Jordan Schwartz‘s use of fabuland and scala figure parts are encroaching the bounds of ethics, creating mutants that many have commented as disturbing. Check out Toby the Piglet, Blizzard the Dragon, and Lederhosen Goat.
Category Archives: LEGO
Darth Vader – Lord of the Sith
Bringing the pain
Every once in a while, someone figures out that two LEGO pieces go together amazingly well. Flickr user Nolet combined a dinosaur half-torso with troll arms to create Torsten the Torturer. The half dome piece tops off nicely as a hood complete with eye-holes.
Need a workout?
Castle by Fedde
Kevin Fedde says that he built this in a week! Pretty cool, if you ask me. Among many other things, I really like the nests in the trees.
Pirate freighter: Calamity Jane
Mike Yoder has been MIA for the past several months, but he’s still alive and building. Check out this 99.5 studs long pirate freighter called Calamty Jane, claimed by the builder to be his most polished work.
Star Wars nativity scene
Flickr user Larry Lars presents the nativity scene with a twist, adding Star Wars characters to the mix. Hilarity ensued.
BrickArms under attack in recent Sun edition [Editorial]
We weren’t going to dignify this attack on BrickArms by posting it here, but we have been getting a flood of emails concerning it. So, here it is.
In the December 4th edition of the UK-based SUN, this article appeared.
Article Scan by Andrew Summersgill
The full text is as follows:
A RANGE of Lego-style fighting figures — including an al-Qaeda terrorist — has been slammed by religious leaders.
The masked follower of 9/11 mastermind Osama Bin Laden comes with a rocket launcher, assault rifle and grenades.
Mohammed Shaffiq, of Muslim organisation The Ramadhan Foundation, branded the toy “absolutely disgusting”.
He said: “It is glorifying terrorism — the makers should be ashamed.
“We should be coming together to unite against terrorism, but how is that possible when children are playing with toys like this?”
The £9.50 two-inch figures are customised from Lego toys by makers BrickArms, who hope for a Christmas hit.
They also include a Nazi major, bearing the chilling SS insignia, and a stormtrooper brandishing two grenade launchers.
Edie Friedman, director of the Jewish Council for Racial Equality, said: “These distasteful toys are something we could all well do without, especially when there is so much tension around.”
LEGO UK today issued a statement saying it is not associated with the toys being sold by BrickArms which have been customised without its knowledge or permission.
It continued: “BrickArms is not licensed by LEGO UK to customise LEGO figures and has no links to the LEGO brand.
“LEGO UK is committed to developing toys which enrich childhood by encouraging imaginative and creative play – and does not endorse products that do not fit with this philosophy.”
Fox News, among other news sites, picked up the story. The only significant difference was that Fox contacted Will Chapman, owner of BrickArms. He was quoted as saying:
“We do not sell an ‘Osama bin Laden’ miniature figure. We sell a generic bad guy minifigure with a Ninja scarf head wrap, the same minifigure that we have been selling for over a year now, with no associated ‘outrage.'”
“It does not represent anything; it is simply a bandit — a bad guy for the good guys to battle. Attempt to assign it a ‘personality’ only serves to create controversy that does not exist.”
The article has sparked much indignation throughout the Lego Fan community. The overwhelming majority supports Will and BrickArms.
I personally believe that this spurious attack, by a disreputable tabloid, was merely to stir up trouble. Their pathetic attack on one of our own is aggravating, to say the least.
The Brothers Brick has an extremely positive and long-standing relationship with Will. He and his family are wonderful people. We firmly stand with him, his family, and his associates. Go BrickArms!
Holy Flying Sharks!
Adrian Florea is quite the talented builder and his creations always have that little extra bit of flair. This one has more than a little bit. Keep your head down and watch out for those sharks!
Thanks to Bruce for reminding me of this one…
Isiah by Reid
Peter Reid‘s newest, named Isiah, is a pretty sweet-looking, yellow contraption. I’m really liking the over-under eyes…
Where in the world is Andrew this time?
Yes readers, it’s time once again to guess where my minifig self and I have landed in our wide world.
So, where do you think I am? There’s a distinctive volcanic island in that photo, but it doesn’t give you much to go on, so here’s a skyline to give you some hints:
While you’re guessing, my sheepy traveling companion needs a name, so if you think you’ve got the location right, give him a name too.
Fortress at Herenbosch
Sebastian Arts’ fascinating castle layout has a highly unusual shape. Inside the fortress there are all sorts of installments to sustain medieval life, including a small church, the royal manor, and a giant trebuchet to ward off invaders.
