Thursday, February 18, 2010
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Tee Fighter
Tablescrap math: droid legs + chainsaw blade = Tee Fighter.
From flickr user Karf Oolhu.
Be sure to check out the rest of this builder's microscale spaceships.
From flickr user Karf Oolhu.
Be sure to check out the rest of this builder's microscale spaceships.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
My life this week
I just finally dug out from the last storm when we got hit with another. Grr. Anyway, Brandon Bannerman used microscale effectively to create forced perspective in Bird's Eye, built for the Blood in the Snow contest. Via the Brothers Brick.
Thursday, February 04, 2010
Ich bin ein teeny-tiny Berliner
Brickshelf builder 'sheep' has come up with virtual versions of a number of Berlin landmakrs: the Brandenburg Gate, the Reichstag and the Victory Column. I'd really love to see real brick versions of these designs.
Monday, February 01, 2010
Tiny spaces
We could pretty much devote a entire micro blog to the work of Pete Reid (Legoloverman), as he is constantly coming up with amazing microspace MOCs.
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Mars Colony
Mainman uses a couple of quarter spheres from the new Buzz Lightyear set to make a microscale Mars colony.
Friday, January 29, 2010
Villa Savoye
Matija Grguric has a micro scale version of Le Corbusier's Villa Savoye. The real house can be seen here.
Also posted on MOCpages.
Also posted on MOCpages.
Monday, January 25, 2010
Snowy Day
Apparently Crises has been having a tough winter. When he goes out in the morning to start his car, the first question he needs to ask is which one? is his.
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Biplanes are cool.
They're so cool that the army in 2067 realized they should be brought back into service. Via The Brothers Brick I saw this micro Aircraft carrier by Chaffeem.
A good clean MOC by any standards, it is without a doubt the planes that really catches one's eye.
A good clean MOC by any standards, it is without a doubt the planes that really catches one's eye.
Deck Designs
Chris Deck has been busy lately. Several new designs have appeared in his galleries, such as a Bongo Sub and the Roger Young (from Starship Troopers).
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Mini Neptune Carrier
Flickr user Reasonably Clever Chris posted a photoset of the January/February BrickMasters set 20013 Mini Neptune Carrier.
This is an official microscale version of the 8075 Neptune Carrier.
This is an official microscale version of the 8075 Neptune Carrier.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
The diorama is greater than the sum of its parts
Legoloverman put his Micro Marauder alongside a micro tank on a well-designed platform. With a few touches like tank tracks and engine exhaust, the result looks like this:
Monday, January 18, 2010
A-10 Warthog
Flickr user tbone_tbl posted some photos of a micro A-10 Warthog.
The A-10 engines are mounted high on the fuselage, making them a challenge for a micro-scale model. Tbone posted this photo of the technique he used to attach the engines.
The A-10 engines are mounted high on the fuselage, making them a challenge for a micro-scale model. Tbone posted this photo of the technique he used to attach the engines.
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
2009: the year in review
A year ago, Bruce looked back at 2008.
Here's my brief look back at 2009.
The MicroBricks blog is no longer a one-man operation. Thanks, Bruce!
We've seen a rise in spam comments here. Grrrr.
Is it just me, or has Flickr become a much more important image hosting site for LEGO builders this past year? I think the tools (tags, notes, contacts, groups) are conducive to finding your way through the massive number of photos on the site. As of today, there are 637,983 images tagged with "LEGO."
Brickshelf is still the 900 pound gorilla of the LEGO image hosting, with some 3.1 million files.
The LEGO Group included a few micro-scaled items in The Winter Toy Shop.
In conjunction with Adam Reed Tucker, LEGO released four micro-scaled architecture sets in 2009: The Empire State Building, The Space Needle, Fallingwater, and the Guggenheim.
Here's my brief look back at 2009.
The MicroBricks blog is no longer a one-man operation. Thanks, Bruce!
We've seen a rise in spam comments here. Grrrr.
Is it just me, or has Flickr become a much more important image hosting site for LEGO builders this past year? I think the tools (tags, notes, contacts, groups) are conducive to finding your way through the massive number of photos on the site. As of today, there are 637,983 images tagged with "LEGO."
Brickshelf is still the 900 pound gorilla of the LEGO image hosting, with some 3.1 million files.
The LEGO Group included a few micro-scaled items in The Winter Toy Shop.
In conjunction with Adam Reed Tucker, LEGO released four micro-scaled architecture sets in 2009: The Empire State Building, The Space Needle, Fallingwater, and the Guggenheim.
Monday, January 11, 2010
Neo Classic Space Carrier
Flickr user pasukaru76 has a great collection of MOCs inspired by the Classic Space theme. There's a nice mix of minifig scale and micro scale.
Hard to pick a favorite, but this Space Carrier caught my eye.
I especially like the all black background. Is it real or is it photoshop?
UPDATE: Pasukaru (whose real name is Pascal Schmidt) posted this description of his photo technique:
Hard to pick a favorite, but this Space Carrier caught my eye.
I especially like the all black background. Is it real or is it photoshop?
UPDATE: Pasukaru (whose real name is Pascal Schmidt) posted this description of his photo technique:
I shoot stuff like this by using a black T-shirt for background. Normally I just adjust the black point of the image so that the background really becomes true black. For this one I used a different approach, selecting the whole background (fuzzy select in GIMP with some minor manual adjustments and a 3 pixel feathered selection border) and then filling it with black. Works well if there is enough contrast between the model and the background.
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Micro Atlantis
Rogue Bantha created a micro undersea explorer that fits right into the new Atlantis theme. The cockpit is made using an Atlantis helmet.
Saturday, January 09, 2010
Steam-y Battle Cruiser
Now cm946 has really done it! Steampunk, but in space! cm946 can now claim to be one of the few who has done something for the first time ever. Oh and did I mention it is a microscale steampunk space cruiser? Everything about is just perfect. Well done cm946!
Friday, January 08, 2010
Thursday, January 07, 2010
Lego Star Wars Tattoo
Now this is one dedicated fan! They got the main Lego Star Wars cast tattooed on their arm! Photo by earthdog.
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