Tag Archives: Minifigs

Everybody loves LEGO minifigures — well, almost everybody. Minifigs are often the stars of the LEGO models we feature here on The Brothers Brick, but we also feature some amazing custom minifigs you’d never expect to see in an official LEGO set.

Minifig with a Pearl Earring, by Udronotto

Jan Vermeer’s “Girl with a Pearl Earring,” as LEGO’d by Udronotto (blog).

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Minifig heroes

I’m sorry to say that my series of minifig heroes ran out of steam a couple months ago, mainly because writing up all those mini-bios was surprisingly time-consuming. Lame excuse, I know.

Well, I had all of the minifigs built and photographed, so I thought I’d go ahead and share them here.

Dorothy Day and the Dalai Lama:

Chief Seattle and Chief Joseph:

César Chávez and Barney Frank:

From Gandhi to Rosa Parks, see all the previous entries in this series on Flickr.

More minifig assassins

Ever since we featured Alex Eylar‘s band of minifig hitmen called The Irregulars, he’s come up with another band of deadly assassins called The Lonely People. The crazies become creepier and the deaths get messier. Read each killer’s profile on MOCpages.

Futurama by Pepa

Matt De Lanoy (aka Pepa Quin) has been long around and known for his large lego models, especially those from Star Wars. His latest project ventures into the world of the sitcom Futurama.

Check out his Futurama creation on the new website Brickpics, also including an impressive lineup of custom minifigs, bearing high semblance to the TV characters themselves.

What minifigs do while you’re away from your desk

Are you one of those people who almost believes their minifigs are alive? Ever wonder what they get up to when you go to work, take the dogs for a walk, or go to sleep?

Tim Goddard has the answer:

Be sure to check out the full photoset on Flickr for some great desktop items recreated with LEGO bricks. Here’s an overall shot, just to prove how much Tim’s LEGO looks like the real thing:

Kratos, God of LEGO

Minifig customizer Amanda (Brickshelf | Flickr) recently uploaded a great custom Kratos from the PS2 game God of War:

(By the way, people ask all the time whether the fan-created things they see on this blog are for sale, and the answer is almost always “No.” I would’ve highlighted this minifig regardless, but the answer in this case is actually “Yes.” No, I’m not getting a cut of the sale.)

I drink your milkshake! I drink it up!

I found the Saturday Night Live skit spoofing There Will be Blood a week ago highly amusing, but not having seen the movie yet, I never imagined the milkshake bit was actually in the movie (as I learned during the Oscars the next night)!

Sir Nadroj creates minifig versions of the entire cast (his Daniel Plainview and Eli Sunday above), while Jordan takes a different approach by putting the characters in a vignette (below).

Finally, Graeme “Littlebrick” Allen reminds us that we missed James Morr’s “There Will be Bricks” (thanks Graeme!):

LAML Radio breaks down the minifig into lovable pieces

LAML Radio #23 asks the question “Why do we love the minifig?”

Naturally, host James Wadsworth, Matt Forcum, and I have lots of reasons.

Hannibal finds a way, with a little help from Mister oo7

Nathan puts some armor on a DUPLO elephant, and sticks him in the snow with a minifig Hannibal for a very cool ( ;-) ) scene.

Michael Jasper hunts a white whale and plays a toy piano

New(ish) minifigs from Michael Jasper. Need I say more?

Check out his Characters gallery on Brickshelf for more, including Günter Grass and Fidel Castro.

LEGO Castle battle packs in 2008 [News]

LEGO is catching on to the success of battle packs and are in turn making castle fans happy as well. Check out the upcoming castle army boosters:

UPDATE: Both the Knights Battle Pack and the Skeletons Battle Pack are now available from the LEGO Shop.

LAML Radio covers Brickarms

The latest episode of LAML Radio hosts an interview including content about Brickarms. Learn more about this great customs minifig weapons shop and listen to the podcast.