Nnenn is back at it again with this totally awesome recreational dogfighter: the ‘Zipper’. And it certainly appears zippy.
Yearly Archives: 2010
Underwater love
Discussing LDraw on the BBC [News]
The BBC’s Teck Know section currently has an article on the LEGO hobby with a focus on LDraw and virtual building. It includes discussion with Chris Dee who is the man responsible for quality control and library management for LDraw (and who does an excellent job). It also highlights the excellent work of Warren Elsmore, creator of the featured bridge and LDraw-using designer.
One of Warren Elsmore’s work-in-progress St Pancras LDraw sketches as mentioned in the article.
Lone Ranger and Tonto will have to wait ’til heaven for their inevitable fistfight
This little scene by Craig Lyons (LegoLyons) highlights an excellent pair of Lone Ranger and Tonto minifigs. Tonto doesn’t look too happy. Reid better watch his back.
Okay, that’ll be my last Wild West creation for the night. Hi-ho, Silver, away!
Crossing the Nevada desert in comfort and style
What’s with all the LEGO Western creations the last few days? One builder we haven’t highlighted yet is Josh Morris (I Scream Clone), who’s been churning them out faster than I can bookmark them.
Aside from his hilariously named outhouse, my favorite Wild West creation from him so far is this stagecoach:
One horse (without reins) seems a bit underpowered, but the stagecoach itself is excellent, atop an irregular base replete with iconic saguaro, buzzard, and cow’s skull.
Don’t miss Josh’s other great Western creations, including Gold Rush Fever.
LEGO Technic steering wheel for iPhone games
With two posts bashing the iPhone today, I figured I’d balance things out (beyond writing all my posts on a MacBook) by highlighting something pretty cool that made the rounds of the interwebs a couple weeks ago.
Ladies and gentlemen, behold the itty-bitty steering wheel for iPhone games:
Via Cult of Mac.
Now, we normally don’t post things without attribution, but I can’t seem to find the original builder (the YouTube video doesn’t appear to have been posted by the builder). Any help tracking down the genius who designed this would be very much appreciated.
LEGO CL!CK short film is awesome, but doesn’t explain what the heck CL!CK is
I have no idea what LEGO CL!CK is about — probably because I don’t have the patience to wade through the pseudo-interactivity of someone’s love affair with Flash. But that doesn’t stop this video from being gorgeous.
Perhaps CL!CK has something to do with the vaguely useless iPhone app FBTB reviewed (or vice versa), which had at least one of us fooled. Regardless, the video is whimsical and fantastic, as is the dude’s mustache.
Lady Kopaka Creates
Mars is at least 54 million miles farther from the Sun than Earth
I almost passed up Justin Vaughn‘s little Mars colony until I saw it on MicroBricks. Why? The lighting just didn’t seem right.
In reality, the lighting is perfect. Light on Mars is a lot dimmer than on Earth, with an orange hue from the dust-laden skies. The biodome is built from two halves of Buzz Lightyear’s helmet from the new LEGO Toy Story Construct-a-Buzz set.
LEGO iPad less absorbent than Apple’s version; still won’t run Flash
Despite being an early adopter of many technologies, I still don’t have an iPhone, I refuse to tweet, and thought the Wii would flop. Well, at least I was proved right about that last one in the long run.
Though I remain skeptical of Apple’s latest foray into palmtop computing (I have a Newton downstairs somewhere), I’m certainly impressed with Joe Meno‘s LEGO version.
Joe’s LEGO iPad has just about everything, including swappable screens and the Apple logo on the back. Ironically, the only thing missing from the LEGO iPad is a little blue 2×2 brick indicating that the Adobe Flash plugin is broken…
Paul Lee & son win national LEGO Minibuild contest [News]
Paul Lee and his son entered their local LEGO Store’s monthly Minibuild contest back in September, and recently learned that their entry has just won the national contest, and will be featured as this coming September’s monthly model.
It’s a great little Miniland character that would look perfect on the tiny streets of LEGOLAND California, complete with sneakers and backpack casually slung over one shoulder. Congratulations to the father and son team!
BrickMagic LEGO festival coming to Raleigh, NC May 8-9, 2010 [News]
BrickJournal and their publishers TwoMorrows are hosting a LEGO event May 8-9, 2010 in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Here’s the event’s description:
- Meet professional LEGO builder NATHAN SAWAYA, and help him assemble an incredible LEGO structure!
- See a huge hall filled with custom LEGO creations by top AFOLs (“Adult Fans of LEGO”) from around the country!
- Participate in workshops on building techniques and making custom minifigures!
- View animated LEGO films running continuously both days!
- Watch a robotics competition by First® LEGO® League teams from area schools!
- Build a special LEGO Mother’s Day rose for your mom!
- Cheer for the Great LEGO Boat Race, and see presentations on Mindstorms, creating LEGO Mosaics, and more!
For exact times and prices, check out the BrickMagic website.