I just love this racer by Vaughan James. Vaughan’s use of the new “cheese grater” (slope grill) piece as air intakes is brilliant, and the spiky shape is pure win.
Via YSAB.
Posts by Andrew Becraft (TBB Editor-in-Chief)
LUGNuts Claim to Fame build challenge round-up
The Flickr LUGNuts Your Claim to Fame building challenge wraps up in two days, so this seems like a good time to highlight some of the great creations the contest has generated so far.
Nathan Proudlove (whose LUGNuts blog is a must-read) goes miniland-scale with his entry, a tribute to Scooby Doo and the whole Scooby crew:
Lino Martins gives classic Batman the miniland treatment too:
Ralph Savelsberg‘s Shelby Cobra 427:
Matt Armstrong‘s quartet of micro entries:
Check out all the great entries so far in the discussion thread on Flickr.
Magnus Lauglo is on a war footing
Magnus Lauglo adds some serious hardware to his semi-futuristic military with a pair of Jaguar A1 main battle tanks (above — love the arctic camo!) and Dragon helicopter gunship (below).
Seems every path leads me to nowhere...
Here they come to snuff the rooster…
Peter Morris was inspired by the Alice in Chains song “Rooster” to build this rather unique mecha. The torso fits a pilot, and this bad boy is fully posable.
You know he ain’t gonna die…
I’m over the moon for Zach’s micro moonbase factory
Inspired by Space Police Precinct 9, Zach Clapsadle decided the moon needed a factory. With smokestacks (built from pirate cannons). On the moon. Where there’s no air.
Love it.
Custom desert camo Tumbler by Brent Waller
It’s not often we feature LEGO that’s been painted to achieve the builder’s intended effect. But occasionally, like Jamie’s Dardenbahst, a customized creation rises above the rest and gets my grudging vote of approval. ;-)
Check out Brent Waller‘s rendition of the Batmobile “Tumbler” from Batman Begins:
Because LEGO doesn’t make the pieces he needed in tan, Brent built the Tumbler in white and light gray, and then painted the pieces tan with vinyl dye. He then layered the camouflage on top of the tan paint. The end result of this labor-intensive process is the spot-on Tumbler you see above.
If the customized version isn’t your thing, here’s Brent’s black version:
Rocko relaxes with the undead
So, after the zombie apocalypse, when humanity as we know it has ceased to exist, what do the victorious undead do? Kick up their heels in a gentlemen’s club, of course!
(The walking dead are simply pretending to be mindless drones as they tear apart our civilization. Clearly, once we’re out of the way, they’re capable of building a glorious society, as this diorama proves.)
Indigenous people fight back against pillaging invaders
Nannan featured in Official Xbox Magazine
Brothers Brick contributor Nannan’s Final Run “bignette” is featured in the current issue of the Official Xbox Magazine:
Congratulations, Nannan! Way to represent. ;-)
LAML Radio gets foolish
In LAML Radio #33, Josh and I join James to discuss all the tomfoolery on April 1st around the LEGO Web, including our own silliness.
Check it out on Radio.LAML.org.
The LEGO Company gets a clue
In this video, former LEGO Community Team manager Jake McKee talks about how LEGO has begun changing its long-standing corporate culture, involving a greater diversity of people to build a community around the company and its brand.
