I’ll use any excuse to blog LEGO creations inspired by Serenity or Firefly — I’m a sucker for “LEGO of the ‘Verse”, I guess.
Lord T‘s updated Mule is so vastly improved from his first version featured here a couple years ago that it deserves a second look:
LEGO of the ‘Verse previously featured on TBB:
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.)
Long before the Power Rangers leapt across the Pacific onto American TV screens, Japanese TV was dominated by series after series of superhero shows, not least of which was Kamen (Masked) Rider.
Moko goes retro with his latest creation, an homage to the very first Kamen Rider:
From 1971 through today, Kamen Rider, his motorcycles, and the monsters he fights have been an integral part of the childhood of every child who grew up in Japan. That includes me, and this large-scale figure brings back a lot of great memories.
The four new LEGO Speed Racer sets are now available from The LEGO Shop online.
Here’s 8158 Speed Racer & Snake Oiler:
8160 Cruncher Block & Racer X and 8159 Racer X & Taejo Togokhan:
Finally, the big set of the bunch, 8161 Grand Prix Race:
Ochre Jelly writes, “I found a minfig magnifying glass the other day, and could only imagine one possible use for it!”
From a deathglider inflicting some serious damage to mighty British Columbian evergreens, OJ’s scene is truly complete:
Indeed.
Jordan Schwartz‘s latest creation is the oil tower from the movie There will be Blood. The construction of the structure is fascinating when considering how all the angles came together nicely in the final product. Way to strike it rich Jordan!
Meanwhile, there’s a clip showing that the oil derrick is amazingly functional.
She walked in out of the fog with one thing on her mind. She had to know.
The private dick put his feet up on the desk and laughed. He’d seen her type before.
“You may need to know, sweet cheeks, but when I’m through, you ain’t gonna wanna know.”
Random pseudo-noir writing by yours truly, “LEGO Noir” by Tyler (aka Legohaulic:
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.
In response to our recent post about ImpreSariO’s movie posters, reader Craig sends word of his own set of LEGO movie posters.
My favorite is The Simpsons Movie, proving once again that simplicity is often the best policy — that’s one round tile and 40% of a minifig torso assembly.
Here’s Reservoir Dogs and an Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull teaser poster:
Finally, another favorite, Jaws:
Moving microscale cable car! For some reason, teeny tiny towns entertain me greatly, and I’m in love with this one by Janey “Red Brick” Cook.
Link, via MicroBricks.
Album covers are a popular subject for LEGO creations, but it’s not so often builders create movie posters, as ImpreSariO has done.
That’s Scarface above, with One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest and Rocky Balboa below:
My favorite, though, is Forrest Gump:
(Via Klocki.)
