of seeing John Cleese in person last night at the Moore Theatre in Seattle. As my first post after being away for a couple of weeks, I have the distinct pleasure tonight of blogging this CubeDude Gumby by Iain Heath (Ochre Jelly):
Colour Change 2.0 – Not happening after all [News]
UPDATE (AB): We’ve received word that the purported color change is not happening after all. Here’s Jan Beyer, Europe’s LEGO community coordinator:
Hi all, i spoke to our Design Lab again and this was a misunderstanding from my side. The Design Lab is constanly looking trough our color pallette to make them as consistant and efficient as possible.
So these were only thoughts and not any final decisions so please take the information down again everywhere you posted it and let the people know that no final decision was take so that it was basically a misundestanding.
I’ve just received word through the LA forums that a few colours will be changing over the upcoming years: trans-black (aka smoke), pearl light grey and pearl dark grey. I suspect for the majority of us the trans-black change will be the most noticeable.
I realise that these changes are going to upset some of you but since no-one has seen the new colours please keep your comments reasonable. Trans-black isn’t the first transparent colour to change (I think it’s probably one of the few to never have changed) but if you hate change I suggest you start stocking up now.
You know what street art needs? More frogs.
I’ve been noticing a plague of frogs in a variety of creations and it’s one of the coolest trends out there. Alex Schranz (“Orion Pax”) even incorporates frogs into his latest brick-built graffiti wall called PaxFrogriderstyle.
Fedde (Karf Oolhu) also has a whole series of frog based creations, though my favorites are his civil defense observatory and mobile heavy infantry.
Vic Vipers Everywhere!
The good folks in the LEGO Starfighters group on Flickr have started a new Novvember. That means that many people are building Vic Vipers, inspired by the game Gradius, all month long.
I’m digging the one below by legodrome, and I’m sure there will be many more nice fighters to come. I feel that the black stripes on the front are rather sharp.
Busy bee
I’ve been a busy bee and had no time to do a decent job of blogging. So here are the pictures I have in my bloglist. One is old, two are new.