Tyler Clites (Legohaulic) deals pain in his latest wonderfully imaginative creation depicting an ominous torture tower nested precariously on a barren rocky landscape. As usual, there’s always new techniques and details to be seen for the first time by all of us in Tyler’s new creations. Note the dead trees featuring black droid arms and hand pieces and the slanted effect of the tower sections.
Daniel Z built another stunning castle creation with plenty of details to admire. It is most worthwhile to note the cross-shaped windows on the castle walls, which are made using disassembled minifig legs.
LEGO’s official website for the 2009 Power Miners theme recently became active. Currently available contents include bios on the new rock monsters, a short game, and a fun quiz to see which rock monster you are.
Meanwhile, Brickshelf user alldark has posted a few images of the new minifigs and rock monsters in this gallery.
Kris Kelvin presents the hideout of a group of troll warriors in an abandoned mine in the mountains. Check out the spacious interior and note the amazing stone steps.
FBTB announces a much overdue Star Wars contest since their previous popular Steam Wars contest almost a year ago. Nevertheless, the new contest looks to be an exciting one, where participants must add a touch of the holidays into a Star Wars vehicle or build a vignette that blends both themes.
The contest ends on December 20th and there are prizes for first and second place winners in both categories. Check out more details here and start building! Do or do not, there is no try ;)
Adrian Florea (Olog) impresses LEGO space fans with his latest innovative ship design that once again looks more real than a LEGO creation. Its unique armor pattern is a one of a kind marvel that makes this model truely outstanding.
The sixth Colossal Castle Contest on Classic-Castle.com is certainly yielding some great entries this year, including this excellent siege scene by tiberium_blue.
The smoke trailing behind the fiery projectile is hard to miss, but the tiled walls are also something I hadn’t specifically noticed before, though it’s not the first time tiberium_blue has used it.
Don’t miss the full Siege of Ung’Thol photoset on Flickr.
Our focus here on The Brothers Brick is new creations (unless we’re fooled on Brickshelf, as we sometimes are). Nevertheless, classic creations come to our attention now and then that predate the blog and absolutely deserve broader attention.
Adrian Drake (Brickfrenzy) has been posting pictures of older creations on Flickr lately, and my favorite so far is his turkey mecha:
Click the picture for Adrian’s history of this creation, and check out the gallery on brickfrenzy.com for more pictures, including shots of the turkey with all weapons deployed.
Oh, and a belated “Happy Thanksgiving!” from me, too. ;-)
A quick visit to the LEGO Shop online this morning reveals unexpected amazing Black Friday deals. These include:
In addition, orders over $99 receive free shipping. Plus, save $10 for each $100 spent up to $300.
Click the banner, and then click Sales & Deals to check ’em out for yourself.
Unfortunately, readers outside the US are reporting that these deals are only valid in the United States..
Happy Thanksgiving from Clancy and his new bride, Greta!
Recently, Brickforge has released their quality custom minifig accessories in new colors including sand green, tan, blue, and transparent blue.
Some items are exclusive to BrickForge forum members, so sign up today to purchase stuff such as the tan space marine accessories and more.
Starting December 1st, the colors green and orange will be available. Come back then to get your favorite accessories in these new colors. In fact, check back during December for releases of 11 new items!
Keep your eyes peeled for future releases of more transparent colors!
