Monthly Archives: July 2011

Mac & cheese

Phall has named his latest spaceship after his favorite LEGO element, the “macaroni” brick, but enough cheese slopes are in evidence that my post title seems warranted. The chunky Macaroni is a hearty delight.

The Macaroni

Thanks for the tip, Jamie!

Slope brick wall texture

Lego.Skrytsson‘s modular house shows an interesting and useful technique. Take a look at the sand red wall and note how the builder used slanted slope bricks to create a unique texture. These two shots reveal more about how it’s done.

It isn’t only Humans who need hardsuits

Victor Martinez N. gives the hardsuit concept a twist and outfits his Martians in protective outer body enhancements.

Martian Hardsuits

UPDATE: Victor has posted a video showing how the jackhammer mechanism on the miner suit actually works:

LEGO Micro-Chess

I’m a sucker for LEGO chess sets. I’ve built several myself and once you get going, it is hard to stop. This miniature set, by Matt Armstrong has a deceptively simple quality to it. The pieces are all made from the micro trophy figure, from the Collectible Minifigure series, and at first glace are nearly indistinguishable from one another. However, the bases of the chess pieces are just different enough that one can tell the various pieces apart at a glance. Now I want to go make some more chess sets…

Lego micro-chess

The Fuel of the Future

Thomas Oechsner supplies his Neo-Classic Space fleet with an Octan fuel truck. The contrast between the greebly esthetic of Neo-Classic Space and the smooth fuel tank gives this build quite the look!

LL1107-22 Fuel Truck

VE EKKO1

It’s been a while since Tim Zarki (spook) has posted a polished MOC but this beauty shows he’s still got his skills. Awesome Syd Mead vibe.

VE EKKO1

RAILBRICKS Issue 9 is out

RAILBRICKS Issue 9 Image The good folks at RAILBRICKS have just released the 9th issue of their excellent free e-zine.

This issue focuses on trams but, as usual, there’s plenty of articles for LEGO train fans and LEGO builders in general including

  • Catenary design
  • PFS Lights
  • Building relief structures (facades)

The low-res PDF can be found here (RAILBRICKS are having issues – try here for an online copy) but the site contains links to other formats.

RAILBRICKS Logo

Lego Battlestar Defender measures over 6 feet long

Garry King finished his largest creation: a massive brick-built version of the Battlestar Defender from Battlestar Galactica. He estimates that between 30-40 thousand pieces were used in the model. You can see work-in-progress pictures on Brickshelf.

Not a facebook game

In small dioramas it’s the little details that matter. de-marco packs a bunch of cute touches into this idyllic scene. This is not Farmville.

farm

Sometimes you are the vulture...

…sometimes you are the cow. This beautiful desert scene, by Henrik Hoexbroe is very tranquil and I love that vulture.

You can also find his work on his MOCpage.

They can’t fly, you know

Iain Heath posted these last week and I forgot to post them. I apologize, so you can stop calling me in the middle of the night now, Iain. Really, I mean it.

Hit Girl & Kick-Ass

Not all giant robots play with guns

Douglas Adams once said that most sensible citizens of the galaxy find cricket to be in rather bad taste. But that’s earthlings for you. Not one to leave well-enough alone, Mark Stafford takes the game to a new level by adding giant robotic suits to the mix. I wish the PCA would get behind this idea. I’d actually watch the game then.

01-Cricketer