The concept of futuristic trains is hardly new, but I’m surprised this theme has not been explored much by Lego builders, many of which are train fans as well. I’m delighted to see this futuristic yet realistic looking locomotive by Peter Morris.
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The Blitz’ard collaboration
A new style of collaboration was introduced to the Flickr Lego community when a group of builders (myself included) simultaneously posted creations depicting a tribe of polar bear warriors. Check out our creations on the Flickr group and learn how to build your own polar bear.
KastleVania 4: a 146 min Brickfilm
Three Finnish brothers, Sandmaenchen, Blaitteri, and Erythron from Hovinet.com spent over 7 years to create this 146 min Brickfilm with 110,000 pictures. You can read more about the plot summary and stats on Bricks In Motion.
Like a Boss contest results
The Like a Boss contest sponsored by The Brothers Brick to build a video game boss recently concluded with some spectacular entries. The winners received their share of a $500 prize pool donated by our blog. Check out who won and see all the entries on Flickr.
First place: zane_houston‘s Mecha Bowser
Second place: 2 Much Caffeine‘s Ganondorf
Third place: cmaddison‘s Quick Man
Thanks to everyone who participated and congrats to all the winners!
10937 Arkham Asylum Breakout [Review]
Here is a review of 10197 Arkham Asylum Breakout where I talk about the parts and the model while highlighting some interesting building techniques. In summary, while there are only a few new pieces in this set, it is well-designed and features noteworthy techniques such as the stained glass window, sliding jail doors and more.
LEGO Mindstorms EV3 unveiled [News]
The next generation of LEGO Mindstorms was just revealed and is scheduled for release this summer. You can read about the new features on TechnicBRICKs or in the official press release on Engadget. The retail value is $349.99(USD), €349.99(EUR) and $399.99(CAD).
Registration for Brickworld Chicago now open [News]
You can now register for Brickworld 2013 in Chicago from June 12-16. This year marks an exciting change for one of the premier Lego conventions in the US because Brickworld will be moving to a new venue at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center that offers up to 148,624 sq. ft of space for the event. If you thought the previous Brickworld display area was big, the new place more than triples the size of the previous convention hall (see for yourself). I hope to see many of you there!
10232 Palace Cinema more pictures
More pictures of the upcoming modular building 10232 Palace Cinema have surfaced on Flickr. You can see them in this Flickr gallery.
First pictures of LEGO Architecture 21017 Imperial Hotel
Pictures of an upcoming Lego Architecture has surfaced for 21017 Imperial Hotel. There’s no word on the price or release date, but you can find more pictures on Eurobricks.
Edit (AB): A few notes about the real-world building: Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo, and construction was finished on the Maya Revival-style complex in 1923, just in time for the Great Kanto Earthquake that same year. The structure survived, though with some damage, ultimately having to be torn down several decades later. This will be the first LEGO Architecture set inspired by a building in Japan.
Screaming through the Imperial Fleet
Jerac‘s TIE fighter is a realistic and elegant take on the iconic Star Wars ship. The combination of the round corner bricks and the printed dish makes for the best cockpit design I’ve seen for the TIE.
Theme mashing
Elliott Feldman‘s diorama is an example of the unhindered mind at work. At first glance I passed this MOC as another castle creation, but the builder reminded me to take another look, which quickly revealed subjects from different themes mashed into the diorama. It even features a spoof on Super Mario and Halo. Take a look at more pictures on MOCpages and see what you can find on this packed scene.
