From Instructables, you can learn to make your own delicious gummy LEGO bricks. If you have the time and money to attempt a silicone mold, then this is definitely a delectable idea to look into.
But if you’re just curious about how they did it, read on anyway for the details and fascinating step-by-step directions.
Via Gizmodo.
Chris Giddens makes a new addition to his Pre-Classic Space lineup of spacecrafts patrolling the galaxies for justice — Star Justice to be precise.
Check out the PCS Centaur:
And don’t miss our interview with Chris Giddens and Mark Sandlin.
With regular link love from Gizmodo, StumbleUpon, Digg, and other popular sites, The Brothers Brick is now pushing a million page views a month, so the time has come for another upgrade.
Please expect some downtime over the next day or two while we migrate from one server to another. Our apologies for the inconvenience.
In the meantime, don’t forget about all the other great LEGO blogs in the navigation bar on the right, as well as my recommendations for the 10 (other) LEGO blogs you really should be reading.
UPDATE: We’re still waiting for access to the new server, so back to our regularly scheduled LEGO programming for the moment. ;-)
My (pseudo-)version of the French lugger Le Coureur. Unlike my usual self-pimps you’re going to get a bit of backstory on this… ignore hereafter if you’re into tl;dr.
I started this a long time ago. First I worked out how to do the hull and built it. And then it sat there… waiting for more inspiration. Next thing I went on a minifig and accessories building spree. And then it sat there… The masts came next and it was almost done but. Then it sat there… Today it stopped sitting there. I finished it off, added some (custom) sails, bought a sheet just to photograph it and went snap-happy.
EDIT: And a big thanks to CO Richie Dulin for all his help.
In his latest vignette, Rocko summons a wormhole and sends a Viking charging through it to medieval Japan. Yeah, I’d be surprised too.
I’ve postponed blogging this wonderful winter scene by Zgrredek several times because I can’t seem to find the right words.
From the smoky chimneys and trio of rooftop birds to the brick-built horse and old-fashioned delivery truck, I can’t pick just one favorite detail.
Find your own favorite details in the Brickshelf gallery.
(Via Klocki, Brick Town Talk, and several e-mails from readers.)
The latest mecha from Mark Stafford (Nabii) is named simply “6600M Confessor”:
It’s no secret by now that Mark is one of several LEGO fans who’ve joined The LEGO Group recently as set designers. (Others include Pierre Normandin, Jamie Berard, and Adam Grabowski.) Mark’s set design credits so far include several Exo-Force sets, Mission 3: Gold Hunt, Mission 6: Mobile Command Center
, and MT-201 Ultra-Drill Walker
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Even though building with LEGO has now become his day job, it’s wonderful that Mark still finds time to churn out awesome creations of his own at home. As to this creation in particular, that’s one big freakin’ gun! The canopies on the shoulder work very well, and the well-proportioned limbs make mecha-building look easier than it actually is.
Check out MOCPages for more pictures and commentary.
(Via Young Spacers.)
Tyler Clites (Legohaulic) joins the Vic Viper “NoVVember” fun with his Rusty Saber:
The cockpit has an arthropod-like look to it, and it’s definitely my favorite part.
Kevin Fedde‘s first microscale spaceships have a great color scheme. Well, anything green catches my eye, but they’re still awesome, from their angled bows to the blue engine exhaust:
Via MicroBricks.
Those of you subscribed to my Flickr photostream probably saw that we’d found a stray named Sampson last week. Although Sampson’s story ended well (his owner picked him up on Wednesday), it made my wife and I aware of the dire situation many pets are in right now due to the economy.
Following a whirlwind of activity — partially explaining my sudden absence over this past week — Lucy has come to stay with us for a trial period. Naturally, one of the important stages is getting to know her surroundings:
Lucy is a 2-year-old Pekingese/dachshund mix rescued from a puppy mill by Ginger’s Pet Rescue.
I normally prefer to keep my “real life” outside this blog, but this picture of Lucy curled up in my LEGO was just begging to be shared.
One sure way of attracting my attention to your LEGO model is making it look bigger than it is. HAZEL-Fantasy (HAZEL-頑張ります!) has created a version of the Gears of War APC that’s well-crafted, detailed, beautifully curved and small. I’m quite blown away. It’s also nice to see a model of an APC that isn’t the (very cool) one from Aliens.
Andrew Lee‘s astounding Ganesha hovership from the Matrix is an instant crowd-pleaser. Having improved much from the old version several years ago, the new hovership combines new parts and building techniques in the best Matrix creation I have seen.
