This incredible Brickfilm by pe668 has some of the smoothest animation I’ve seen in a very long time. Check out “Cyclic“.
Thanks to Caylin for the heads up!
Tag Archives: Video
VOTOMS Scopedog
Johnny Tang built the Scopedog mecha from VOTOMS in all its armored magnificence. The creation stands about 1.5 feet tall and features a furnished cockpit revealed in the video below.
Editor’s note: This creation incorporates large amounts of non-LEGO elements from a brand called BTR or “Built to Rule,” from Hasbro. Despite featuring “mixed media” creations from builders like nnenn, something with quite so many clone bricks is a first for TBB, and has sparked off an interesting discussion in the comments. Click through and let us know what you think. -AB
Build your own working LEGO combination safe
I never thought it could be done, but it’s possible to build your own fully-functional LEGO combination safe. Merijn van Wouden has shown us how to do just that with detailed step-by-step instructions and a cool video to show how the mechanisms work. I’m astounded.
The Brothers Brick’s video coverage of BrickWorld 2009
This year at BrickWorld, we shot a video coverage of the convention that features short clips of fans and builders talking about LEGO. This started when Tyler (Legohaulic) brought the idea along with a brick-built TBB microphone. Everything happened spontaneously and we are able to share with you the faces and voices of many LEGO fans for the first time on the blog.
I’d like give special thanks to Tyler for doing pretty much all the work with the video and everyone who shared their moment of embarrassment with us. We certainly wished to get around to more of the great people there, but the four days went by too fast! I hope you enjoy our first ever video coverage of a LEGO convention.
In this clip: Jay Hanes, Mark Kelso, Brian Alano, Tyler Clites, Kyle Vrieze, Jenn Wagner, and Rae McCormick.
In this clip: Liam Heeger, Lee Jones, Brian Kescenovitz, Matija Grguric, Dennis Price, Chris Edwards, Fradel Gonzales, and Jon Walden.
In this clip: Dave Sterling, Stacy Sterling, Heather Braaten, Alex Eylar, Sean Kenney, Matt De Lanoy, Brian Bonahoom, Steve Witt, Mikael Sjostedt, and Mark Larson.
LEGO pirates ply the crystal-clear waters of Portugal
Portuguese LEGO fan group 0937 hosted the 2nd TomarLEGO between June 11 and 14 in Tomar.
One of the centerpieces of the event was an enormous, custom-built tank full of water, plied by a fleet of LEGO Pirates.
See lots more photos from this event in Rupi’s Brickshelf gallery.
UPDATE: Biczzz has a full roundup of all the photo galleries from attendees, along with a few videos like this one below.
M-Tron 6989 Mega Core Magnetizer – motorized with Power Functions
LEGO released 6989 Mega Core Magnetizer in 1990. Jarek (Jerrec) made it awesome in 2009.
Jarek added Power Functions and tweaked some of the details, but the spirit of the original set is all there.
See photos on Flickr and Brickshelf (when moderated).
Love of the Brick – a LEGO documentary
At last year’s BrickWorld, Dr. Jay Hanes from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania and collaborators captured the marvels of LEGO fans and their exhibition and produced a documentary about the love of the brick. At this year’s BrickWorld, you can watch a screening of the documentary and meet the producers and many of the featured builders. You can learn more about “Love of the Brick” here and watch the trailer below:
2009 LEGO Technic Rally
The idea of rolling around our creations in the dirt is anathema to most of us LEGO SYSTEM builders. Not so a group of LEGO Technic engineers who gathered in Prague last month for the 2009 LEGO Technic Rally.
I was rooting for this Tatra by Nikolas Tepper.
Read more about this event on TechnicBRICKs.
They call it “The Secret Underground World of Lego”
Ignite, a presentation event, recently showcased “the secret underground world of Lego” in a five minute talk about the crazy things we hardcore LEGO fans do. Check out this stand-up comedy styled clip from Hillel Cooperman, a member of SeaLUG, who recently came out of his dark ages.
Edit: Those readers with young children may want to know that there are a few expletives used in this presentation. Use your own discretion. (J)
Kotaku previews LEGO Rock Band at E3 2009 [News]
Kotaku spent some time at E3 playing the upcoming LEGO Rock Band game and reports some early impressions:
The problem with this game is all in the name. LEGO Rock Band makes you wonder “why LEGO?” Maybe “Rock Band: Play Rock Band With Your Kids” would have been better.
Because if you don’t have kids, this game is largely pointless. It’s Rock Band, except with a more pedestrian songlist, and no real changes to the way the game is structured, or plays.
But that’s if you don’t have kids. If you do have kids around, and want a game to play with them, well. This looks pretty damn good.
Read the full article on Kotaku.
And in case you missed it, here’s the game’s trailer:
Toy Story 3 teaser features LEGO bricks
David Pagano animates Space Police 2009
LEGO stop-motion animator David Pagano has stepped forward as one of the people behind the recent LEGO Space Police teaser.
Check out the first episode in what is apparently going to be a series.
And yes, we know that the new sets are starting to show up at TRU.