This white whale, fighting a giant squid, by Ryan Rubino is awesome enough to make Captain Ahab blanche.
Thanks for the tip, Nathan Proudlove.
Posts by Andrew Becraft (TBB Editor-in-Chief)
Mashikuf likes all the pretty songs — and flowers too!
Mashikuf of Toys in the Attic built this lovely flower shop for last year’s Brick Fan Town event in Japan.
Note the varied colors in the brown section on the top floor and the crenellated row above the awnings. Gorgeous.
What’s amazing is that this excellent building is just one of dozens built for the collaborate display back in September 2008.
Thanks for the tip, Hendrick!
Mister Spoons likes carrots
I have nothing useful to say about this lovely little diorama by Yvonne Doyle (YVD). It just makes me smile.
Via The Living Brick.
Neo-Blacktron invades the Reid Continuum
Neo-Classic Space master Peter Reid has gone over to the dark side (albeit briefly, I suspect). Consistent with the NBT design ethos, his Neo-Blacktron Speeder is a variant of his own speeder designs.
And since we failed to blog it back in April, here’s Pete’s amazing “LL-117 Under Construction”.
Although built entirely differently, this version of Pete’s LL-117 looks as though the original is simply missing its skin.
Harry Potter visits The Burrow
LEGO Harry Potter creations are few and far between, which makes this excellent interpretation of the Weasley residence by Matti (Matn) that much more wonderful.
The ramshackle upper stories look tacked on to the original muggle house, just as described in the books by J.K. Rowling. (Movies? What movies?)
All aboard the ST LEGO Express to Seattle
Inspired by the King County Metro and Sound Transit buses we both see around Seattle, Leigh Holcombe (worker201) built this great city bus. I’m particularly fond of the doors and the bike rack on the front.
If any of you out there are bus riders like me, I’ll see you on the 555.
Kotaku previews LEGO Rock Band at E3 2009 [News]
Kotaku spent some time at E3 playing the upcoming LEGO Rock Band game and reports some early impressions:
The problem with this game is all in the name. LEGO Rock Band makes you wonder “why LEGO?” Maybe “Rock Band: Play Rock Band With Your Kids” would have been better.
Because if you don’t have kids, this game is largely pointless. It’s Rock Band, except with a more pedestrian songlist, and no real changes to the way the game is structured, or plays.
But that’s if you don’t have kids. If you do have kids around, and want a game to play with them, well. This looks pretty damn good.
Read the full article on Kotaku.
And in case you missed it, here’s the game’s trailer:
Prices and specs on LEGO camera, boombox, and MP3 player [News]
Digital Blue has released details of their upcoming LEGO-branded electronics. The site lists four upcoming products:
- Digital Camera: 3 megapixels, 128 MB memory ($50)
- Boombox: CD player, AM/FM radio ($40)
- MP3 Player: 2 GB, 8-hour battery ($40)
- Bionicle Digital Cameras: 640×480, 40 photos ($20)
The camera and MP3 player look like they’re going to be available in LEGO’s traditional primary colors as well as shades of pink and white. All four products are due out later this summer, so look for a massive increase in truly horrible LEGO photos to wade through starting then.
Thanks for the tip, Bunbrick!
ObedientBot waits to do your bidding
This sad, tall robot by Alex Eylar represents a definite departure from his usual LEGO creations. Different, but still excellent.
LEGO Ambassadors nominations all over the Web
We’re not the only ones nominating LEGO Ambassadors for Cycle 7 of the program.
- Classic-Castle.com
- Classic-Space.com
- BrickLink
- BZPower
- Flickr
- Eurobricks
- MOCpages
- FBTB
- HispaLUG
- LUGNuts
- PLUG
- RoLUG
- SandLUG
- Turk LUG
We’ll add to this list as we encounter more nomination processes as we learn about them. Feel free to suggest links in the comments.
Big box of cool, with a side of ketchup & mustard
Well, three boxes, to be precise. Multi-thematic builder Kevin Fedde (Crimson Wolf) takes a trip through the deeps of space in his A3-11 “Ascension” Heavy Fighter.
Note the “condiment reactor technology” that powers this lovely vehicle.
See more photos on Flickr and MOCpages.
LEGO Ambassadors Cycle 7 nomination process for The Brothers Brick [News]
UPDATE: Voting is now underway for this cycle.
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As LEGO announced earlier today, nominations are now open for the 2009/2010 or “Cycle 7” of the LEGO Ambassadors Program. To keep things manageable, I’m posting the process we’ll be using here on The Brothers Brick separately from LEGO’s announcement.
First, some of you may be wondering what the LEGO Ambassadors Program is. Glossing over LEGO’s official definition, the program is designed to gather feedback from LEGO fans and provide that feedback to The LEGO Group. Although communication from LEGO does occasionally flow back to LEGO fans, the primary purpose is to flow information to LEGO — product and quality feedback, suggestions, demographic data about the adult fan community, and so on.
Second, I won’t be accepting any nominations myself to be a LEGO Ambassador for the next cycle. I still believe in the value of the program, but I’d like to focus my LEGO energies more directly on The Brothers Brick, Classic-Castle.com, SEALUG, and the other LEGO fan communities I belong to.
Third, we learned from the way we did things last year and we’re making a few adjustments. Feel free to discuss these changes and make suggestions, and we can make further tweaks along the way, if necessary.
Finally, an online community like ours that’s centered around a blog has some unique considerations that are different from other LEGO fan communities, such as online forums or offline LEGO clubs. Before we begin nominating people to represent The Brothers Brick in the LEGO Ambassadors program, I want to share a few thoughts based on the discussions and nominations last year.
- The successful nominee must be able to communicate with you, the readers. Practically speaking, this means the LEGO Ambassador would need to be a contributor to The Brothers Brick.
- That’s not to say that the successful nominee must be a current contributor! In the open and democratic process I’d like to see us follow, it’s possible that you may nominate and ultimately vote for someone like an active commenter instead of a current contributor. This may mean bringing the nominee on board as a team member.
- This is the nomination process for The Brothers Brick; other LEGO fan communities will be nominating LEGO Ambassadors themselves. I’d like to ask you to avoid nominating LEGO fans who aren’t active here in this community in some way. Being a regular reader or even being blogged frequently doesn’t necessarily equate with being an active participant.
- As the Editor-in-Chief, my commitment is to bring you a high-quality LEGO blog experience. To ensure this for all of you, I must reserve the right to say “No” occasionally — including bringing someone on to the team who doesn’t share our blogging philosophy or vision.
Phew! Enough words from me.
Here’s how this is going to work on The Brothers Brick:
- Between now and June 10 at 9:00 PM Pacific Time, leave a comment on this post with your suggestions for people who you would like to see nominated. Nominating is not the same as voting.
- On June 10, I’ll tabulate all of the nominations. Each nominee must receive two additional comments of support to move on to the voting stage.
- Between June 10 and June 13, I’ll contact each nominee for a brief bio and “platform.”
- On or before
June 13June 17, I’ll post the bios, platforms, and a public poll so all readers can vote on who they want to represent them. - On June 27, we’ll close the voting to ensure we have enough time to create the nomination package that The Brothers Brick will submit on the nominees’ behalf.
- On or before July 1, we will submit up to three nominees for consideration by The LEGO Group.
- Around July 8, LEGO will announce their picks for the next cycle of the Ambassadors program.
Okay, readers, nominate away!