Brickshelfer Crises has two cool entries for the sports-themed contest over at Klocki:
(Via VignetteBricks.)
Tag Archives: Vignettes
Yungang Grottoes by Tiger0207
Yungang Grottoes are a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Datong, China. Tiger0207 presents a scene of a Buddhist monk meditating in one of the caves:
Via VignetteBricks.
“It’s No Use, John Clay” said Alan Saunders blandly.
Alan Saunders presents a vignette based on a quote from the Sherlock Holmes story “The Adventure of the Red Headed League”:
The light flashed upon the barrel of a revolver, but Holmes’s hunting crop came down on the man’s wrist, and the pistol clinked upon the stone floor.
“It’s no use, John Clay,” said Holmes blandly. “You have no chance at all.”
What could you build with just 10176 Royal King’s Castle?
Nelson Yrizarry recently set out to determine what he could make from just the pieces in 10176 Royal King’s Castle. The results are somewhat surprising:
That’s:
- One Royal Smokehouse
- Two castle vignettes
- One SmithBot
- Three microscale space ships
UPDATE: Nelson has added several new creations using only the pieces left over after creating all of the ones in his original batch. Read all about it in the thread on Classic-Castle.com.
Contests happening all over the place!
Given the potential for loot, I thought I’d pass on a couple of contests going on right now.
Klocki and zczuba.pl are hosting a sports-themed contest. Head on over to Klocki to read the details and see examples, but here’s some inspiration:
(News via VignetteBricks; “Red Card” by Nelson Yrizarry, currently going through brick-withdrawal. We feel your pain.)
Also via VignetteBricks, LEGO Europe just concluded a raffle for the gold-chrome C-3PO minifig otherwise only available randomly in sets here in the United States. The contest deadline was June 25, but you can see all of the entries on 1000steine.de. In my personal favorite, a rather enhanced R2-D2 steals the scene — as usual:
The final due date for the Classic-Space.com Moon Rover Contest is this Saturday, June 30th. You can see a list of all the great entries so far in this thread. Many of the entries feature wonderfully inventive wheels:
I know there are more contests out there, so leave a comment if I’ve missed something.
Steve Bishop sends Joe Vig fishin’
I think I’ve called Steve Bishop the “King of the Vignette Series” before. Well, if I haven’t, he is. Here’s another Joe Vig:
(While you’re there, don’t miss Steve’s now-complete Castle Occupations A to Z.)
Albert Einstein
“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.” – Albert Einstein
To grow old with Michael Jasper
Okay, maybe not, but the minifig walker is extremely cool (as walkers go):
And I missed this the last time he updated this folder, so here’s a funny scene using the Twoface torso:
Excavation by Barbara Werth
I’m a sucker for archaeologically themed LEGO. As Bruce says, Barbara Werth gets credit for being the first to incorporate the new skeleton horse into a LEGO vignette.
The Battle of Cold Harbor
The Battle of Cold Harbor in 1864 was one of the bloodiest battles in U.S. history. Thomas Wunz honors the Union dead with a vignette:
Diving Crew by Simon Jackson
Simon Jackson has been working on an old-style diving crew as a gift for his dad. Following his work on FBTB reveals some interesting customization techniques. Anyway, here’s the completed crew:
Joe Vig and the Ninjas
I threw this together last night, as a showcase for my new green ninjas. They are so cool…
In this scene the famously oblivious Joe Vig strolls through a bamboo forest. Will he escape alive? Of course, he’s Joe Vig!
One item to note is the complete lack of bricks and plates in this vignette. Now that was fun!