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Our pal Sunny from CoolThings went to the Toy Fair 2012 in New York and snapped this photo of a very cool Star Wars LEGO set featuring Jabba the Hutt. That must be one big brick! Link - Thanks Sunny!
See also: Star Wars items from the NeatoShop
The highly-anticipated Lord of the Rings LEGO line was unveiled at a party in conjunction with the International Toy Fare 2012 in New York. Or, at least most of the sets. The Hobbit set is still under wraps. But representatives from TheOneRing.net were there and took pictures. The sets themselves, which feature Lord of the Rings minifigures, are expected to be introduced in stores starting in June. See more photographs in their report. Link -via The Daily What Geek
Tran, Ken, and Rodney (who writes for GAS) got together to build a 50-inch long Super Star Destroyer from the deluxe LEGO kit. All 3152 pieces of it. And they documented the process in photos, which you can see at Geeks Are Sexy. Link
Hill Valley of the future is such a wonderful place to live, or at least it is when created by Lego artist Alex Jones. He has even more cool movie sets on his Flickr page for the viewing enjoyment of any Lego enthusiast.
Link Via Geekologie
The redoubtable Miranda-class cruisers were in Starfleet service for a century and saw action from the Battle of the Mutara Nebula to the Battle of Cardassia. For us Trekkies, the most famous was the Reliant, which was hijacked by Khan Noonien Singh in the second Star Trek movie. Christer Nyberg made this LEGO model of it using about ten to fifteen thousand pieces. It’s equipped with numerous lights, which you can see at the link.
Link -via Geekosystem
Even when it’s scaled down to minifig level, a Saturn V rocket is huge! LEGO artist Ryan McNaught built this one out of 120,000 bricks. It includes important details, such as liquid oxygen tanks and a panicking astronaut at ground level.
Link -via Nerd Approved | Photo: Melbourne Headshot Company
Previously by This Artist: LEGO Love Boat
How did Rod Gillies accomplish this feat? He used LEGO bulldozer treads to operate the scrolling skyline. They alternate between one and two-brick widths to give the assembly flexibility.
This amazing LEGO sculpture of a Hyperion Battlecruiser from the video game Starcraft 2 was made by Sven Jungo, who used over 15000 LEGO bricks to build the highly detailed starship and must throw his back out every time he tries to move this thing!
And where does he display this behemoth in his house? I hope Sven doesn’t let any bratty little kids around this thing, because they might try to take it apart when no one’s looking.
You can see more pics of this incredible LEGO masterpiece at the link below, including artwork from the game as a point of reference. LEGO builders-Sven has already set the bar high for 2012!
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This one is fantastic: Flickr user Yatkuu re-created the Winchester Pub from the 2004 zombie flick Shaun of the Dead in LEGO: Link - via Nerdsraging
If you like zombies and LEGO, check out this fun intersection of the two over at Bricks of the Dead (gallery at Flickr)
More neat zombie stuff at NeatoShop’s Zombie Shop
Slate V imagines LEGO sets that reflect what is going on in the world, in your choice of Occupy Wall Street or Arab Spring versions. If these really existed, I would be in line to get one! Then it would be easy to illustrate the events of the past year in LEGO. Link -via I Am Bored
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There are always tons of articles featuring the year in the review at the end of December, but for those of you who like to recall events in true geek style, don’t miss this great gallery featuring major 2011 events in Legos.
Link Via Geeks Are Sexy
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Sascha Mehlhase built a model of the ATLAS experiment at the CERN Large Hadron Collider out of LEGO bricks! It contains around 9,500 bricks and took 33 hours to assemble, in addition to 48 total hours of work just designing it. Read more about and see more pictures at his site. Link -via reddit
Comments Off The 1966 TV show intro recreated, to the smallest detail, in LEGO bricks! For comparison purposes, here is the original. (via Buzzfeed)
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Doc Pop spent seven hours creating this LEGO diorama featuring Lt. Pike pepper-spraying a line of protesting UC Davis students. It was installed in one the many abandoned newspaper bins in San Francisco. Someone removed it less than four hours later, but the photographs remain. Link -via Boing Boing
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It’s hard to believe, but tomorrow will mark twenty years since Freddie Mercury died. Ochre Jelly pays tribute to the Queen singer with a likeness in LEGO, plus a post about Mercury’s life and accomplishments. Warning: autoplay music video. Link
This project combines three of my favorite things: Star Wars, LEGO, and puns. What else could you ask for? See more pictures in builder Lino M’s photo stream. Link -via @johncfarrier
(Image credit: Flickr user Lino M)
Steampunk as a fashion trend might be fading away, but steampunk inspired inventions and designs will never die. Matt Armstrong brings his version of steampunk inspired design to these LEGO brick sculptures, and the resulting inventions/artworks are quite handsome looking indeed. With classic designs, simplistic retro flair, and the look of full functionality, this is how you put the bricks to good use!
Link –via DesignTAXI
I’m sure you’ve seen variations on this theme before, the internal anatomy of various cartoon characters and toys, many of which were done by the artist behind this cool LEGO man anatomy sculpt, Jason Freeny.
But what makes this article really cool is that it shows Jason’s entire process, so all you artists and DIYers get ready to take note!
Link –via Geekologie
This week, Sarasota, Florida is hosting a festival of outdoor chalk art. Artists are welcome to come on Sunday to exhibit their abilities on a section of pavement. Registration and materials are free.
The minifigs in this amazing image made by an artist who is so far unknown to me look like they’re about to walk off.
Link and Festival Website -via Nerd Approved
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LEGO always brings a lighter tone to gory, violent video games. This display was made by Tony Sava for the LUG Showcase display at a mall in Texas.
Link -Thanks, Christopher Jobson!
Lego Brick Luggage Tag – $4.95
Do you have holiday travel plans? Are you in need of some new luggage tags for your trip? Why settle for boring luggage tags when you can have a LEGO Brick Luggage Tag from the NeatoShop. This great luggage tag, shaped like a LEGO brick, comes in the following colors:
Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more fantastic LEGO items.
Comments Off The Lego version of CSI is a lot like the real thing, bad puns and all, but the gore is plastic. -via Laughing Squid
The video game Gears of War meets Lego stop-motion animation in this video by Kooberz Studios. There’s also a “making of” video if you’re interested. Link -via I Am Bored
Office cubicle warfare just got a whole lot cooler. This LEGO replica of a Lancer Rifle, the type carried by the characters in the very popular Gears Of War video game franchise, is so well designed that it functions as a rubber band gun, and has a clip so you can fire in burst mode. Good thing the chainsaw doesn’t work, or else someone would lose more than an eye!
–via Joystiq
I know we’ve posted a few cool Lord of the Rings LEGO creations before, but this 8′ wide model of Isengard might just be the most impressive one yet. Built by LEGO masters OneLUG, this monstrosity weighs over 145 pounds and uses 22,000 bricks.
Link via Geekosystem
Finnish photographer Vesa Lehtimäk captures amazing images of Star Wars LEGO minifigs in action. His winter scenes from the planet Hoth are particularly striking because the snow looks so realistic. Don’t scoff at the stormtrooper pictured above. Ski troops are useful.
Link -via Walyou (warning: auto-sound)
Have you ever wanted to see what a haunted LEGO house would look like? Well, Mike Doyle’s abandoned LEGO houses are probably just about as close as you can get. He has three great ones on his site, including the one above, aptly titled “Three Story Victorian With Tree.”
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Tommy Williamson built the characters (“So-called Arthur king and his silly English knnnnnigits”) from the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail out of LEGO bricks! They were constructed for a special diorama called Pythonscape that will be featured at BrickCon 2011 this weekend. Get a closer view of each knight in his Flickr set. Link -via Geeks Are Sexy
(Image credit: Flickr user GeekyTom)
The greenhouse, by U.K.-based designer Sebastian Bergne, is built out of brown and clear LEGO pieces. Commissioned by the company to display at London Design Week, the plants inside flower and bear fruit.
Link -via Designboom | Sebastian Bergne
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