Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Stunning in Red

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This spindly mech by Kahan Dare (aka tadashistate) brings a bold look and a bit of flair as it poses cheekily. Kahan also proves his style with a spot of lovely photography using a simple background that accentuates his model.

LEGO Lord of the Rings Fellowship minifigs revealed at UK Toy Fair

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Huw over at Brickset recently attended the UK Toy Fair in London. Huw writes, “Although photography was not allowed on the stand, there was nothing stopping photos being taken of the stand: the sides and, for that matter, from the balcony above. This picture was decorating the side of the stand and as you can see it shows the whole Fellowship of the Ring.”

LEGO stand decoration at the London Toy Fair


Read all of Huw’s report about the LOTR sets over on Brickset, and be sure to check out the rest of his coverage.

New modular building 10224 Town Hall revealed [News]

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Official photos of the latest addition to the modular building line surfaced recently. At 2766 pieces with 8 minifigs, 10224 Town Hall appears to be the largest modular building to date.

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Here it is with the other recent modular buildings:

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Our contacts at LEGO promise to share details about pricing and availability closer to the official announcement, but enjoy the photos for now.

UCS scale ARC-170 starfighter

UCS scale ARC-170 starfighter (Source: TBB)

Martin Latta’s (thire5) UCS scale ARC-170 starfighter is very easy on the eyes with its smooth sculpting on the nose, engines, and pretty much everywhere else.

ARC-170 starfighter

Introducing r/afol on Reddit

Introducing r/afol on Reddit (Source: TBB)

Matt De Lanoy made a Lego version of the Reddit alien for the newly launched subreddit for Lego fans, r/afol. You don’t have to be an AFOL to join as the group seems to focus more on MOCs and building techniques.

Bovine Valentine’s

Bovine Valentine's (Source: TBB)

Flickr user crises_crs portrays the new Collectible Minifig Series 6 Minotaur trying to put the mooves on a heifer in this beefed up vignette.

Hello my Dear

Friday, February 10, 2012

Lego Imperial Shuttle Challenges and Rewards Builders

Recently I built the Lego Star Wars Imperial Shuttle (Vader's Lambda-class whip from Episode VI) with the help of my kids. It's a monster set consisting of 2503 pieces including five minifigs, and it took us several evenings to ...
By John Baichtal

http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2012/02/lego-imperial-shuttle/