Whether it’s in my list of 10 favorite LEGO blogs or as examples of the best LEGO blogs, Bruce H. operates several of the most influential and long-running LEGO blogs on the Web.
With VignetteBricks, MicroBricks, MinilandBricks, and now GodBricks, Bruce is looking for a little help from his fellow LEGO fans.
If you think you have what it takes to contribute to one of these blogs, head on over to Bruce’s call for co-bloggers to find out more.
Larry Lars has decided to show us all how he photographs his LEGO creations. He does so via our favorite means of communication, a LEGO creation.
We can see how he sets up his lights and camera on tripods. We also learn about his very clever technique of hanging backdrop paper from a hula hoop to provide a seamless curve.
Jordan Schwartz (Sir Nadroj) illustrates that the solanum virus is not the only way in which zombies are created:
Gatormen hold candles aloft to light the dark work of the voodoo priestess. Below, zombies rise from the muddy waters.
See more entries in the Big Toy Hut LEGO Zombie Contest on Flickr.
Alex Schranz (Orion Pax) has captured the moment when a rather scary beastie emerges from a train tunnel. I’m not sure what this little scene means, but I think it’s pretty cool.
While we’re at it, here’s Alex’s latest LEGO Transformers mech, Starscream:
See more of Alex’s great LEGO creations on Flickr and MOCPages.
…then you’ll no doubt like the Lair of the Bare-Chested Bandits by Philip Stark (Erdbeereis). This vignette depicts the crew of a strange band of pirates “known for their fondness for wearing nothing but skimpy trousers, exposing the thick, muscular and rather smelly flesh of their rugged torsos.” Join them and indulge in their merrymaking – if you’re the type.
Click the pic to see Harrison‘s Dr. Jekyll transform into Mr. Hyde:
Check out more photos of this great literary vignette in Harrison’s photostream.
Maciej Drwiega from LUGPol presents a differently flavored train creation, one that depicts the more run-down end of things. Check out this small scene of a decaying flatbed train on an abandoned rail.
It’s not uncommon for us to use trite phrases in the title of our posts, but this time we mean it literally. Check out this microsized vignette by edulyoung from the ballroom scene of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. The vignette also functions as a real-working music box, in which components from an actual music box where modified to fit with LEGO parts. Check out how it all works in the gallery on Brickshelf.
UPDATE: Joel over at BB Gadgets created an embeddable version of Edul’s video, which is absolutely gorgeous:
Beauty & the Beast LEGO music box by Edul Young on Vimeo.
Apparently astronauts did exist many hundreds of years ago. Crises shows us that it doesn’t take rocket science to launch an enthusiastic natural investigator high into space.
Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! A few builders from MOCpages have created some nifty little charms for the occasion.
From Heather LEGOgirl:
From Alex Eylar:
and from Ciamoslaw Ciamek:
Thanks for keeping the fire burning, you guys rock!
I am admittedly a Valve fanboy, and I especially love Portal, the acclaimed puzzle game originally bundled with The Orange Box. When I saw this vignette my Mister_007 featuring one of those child-like (and lethal) turrets, I had to blog it immediately. And remember, the turrets don’t hate you.
LEGO fans submitted nearly a hundred entries to the GO MINIMAN GO Photo Contest, which made choosing the Grand Prize, First Prize, and Second Prize winners very hard.
Here are are a few of my personal favorites from among the rest of the entries.
Moritz Nolting packs a crowd of minifigs aboard a party truck, led by a dude with a monkey tattoo on his chest:
Peter Edwards constructs a lovely scene using a megalithic RCX brick:
Second Prize winner dabol_t entered nine photos in the contest. Here are my own favorites:
Fabuland, check! Maxi-figs, check! Retro car, check! This diorama by Aaron Andrews includes so many nostalgic elements, I’m about to pop! Plastic Revolution indeed.
Each of Erik Smit‘s entries was in contention for a prize in its category, and combined, they’re a truly wonderful series (best viewed large):
So, dear readers, what were your favorite entries?