And a third castle minifig builder officially makes it a trend! Jens just posted an update to one of my favorite Brickshelf folders, his “People, Warlocks, Wizards and other Persons.” The latest updates:
Side Note: Jens is a collector of rare-colored parts. The black beard, the red wizard’s hat, and the black polearm (among many other pieces in his collection) are all colors not available in sets released by LEGO.
Classic-Castle Forums user Josh Wedin joins marakoeschtra with a series of castle-inspired minifigures:
The figure skating World Championships are apparently going on right now, and Moko was inspired to create 2006 Winter Olympic gold medalist Shizuka Arakawa as a LEGO minifig:
Nice skates!
I always look forward Moko’s updates to his Original Figs folder. Here are my favorites from the latest batch — a couple of cyborgs, a knight, and a magician. All of these minifigures use Moko’s unique brick-built leg assembly:
Nice hockey player — very dynamic (click the image for the full gallery):
Three more additions to marakoeschtra’s gallery of castle characters — a lady with a swan, a jester, and a hangman:
A miniseries on TV in Japan called “Densha Otoko” (“Train Man”) told the story of a geek who helped a woman harrassed by a drunk on the train. As a window into Japanese geek (otaku) culture, it also included snippets of the protagonist’s favorite anime, a fake show called “Getsumen To Heiki Mina” (“Mina the Weapon-Bunny of the Moon”; rabbits live on the moon — didn’t you know?).
Brickshelf user nias has built an adorable Mina, complete with her double-carrot tails (or whatever they are):
Name: Invidia
Mission: Making everything his own.
Origin: Evolved from the frog that the princess didn’t kiss.
Evil superpowers: Senses jealousy and envy in his opponents and twists those feelings to his advantage.
Notes: I made this one to express my jealousy that a certain Classic-Castle Forums member (and fellow Washingtonian) was bequeathed a large quantity of older LEGO sets. I was green with envy, thus Invidia.
