If you want a brick-built name plate at a low price, AceBricks has them for sale. For just $2.50 – $3.00 per letter, you can get one made for a 10 letter name for as low as $25. Check out the details on Flickr.
Posts by Nannan
Life-sized Lego forest in Australia
In April, a life-sized Lego forest featuring giant sculptures of Lego plants showed up in Sydney as part of Australia’s “Festival of Play.” Since then the sculptures have migrated to a desert landscape in New South Wales. Check out the article on BuzzFeed for a video of the scene.
Via Toys N Bricks
Lego Scrat from Ice Age
The newest Ice Age movie came out this weekend, and Bruce Lowell has the perfect Lego creation for the occasion.
Pictures of 2013 LEGO Superheroes minifigs
FBTB has been providing detailed coverage the Lego news at Comic-Con. One of the big reveals besides the first Hobbit set are the 2013 Lego superheroes minifigs. They include Mister Freeze, Aquaman, White Suit Batman, Bane, Commissioner Gordon, Robin, Scarecrow, Joker, Penguin, Harley Quinn, Spider-Man, Nick Fury, Venom, Nova, Jonah Jameson, Doctor Doom, and Beetle. See pictures of the entire lineup on FBTB’s Flickr photostream.
Compilation picture by Bryant.
Pictures of Collectable Minifigures Series 8
Brickipedia has posted the first images of Collectable Minifigures Series 8 that will be released in September. This one’s not the best in my opinion but still a fair lineup.
Nature and modernity
Dave Kaleta‘s 1007 Mountain Drive drew a lot of attention at Brickworld 2012. This creation has both an intriguing overall design as well as individual fascinating details such as the swimming pool, porsche and more that you can see on Flickr.
LUGPol live streaming their expo in Krakow
LUGPol is streaming their latest exhibition in Krakow from 7/5 to 7/8. Visit their website to see if they’re on air.
Cheese slope mosaics tutorial
With the mentioning of cheese slope mosaics, one name stands out, which is none other than Katie Walker (eilonwy77). She has just wrote a detailed and illustrated article showing techniques and ample examples of what can be accomplished in the field of mosaics with these tiny angled parts. Check it out on MosaicBricks.
Sci-fi made to look real
Justin Vaughn (-Mainman-) came up with one of the most original starfighter designs I’ve seen in a long time. What also sets it apart is the docking box made out of many bars and connectors. The subtle colored elements as well are used effectively for realism and bring out points of interest.
Support eclipseGrafx on Mission Small Business
Victor of eclipseGrafx, a fast-rising custom minifigs store, is applying for a quarter million dollar grant from Mission Small Business and he needs your support in votes. Click on the graphic below for details and it only takes a minute (plus you need a Facebook account). If you need a reason to vote (or wonder why I posted this), just know that Victor has been very generous in donating custom minifigs to the annual Creations for Charity fundraiser, so helping him spread the word is the least I can do.
More Lego art
Marcin and Przemek are brothers from Poland who draw a stylized depiction of a classic Lego set each week. Check out their latest: 6649 Street Sweeper. You can see more on their Flickr gallery or blog.
Videos and interviews from Brickworld Chicago 2012
Josh from A Look at Lego posted several videos on YouTube containing interviews and builders talking about their creations. Below is one that showcases the larger displays at the convention. Check out the entire YouTube playlist to see what else is featured.