Pictures from the Nuremburg Toy Fair have shown up on Brickshelf. We’ve seen pictures of most of these sets already, and known most of them were in the pipeline, but it’s nice to see pictures — and there are a couple surprises.
EDIT: Looks like the pictures have been moved or deleted, and the folder itself is currently not public. I’ll add pictures again once they become available.
Portuguese blogger Biczzz has found a really cool Volkswagen Camper on Brickshelf, complete with retro box art:
Here’s a bigger picture:
Classic-Castle member and Brickshelf user Martin Jaspers (Marakoeschtra) is very well known for his detailed construction of minifig-scale creations. His inspiring gallery recently has a new section: furniture. I wish I had access to such rare parts like he does. Also check out the Classic-Castle.com thread.
Jonesy, Classic-Castler and co-founder of NeutronBot, has just released pictures of his latest MOC: a Soviet-era inspired tank whose driver appearently has delared war on daisies.
Remember when LEGO asked fans what kind of classic car we’d like to see in a collector’s set?
Well, LEGO Ambassador Stephen Sander announced on LUGNET (via Based on a True Story and How Many Studs to LEGOLAND?) that The LEGO Company displayed several prototypes at an event held in Frechen, Germany.
Ford Mustang:
Aston Martin:
Delorean:
(Note the fusion power thingie on the back, making this the car from Back to the Future. For licensing reasons, I doubt the production version will include this little detail, but it’s still very cool.)
Volkswagen (classic) Beetle:
Finally, here’s the text of an announcement about a completely new (potential) product line displayed at the event:
In April we will launch a big Modular Building. Product will be announced in Brick Journal March issue. What type of building would you like to see as a LEGO product? Which one of the buildings shown do you prefer?
Check out Stephen’s LUGNET announcement for links to all three pictures, but here’s my favorite, a hotel:
lego200 from Classic-Castle.com is a talented spacer who uses building techniques and unusual parts very effectively in cool creations. First, check out the roll cage on this forklift:
Also, get blown away by the SNOT (studs not on top) on this D66-TC Petrel Dropship:
And for those of our readers living in a cave or spider-hole, or perhaps held incommunicado against your will, to Nate’s list of summer 2007 Castle box art, I’m compelled to add City, Exo-Force, Batman, Star Wars, etc. (All via Eurobricks, where you can see new pics from Creator and Technic as well.)
My favorites…
From Star Wars, 7661 Jedi Starfighter with Hyperdrive Ring (Kit Fisto!!!):
From Batman, 7786 some sort of Batcopter with Scarecrow’s biplane:
From City, 7998 dump truck:
From Exo-Force, a very large mecha:
Drum roll… The new space theme, Mars Mission[!] (Apply the exclamation point at your own discretion.) I like the drop-ship thingy:
I’ll definitely get this drop-ship, but I’ll withhold judgement on Mars Mission as a whole until we can see better pictures of the minifigs.
2007 catalog scans are available on 1000steine.de, with pictures of previously unseen summer-release City sets (click to go to the page on 1000steine.de and view full-size images):
Czech LEGO fan site Kostky also has a picture of the new Castle sets for 2007 (via Eurobricks):
I’m very excited about the undead horses, new skeletons (with non-floppy arms) and new accessories (curved swords, round shields, etc.). I can’t tell too much about the castles from this picture, but I like the bone cage on the undead fortress. Wicked!
Sachiko Akinaga is a champion builder who lives in Japan. My favorite creation from her latest batch of updates is a McDonald’s value meal:
Check out what happens when some minifigs come along and spill the Coca-Cola:
I live in Seattle and drive a Hyundai sedan. If I lived in Dublin or Madrid or Tokyo, I’d want something smaller, like a scooter. What better scooter than a Vespa? Arvo seems to agree, since he built a LEGO version of his own Vespa P200E:
Zippy!
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