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Fear and Loathing in LEGO Vegas
Cyin (CAI on Classic-Castle Forums) quotes from Hunter S. Thompson’s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas to introduce his latest creation:
We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold. I remember saying something like “I feel a bit lightheaded; maybe you should drive…” And suddenly there was a terrible roar all around us and the sky was full of what looked like huge bats, all swooping and screeching and diving around the car, which was going about a hundred miles an hour with the top down to Las Vegas.
Awesome Cadillac! It looks a bit big at first, but that’s only because we’re used to seeing tiny little cars for minifigs. Cyin’s Caddie is wonderfully proportional, and the larger size enables him to add details impossible in a smaller vehicle.
A close-up of Dr. Thompson’s alter ego Raoul Duke:
And his sidekick Dr. Gonzo:
Gilligan, Malcolm, and Robot B9 minifigs
What a great day for minifigs! (There’s more coming soon.) Janey Cook has updated her minifig folder, and since I haven’t seen this folder before myself, they’re all new to me!
First up, the crew and passengers of the S.S. Minnow from the classic TV show Gilligan’s Island:
In the middle of this batch, naturally, the world’s most dysfunctional family, from Malcolm in the Middle:
Finally, the Robinsons and fellow crewmembers of the Jupiter 2 — from another classic TV show, Lost in Space:
Although Janey says there are a few torso stickers among the figs, these are overall a great collection of purist(ish) minifigs! Be sure to check out the full gallery for even more sets, including characters from Clue, Inspector Gadget, The Brady Bunch, and others.
Minifig Tom Cruise
Those of you looking for a LEGO Katie Holmes might be disappointed, but Brickshelf user Jimmy Lai has posted a cool minifig version of Tom Cruise in The Last Samurai:
And check out Jimmy’s awesome movie poster:
Life Aquatic Minifigs
Okay, another batch of minifigs I made a while ago that I never posted here and just uploaded to Flickr. :-)
From Wes Anderson’s film The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, here’s Steve:
(Click the image for the full photoset on Flickr.)
Merkal’s Aladdin Minifigs
Merkal Kahil has recreated several characters from the Disney movie Aladdin. Here’s my favorite, Jafar with Iago:
Brick-Built Star Wars Minifigs
Star Wars minifigures these days are all about cutting, gluing, Sculpey, and painting. Well, more specifically, they’re all about the infinite variations of clone troopers in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. Fun! So it’s refreshing to see something other than another Commander Gree or Captain Typho.
Here’s Moko’s Darth Vader:
And Dillon’s RIC-920 droid:
God of Gamblers, Starring Chow Yun Fat
Brickshelf user Legokinsfolk presents the stars of the 1989 Hong Kong action movie God of Gamblers, Chow Yun Fat and Andy Lau:
Yeah baby, groovy!
Nathan Cunningham presents a cool little scene from Austin Powers:
Austin Powers isn’t perfect, but Dr. Evil is spot on. Nicely done.
Ahoy!
Here be pirates fictional and legendary — Captain Jack Sparrow, Captain Barbossa, and the cook Long John Silver.
Captain Jack Sparrow:
Captain Barbossa:
Long John Silver:
Technorati tags: LEGO Pirates Jack Sparrow Barbossa Long John Silver Minifigs Disney Pirates of the Caribbean Treasure Island Flickr
Pining for the Fjords
Here’s another one of my pre-blog creations that I just uploaded to Flickr — the dead parrot sketch (also called “Pet Shop”) from “Monty Python’s Flying Circus”:
Click the image for the full photo set on Flickr.
“Land of the Dead” by cbolego
Some of you may have already seen this, but I haven’t blogged it myself yet, so I thought I’d post about cbolego’s “maxi-vignette,” — “Land of the Dead:”
There are lots of cool details you can see from various angles, so be sure to check out the full gallery (click the image above).