I had the distinct pleasure of seeing John Cleese in person last night at the Moore Theatre in Seattle. As my first post after being away for a couple of weeks, I have the distinct pleasure tonight of blogging this CubeDude Gumby by Iain Heath (Ochre Jelly):
As Tim and Mike demonstrate, collaborative builds need not be limited to once-a-year conventions or take the form of meters-long dioramas.
Lichtblau sent MisterZumbi pics of a Ford Taunus he’d been working on, and the two worked on the design together over the next couple of weeks. Here’s the result, in ever-awesome lime.
The minifig in this little dio by Evildead may want to keep running, but I have a dog sitting next to me here who’s willing to take on that two-horned beast.
No, seriously! He barks at them when they come on TV. Anyway, I think this is the first brick-built rhino that I’ve seen. It’s an interesting presentation, too, with just a few tan plates to help add a boundary to the scene.
Thanks for the tip, Bruce!
Though I’m more familiar with a certain steam shovel book by the same author, this lovely snowplow by Mike Psiaki (based on Virginia Lee Burton’s Katy and the Big Snow
The simplicity of the power pole is also a nice touch.
Occasionally, I take a break from blogging and actually build something. For my most ambitious creation to date, I present “Fox Red: Omaha Beach”.
My D-Day diorama features the following vehicles and weapons:
Yes, that’s dark blue water. (I do believe I’ve mentioned before that I like LEGO Agents…)
Naturally, I couldn’t resist the urge to turn a few photos into black and white Robert Capa-esque shots.
See my full photoset of Fox Red: Omaha Beach pics on Flickr.
This pair of vehicles by Carter Baldwin may be the ugliest we’ve featured here. Carter’s new NATO “Jackal” LRV is a chunkified slice of awesome, but that troop transport is just plain wicked.
The Buddhist temple of Kinkaku-ji was originally built in 1397. In 2009, talapz built a Kinkaku-ji in a box. Okay, words fail me here. They really do.
The builder notes in the video that he used 4,500 LEGO pieces to build his pop-up Kinkaku-ji, and it weighs 4 kg. Be sure to watch the whole video — talapz shows how this amazing creation pops up out of the box.
And don’t miss Jumpei Mitsui’s Kinkaku-ji from 2007.
Ryan Wood (lights) rocks. Also, he built a CubeDude, which also rocks.
I love the tattoos on his arm, and how he’s holding the whammy bar.
Speaking of LEGO Rock Band, the video game is due out next month, and the full track list has been announced. (I’ve been avoiding dedicating a whole post to this. Sorry for hijacking your CubeDude for news purposes, Ry.)
The latest updates indicate that stars like Iggy Pop will be making an appearance in the game.
Here’s the full list of potentially playable characters.
LEGO fan Joe (cheeseslope) recently proposed to his girlfriend Kristen.
Inviting her to a picnic, he began by giving her two custom LEGO sets he designed himself that feature important things in their lives.
Next, he gave her a set that included their minifig selves having the very picnic they were having at that very moment.
See all of Joe and Kristin’s LEGO engagement pics on Flickr. Congratulations to the happy couple, and thanks for sending us the link!
Sorry folks, we won’t be getting 6299 LEGO Pirates Advent Calendar here in North America. That decision was apparently made before the whole Castle Advent Calendar drama last year.
Fortunately, the Forbidden Cove October Seed Part Challenge gives you a way to win one — for free!
Click the graphic to read the rules and check out the discussion on ForbiddenCove.com.
Louise Dade (Bladewood) and Reasonably Clever are teaming up for a very cool contest — build a pimped-out version of Louise’s wheelchair!
The contest runs from today through November 15th. Click the graphic to check out the rules and prizes.
Alvaro Gunawan (pyrefyre) treats us to a new hardsuit “For times when a regular space suit just doesn’t work.”
This one works rather nicely, though I have to admit that if I squint my eyes, it does look just a little bit like it has a duck’s face…