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.

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Bionicle Links for May 19, 2007

“Fanglyfuss” by Makaru, and “The Pit Scourge” by Breann Sledge (both via BioniBlog):

Guu Press has an interesting interview with Lars Lusenberg Nielsen, Senior Toy Designer at LEGO’s Concept Lab (via Klocki and Forum 0937).

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Arvo’s Chestburster from Aliens

The latest LEGO creation by the Arvo brothers features a chestburster emerging from some unlucky person, complete with pooling blood dripping off of the sculpture’s base.

Via Masoko Tanga and on Hispalug.

Space and Star Wars Links for May 19, 2007

I’m behind again, so instead of cluttering up the page and RSS feed, I’m going to post by theme again. First up, Space! And…Star Wars!

“Alien Life” by Felix Greco, and “Swallowtail” by Mr. Stenz:

In Star Wars news, the inventory for 10179 Millenium Falcon is now up on Peeron, and details are now available on FBTB about the Golden C3PO Contest (via LEGO Contests).

Tim Zarki‘s evolved X-wing (more from him in subsequent posts):

NickGreat’s Green Samurai

As featured here previously, master customizer NickGreat continues his “Colors of the Samurai” with my favorite color — and favorite minifig so far (via Klocki):

(Wow, feels like I’ve been gone forever, but it’s only been a couple of days. My bookmark folder’s bursting at the seams, so I’ll do a few “roundup” posts tomorrow to catch up.)

Building 10182 Cafe Corner

Here’s what greeted me when walked through the front door yesterday evening:

I’d finally ordered 10182 Cafe Corner last week, so I knew it was in the mail, but my wife understood how excited I was and set everything up so I could spend more of my time building when I got home. Yay!

Oh, and that’s why you won’t be seeing much of me around here for a couple of days. ;-)

Is your name Mater too?

Steven Marshall‘s name isn’t Mater, but this little truck from Cars goes by that name:

(Via Paganomation.)

And don’t miss Dave Teague’s Lightning McQueen I blogged last year.

Happy Mother’s Day!

Matt De Lanoy demonstrates that something you made yourself is so much more meaningful than a bunch of plants you buy on the Internet. And besides, plastic flowers last a lifetime:

Dr. Crow and his Mechanical Creations

Forum 0937 member rupi puts Chris Bragg‘s arm replacement technique to good use with Dr. Crow, a mad scientist.

(If you don’t already know how to put a robot arm on a minifig, you can read the how-to on Chris’s old blog.)

Squieu’s Green Guy

At first glance, this new mecha by squieu reminded me of the “Robonoid” by comic I blogged back in 2005, but with the usual squieu detail, there’s a lot going on in this little thing:

Arpy’s Rediculously Pacifistic Sea Turtle apparently needs your vote

So, Josh and I have both been sick and/or busy, and even though we have a completed interview with Bionicle builder Breann Sledge, we haven’t had time to post it yet. I promise that we’ll post it very soon — sorry Breann.

To tide everyone over, here’s a little something for the current Bionicle Building Contest over on BZPower, by BioniBlogger Arpy (aka Patuara):

Arpy clearly understands that presentation is important, and he uses good lighting and a neutral background to showcase his turtle. I think many LEGO builders — including lots of Bionicle fans — could learn something from Arpy. Just sayin’. ;-)

Yes, but how many eels can it deploy?

I remember seeing this at BrickFest, but I can’t remember who the builder was, and dadio‘s Brickshelf user name isn’t much help. Anyway, here’s his U.S. Navy LCAC:

And in case my reference is too obscure, a YouTube video for you to view.

Atomictron 7 by Jamie Neufeld

Jamie Neufeld presents a retro-ish robot dubbed “The Quantum Super Thunder Galactic Robo Fighter – Atomictron 7” (I kid you not):

(Via Moyblik.)