Lino Martins is a great guy. But he’s even better when he’s rendered in Miniland scale. Sporting his trademark goatee, Lino poses with Passion, built for the “Color Me Strange” Challange on LUGNuts.
Category Archives: Building Techniques
The recently late Commodore Bainbridge was a man of tradition
Aaron “DARKspawn” Andrews sends forth the Imperial Navy’s Commodore Bainbridge to certain doom:
Notice how placing bricks on their sides has allowed Aaron to “float” various items in the water. Achieving a similar effect, he demonstrates that carrying a cannon in a rowboat isn’t such a bright idea:
Keith Brogan scans Mario with 3D scanner and builds him out of LEGO
Keith Brogan [Send us a link if you’ve got it. -AB] used a NextEngine 3D scanner and modo software to build a 3D mesh of Nintendo icon Mario, to which he then applied an array of brick-sized shapes.
Finally, Keith built the large-scale Mario out of real LEGO bricks:
Don’t miss Keith’s post on Luxology Forum for more details on how he combined high-tech with ABS.
Via Gizmodo, with a nod to reader William. ;)
Them are some big bikes
Milto recently unveiled a couple of really nice bikes. I did a double-take. At first glance, I thought they were real…
That’s one buff Coastal Guardian!
Michael Jasper’s shopping cart
The Genius of Tiny Things, Michael Jasper recently posted a new minifig accessory — the shopping cart:
And for those who missed it, a very tiny motorcycle:
Yo, ho, ho and a bottle of...Champagne
Former Master Model Designer Mariann Asanuma breaks onto the scene with this very nifty Champagne bottle.
Built for the opening ceremony at LEGOLAND California’s Pirate Shores, this bottle is designed to “break” into five pieces as well:
Two of the cutest, little bots
Jayfo’ posted these two petite robots in his “tablescraps” Flickr set, earlier this month. I love those expressions! Now I need to get some of those letter tiles…
Tower of Irk
Ever seen a SNOT castle? I haven’t until now. tiberium_blue from Flickr uses tiles turned sideways to create a new texture for the walls on his tower.
Clikits + genius = fairy
Just a few of the smallest LEGO parts let Micah Berger (micahberger) create this adorable fairy. Genius.
Lighting 101
If you’re unfamiliar with Alex Eylar‘s works, take a look at his gallery and you’ll soon conclude that his pictures are something else, especially when it comes to lighting. Luckily, Alex has written a nice summary and gave a good example of the role of lighting in transforming an otherwise decent creation into a masterpiece. Click on the picture below to read more.
DARKspawn sets sail aboard The Black Meg
Most builders use the pre-molded ship pieces when building their galleons, schooners, and clippers.
Never one to take the easy way out, Aaron Andrews has used bricks and tiles to build the hull of his pirate ship, The Black Meg:
See more piratey goodness in Aaron’s Brickshelf gallery.