For another Your Claim to Fame entry, Matt Armstrong takes his inspiration from the sort of characters and monster machines created by the late Ed “Big Daddy” Roth:
The dragon’s tongue is a whimsical touch, and the “hair” streaming out behind the dragon’s head give the whole thing a nice sense of motion.
Classic-Castler Jens (Schlimps on Brickshelf) joins the fray at the last minute with a Battles Contest entry inspired by The Lord of the Rings:
The posable, brick-built oliphaunt (so called by Hobbits; called mûmak by men) certainly dominates the scene, but there are many more details to pore over in this great creation.
In a scientific breakthrough sure to win him next year’s Crafoord Prize in Biosciences, Spanish LEGO hobbyist Jesús Delgado has discovered a new species of creature populating his desk.
See more videos of this fascinating creature on YouTube and more pictures on Brickshelf.
(Via Klocki.)
Texture, action, creatures, thatch and falling minifigs. There’s really nothing to not like about Adrian Florea‘s (Olog) latest diorama. I think I’ll let it speak for itself.
The Black Fantasy contest has just ended, and there are has been a myriad of entries, including a score of stunningly horrific creatures. The following highlights some of the amazing entries submitted towards the end of the contest.
The Final Horror, by Dene Quest.
Kermit the Destroyer, by Megan Rothrock.
Howl of Lamentations Unending, by Justin Vaughn.
The Demon of Madness, by Justin Stebbins.
Infinite Sadness, by Chris Edwards.
There’s more than just earthworms in Brian Kescenovitz‘s groundbreaking diorama called Ephram’s Garden. The invasion of biomechanical horrors has made it even to the hills beyond the cities. Brian excellently combines the theme of Black Fantasy and post-apoc in this inspiring build.
Justin Vaughn (aka Mainman), answered the call of my Black Fantasy contest and created a most horrific biomechanical creature, called the Wail of Echoes Eternal. Way to set the bar high Justin; this is top quality work. Meanwhile I’ll be eagerly looking forward to what other players will step up with.
Brent Wolke built a very fearsome machine creature for my black fantasy contest. I love the sharp appendages on this thing, it’s what give the creature its aura of horror. It’s still very early in the contest, and Brent has already satisfied my expectations.
I present you another black fantasy creature, this time in a post-apoc setting. There’s gold on the ground, but gold is worthless when there’s no one to spend it.
Interested in building something similar? I’ve just announced a black fantasy contest over at Classic Space, but you don’t have to be a member of the forum to participate. There will be prizes!
I look forward to New Years every year for all the great New Years-themed creations from Japanese LEGO fans. Many of the creations are in the form of New Years cards, or nengajou, which I wrote about back in 2006 (check out the 2007 roundup as well).
For 2008 — the Year of the Rat — our fellow builders across the Pacific have graced us with another batch of wonderful nengajou. Since the word for “rat” and “mouse” is the same in Japanese (ネズミ, pronounced “nezumi”), many of these feature mice.
We’ll get things going with Mumu’s best wishes for 2008:
Izzo presents a rideable mouse:
Kwi Chang uses a line art version of one of his mecha:
Mashikuf gets deliciously cheesy:
Ayucow puts mice in a pizzeria kitchen:
Finally, Maciek Drwięga (who I suspect isn’t Japanese) joins the celebrations with a bit of a bang (via Klocki):
Updates: And one more from suu:
MisaQa joins the fun (a bit belatedly, but worth the wait) with a batch of adorable mice (via Klocki):
A Clikipiller of course! Megan Rothrock is known to build colorful and cheerful creatures and creations of all sorts. This one runs on a standard lego train track. I love the colors on the back of this bug.
