The indomitable Mike Crowley is working on a series of alphabet animals. They are small, cute and packed with that Crowley charm. Makes me wish I could build like that.
M is for Monkey:
He’s also built a pretty sweet Penguin.
Tag Archives: Creatures
5935 Island Hopper seaplane redux by Mike Psiaki
Mike Psiaki continues to churn out great additions to his Jurassic Park layout.
His latest is actually inspired by 5935 Island Hopper, from the Adventurers “Dino Island” series.
Here’s Mike’s current lineup of terrible lizards:
Steampunkery at its Crabbiest
V&A Steamworks just posted a terrifyingly awesome Steampunk Crab. It has no name, as yet, but they are asking for suggestions. Go check it and drop off a few.
Scared of Snakes?
This car, by Firas Abu-Jaber, is out to get you.
I meant to blog this right after it was posted, but I forgot. I’m not perfect, okay? Anyway, it deserves to be showcased, as its freakin’ sweet! I’m loving that giant snake too.
MisaQa kicks off her 2008 Advent Calendar
Those of you lucky enough to snag a 7979 Castle Advent Calendar have probably just started opening those little doors to discover your Christmas goodies. (You can also follow along on ReasonablyClever.com.)
One of my favorite holiday LEGO traditions, though, is the series of small creations posted each day in December (until Christmas Day) by Japanese builder MisaQa. This year, she’s focusing on “Mythical Creatures,” starting with the Wyvern:
Since it’s already December 2 in Japan, she’s also posted her second creature, a three-headed Cerberus:
Check back in MisaQa’s Advent Calencar 2008 folder on Brickshelf or check them out her Web site, Stud&Tube
“Turkey” Tactical Response and Combat Enforcer by Adrian Drake
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. ;-)
Goliathus regius
For his contribution to NoVVember, Shannon Ocean takes his inspiration from the natural world.
Specifically, Shannon’s Goliath heavy transport was inspired by the enormous Goliath beetles of Africa:
This Gremlin is just Rong
Rong Yiren has just posted another one of his incredibly unique creatures, christened “The Gremlin”.
Woof.
Psst, everyone, remember why we’re here? LEGO is awesome. Check out this cute Boston Terrier by Mike “Count Blockula” Crowley:
Boldra by Rong Yiren
Rong Yiren just keeping churning out these incredible biomechs, one after the other. I think this one is his best yet. You gotta love the complexity of this thing’s legs!
BusterBuilder builds a big, bad bug
Well, not so bad if it’s pulling an adorable dwarven cart, but Rodney “BusterBuilder” Bistline‘s bug is certainly a unique addition to the LEGO Castle universe:
More on Brickshelf.
(Thanks for the link, Peter!)
There’s nothing like a peaceful garden...and a dinosaur
Tiberium Blue‘s minifig gardeners have carved a pretty nifty dinosaur topiary. It looks like its going to walk off any minute.
