I love self-reference and this LEGO model of a LEGO moulding machine is as self-referential as they come. Sadly if you don’t already own one of these (I don’t) then I doubt you ever will. It would appear only 68 were made for the LEGO Inside Tour.
Posts by Gambort
Open/shut/open/shut
Not only does Ralph Savelsberg (Mad physicist) make nice looking LEGO models (in this case a tiller truck) he likes to go that extra km and add features. In this case a bunch of opening doors and working ladder. For the big kid in every AFOL.
Space repair part II
Recently Soren Roberts ([Soren]) made a comment on the Goliath alluding to having something similar in the works. Well it’s not quite a docking cradle but it is a combat repair ship so serves a similar role. I’m a sucker for arms on ships but I’ll quote Kyle Vrieze to describe what I really like: ‘You somehow space the components and segments by precisely the right gap to make best use of the negative space’. Indeed.
Colour blindness and LEGO
Firstly, please excuse the lack of a nice LEGO model. This post is really for the approximately 6% of our readers who are colour blind (CVD to be technical) so if you’re not one of them, you can stop reading. If you are please indulge my curiosity and read on.
Both Peter Morris and I are from that lucky 7% of the male population with CVD. This causes both of us some consternation when dealing with LEGO. I’m curious to see what problems others with CVD have and what they do to deal with it.
So if you do have problems with CVD please comment on this flickr post. If you’re not a flickr member please comment here. Just share the hassles and solutions you’ve found. I’m certainly hoping to learn something from it all.
Window into a soul
And Dave Shaddix continues the Year of the Squid with The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence. The cold and clinical lighting really add to the charm.
Window into a hole
This one goes out to the town builder readers. Larry Lars is still going on his illustrated guides to windows and I’m still watching. If you build town there will be a window for you.
Cute Eisley
Eric Druon (baronsat) brings us an exceedingly cute Mos Eisley LEGO diorama. It’s not realistic and it’s not meant to be. It’s cute. And playable. Eric has been drip feeding this for a while and I’m super happy to see it all together.
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Brickfete, Ontario, July 28-31
One for our Canadian and American readers.
The Brickfête Team would like to invite all the Brothers Brick readers to Ontario, Canada this summer for our inaugural LEGO Fan Convention for the adult hobbyist.
July 28th to July 31st
The Assembly Hall
Toronto, CanadaTo register for the four days visit www.brickfete.com
Just over a month ago, the Brickfête Team announced our plans to the world; in that time the guest list has been filling out. Now it’s your turn to join us for some “Old School” fun.
Our list of events has been posted www.brickfete.com/events
which includes plans for:
- Build Challenges
- Live auctions
- Prize raffles
- RC racing and,
- TWO Mindstorm’s Robot challenges. Classic TUG of WAR and FIRE FIGHTING
Come display with us and enjoy the company of other AFOLS. Perhaps be a vendor some of your awesome LEGO items. Watch or better yet participate in games and challenges! What better way to challenge your robot building skills then to build a robot to try to race to an OPEN FLAME before the other robot gets there?
All the details and more can be read on
www.brickfete.comBrickfête’s Public Day
The general public is invited to view the awesome LEGO Creations on display
July 30th, 2011 – 10am until 5pm at the Assembly Hall – Tickets sold at the doorWe cant wait to see you there,
The Brickfête Team
“A festival run by fans, made by the fans, for the fans.”
CLAW
In a very roundabout way (see Keith’s comment) this LEGO diorama is a three-way collaboration between Peter Morris, Mike Yoder (builder42) and Keith Goldman. But the 14-fold symmetric launch bay is 100% Goldman. Behold the CLAW.
Sydney Opera House
The Sydney Opera House is probably one of the hardest buildings to make in LEGO due to its compound curves. All attempts I can remember seeing have used plate sculpting which gets the shape right but not the smooth texture of the shells. Until now!
Bad Leo has used a building technique that is nothing short of brilliant to construct the compound curves. I believe this is similar to how the real opera house is constructed. The end result is amazing.
Resurrection
Here’s one for those that are Christian and those that just like good LEGO dioramas. By Chris Wunz (wunztwice). The olive tree is pretty much holy by nature.
