He would like these green eggs and ham, yes he would, Sam-I-Am. Dave Shaddix cooks up another winner with this Dr. Seuss tribute. I think that curvy fork screams “Seuss” and, of course, the green eggs and ham look perfectly not-tasty!
Category Archives: LEGO
“Are we there yet?!”
This adorable little scaled down carriage is the work of Kai (AKA gid617). Apparently it is going to be part of a larger scene but it’s too good to pass up. The angle of the king’s head and the expression on his face are priceless and you have to love those horses!
Gustav Hardsuit – Submariner Division
So Evan (Lego Junkie) is on a bit of a roll with cool builds it appears. He has just posted this absolutely beautiful supersized Maschinen Krieger hardsuit. Ma.Ktoberfest aside, this build is wonderfully designed. By taking this to a much larger size than we are accustomed to seeing for these sorts of builds, Evan was able to achieve a great amount of details and shapes that simply would not have been possible at minifig scale.
Mechabrick: turn your minifigs into mecha
One of the many cool things I didn’t list in my report on Steam 2013 was mechabrick.
It was started by British AFOL Ben Jarvis that combines three of his passions: Lego, robots and wargaming. Ben has launched a kick-starter project to get it under way. If successful, this should enable the launch of the first mechabrick kit, which will consist of all the parts you need to turn four minifigs into kick-ass mecha (with friggin’ big guns, of course) and four boards that are to be combined to form the play board. The kit will also contain stickers to customise the mecha, as well as dice and a rulebook. Mechabrick is more than just a war game with mecha, however. An essential and fun part of the game will be building the scenery and obstacles on the game board with our favourite plastic bricks. Ben built a rather impressive example for the show.
At the event I had the opportunity to handle two of the prototypes and they looked (and felt) promising. I’m sure that plenty of you, like Ben, are fans of Lego, robots and wargaming. Check out the pictures in the flickr group and the project page. If you like what you see, you can pledge your support.
Minifig Scale LEGO Hebrew Tabernacle
Simon Pickard (brick.spartan) has made a minifig scale model of the ancient Hebrew mobile tent-temple known as the Tabernacle. Working from the Bible’s detailed descriptions of the temple dimensions and contents, Simon makes great use of LEGO’s limited palette of gold pieces to create the Ark of the Covenant, altars, and other accoutrements used in the temple.
Mini Men Came from the North
And when they’re done pillaging, the tiny Vikings will return home to their wooden fortress among the ice floes. Lukasz Wiktorowicz has made this remarkable microscale diorama for the Classic Castle Micro Castle Contest, and if this is the quality of entries the contest is eliciting, the judges will have a tough time. The palisade wall made of wooden doors is particularly nifty, and Lukasz has made use of the cracked ice technique.
At the Dawn of Time
In an earlier time, when microscale dinosaurs roamed as kings of the earth, and prehistoric cave Steves hunted for their survival, a benevolent overlord sculpted the land: Monsterbrick.
The wee sabre-toothed tiger is my favorite, but those mini pterodactyls are just genius.
Monday morning silliness.
Yes, I realize that today is Tuesday, but yesterday was Thanksgiving here in Canada, so today is my ‘Monday’. I also know that really doesn’t make sense, nor does it really have anything to do with the following creations…well actually I suppose it kind of is relevant because these don’t really make much sense either. But they did make me chuckle on this rainy Monday morning.
Not that it needs to be said, but these wonderful things are courtesy of Karf Oohlu
La Mort de Marat
Sergio Rojas (AKA WIP Forever) has recreated Jacques-Louis David’s famous painting Le Morte de Marat, which depicts the death scene of the murdered French revolutionary, Jean-Paul Marat. The build is striking, with the black background serving to highlight the details of the scene quite well.
The Coast Guard is Always Ready
Semper Paratus, the US Coast Guard’s motto, means “Always Ready” and this gorgeous render of a Reliance class Coast Guard cutter by Matt Bace (mmbace) indeed looks ready for anything. The helicopter on the back is particularly cool, and the ship looks fantastic in white with the iconic red stripe.
Creations for Charity 2013 sale starts today!
The fifth annual Creations for Charity sale starts today! From now until the end of November, you can buy a custom creation to help raise money to buy Lego sets for underprivileged children. These creations are all built and donated by the fans, and there’s more to come throughout the sale. Anyone can donate a creation before November 15th by visiting creationsforcharity.org and submitting a donations form. Take a look at some of the creations for sale so far:
Join the crowd and take part in the Lego community’s annual tradition of giving back!
Morholt Keep
The amount of detail that goes into Luke Watkins Hutchinson’s (– Derfel Cadarn –) castle creations is always among the highest I’ve seen of any castle builder. He also uses very eye-catching colors that border realism and fantasy. His latest creation is a perfect example of his signature style.
