I missed these in Bronson Rash’s Flickr photostream when he uploaded them (don’t forget to tag your photos with “LEGO”, people!), but this is a very cool, wonderfully sinister Count Dracula:
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Gregor Mendel Grows Some Peas
Alan Saunders proves once again that simplicity works, with his vignette of Gregor Mendel examining his pea plants:
LEGO has released a little working magnifying glass, but because it’s so big, it looks a bit rediculous when a minifig holds it. I like how Alan has used a wrench instead (and the oil can works well as a watering can).
Horseback Warrior by Dellta
Japanese builder dellta presents a very large warrior on horseback:
(Click for gallery on Brickshelf, when public.)
Arcade Fire
minifig and I share a deep appreciation for music and minifigs. His latest band is a group from Montreal, Canada called Arcade Fire:
News: Prototype Sets Shown at Fan Event in Germany
Remember when LEGO asked fans what kind of classic car we’d like to see in a collector’s set?
Well, LEGO Ambassador Stephen Sander announced on LUGNET (via Based on a True Story and How Many Studs to LEGOLAND?) that The LEGO Company displayed several prototypes at an event held in Frechen, Germany.
Ford Mustang:
Aston Martin:
Delorean:
(Note the fusion power thingie on the back, making this the car from Back to the Future. For licensing reasons, I doubt the production version will include this little detail, but it’s still very cool.)
Volkswagen (classic) Beetle:
Finally, here’s the text of an announcement about a completely new (potential) product line displayed at the event:
In April we will launch a big Modular Building. Product will be announced in Brick Journal March issue. What type of building would you like to see as a LEGO product? Which one of the buildings shown do you prefer?
Check out Stephen’s LUGNET announcement for links to all three pictures, but here’s my favorite, a hotel:
Knight-Bot by Moko
It hasn’t been long since I posted something by Moko (is it ever?), but I haven’t posted a mecha by him in a while. Moko’s latest is a rather shiny robot inspired by knights of old:
News: Ross Crawford’s LEGO Instructions Cross-Reference Now Linkable
Ross Crawford announced today (well, technically tomorrow) that he has made queries to his LEGO Instructions Cross-reference database linkable using Web addresses.
For those of you unfamiliar with Ross’s ongoing project, The LEGO Company releases instructions for older sets on LEGO.com. However, the instruction code LEGO uses doesn’t necessarily match the set number you might be familiar with from the box or sites like Peeron and Brickset. Ross has painstakingly cross-referenced the LEGO instruction code with the set numbers.
So, head on over to Brickley’s Words and try out the instruction cross-reference tool:
http://www.br-eng.info/words/?page_id=29
Howl’s Moving Castle Minifigs by Moko
Regular readers of The Brothers Brick probably know by now that my favorite movies by Hayao Miyazaki (maybe of all time) are the ones he released in the 80’s, including Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind and Laputa: Castle in the Sky. I’ve certainly enjoyed his more recent releases, such as Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away, but they don’t compare to my childhood favorites.
Still, Miyazaki’s latest film, Howl’s Moving Castle is a wonderful movie (which I just got on DVD for Christmas). Moko has created minifigs of the three main characters, Howl, Sofie, and Calcifer:
Izzo’s Test 43
It’s been a while since I’ve blogged one of Izzo’s mecha. Today, he plays around with the latest revision to his basic frame. Here are the results, a great tan and dark grey mech:
Click the image for the full gallery, with pictures of the backpack and weaponry.
