This is the best version of The Burrow i ever seen build out of Lego Bricks. The Burrow is Weasley’s family “mansion” from Harry Potter. Marcel V. has built it using many great techniques, few borrowed from other builders, most invented by himself, like this set of wonderful window mosaics :
Visit Marcel’s second flickr account for a great collection of extremely fine and advanced building techniques.
Lego builders comment current affairs with their MOCs, this is Paul Toxopeus’ reaction to UK voting to leave European Union.
Jason Allemann of JK Brickworks has posted today his Spirograph. There were many similar construction build before, but this one is extremely simple, yet can draw variety of shapes. As always Jason provides instruction for this toy if you want to build your own version.
Seems this week is microscale week, so many cool micro builds were posted on the net. One of them is Simon Liu‘s scene where micro AT-ST are guarding some bunker.
Those walker are one of the smallest i have seen, yet they are extremely detailed. That is not first time Simon shows his building skills, and i’m sure there is more to come.
And no. This is not the scene from Empire Strikes back, that would have more green in it. This is Star Wars Battlefront build.
What would a fan of Lego bricks eat for breakfast? A set of 2×3 brick shaped sandwiches. Big thank you for my girlfriend Ania for making them.
Sandwiches in Poland differ form the western ones. We only use one slice of bread to make them. The plus is, you can make them look like 2×3 plates. Well, different configurations are possible too, all depends on the shape of bread and what you put on it. I bet most of the kids would love to eat such a treat too, just now it would be harder to persuade them not to play with food 😉
Bon appetite!
Tim Lydy has build a scarecrow. And a scary one this is indeed! I think it is in the eyes!
The needle hand reminds me of Freddy Kruger of the Nightmare on Elm Street horror serie. Was i scared when i was a kid watching it? However this character is not ours, but Batman’s nightmare.
Dr. Johnathan Crane, aka the Scarecrow, is one of the Batman’s most fearsome enemies. Utilizing toxins, he creates terrifying hallucinations to kill his victims.
Sariel has published his test of an early version of BuWizz. BuWizz is not the first system to replace LEGO PF ir remote control with a bluetooth solution, that allows you to control your creations from your phone. But unlike S-Brick that was getting popular recently, it also packs extremely efficient battery into one box.
So in a 4x8x3 studs box, size of Power Fucnction Rechargable Battery Box we get a more efficient battery, and 4 power connectors, that are equivalent of 2 IR towers, or one SBrick. That is a lot of saved space, especially if you try to build something compact.
According to Paweł, it is very responsive, and extremely accurate. There is also a high voltage mode, where battery is able to output a little bit higher voltage than PF standards, resulting in more speed and power of the motors. But remember, you are using it on your own risk, as it can influence your PF Motors lifespan.
To recharge the battery, you use microusb port, which makes it easy to refill the power on the go with any power bank.
BuWizz has a kickstarter campaign running now, where you can get it at $89 as an early bird, or $119 as regular supporter. You can of course pledge more if you wish for it to became reality.
Tim Courtney of Lego Ideas, has informed us on LEGO Ideas Blog about update in their Guidelines and House Rules and Terms of Service to clarify the range of submission they are able to produce as LEGO Ideas sets. This includes new limits to project size, scope, and subject matter. We’ve also simplified guidelines for collaborative projects. You can read the changes after you klik read more, but for TLDR lovers here are main changes in a nutshell:
So Lego Ideas got a little bit limited, then on the other hand the rules are much more clear now, and it is easier to guess what to expect od your submissions. Not being LAN Ambassador anymore, i will be able to put some of my projects on LEGO ideas too, so stay tuned.
In depth changes list after read more
Flickr user -derjoe- has come up with new, at least to me, techniques to make birds. That is amazing NPU, and idea worth adopting to your MOCs whenever you need small birds. I can’t decide which one i like more, but the one with the bucket and rattle is definitely less obvious.
Those birds are the highlight of a great scene at the museum:
Microscale is something i like to both build and watch. No wonder that this castle by Aido K has drawn my attention. It is not only very beautiful but also historically accurate. This siege of Dover Castle is not the first historical work of Aido, take a look at this map depicting political situation in South East England 1216.
What is interesting about this build is unusual use of baseplate and snot map. In both cases there is a lot of brick stacking – technique where parts are not really connected, just stacked one on another. It works well on a photo, but is a paint to take those models to exhibitions, because even weak shakes of the table can rearrange the setup 🙂 Neverthless i cant stop starring at them both.