Mike Nieves built an infestor from StarCraft II in his trademark style, which I thought was perfect for depicting this Zerg creature.
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Hawken assault mech by curtydc
Pixel-by-pixel map of Zelda’s Hyrule built from LEGO
No, we’re not done yet featuring all the great LEGO creations debuted at BrickCon 2012 last month! Michael Kuroda (madoruk) just posted his massive map of Hyrule from the original Legend of Zelda.
Each LEGO stud represents 16×16 pixels on the in-game map, and the overall LEGO map is 256 studs wide by 88 studs tall!
One of the things I really like about Michael’s work is that he builds in a lot of different genres, so be sure to check out his photostream for lots more good stuff.
LEGO Lord of the Rings video game out today [News]
It’s been a while since I’ve been excited about a new LEGO video game (after so many years of … consistency), but I’m definitely going to be picking up LEGO Lord of the Rings,
The new game apparently features full voice acting and a bit more open-world exploration than previous LEGO games. I’ll be interested to see what changes the good folks at TT Games have made to their venerable LEGO games franchise, and may share a review here on TBB.
LEGO Lord of the Rings is available on the following platforms:
- Xbox 360
- Nintendo Wii
- Playstation 3
- Nintendo DS
- PC
- Nintendo 3DS
- Playstation Vita
You can help support The Brothers Brick by grabbing it from Amazon.com.
Catsy’s micro Halo Ringworld in LEGO is still 5 feet across!
We’re not even close to being done featuring all the awesome LEGO models debuted at BrickCon 2012 earlier this month. I had the privilege of hanging out with Catsy as he assembled his LEGO Halo ringworld for the first time right there at the con — it was simply too huge to fully assemble at home!
Nearly three years in the making, Catsy’s ring is built from more than 11,000 bricks and spans just under 5 feet. Catsy tells us that it’s 1,467 mm wide, to be precise.
The construction techniques Catsy used to build this took some serious engineering prowess. Here’s Catsy in his own words:
The outer ring (hull) consists of eight more or less identical segments (with minor variations in texture or the use of old gray for contrast), each 72 studs long. The inner ring (landscape) floats freely within the outer ring and stays in place purely by friction and tension.
The photo above shows off the overall detail really nicely, but I just love this next view.
Lego Halo 4 Battle Rifle
With Halo 4 on the horizon, Nick Jensen is gearing up for battle with his latest life-sized LEGO Halo weapon: the BR85HB SR Battle Rifle. I’m pretty sure Nick has made just about all the UNSC weapons out of Lego by now. What’s next, the Rocket Launcher or Spartan Laser?
Hylian Shield: +5 to Awesomeness
Fans of the Legend of Zelda will immediately recognize the Hylian Shield, a must have when crossing through the Goron Mines. Remi Gagne (Bolt of Blue) has masterfully recreated the Twilight Princess version. The shield emblems are spot on and brilliantly executed.
3 a.m. Mecha
So often it is the large models that get featured here on The Brothers Brick, but there are often small creations that are equally as epic. Case in point, Andrew Lee’s (onosendai2600) mini Metal Storm mecha. We had previously featured Cole Blaq’s much larger version, and it is pretty fantastic to see how well Andrew captured the same shapes, colours, and details at such a miniscule scale.
Now go get some sleep Andrew :)
Lego Pokemon Scizor
Mike Nieves (retinence) have made several Pokemon creations with his elegant Bionicle/System style. His most recent build of Scizor is one of my favorites. Whoever commissioned it is one lucky customer.
Ah, nostalgia!!! Tomy Turnin’ Turbo Dashboard in LEGO
Let us take a trip back to the early 80’s…to play with one of lil’ Tromas’ favourite toys…a Tomy Turnin’ Turbo Dashboard. Many an hour were spent zigzaging in and out of traffic and zooming down the highway.
When I saw tkh’s microscale mini representation all the happy memories came back :D
All the features are perfectly captured…and at this scale, that is quite the feat!
LEGO Architecture Forerunner Spire from Halo (no, not really)
The LEGO Halo group over on Flickr is hosting a contest that challenges LEGO builders to design their own sets to counter the fact that one of LEGO’s competitors has the Halo license.
Théo (Titolian) joins the fray with this fake LEGO Architecture set. It’s an interesting little structure, wonderfully presented and immediately recognizable.
(And please, dear readers, do not suggest — as several on Flickr already have — that this would be a great LEGO CUUSOO project. Ain’t gonna happen…)
LEGO Lord of the Rings video game trailer & gameplay footage
In case you’d missed it, TT Games will be releasing its latest LEGO video game, LEGO Lord of the Rings,
Here’s the latest trailer.
And here’s the original teaser trailer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxuGSFYm1ls
Finally, here’s a lengthy interview over actual gameplay footage.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=fvwp&v=qM5wrbHi6Rc&NR=1
To be 100% honest, as much as I love what our friends over at TT Games do, the last few LEGO video games I’ve played have all seemed a bit alike. There’s a limit to the amount of entertainment I can get from appreciating the wonderful in-game models created by Carl Greatrix and the other talented model builders before the familiar gameplay itself takes center stage.
But the combination of LEGO, The Lord of the Rings, actual voice acting, and (possibly) some different gameplay mechanics all has me pretty excited.
(Via FBTB.)