There’s something inherently funny about advertising a sold-out product, as Peter Edwards does with a hand car from Big Ben Bricks in this video:
The video features a fantastic Technic bridge long enough to span a LEGO Amazon:
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Neo Classic Space Roundup #2
The 30th anniversary celebration of Classic Space continues over on the Neo Classic Space website.
Pete Reid built a design by nnenn for the collaborative LL-989 Wildfire:
nnenn himself pits a pair of Heavy Interceptors and a Troop Support Sled against an alien species known as the Ugokin:
Ian Grieg captures the essence of 891 Two Seater Space Scooter with his LL-892 Skimmer, while I paid homage to 886 Space Buggy with my LL-997 “Craterbuster” rover:
Mark Kupietz builds vertically for LL-938 Supply Ship:
Keep an eye on neoclassicspace.com throughout the rest of the month for even more great creations inspired by vintage LEGO Space sets.
Nathan Proudlove enters the Boonta Eve podrace
Actually, Nathan Proudlove has entered the FBTB 2009 Podracer Challenge, but a random Episode I reference seemed to work better. No?
Nathan used light bricks from LEGO Creator sets for the energy binders. The dark blue and black color scheme contrasts nicely with the lighter highlights.
894 Mobile Ground Tracking Station in Miniland scale by Holger Matthes
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Classic Space, Holger Matthes has created an XXL or Miniland-scale version of 894 Mobile Ground Tracking Station:
Not only are the vehicles and minifigs larger-than-life, Holger has faithfully reproduced the Classic Space baseplate. And check out that brick-built Classic Space logo!
See more photos of this great LEGO creation on Holger’s website, Brickshelf, and Flickr.
In case you’ve missed it previously, here’s a scaled-up version of LL-924 next to the original:
LEGO Watchmen minifigs by Sir Nadroj
We’re not averse to highly customized minifigs here on The Brothers Brick, but I personally prefer a LEGO-only solution when it’s possible.
Jordan Schwartz (Sir Nadroj) shows us that Watchmen characters can be created using a mostly purist approach — with a little help from Photoshop for Dr. Manhattan:
See individual shots of Jordan’s Watchmen minifigs on MOCpages.
Winners of the 7th clickbrick Original Model Contest announced [News]
I blogged the 7th annual Original Model Contest last week, but winners hadn’t been announced yet.
Sachiko Akinaga now has the final list of winners.
First Place: “Howl’s Moving Castle” by TEN (more photos):
Second Place: “Memories of a Dream” by Mokuami:
Third Place: “Goldfish Balloon” by Sachiko Akinaga:
Fourth Place: “Animal Happy Cake” by Kana-Oyako:
Fifth Place: “MSN-100” by Tuwake-de-Sondake:
Alan Yap’s Springer Triple Changer Transformer is cooler than the original
Alan Yap sent us a link to his LEGO version of Springer, one of the Triple Changers from the Transformers comics and TV show:
I don’t want to spoil the surprise, so be sure to check out the full gallery on Brickshelf and Alan’s description on MOCpages.
Attacking LEGO brushfires with my Wildland Ultra XT fire engine
The fire engine I built last year was mainly inspired by other LEGO builders, so I wanted to design something from scratch on my own. Here’s the result:
My brother sent me a link to the S&S Fire Apparatus Co’s awesome Wildland Ultra XT, and I just had to build this amazing vehicle — used by the US Bureau of Land Management and local departments where brushfires are common, such as the San Diego Fire Department.
Check out more photos in my LEGO S&S Wildland Ultra XT photoset on Flickr, plus instructions.
Never insult a centaur... or a big blue troll, for that matter
EDIT: Replacing entire post.
Occasionally, we’re sent links to LEGO creations that were clearly not built by the person who posted them. It’s usually fairly obvious — the person has re-posted a particularly well-known creation or collected and re-posted LEGO creations from several different builders spanning several different styles.
Earlier today, we got a link to a Flickr photostream that included copies of Micah Berger‘s creatures. They looked familiar enough for me to make the connection (and link to Micah’s Brickshelf gallery), but it’s been a few years since we first featured them, and I simply didn’t take the time to double-check that the LEGO creations were truly original.
Sadly, they weren’t.
Plagiarism is not cool, not okay, and will never have any place here on The Brothers Brick. Apologies to our readers for not doing our “due diligence” in this case, and thanks for understanding.
Bill Ward shows LEGO some LOVE, with a little inspiration from Robert Indiana
Bill Ward has recreated sculptor Robert Indiana’s iconic “LOVE” sculpture, both in original form (below) and “LEGO” form (above).
Read more about both sculptures on Bill Ward’s Brickpile.
Watch minifigs build the UCS Millenium Falcon
This awesome video is making the rounds on the ‘net, but for those who haven’t seen it yet, check out David Gunstensen‘s stop-motion movie of minifigs building the Ultimate Collector’s Millennium Falcon:
Building the LEGO Millennium Falcon from Gizmodo on Vimeo.
As originally featured on Gizmodo.
LEGO Dieselpunk from Soren
Soren Roberts may be best known for his mecha, but this tank certainly demonstrates that he’s capable of building outside his comfort zone. It’s frequently when a builder leaves the genre he or she is best known for that truly interesting things happen.