Long time spacer, turned sculptor, turned non-builder, Felix Greco has returned to the brick, and now he’s building castle creations. He’s built a cute little cottage, with some stone work that I think adds a nice touch of realism. I’m also a fan of the way he made the lattice windows on the first floor. The fact that it’s home to the “ice cream knocker over-er” just adds to my delight.
This funky barnyard scene by Jordan Schwartz cracked me up. Interesting build, as we’ve come to expect from Jordan. I like that egg!
Niels Bugge has built a very interesting creation for SciLug’s small starfighter contest. The contest requires the starfighter to fit within a small box when landed. Many entrants tried to deal with this restriction by making a craft with folding wings or a rotating engines, but Niels pushed these techniques to a new level. His craft folds into a box shape which barely fits into the space limitation, but when unfolded, you would never know that it had been a box. This creation is an excellent starfighter, regardless of its ability to fold into a small space. Better, still, Niels has provided some instructions, which can be found on his instructions page, here.
Moko’s latest hair technique gives me an excuse to post his beautiful girl in a kimono (something we haven’t featured before):
Via The Living Brick, Ochre Jelly’s new LEGO sculpture blog.
What can you do with basic LEGO bricks and a little imagination? Artist Christoph Niemann posted a series of pictures on Abstract City, his New York Times blog, that reminds us that LEGO isn’t just about knowing complex building techniques and having all the latest elements.
Click any of the photos to see lots more:
Thanks to all my friends, family, co-workers, and various readers who sent us this link today. :-D
Steven Walker figured out what to do with all those extra battle droid arms that were laying around. Build a bike! I’ve never seen anything quite like this…definitely an eye-catcher!
David Luna has outfitted his medics with a jeep modified to carry stretchers. I hadn’t ever seen one of these before, they really did exist!
He’s done an excellent job on this recreation. I’m really liking how he used the all-purpose BrickArms monopods on the stretcher racks.
Here is another picture, with stretchers in place:
Michael Jasper showcased some cool string bass and saxophone designs played by his Some Like it Hot characters last week, but he’s just added some more amazing musical instrument designs.
Not only do these Scotsmen carry ingenious bagpipes, but they’re also wearing kilts (made from minifig torsos):
This design for an electric guitar rocks my world:
Rock on, Michael Jasper, rock on.
Recently Lloyd Whittle has posted a series of small creations that all feature minifigures in interesting and creative positions, including a swashbuckling pirate:
Beach bullies (the girl’s legs inspired by a creation by Amanda Baldwin):
And a creepy pool scene:
Building from inspiration unlikely to result in any official sets for his day job, Adam “MisterZumbi” Grabowski gives Mad Max the LEGO treatment.
Via Klocki.
Benlego presents a couple of winter wonderland scenes about to be interrupted by those rascally Power Miners:
As a bonus, check out this creative shadow puppetry:
And, finally, thanks to the new Castle and Pirate sets, minifigs can finally go fishing properly:
