Flickr user Graznador (“Peter” to some) has posted several interesting minifigs in the last few days:
What first caught my eye, though, was this hilariously awesome “Basketbot”:
Posts by Andrew Becraft (TBB Editor-in-Chief)
The People Have Spoken
With the addition of Josh to the team, we’re considering a name change, as noted in this post a week ago. I asked all of you out there to submit ideas for a different name, and the response has been fantastic: We have over 100 name ideas from 14 of our readers.
The name ideas have been tabulated, so now Josh and I will review them to pick a new name. There were some great ideas, so this is going to be tough!
Oh, and as to prizes, we’re thinking an original minifig from each of us. (Perhaps I could’ve announced prizes while the contest was going on, but this has been evolving as it happens.)
Okay, back to our regularly scheduled LEGO creations! Look for a new name some time very soon.
Lukas’ Space Marines
Malle Hawking Completes U.S.S. Harry S. Truman
Just in time for Memorial Day here in the United States, Malle Hawking has completed his LEGO version of CVN-75, U.S.S. Harry S. Truman.
For more details, see Malle Hawking’s LEGO aircraft carrier here on The Brothers Brick.
Congratulations to Malle on the completion of this amazing ship. As Spacers say, this is quite a S.H.I.P. (Seriously Huge Investment in Parts)!
Ken Takeuchi’s LEGO Works
I’ve been subscribed to Japanese builder Ken Takeuchi’s blog for some time. (Ken goes by “Ken-Tucky” online.) However, it wasn’t until Soren Roberts mentioned Ken’s creations as a source of inspiration for his recent “Heavy Missile Cruiser” (Blocklog post) that I took the time to explore Ken’s Web site, LEGO Works.
Since 1998, Ken has been posting fantastic LEGO creations. (And it’s interesting to see his building style evolve over the last eight years — integrating newly available parts and new building techniques.) With an English version of his LEGO pages, exploring his site is well worth your time. To whet your appetite, I’d like to introduce a few of my personal favorites.
One of dozens of micro-scale vehicles in his “L.E.G.O Force,” here’s an awesome “Armed Starfighter Carrier”:
Demonstrating that Ken’s not just a Spacer, here’s the bathouse building from Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away:
A whole fleet of micro-scale World War II planes:
A camel Ken built while participating in the LEGO King Championship TV show:
Soren’s Heavy Missile Cruiser
Never one to let the likes of Mike Yoder or Mark Stafford have all the fun, Soren Roberts has posted an awesome micro-scale “Heavy Missile Cruiser”:
Just like Jerac’s medical frigate (previous post), Soren’s cruiser illustrates one of the traits that a lot of great Space creations have: A multi-layered look in which a clean, smooth shell encases highly detailed inner workings (“greeblies” in Spacer lingo) that poke through.
Taaaaaannnk!
Japanese Brickshelfer s-3 has posted a uniqely blocky mecha tank:
The cannon elevates, and here’s how the crewman gets inside:
(For those who noticed s-3’s folder name or description, sensya or sensha — just different ways of writing the same word in Roman characters — means “tank” in Japanese.)
Second Annual Joe Vig Contest on LUGNET
Nelson Yrizarry and Nathan Wells have Daihatsu Three-Wheeler by Hitahita-05
hitahita-05 has built a sweet little Daihatsu Midget:
The use of the motorcycle as a front wheel really grabbed my attention. Who would have thought that new piece would work so well? This little creation is full of excellent building techniques and looks really good too! Overall, a very elegant creation.
Take a gander at the Midget gallery
BrickJournal Issue 4
Editor Joe Meno has announced the release the latest issue of BrickJournal, the electronic magazine for adult fans of LEGO.
Head on over to Joe’s LUGNET post to read the full announcement, and for links to download the PDF.
Fear and Loathing in LEGO Vegas
Cyin (CAI on Classic-Castle Forums) quotes from Hunter S. Thompson’s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas to introduce his latest creation:
We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold. I remember saying something like “I feel a bit lightheaded; maybe you should drive…” And suddenly there was a terrible roar all around us and the sky was full of what looked like huge bats, all swooping and screeching and diving around the car, which was going about a hundred miles an hour with the top down to Las Vegas.
Awesome Cadillac! It looks a bit big at first, but that’s only because we’re used to seeing tiny little cars for minifigs. Cyin’s Caddie is wonderfully proportional, and the larger size enables him to add details impossible in a smaller vehicle.
A close-up of Dr. Thompson’s alter ego Raoul Duke:
And his sidekick Dr. Gonzo:
Yesterday I was a dog.
Following up on her Wallace & Gromit creations (previous post), Japanese builder MisaQa has posted a nice little Snoopy, Woodstock, doghouse, and typewriter:
