Matt (Plastic Matt) has built a really cool mech for the mecha hub civilian mecha contest. I love the feel that this thing captures. It seems industrial and heavy-duty, just like something carrying an I-beam should. The head is just perfect too, though it reminds me of Maximilian from The Black Hole. Sometimes, it doesn’t take using crazy new techniques or bizare uses of parts to build something that looks fantastic, and this demonstrates that principle terrifically.
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Winners of the 7th clickbrick Original Model Contest announced [News]
I blogged the 7th annual Original Model Contest last week, but winners hadn’t been announced yet.
Sachiko Akinaga now has the final list of winners.
First Place: “Howl’s Moving Castle” by TEN (more photos):
Second Place: “Memories of a Dream” by Mokuami:
Third Place: “Goldfish Balloon” by Sachiko Akinaga:
Fourth Place: “Animal Happy Cake” by Kana-Oyako:
Fifth Place: “MSN-100” by Tuwake-de-Sondake:
Photos from 7th annual clickbrick Original Model Contest now online
Although winners of the 7th Original Model Contest (sponsored by Japanese LEGO specialty store clickbrick) won’t be announced until March 7, some great photos of the LEGO creations entered in the contest are now available.
Entrants are free to choose their own theme, but are restricted to 20×20 studs and 30 cm tall, and they can’t use LEGO Baby/Primo, DUPLO, MINDSTORMS, or custom parts.
“Goldfish Balloon” by Sachiko Akinaga:
“Howl’s Moving Castle” by TEN:
“In Space” by Tora-Chichi:
“Memories of a Dream” by Mokuami:
See lots more photos in Sachiko’s Brickshelf gallery.
(Via LEGO-KEI and Let’s LEGO.)
Past coverage of this event here on The Brothers Brick:
- Winners of the 6th annual clickbrick Original Model Contest
- Winners of the 5th Original Model Contest
Announcing the FBTB Podracer Challenge [w00t!]
March is apparently the new December — at least in terms of the plethora of LEGO contests happening at the same time.
From Bricks to Bothans has just announced the Podracer Challenge. The challenge is to create an original podracer (not one featured in Episode I or in the Expanded Universe) like the Pre-Classic Space and 3vil podracers featured in the graphic above.
The prizes:
- First Prize: Darth Vader’s TIE Fighter
, Chrome Darth Vader, and Chrome C-3PO
- Second Prize: Chrome Vader or Chrome Threepio – your choice
- Third Prize Chrome Vader or Chrome Threepio – whatever the 2nd prize winner didn’t choose.
Announcing the ForbiddenCove.com Whale of a Tale contest [w00t!]
LEGO Pirates fan site ForbiddenCove.com has just announced the Whale of a Tale Contest. Build an outlandish tale on a base no more than 32×32 studs, though there’s no restriction in height.
You could win one of these 2009 LEGO Pirates sets:
- First Prize: 6253 Shipwreck Hideout
- Second Prize: 6240 Kraken Attackin’
- Third Prize: 6239 Cannon Battle
Announcing the Classic-Pirates.com Captain’s Cabin Contest [w00t!]
Classic-Pirates.com is hosting a new contest that challenges you to build places and locations from the LEGO Pirates universe within a 24×24 base.
Here are the prizes:
- 1st Place: 6268 Renegade Runner
- 2nd Place: 6256 Islander Catamaran
- 3rd Place: 6245 Harbour Sentry
- Creative Critic: 6256 Islander Catamaran
Read more about the Captain’s Quarters Contest on Classic-Pirates.com.
Legohaulic shows us what he’s got
Tyler Clites (Legohaulic) has the, uh, nerve to enter the Show Us What You Got contest with this interesting vehicle dubbed the CS-Nozzle Starfighter.
Aboard the Ivory Lotus with Ebeneezer, Phil, and The Reaver
Kevin Fedde (Crimson Wolf) enters the Show Us What You Got Starfighter Contest with the Ivory Lotus.
Click the picture to see more and read the back story.
Custom Clone Wars minifigs by M19
Jamie Spencer (Morgan19) has been known to create incredible minifigs in the call of a contest. This time, Jamie makes his first sculpted and painted pieces. Check out the full gallery with descriptions on Flickr (or if you prefer Brickshelf).
Your entire life has been a mathematical error
I promise, we are not in fact contractually obligated to blog all Portal or Valve-inspired LEGO creations. But this Spontaneous Portal Generator Prototype II (aka Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device) by Neaku (also on Flickr) definitely caught my eye:
Via BioniBlog, where Ean has a nice overview of the latest Bionicle Building Contest over at BZPower.
In Holland, mermaids live under the ice
Erik Smit (.eti) recently won the LowLUG MiniMocMadness contest with “The mermaid that came from under the ice.”
After winning two prizes in our GO MINIMAN GO Photo Contest, Erik is on a roll. Congratulations!
Reasonably Clever Handtruck Building Challenge ’09! [w00t!]
Chris Doyle over at Reasonably Clever has just announced the “Handtruck Building Challenge ’09.”
Your mission, should you choose to accept it: Incorporate as many LEGO handtrucks into a LEGO creation as you can. The deadline is March 13, 2009, so get building!
Check out Reasonably Clever for complete details.