Archive Category: Lego
Lego Desert Zombie Hunt
Justin Vaughn built a cool diorama of zombie hunters!
Inspired by Max Brooks’ books, The Zombie Survival Guide and World War Z, and fueled in part by the flurry of post-apoc mocs, I set out to depict some zombie plague survivors on the hunt.
See an entire Flickr set of the Desert Zombie Hunt. Link -Thanks, Sion Lee!
Donkey Kong LEGO by Dan Kressin
Ooh … This. Is. Awesome. No, it’s SUPER AWESOME: Dan Kressin made a Donkey Kong diorama, complete with Kong throwing barrels and Mario jumping over them out of LEGO MINDSTORMS:
During a random discussion at the April NELUG meeting, Robyn (my wife and muse) off-handedly said, "You should make Donkey Kong!" As is her way, she followed this remark with a brief musical rendition, firmly planting the idea in my skull.
The Goal
Donkey Kong is a classic, so I wanted my MOC to do it justice. At a minimum it would need to have:* rolling barrels (using LEGO barrels if possible)
* Donkey Kong throwing the barrels
* a barrel-jumping minifig
* ladders and ramps that closely resembled the originals
The rest is an epic win: Link - via Brothers Brick | Gizmodo has a YouTube clip of the Donkey Kong LEGO in action: Link
The Olympics in Lego
The Hong Kong LEGO Users Group created this miniature version of the Olympics in Beijing in less than 100 hours. In this picture, you can see the National Aquatics Center. Other photos show the Olympic Stadium (also known as the Birds Nest), Olympic Park, and other venues. Link -via Digg
The Original Google Storage
In 1996, Larry Page and Sergey Brin were Stanford University graduate students, working on their Digital Library Project, later known as Google. They needed a lot of storage, and the largest hard disk available was 4 gigabytes. So they connected ten of them together and built their own 40GB drive, in a case made of of Legos. It is now on display at the Stanford University Museum. Link -via the Presurfer
Lego Album Covers
The Toy Zone has 20 examples of album covers faithfully recreated with Lego bricks. Link -via Gorilla Mask
A Tour of the Lego Factory
Have you ever wondered how Lego bricks are made? Gizmodo takes a tour of the factory in three videos.
While the storage areas are the most impressive part of the factory, I have to admit that nothing had prepared me for the scope and complexity that is required to make and pack 19 billion bricks every year. The scale of this factory, specially compared to the tiny bricks it produces, is absolutely breathtaking.
Link -via Geek Like Me
Hamster with Lego Elevator
(YouTube link)
Dopey the hamster has her own private elevator made of Legos! Watch her use it to get to her sleeping quarters, although it takes her a few tries. -via Boing Boing
Indiana Jones and the Curse of the Old Folks Home LEGO Minifig
Flickr user rong_yiren created this fantastic LEGO minifig of the next logical step for Indy: Indiana Jones and the Curse of the Old Folks Home!
Link - via Super Punch
More of rong_yiren’s work: Post Empire Stormtroopers
Lego Death Star Set
Lego’s newest and coolest set is a 3,800 piece diorama of the Death Star from Star Wars. It builds 14 scenes and comes with 21 mini-figs. The finished size is 16 inches tall. You can pre-order this set beginning July 1st, and it will be in stores in September. The price is $399.99. Gizmodo has more details. Link
Iron Giant made out of Lego
A terrific creation by Peter Aoun. There’s more photos in his Flickr gallery.
Previously: Captain Jack Sparrow LEGO Bust.
LEGO Rorschach
So, what do you see in the LEGO Rorschach above? More by Shannon Ocean at MOCpages here: Link - via The Brothers Brick
LEGO Boulder Chases Indiana Jones!
These guys built a boulder using five million Lego bricks, then sent it rolling down a hill in San Francisco chasing a guy dressed as Indiana Jones! The boulder met its match in a car parked along the way. See the video at Gizmodo. Link -via reddit
World Record Lego Tower
Legoland Windsor in Berkshire, England has the world’s largest Lego tower ever! The tower, shaped like a Viking longboat, was completed just a couple of days ago with the help of park visitors. Children built 20 cm sections, which were hoisted in place by crane.
The park’s special events manager, Penny Jenkins, said: “We are thrilled to bring the World Record to Legoland Windsor after four days of hard work, not to mention nearly 500,000 bricks, and it now stands at nearly 100ft.
“It has been a great way to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Lego bricks.” The record attempt is awaiting official verification by Guinness World Records.
The official record is held by a 96-foot tower built in Toronto last year. Link -via Gizmodo
33 Lego Creations
This Lego recreation of Mount Rushmore is not full size. Of course not! But its pretty big. This is just one of the the wonderful Lego sculptures featured in the list 33 Of The Most Intricate & Realistic Lego Creations, which has links to each. Don’t miss the fully-functional Lego pinball machine and the 20-foot tall giraffe! Link -Thanks, Andy Boyd!
Classics in Lego
This Flickr set by Mike Stimpson features recreations of famous photographs in Lego, with links to the original for each. Link -via Grow-A-Brain
LEGO Planter
After Bob of TheBobBlog saw a Park Planters pot by Tristan Zimmermann, retailing for $100 (or even higher), he decided that he could do one cheaper … with LEGO! Here’s Bob’s version, the LEGO Planter: Link - Thanks Bob!
Movie Scenes Made of LEGO
While we’re on the subject - have a look at these neat LEGO creations, where someone has used the plastic building bricks and figs to re-create eight famous movie scenes.
Plastic Man in LEGO
This is the best comic character Legofication (is that a word? No? It should!) EVAR! Behold Plastic Man in LEGO, as done by Flickr user graznador2: Link - via Super Punch
Plastic who? Plastic Man, dude! Even I know about him.
Lego Dome of the Rock
Arthur Gugick has completed a beautifully detailed Dome of the Rock rendered in Lego. Link -via Grow-A-Brain
See more Lego landmarks at Gugick’s site.
E-2C Hawkeye LEGO Airplane
Photo: Mad physicist [Flickr]
Ralph Savelsberg built some amazing LEGO models of military airplanes:
Created with no special pieces, it has movable wings and retractable landing gear, just like the rest of its companions: one Russian plane, the SU-27 Flanker, and two classic US aircraft, the E-2C Hawkeye and the now infamous F-15.
Gizmodo has the interview with Ralph and a neat photo gallery: Link
Black Fantasy Biomechanical LEGO Creations
Wail of Echoes Eternal by Mainman [Flickr | Brickshelf]
Ephram’s Garden 1 by mondayn00dle [Flickr | MOCpages]
Megiddo Mangler/8 Track by legohaulic [Flickr]
Spade of Shades by monsterbrick [Flickr]
I am so enthralled with these fantastic LEGO creations, all entries in a "Black Fantasy Contest" over at Classic-Space LEGO forum. The idea is to create black fantasy biomechanical creatures with neon-orange "eyes."
Lots more here: Link - via The Brothers Brick
