There’s just so much to love in this prohibition era building by Kris Kelvin. I especially like the bars over the ground floor windows, the garage doors, the design of that sedan and the brickwork. So yeah, pretty much everything about it.
The garage even flips open to reveal interior details.
My massive man-crush on Polish builders continues.
Another great large creation by PigletCiamek. I especially love the way he complemented the printed wall pieces by brick building other variations on peeling plaster, creating a more natural decay look throughout the fort. Beyond that, there’s all kinds of great architectural and playable features.
See more pictures of Fort Royal on Piglet’s Brickshelf.
One of the cool things about the LEGO hobby is that it brings together people from various backgrounds and professions.
Tommy Williamson (GeekyTom) works for CafeFX as an effects artist, and supervised the 3D-ification of Alice in Wonderland. Naturally, Tommy built some of the characters from the movie to commemorate its release:
Johnny Depp makes a perfect Mad Hatter, and Tommy’s miniland version is perfect as well.
One of the best Star Wars sets to hit shelves in 2010 is the
8086 Droid Tri-Fighter
I don’t know how long the sale will last; it could end any moment as with sales from Amazon. It is unlikely that you’ll be able to find this set at 25% off or more in the future. LEGO Star Wars sets rarely make it to clearance before they’re sold out or out of production.
Arkov continues his series of Orange Box
Why yes, it is Miniland scale.
The Brothers Brick Contributor Emeritus Linus Bohman has launched Swooshable, a “breeding ground for quirky, fun and usable LEGO apps and projects.”
The first app, Fad Masher, juxtaposes two LEGO fads and asks you what the result might look like.
Create your own LEGO mashups with the Fad Masher.
Warner Brothers has announced that LEGO video game developer TT Games (whose website seems to be down at the moment) will continue creating brick-based games through 2016.
Here’s the full press release:
BURBANK, Calif.–(EON: Enhanced Online News)–LEGO Systems and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group (WBHEG) announced today a worldwide license agreement for TT Games Publishing to continue developing the highly successful LEGO videogames across multiple platforms.
Operating as part of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, a division of WBHEG, TT Games is the publisher and developer behind the award winning hit LEGO videogame franchises including, LEGO Star Wars, LEGO Batman: The Videogame and LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures, which have sold close to 50 million units worldwide.
“The LEGO Group is a brilliant and trusted organization with an extremely loyal fan base,” said Kevin Tsujihara, president, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group. “We are very fortunate to have the opportunity to continue the successful partnership between this legendary company and the talented TT Games, which will enable us to further expand our slate of widely recognized, family-friendly games.”
“One of the things that sets the LEGO brand apart is that it allows kids to express their creativity, and the games we develop with TT Games are not just great fun but also inspire kids to play with their LEGO bricks, exploring our different play themes more deeply,” said Henrik Taudorf Lorensen, vice president of LEGO Digital. “We are very excited to continue to work with TT Games because they take a distinctive approach to making games creative, social and non-violent, which makes them a valuable part of the broader LEGO experience.”
“We look forward to carrying on our excellent collaboration with the LEGO Group in building extraordinary LEGO videogame franchises, with both Warner Bros. and third party IP, that continue to resonate with consumers,” said Tom Stone, managing director of TT Games Publishing. “There is a tremendous future for LEGO games, and we are looking forward to working with all of our partners over the coming years.”
TT Games, which was formed in 2005 with the merger of the developer Traveller’s Tales and publisher Giant Interactive Entertainment, continues to manage their existing relationships with other publishers. The next title from TT Games and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment will be LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 in 2010.
In terms of historical builds, I tend to find periods like fantasy/medieval, Wild West, WWII, etc. fairly often. What I don’t tend to see a great deal of is American history, circa 1770-1780 — of which blego7‘s Lexington falls right into that category.
Tired of castle builders having all the fun in their Time Twister’s Contest? Now you can take any Lego set and remake it in another theme. Here, the host Tom Williamson bends the Shanghai Chase into the space theme using only pieces from the set. You have until March 31st to submit an entry. The first place prize is a nice V-19 Torrent.
Alex Fojtik‘s Hoodoo mecha is powered by voodoo magic from the shrunken heads and the bones in its “sack.” This is a refreshing take on the mecha theme to say the least.
