If you’re a builder, you most likely have run into situations when you got one of these Technic pins stuck. Luckily, barman has a solution that may save you a broken fingernail or two. In this simple little device, the exposed end of the pin is inserted into a Technic brick and held in place by the increased friction from an bar that’s then inserted into the pin. You can build the device yourself from the instructions and see if it’s worth the effort!
One of the coolest LEGO creations I saw at the most recent SEALUG meeting was this great table saw by Catherine (Lego Queen).
The wheels change the angle and elevation of the blade, while the rip fence slides back and forth. I suspect there’s enough room underneath for a Power Functions motor. Hmmm…
Check out more of Catherine’s Town & Technic LEGO creations on Flickr.
Skipping the phrase that comes afterwards, we bring you to Dirk VH‘s brick-built Kenny from South Park, complete with axe in head and the resulting gore effects.
I really need to keep better track of my imaginary adventures. I did have real adventures in Italy in March/April of this year, and kept a journal for the first time, which was well worth it. Because of that, this creation by Rod Gillies (2 Much Caffeine) of the “X marks the spot” scene from “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” in the Venice library caught my attention. He’s been making a whole series of scenes from Indiana Jones movies using some parts from the newer official sets to portray other favorite scenes.
There is a lot to like in this creation, but oddly enough my two favorite things are the stanchions at the left, and the use of the different dark gray tiles to create the X on the floor, especially cool that he made it at the appropriate angle. I really appreciate the variety of colors that show up now that I’m sorting my 25+ year accumulation of LEGO for the first time.
[Edited to fix some inaccuracies-Thanel]
Fresh from completing his massive Estuary Stronghold, Bryan (Professor Eggplant | Eggy Pop) takes on microscale. His resulting LEGO Castle is a thing of beauty.
The transition is gorgeous from blue ocean (apparently non-production trans-blue plates) to sandy beach and verdant land. It’s hard to pack a lot of detail into a castle this small, but Bryan manages with a nice little dome, itty-bitty cheese-slope roofs, and Technic pin-hole windows.
See more angles on MOCpages.
Matt De Lanoy (Pepa Quin) continues his awesome series of StarCraft II LEGO creations with his latest, the Medivac Dropship.
Dropships are one of my favorite sci-fi vehicles, and Matt’s SC2 version doesn’t disappoint. Note the brick-built red crosses and how Matt has incorporated the new Space Police III spikes. (Via Young Spacers Association Blog.)
And since we missed it last month, here’s Matt’s SCV (which I suspect is good to go):
See all of Matt’s StarCraft II LEGO creations on Flickr.
Bionicle builder retinence branched out to LEGO SYSTEM mecha recently, with excellent results.
“Project Gimley” has a lot of personality. I mean, how challenging is it to make an immortal mecha look old?
For his “First serious Castle moc ever,” this substantial diorama by monsterphonic is pretty darn awesome.
The crenellations on the top of the walls are interesting, and the half-timber structure adds excellent variety. The water and landscaping are nice, but it’s the action taking place above the dock that makes this scene brilliant.
Via Legobloggen.
. . . , but I think golfing with Power Miners might be pretty cool. This clever scene by Rok Stembergar (kokorozashi15) uses a few little tricks to great effect.
Fine, I admit enjoying mini-golf.
Mysterious viruses and radiation exposure aren’t the only ways to start a zombie outbreak. Muffinmanifestation suggests that what we’re pouring into our lakes and streams might have a little something to do with the coming zombie onslaught.
With the outbreak underway, the soldiers who discovered Ground Zero try to make it back to base.
This steampunk airship by Daniel García (Evo) may have the most unique shape I’ve seen in quite a while.
As cool as the airships that look like, well, ships are, there’s nothing to say that they have to look like ocean-going vessels with propellors or balloons tacked on. With underslung cannons and a prow that goes on forever, Heracles looks like it was designed to ply the clouds (nice touch, by the way) of an unrealized steampunk past.
There’s not much in the way of post titles that can top the unique name Kaye gave his latest, even stranger mecha.
The head is just plain weird (which isn’t a bad thing), and all the horns give this demonic mecha quite an organic feel.