Yearly Archives: 2009

The Iron Horse

This road machine is sweet. I love the rugged look of it. Cole Blaq done good on this one.

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Aquastlenauts versus The Dragon Shark Clan?

Okay, now this is strange…but cool…in a rather demented way. Uspez Morbo mashes up Castle and Aquanauts in this bizarre battle scene. I have a strange urge to build something in this theme. Must…resist…crazy…mashup!

BrickMania M4A3 Sherman Tank custom kit now available for pre-order [News]

Dan Siskind of BrickMania has just announced that his next custom kit is available for pre-order — the M4A3(76)W VVSS Sherman Tank.

I’d never bought any custom LEGO kits from somebody else, but I bought two of Dan’s kits a few months ago.

I couldn’t have been more pleased. They’re well-designed, interesting to build (well, except maybe the tank treads, heh heh), and a lot of fun to see how another LEGO builder solves interior structure problems you’d never see in a photo.

Though the printed instructions for the two kits I ordered were $10 more expensive, I found them harder to read than the electronic version on a CD.

If you’re reading this, you probably have a computer, so I recommend taking the cheaper, more legible route.

You can pre-order your own Sherman from BrickMania.com.

Monkey in the middle

Fedde needed somewhere for his mischievous monkeys to hang out.

Looks like the keeper forgot to take away the monkey’s wrench…

RAILBRICKS Issue 6 now available for download [News]

Jeramy Spurgeon and the team have just released a double issue edition of RAILBRICKS magazine covering all things LEGO trains. It has in-depth articles on a few models we’ve featured here on TBB.

This 100 page issue was a long time coming, but features an interview with UK
builder Carl Greatrix, more Steam tips & Tricks, the Indiana Jones Circus
Train MOC by Brian Williams, Billund’s Miniland Trains, and much more!

Check out the website to download or read the magazine.

The Bionic Ogre

Anthony Sava challenged Classic-Castle members to build their own version of Steve the Ogre.

Sebastiaan Arts (Aliencat) took a more…modern approach.

You can check out some of the other creations in this thread!

I can haz your cheese?

Cheesers wants your cheese. Even as cute as he is, Legoholic won’t feed him, so you have to.

(Just to avoid confusion now, Legoholic built this. Tyler, aka Legohaulic, did not.)

Gears of Jelly

V&A Steamworks has released yet another incredibly detailed clockwork sea-creature into the ocean depths. This one wants to sting you.

LEGO Architecture Fallingwater and Guggenheim now available [News]

Might not be news for everybody, but I’ve been checking the LEGO Shop online off and on since we heard about the new Frank Lloyd Wright LEGO Architecture sets, and it looks like they’re finally available to order.

Fallingwater includes 811 pieces and goes for $100.

The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum costs $40 and has 208 pieces.

Quadrupedal Armored Core mecha by Kyle Vrieze

It’s always nice to see something other than the standard bipedal mecha, like this great four-legged stomper by Kyle Vrieze (bermudafreze). Beyond the non-standard leg configuration, Kyle’s mecha has very cool feet and shoulders.

Charlie & the Chocolate Factory is much less terrifying in LEGO

As much as I enjoyed Roald Dahl’s classic book, I was fairly traumatized as a young child by “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.” The recent, correctly titled Johnny Depp vehicle was only slightly less sinister. Craig Lyons (LegoLyons) has captured the wonder and magic of Dahl’s writing in a series of LEGO vignettes, beginning with Augustus Gloop’s untimely — albeit temporary — end in the chocolate river.

More recently, Craig has posted one of the early scenes from Dahl’s sequel, Charle and the Great Glass Elevator, with lovely ice cream clouds.

I can’t wait for Craig’s LEGO interpretation of the vermicious knids. SCRAM!

Meet Michael, the microscale miniature dachshund

The miniaturization of LEGO dachshunds continues. Brickshelfer w9gfo recently posted this lovely little dog, completely with lolling tongue.

Here’s hoping Joel’s puppy enjoyed this post as much as Josie did.

Via The Living Brick.