Dylan B. has posted a nice microscale rendition of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.
It’s no Chartres, but the flying buttresses add some excellent detail, as do all the spigot bits in the walls.
Posts by Andrew Becraft (TBB Editor-in-Chief)
Since he’s dead, he can take off his head
Proximity to Valentine’s Day seems appropriate enough for the Halloween/Christmas hybrid that is The Nightmare Before Christmas
This vignette by Stefan (brainbikerider) featuring Jack Skellington singing beneath the full moon won a recent vignette contest among Austrian LEGO fans.
Stomping across the blasted landscape
This quartet of mecha by Aaron Dayman reminds me of the surprisingly moving story “The People of Sand and Slag” by Paolo Bacigalupi (anthologized in Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse
Each suit is unique, and sports some great stickers. Check out the full photoset for shots of each suit.
Toy Story 3 trailer confirms LEGO in movie, plus more LEGO Pixar goodness
In our interview with Angus MacLane back in 2008, we asked him why none of the toys in the previous two installments of the Toy Story series were LEGO. Read the interview to find out, but that gap has been corrected in Toy Story 3.
They’re a bit hard to spot in this screen cap by Bill Toenjes, so check out the photo on Flickr for notes and the full-size version. Watch the complete trailer for more LEGO, as well as a notable appearance by Totoro.
In related LEGO + Pixar news, this year’s giveaway Toy Fair premiums from LEGO included a CubeDude Buzz Lightyear signed and numbered by Angus himself (via FBTB’s complete Toy Fair 2010 coverage):
Now I’m mad that LEGO didn’t send The Brothers Brick an invite to this year’s Toy Fair. Hey LEGO, what gives? I demand my CubeDude Buzz Lightyear!
Finally, Toy Story director (Toy Story 3 executive producer) John Lasseter received the LEGO treatment at Toy Fair with this great bust built by Erik Varszegi (via Gizmodo):
Titolian drops into enemy territory
It’s always nice to see something completely new. Today, Théo (Titolian) brings us a truly new use for the white version of canopies — a parachute:
WB and LEGO extend Harry Potter license – Deathly Hallows sets due October [News]
As several commenters noted, one theme missing from the recent news about late 2010 LEGO sets was any reference to LEGO Harry Potter. With part one of the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows movie due out this November, the omission was striking.
LEGO Harry Potter fans need fear no more. Some of the LEGO Harry Potter sets planned for an October release include:
- Hogwarts Castle
- Hagrid’s Hut
- Hogwarts Express
- Quidditch Match
New minifigs include Bellatrix Lestrange and Luna Lovegood.
UPDATE: Toy Fair 2010 has revealed first photos of 2010 LEGO Harry Potter sets.
Here’s the full press release:
BURBANK, Calif.–(EON: Enhanced Online News)–Warner Bros. Consumer Products (WBCP) announced today an extension of its successful partnership with leading toy manufacturer, The LEGO Group, to bring the magical world of Harry Potter to fans everywhere. Under the agreement, The LEGO Group is creatively tapping into the Harry Potter magic to develop spell-binding construction sets and a board game inspired by the property in anticipation of the November 19 theatrical release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I, as well as the upcoming release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 in 2011.
“The world of Harry Potter has inspired some of our most successful products and we are thrilled to continue creating imaginative play opportunities for fans everywhere”
“We have enjoyed a longstanding, successful partnership with The LEGO Group around Harry Potter and we are delighted to continue this relationship as we approach the release of the seventh film,” said Karen McTier, executive vice president, domestic licensing and worldwide marketing, Warner Bros. Consumer Products. “Fans of the franchise will be excited to discover the wonderfully original LEGO products inspired by the beloved stories and characters.”“The world of Harry Potter has inspired some of our most successful products and we are thrilled to continue creating imaginative play opportunities for fans everywhere,” said Jill Wilfert, vice president, global licensing for LEGO Group. “The magical stories brought to life in the films give us the potential for an incredible array of offerings, the best of which are represented in our upcoming lines.”
Based on the compelling stories and characters of the Harry Potter films, the new line includes six construction sets derived from iconic scenes and locations, including the Hogwarts Castle, Hagrid’s Hut, Hogwarts Express and Quidditch Match and leveraging building surprises of previously released LEGO® Harry Potter sets, some of which ranked among all-time LEGO best-sellers. Available in October, the sets feature new and newly decorated minifigures, like Bellatrix Lestrange and Luna Lovegood.
Additionally, as the LEGO brand rolls into the board game category for the first time in 2010, it brings the Harry Potter property with it in a premium, constructible board game called Hogwarts, launching in August. Players build and then move throughout the iconic castle to be the first to collect various objects to win the game – but even the most skilled players can be foiled by an ability to move classrooms around the board.
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and TT Games also announced LEGO® Harry Potter™: Years 1-4, the latest addition to the blockbuster LEGO video games franchise. Releasing this May on multiple gaming platforms, the game takes players on a magical adventure through the first four Harry Potter books and movies, as they build, make potions, solve puzzles and cast spells.
And don’t forget that TT Games is releasing the LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 video game later this year as well.
LEGO Universe Beta sign-ups open now [News]
After my multi-post rant about new technology last week, you shouldn’t be surprised that I’m still skeptical about LEGO Universe.
Ochre Jelly disagrees, and I think he generally knows what he’s talking about, so I suppose I’ll pass on the news that Beta sign-ups are now open.
Have fun!
A bird’s eye view of Snowmageddon
Brandon Bannerman (Catsy) may live here in the warmer-than-average Pacific Northwest, but the recent snowstorms on the East Coast — and echoes of Snowpocalypse 2008 — have inspired him to build this scene for the ApocaLEGO Blood in the Snow contest.
Brandon combines microscale with minifig-scale for some truly excellent forced perspective.
LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars announced – due out fall 2010 [News]
Publisher LucasArts and developer TT Games have announced the next installment in the LEGO Star Wars video game series, LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars, due out for Wii, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, PSP, Xbox 360, and PC in time for the holiday season later this year.
LEGO Pixar, Kingdoms, World Racers – 2010 sets at Canadian Toy Fair [News]
Once again stealing the New York Toy Fair’s thunder, the first publicly available photos (read: not stolen or leaked) of late 2010 LEGO sets come from the Canadian Toy & Hobby Fair, via CTV tech reporter Kris Abel.
Of particular note for LEGO Castle fans is the new Kingdoms theme.
Check out Kris’ main post for links to each of his theme-specific posts, including:
- DUPLO (with new Pixar Cars sets)
- Prince of Persia
- Space Police
- Star Wars
- World Racers
Model 1858 Remington .45 by Arkov
English Jacobean mansion by Anthony De Wynter
After emerging from a 20-year dark ages without LEGO, Anthony De Wynter recently finished this fantastic English mansion in the Jacobean style.
Anthony says the building grew rather organically — “I just layed out a floor plan which fitted the desk top and started to build” — in much the same way that old English manors did over the centuries. Read more and see lots of other pictures on MOCPages.