No, these toys are gangster. I especially like how Daniel Shehadeh (Sir Regonold) captures the action with the truck on the curb and trash knocked over.
Yearly Archives: 2009
Enter at your own risk
This haunted house by Mos Eisley is one creepy place you don’t want to venture in at night. I don’t want to think about what lurks behind those boarded up windows.
Via Eurobricks
Jacked up gorilla ride
I’ve been having nostalgic interest in old and short-lived themes, so it was nice to see this this Islander chief on his gorilla steed. I especially like how Ed captures the beefiness of the arms and the curve of the knuckles on the gorilla.
Sorry for the image quality, it’s to do with my linking, not with the quality of Ed’s original picture.
Edit (JW): The image link has been fixed.
I shall place you on a pillar.
Michael Jasper is brilliant when it comes to Mini-figure scale models–and his pillar technique is no exception.
It seems to be made up of light-saber blades and this gear. You can see more of his mini-figure scale creations here!
Thanks to Bruce for the find!
Japanese shrine
This shrine, by gtahelper, is top notch. It’s packed with all sorts of incredible details, including the first Shishi odoshi that I’ve seen. Make sure you check out the video too, the fish are very cool.
Thanks to Bruce for pointing this out to me in Classic-Castle’s chat room last night.
Welcome to the machine
Interstate Love Song
Esben Kolind shows us how to travel in style with his Intercity Train. On top of its sleek lines and excellent detailing the train features an attractive close-coupling technique.
How much would you pay for a 6 ft tall Mario?
Building decay
For those builders of post-apoc, military, or realist city, here’s a technique shown on a creation by Marin Stipkovic that shows a nice effect of building decay. The multi-shades of plates mimics the exposed bricks while the gray simulates broken concrete. Looks useful!
Awesome Prawn
A while ago we saw a the mecha from District 9 by Brian Kescenovitz. Now, Adrian Florea (Olog) built what some have considered impossible – the organic-looking alien species known as the prawns. You’ll have to zoom in on this creation to appreciate all the subtle ingenious parts usages on this realistic rendition of Christopher the prawn with his signature red vest.
Get your bling on!
From a glance at the picture, you couldn’t tell these are made from LEGO. Indeed, Alex Schranz (Orion Pax) shows us that LEGO (along with spray-paint) makes for some eye-catching bling-bling.
Thanks for the tip Dablackcat, otherwise I would’ve passed these up from the thumbnail.
Lego Reality Shows...for real? [News]
Yup, you read that right…Lego reality shows. According to Variety, LEGO is partnering with Scott Messick to develop several different ideas.
Reality producer Scott Messick has partnered with the Lego Group to develop nonscripted programming related to the toy building-block franchise.
Messick said he’s developing several different types of reality shows related to the brand – including docuseries, competition shows and kid-oriented gamers.
“Lego seemed like such a powerful brand, and I don’t think they were thinking about reality TV,” said Messick, who is exec producer of Cartoon Network’s “Destroy Build Destroy.”
Read the full-length article for more information. I’m withholding judgment until I actually see these. The docu-series, based on the travels of some of the Master Builders, sounds interesting. Not to sure about the game shows and such. What are your thoughts about this?