About Andrew Becraft (TBB Editor-in-Chief)

Andrew Becraft is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Brothers Brick. He's been building with LEGO for more than 40 years, and writing about LEGO here on TBB since 2005. He's also the co-author, together with TBB Senior Editor Chris Malloy, of the DK book Ultimate LEGO Star Wars. Andrew is an active member of the online LEGO community, as well as his local LEGO users group, SEALUG. Andrew is also a regular attendee of BrickCon, where he organizes a collaborative display for readers of The Brothes Brick nearly every year. You can check out Andrew's own LEGO creations on Flickr. Read Andrew's non-LEGO writing on his personal blog, Andrew-Becraft.com. Andrew lives in Seattle with his wife and dogs, and by day leads software design and planning teams.

Posts by Andrew Becraft (TBB Editor-in-Chief)

HMHS Britannic and RMS Olympic

On November 21, 1916, HMHS Britannic struck a German mine and sank, following the fate of her sister ship Titanic. Rob H. (rh1985moc) has honored the memory of this ill-fated World War I hospital ship with a microscale rendition in LEGO.

Of course, Britannic and Titanic weren’t the only ships commissioned by the White Star Line at the time. RMS Olympic served a long career, and accompanies Rob’s Britannic on the LEGO seas.

What makes both of these LEGO ships even cooler is that they’re threaded with LEDs to light up the night.

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Janey Red Brick on Toronto’s Breakfast Television

Janey “Red Brick” Gunning was recently featured on a segment of the Toronto morning show Breakfast Television:

Read more about Janey’s experience on her blog, The RED BRICK Road.

Kaptain Kazoodle and the Travelling Circus of Doom!

Nathan Proudlove says his latest steampunk creation was inspired by Dark Cloud 2, a Christina Aguilera song, and the steam spider by Crabfu Steamworks.

In contrast to a lot of steampunk creations of the past, Nathan includes big splotches of color. The big flywheel gives it the classic steampunk touch, but the turquoise boiler and accents take this beyond the world of brown and gray.

Mini Telecaster and Flying V guitars look real enough to rock

These guitars by LEGOWOW have enough detail to look almost exactly like the real thing, but they’re still small enough to be awesomely adorable.

Thanks to Bruce for the tip!

Kris Kelvin rebuilds 6276 Eldorado Fortress for the modern age

6276 Eldorado Fortress is one of those classic LEGO Pirates sets that we’ve grown to love over the years. Released 20 years ago, the set arrived in the phase when my parents thought I should give Technic a try instead of all those sets marked “Ages 7-12”.

Kris Kelvin applies modern techniques and uses current LEGO elements to refresh this classic set.

Kris’s version even includes a complete basement. See more photos on Flickr, and all the photos on Brickshelf.

Via Klocki.

Hispabrick Magazine 006 now available for download [News]

The latest issue of Hispabrick Magazine is now available in English.

This issue includes interviews with Pete Reid and the admins of the Brick-Busters anti-plagiarism group, as well as features on how to clean LEGO, learning about LDraw, and more.

Click the pic for links to download both the English and Spanish versions of Hispabrick Magazine 006.

Preventing Power Miner cave-ins

In contrast to earlier this year, I don’t think there are enough Power Miners LEGO creations out there. It really is a pretty cool theme. Brandon Bannerman (Catsy) seems to agree, having recently posted this Mobile Roof Support rig.

More pics on Flickr.

Red fighter from Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise

Apparently, an anime movie called Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise came out in 1987. Never heard of it, but this fighter by Mike Psiaki sure is awesome.

Arpy has Pac-Man fever

Did you know that the red ghost in Pac-Man was named “Blinky”?

Ean (Arpy) knew that, and built a lovely mosaic using Technic ~~pins~~ axles instead of bricks.

Wakka wakka wakka!

The gales of November came early for the SS Edmund Fitzgerald

The SS Edmund Fitzgerald was the largest freighter operating on the Great Lakes until she sank in a storm on November 10, 1975. This LEGO version by John Beck measures 8 feet 6 inches long, but it’s not just big — John has packed a lot of detail into the ship.

Photo from bill.d’s photostream. I can’t seem to find any current online presence from John, but if you know where he posts his own photos, drop us a line.

Sailing the Spanish Main aboard Nuestra Señora de la Concepción

Tom Jacobs (Bonaparte) and Rick Bewier (Captain Green Hair) have collaborated to bring the world this gorgeous Spanish galleon, the Nuestra Señora de la Concepción.

Rather than paper or existing LEGO sails, the ship uses real canvas, complete with sewn seams. I also love the checkered patterns on the hull.

See all the photos on Classic-Pirates.com or Flickr.

Who needs LEGO electronics when you can build your own?

The MP3 Player, CD Boombox, Digital Camera, and other devices LEGO has licensed Digital Blue to manufacture may be out in stores now, but we all know they’re not “real” LEGO. If you want electronics built from actual LEGO bricks, you’ll have to make your own.

Well, that’s exactly what John Park over at Make Online has done, building his own wall-mounted charging station that handles an iPod and a cellphone, along with hooks for two pairs of keys.

Click the pic to read exactly how John built his recharger.

Meanwhile, Andy Lunn has built an ingenious flip light from LEDs and LEGO. Watch the video here, and read his instructions on how to build your own LEGO flip light: