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A Common Nomenclature for Lego Families
Children are rarely familiar with the names the LEGO company gives its various bricks and accessories. Giles Turnbull was delighted to find his son had his own terms for each piece. So he gathered more children, four in all, to find out what names they used, and assembled those names in a handy chart. Link -via Buzzfeeed
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LEGO Diorama is an Amazing Pop-Up
If you think a pop-up book is impressive, check this one out: a pop-up diorama of the Kinkaku-ji Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, made entirely out of LEGO blocks! YouTube user talapz created this out of 4,500 bricks.
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Tron Light Cycles in LEGO
LEGO MOC by 2×4 [Flickr] | Tron Photoset
Tron is one of my all time favorite Sci-Fi movies and it’s a pleasure to see that almost three decades later, it’s still inspiring its fans. Here’s a fantastic diorama of the Tron Light cycles scene by Flickr user 2×4 we first spotted over at The Brothers Brick blog.
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Lego Cakes
Cake Wrecks has a collection of awesome Lego cakes. Some are Lego creations that look like cakes, but most are cakes that resemble Lego creations, including three awesome wedding cakes. This birthday cake by blogger jumpinmonkies was made from 125 cake bricks, with each connector stub individually added! Link -via b3ta
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Battleship Yamato in LEGO by Jumpei Mitsui
Photo: junlego [Brickshelf]
We’ve posted about Spaceship Battleship Yamato in LEGO before on Neatorama, but as the old saying goes, the original is still the best: here’s the namesake the battleship Yamato (also in LEGO) which sailed (and sank) during World War II.
The LEGO battleship Yamato was built by Jumpei Mitsui (who cleverly outsourced the building of some 200,000 elements to other LEGO fans). It only took him 6 (!) years: Link
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Lego Space Shuttle
No, this is not a real space shuttle. It’s made of Lego bricks!
Two Japanese LEGOsmiths used a whopping 65,000 bricks and 1,590 man hours to complete the stunning diorama, which even simulates a launch with flashing lights under the boosters and a vocal countdown. The only thing it doesn’t do is lift off.
Part of the “Nasu Space Center,” it appeared as a scene in Nasu Highland Park, an amusement park in Japan.
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LEGO Minifigs: The Best Business Cards Ever!
For someone that works at LEGO, this is a functional business card that also happens to be an iconic toy! Moreover, they even try to match the look of the minifig (gender, hair, and glasses) to the person.
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Lego Pharaoh on the Thames
One of the largest Lego creations ever constructed is a 16-ft-tall model of an Egyptian pharaoh that looks suspiciously like King Tut.
The giant pharaoh is currently floating down the River Thames on its way to Legoland in Windsor, England, where it will be the centerpiece of Legoland’s Kingdom of the Pharaohs, which is set to open March 21.
This is the final leg in its 1,395-mile journey by truck and boat from the Czech Republic, where it was constructed.
The pharaoh required more than 200,000 Lego bricks and weighs one ton.
(image credit: Geoff Caddick/PA Wire via AP)
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Lego Casemod
The name of this geeky retro work of art is Big Blue.
Lego PC that SCREAMS 80s LEGO with what I think are the most recognized LEGO sets of the 80s representing Space, Castle, Town, with Touch Screen LCD, RF Remote, Blue NEON light, Spectrum Analyzer display, HDTV Tuner card coming soon. I call it BIG BLUE.
See lots more pictures at Brickshelf. Link -via Gizmodo
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10 Illustrated Theories of Evoution
Celebrate the 150th anniversary of Darwin’s Origin of Species with these 10 illustrated butcherings of its iconic cover art, from the evolution of Lego man to the devolution of alternative rockers.
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Space Battleship Yamato
Oh, I fondly remember watching the anime Space Battleship Yamato
as a little kid, so it’s a neat treat to find this replica of the Yamato (or Argo in the American dub of the series, retitled Star Blazers) made with LEGO by Vincent Cheung: Link – via The Brothers Brick
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I Lego NY
Christoph Niemann shows us how you only need a few LEGO pieces to make a whimsical yet brilliant homage to New York City:
During the cold and dark Berlin winter days, Christoph Niemann spends a lot of time with his boys in their room. And as he looks at the toys scattered on the floor, his mind inevitably wanders back to New York. I LEGO N.Y.
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BSG Characters in Lego
Ochre Jelly recreated Gaius Baltar, Six, Starbuck, and Morbo from Battlestar Galactica in Lego! I looked up pictures of these characters, and found they are pretty much dead-on. Link -Thanks, Ochre Jelly!
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Classic Paintings in Lego Form
Italian photographer Marco Pece likes to replicate classic works of art in Lego form. And why not? They look pretty sweet. I’m especially partial to American Gothic, but The Last Supper is pretty impressive as well.
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Presidential Inauguration in Lego
Legoland in Carlsbad, California has a new display in honor of the presidential inauguration Tuesday. The park has modified its US Capitol model to portray Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, president Bush, Dick Cheney, Bill Clinton, Oprah Winfrey, and the other dignitaries who will be present as Obama takes the oath of office, as well as the crowd! In addition to the swearing-in ceremony, see Aretha Franklin ready to entertain and the presidential motorcade waiting to join the inaugural parade. The display opens to the public today. Pictured is a detail showing George H.W. Bush nodding off. SF Weekly has a slide show featuring many other details. Link -Thanks, Janine Kahn!
Also: Click on the images in this post from one of the creators to get a sense of the scale and intricacy of the display.
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Jack Skellington in LEGO
Photo: Legohaulic [Flickr]
Flickr user Legohaulic is a big fan of Tim Burton and an avid LEGO hobbyist, so what better tribute to The Nightmare Before Christmas than to create this masterpiece: Jack Skellington made entirely of LEGO!
Link – via The Brothers Brick
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Lego Clown Tank by Angus MacLane
It’s easy to make a clown horrifying, but Angus MacLane managed to make a clown adorable. Click here for a gallery of images of his Lego Clown Tank.
Previously on Neatorama: Kung Fu Clowns.
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Steampunk Lego Star Wars
It’s a collision of three internet memes! This creation is called Nabii’s Royal Naboo Air Force 1, and it’s the winner of the Steam Wars contest from FBTB Forums. (If you check the forum, you’ll find that there was originally a tie for first place.) Steampunk Lego Star Wars is one of the Top 20 Reasons to Love Lego Star Wars from GalacticBinder.com. Link -Thanks, Pete Svab!
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Santa CrabBot
Lego Santa CrabBot by Andrew Colunga. His Flickr gallery is full of terrific Lego creations.
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LEGO Safe
I’m always surprised at the inventiveness of LEGO builders. Just when I thought I’d seen ‘em all, comes a new amazing creation.
Take this working LEGO safe, for instance. It’s built with LEGO Mindstorms NXT. It has a five number combination lock (that translates to over 305 billion different combos) and even a motion sensor so it can’t be moved without the alarm going off.
Check out the video and more info at Slippery Brick: Link – Thanks Jayne Howley!
(And if you think that’s cool, check this one out: a working LEGO slot machine and a LEGO Shoot Out game)
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LEGO Robot Solves Rubik's Cube All By Itself
Hans Andersson bought a LEGO Mindstorms kit for his daughters, but got caught up in making this spectacular robot himself. Meet Tilted Twister, a LEGO robot that does what most of us can’t do: solve a Rubik’s cube all by itself!
Just place the scrambled cube on Tilted Twister’s turntable. An ultrasonic sensor detects its presence and starts to read the colors of the cube faces using a light sensor. The robot turns and tilts the cube in order to read all the faces. It then calculates a solution and executes the moves by turning, tilting and twisting the cube.
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Behind the Scenes With Toys
Ever wonder what your favorite toys are up to when you’re not looking? Weburbanist has your answer, and it’s not pretty. Behold the depravity and realism behind your toys lives. You’ll never want to leave them alone again.
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LEGO Turkey Mecha
Photo: brickfrenzy [Flickr]
Thanksgiving may be over, but turkey-related madness continues! Here’s a weaponized turkey mecha that is both whimsical and technically elaborate by Adrian Drake of Brickfrenzy: Link – via The Brothers Brick
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The Lego Lifestyle Home
Legomaniacs, you can do more than just build things from Legos! Display your passion in your home with furnishings made from Lego bricks, home products from the Lego company, and products that have that familiar (if not company-sanctioned) shape. See a roundup of these products at mental_floss. Shown is a sofa you could assemble from interlocking blocks sold by a French company. Warning; having all these items in your home at once may scare away members of the opposite sex. Link
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Rebel Attack in Lego
Flickr user roguebantha_1138 built a huge Lego diorama that tells a story, set in the Star Wars universe!
Welcome to Mustaneer! (it’s not as distant as Mustafar) Basically it’s a Rebel attack on an Imperial base and mining installation. About a year in the making, on and off, it is 75 by 125cm and all built in 1:200 scale. I’ve taken LOADS of pictures (OK, I’ve taken too many) but I’ve tried to write something interesting with each, so if you have a bit of spare time join me on a journey to a galaxy far far away….
See lots more pictures in the Flickr set. Link -Thanks, xadrian!
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Alien LEGO by Arvo
Arvo, the LEGO brothers/artists extraordinaire who made the awesome LEGO Iron Man we featured before on Neatorama also made this: the most realistic Alien ever built with LEGOs! Link
Previously on Neatorama:
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Virtual Lego Fashion Show
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Lego minifigs model designs by Jean-Charles de Castelbajac. More information at design:related. Link -via Buzzfeed
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Disneyland in Lego
DarylIF of the forum MiceChat built a huge display of Disneyland scenes made of Lego bricks! Go see pictures of the Pirates of the Caribbean ride, Its A Small World, Main Street, Splash Mountain, and more. Link -via Unique Daily
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Winking Sarah Palin in LEGO
I just wanted you to know that I’ve tried hard to avoid the temptation of posting a lot of political stuff on Neatorama because some of you get all worked up in the comment section, but I couldn’t resist this one: the winking Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin in LEGO by ochre jelly.
Link – via The Brothers Brick
Please keep the comment section civil, mmkay?
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