Alltop RSS http://lego.alltop.com Alltop RSS feed for lego.alltop.com en-us http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/rss/article/863887 'Dragon Age: Origins' exhales smokin'-hot play http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/rss/article/863887 http://www.reporterherald.com/news_story.asp?ID=25808 Good Signs | Loveland Reporter-Herald http://www.reporterherald.com/news_story.asp?ID=25808 http://www.lockportjournal.com/local/local_story_325023511.html NEWFANE: Middle School team competing in Lego League http://www.lockportjournal.com/local/local_story_325023511.html http://sanatoga.wordpress.com/2009/11/21/middle-schoolers-glimpse-the-college-life/ Middle Schoolers Glimpse College Life http://sanatoga.wordpress.com/2009/11/21/middle-schoolers-glimpse-the-college-life/ http://www.freep.com/article/20091121/COL23/911210352/1082/COL01/Shoppers-get-ready Shoppers get ready http://www.freep.com/article/20091121/COL23/911210352/1082/COL01/Shoppers-get-ready http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.mydesert.com%252Farticle%252F20091121%252FNEWS04%252F911210304%252F1026%252Fnews12%252FLego-team-s-bus-project-earns-them-top-honors&usg=AFQjCNHzh2QQVY-1dd5n_N-Oqk35dLGMmg Lego team's bus project earns them top honors - The Desert Sun http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.mydesert.com%252Farticle%252F20091121%252FNEWS04%252F911210304%252F1026%252Fnews12%252FLego-team-s-bus-project-earns-them-top-honors&usg=AFQjCNHzh2QQVY-1dd5n_N-Oqk35dLGMmg
Lego team's bus project earns them top honors
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The FIRST Lego League qualifying tournament's theme was Smart Move, and students were asked to research transportation problems and present solutions. ...

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As for her shopping expedition, Susan Lloyd said: "We only have probably 6 to 11 am The Legos run out after that." Whether you call it the day after ...
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Expect extra discounts this Black FridayDetroit Free Press

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Augustana College is hosting the second Sioux Falls First Lego League scrimmage from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm today in the Gilbert Science Center. ...
Auction and concert Monday to raise money for clean drinking water accessSioux Falls Argus Leader

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NEWFANE: Middle School team competing in Lego League
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The team of middle schoolers are participating in the FIRST Lego League, a competition in which students have to construct and program a robot out of Legos ...

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First Lego League competition a fun introduction to robotics
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Calling all Lego Robotics kids! Check out First Lego League, which incorporates robotics with real-world research. ...

]]> http://thegraffik.co.cc/a-lego-fans-dream-6.htm A <b>Lego</b> fan&#39;s dream at thegraffik | Design and Illustration http://thegraffik.co.cc/a-lego-fans-dream-6.htm Lego fan's dream. Master Builder, Dan Steininger. Know your red two-ers from your blue four-ers? Well, Lego are auditioning for a Model Builder to work in the Legoland Discovery Centre, opening in Manchester next year… ...]]> http://www.boingboing.net/2009/11/20/lego-hole-punch-for.html <b>Lego</b> hole-punch for paper-meets-<b>Lego</b> projects - Boing Boing http://www.boingboing.net/2009/11/20/lego-hole-punch-for.html Lego bricks. They go on sale in a week, and open up many possibilities for crafty Lego extensions. LEGO for MUJI Paper and Block Sets ...]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/TheBrothersBrick/%7E3/cUtLXrHeahA/ Two by two, cranes of blue http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/TheBrothersBrick/%7E3/cUtLXrHeahA/ http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2009/11/20/lego-indiana-jones-2-review-bad-dates-not-this-time/ &#39;<b>Lego</b> Indiana Jones 2′ Review - Bad Dates? Not This Time! » MTV <b>...</b> http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2009/11/20/lego-indiana-jones-2-review-bad-dates-not-this-time/ Lego Star Wars." The whole concept seemed too kid-friendly and too corporate at the same time. But I was quickly swept up in the game's quirky sense of humor, ...]]> http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/11/lego-sized_hole_punch_by_muji.html Make: Online : <b>LEGO</b>-sized hole punch by MUJI http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/11/lego-sized_hole_punch_by_muji.html LEGO with MUJI's quad hole punch and kits, available November 27th at MUJI Japan. [via CRAFT]...]]> http://www.brickset.com/news/article/?ID=472 Fancy winning a Battle of Endor and a gold C-3PO? http://www.brickset.com/news/article/?ID=472 If so, head over to FBTB's 2009 Charity Drive where you can buy raffle tickets for just US$2 to win these and other rare LEGO Star Wars items.

Proceeds are going to a very worthy cause, Childs Play, a non-profit organisation which operates in the USA, Canada, UK and other countries raising money and toys for sick children hospitalised during the holidays.

So what are you waiting for, go buy some tickets and help make a difference for children in hospital over Christmas, and you never know, you might get lucky!

]]> http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2009/11/lego_for_muji_paper_and_block.html Craftzine.com blog : <b>Lego</b> For MUJI Paper And Block Sets http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2009/11/lego_for_muji_paper_and_block.html Lego combine two of my favorite things: Lego and paper crafting. MUJI partners with iconic building-block company Lego on a super fun new concept. Together they're encouraging us to think outside the blocks ... by...]]> http://minilandbricks.blogspot.com/2009/11/vestas-display.html Vestas display http://minilandbricks.blogspot.com/2009/11/vestas-display.html Vestas Wind Turbine. These were not sold to the general public, so they became highly coveted and prices on e-bay or Bricklink are pretty outrageous. Now LEGO has a big display in collaboration with Vestas in the Arlanda Airport in Stockholm, Sweden. There are several different cases showing Vestas turbines under construction and installed at fig scale, and there is also a large house built at miniland scale. I'm assuming that the description on this case is noting all of the benefits of using wind energy. Mike Walsh has some more details on his blog and melonkernal has a number of photos. So, if you happen to be flying into Sweden, be sure to check this out.





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]]> http://www.brickset.com/news/article/?ID=471 Brickset statistics going through the roof http://www.brickset.com/news/article/?ID=471 Have you looked at the Brickset Statistics page lately? The page shows the number of people that use the site per month and also the number of visits and page views.

As you can see, the graphs are climbing very rapidly, obviously because we are heading towards Christmas. At the moment 177,000 people are visiting nearly 500,000 times a month and viewing 2.5 million pages! There's a way to go before we match last year's peak page views of 2.9 million at the end of December 2008, but that was before the site was rewritten.

If you click on one of the graphs you can get a wealth of other useful and interesting information including the fact that Brickset is nearly in the top 20,000 websites on the Internet!

]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/TheBrothersBrick/%7E3/DWcbpKsxKwg/ Bus Driver’s Prayer http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/TheBrothersBrick/%7E3/DWcbpKsxKwg/ http://technicbricks.blogspot.com/2009/11/tbs-techtips-28-connecting-pf-receiver.html TBs TechTips 28 - Connecting the PF Receiver to 9V (III) http://technicbricks.blogspot.com/2009/11/tbs-techtips-28-connecting-pf-receiver.html has already hosted two stories about how to connect an IR-Receiver to a standard 9V LEGO battery box. The trouble with the IR-Receiver is that it doesn't draw its current from the same wires as the motor and so the extension/conversion wire doesn't work in this case.

The first solution involved using a PF battery box (without batteries) [1]:




The second solution consisted of using small strips of aluminium foil to short C1 and the 0V line as well as C2 and the 9V line [2]:




Today I tried my hand at a solution proposed by Rob Hendrix (Brickmodder) in BrickJournal 7.

The solution consists of prying the light grey connector of the conversion cable open (the one that is top PF and bottom 9V) and shorting out 0V with C1 and 9V with C2 from the inside:




Make sure to carefully push the bent black wires between the metal forks that are the bottom part of the connectors. Then place the 9V bottom part on top and press hard to close. Check to see if all the connections are good by using the your modified connector to hook an IR Receiver up to a 9V power source. Disconnect and reverse polarity immediately if the IR-Receiver's little green light doesn't go on, as you might damage it if exposed for too long to the wrong polarity.
]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/TheBrothersBrick/%7E3/v9_JUs3HrTI/ Kris Kelvin rebuilds 6276 Eldorado Fortress for the modern age http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/TheBrothersBrick/%7E3/v9_JUs3HrTI/ http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/TheBrothersBrick/%7E3/IXI8W9l68Ko/ Hispabrick Magazine 006 now available for download [News] http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/TheBrothersBrick/%7E3/IXI8W9l68Ko/ http://www.brickset.com/news/article/?ID=470 Holiday fun at LEGO.com http://www.brickset.com/news/article/?ID=470 I'm a bit late telling you about the Christmas themed mini models instructions available on LEGO.com: they were mentioned by someone in a comment before they were published but I forgot all about them until I read the Mostly Bricks blog today.

So if you have a memory like a sieve like me and haven't checked them out yet either, head over to the Christmas gift shop for some cool instructions for snowmen, Christmas trees, angels and so on.

]]> http://technicbricks.blogspot.com/2009/11/tbs-techchallenge-2009-reverse-8046.html TBs TechChallenge, 2009 - Reverse 8046 - The submissions http://technicbricks.blogspot.com/2009/11/tbs-techchallenge-2009-reverse-8046.html
The period to submit an entry for this Challenge has finished last Sunday (15).

Given the difficulty level and some challenging aspects, in my perspective we got a very good adhesion to this Challenge. Either considering the number of submitted entries and discussion generated around the topic, through the comments left and dialogs established into the Challenge original post.

We got a total of 6 participants and 6 submissions. Each one was allowed to submit up to two submissions, but it was not the case for any of the participants.
Five of them were valid submissions and one was more for the fun (you will see below) but which can't be considered as a valid participation in terms of the Challenge's goals and rules (you will also understand why this distinction, below in this post).

In order of submission, we got:
  • Eric Albrecht (Blakbird) - US
  • Scott
  • Martijn Bosgraaf (Dryw Filtiarn) - NL
  • Minshik Kong (Sarafiel) - KR
    Sarafiel also provided us with some nice instructions for his submission, which I won't yet disclose, so that we won't get into details about each one's interpretation at this point.
  • Mike Hatton (Parax) - UK
  • Nathanaël Kuipers (Industrial Designer) - NL

So and before we can proceed to the evaluation phase (pending on instructions delivery by TLG and time availability), I decided to publish here one render provided by the contestants, for each submission.


In order of appearance from top left to bottom right: Eric, Martijn Bosgraaf, Minshik Kong, Mike and Nathanaël.


And also the funny entry from Scott.



You might remember that when I mentioned about the signed box prize for this Challenge winner, I also wrote that might be something additional as a surprise.
In fact I just wanted to avoid that it would have influenced the way, that contestants would send their submissions and so decided to kept it as a little secret, to disclose after the submission period.
This means I'll have also a small symbolic gift to send to the first three contestants, with valid entries (i.e. those entries fulfilling the Challenge goals and rules).
They are three boxes from the 8046 Helicopter itself. This model was made by Markus Kossman, however the boxes to send are not signed, in case you wanted to know.


Let me express here in advance how thankful I am, for the LEGO Technic design team to have accepted to collaborate with TBs , with this Challenge and to have supported us with all the prizes to give away.
]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/TheBrothersBrick/%7E3/jc208GcBa8w/ Preventing Power Miner cave-ins http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/TheBrothersBrick/%7E3/jc208GcBa8w/ http://microbricks.blogspot.com/2009/11/mcc-entry-review-part-ii.html MCC Entry Review Part II http://microbricks.blogspot.com/2009/11/mcc-entry-review-part-ii.html Legostein aka Chris Deck entered a micro version of set 6074 Black Falcon's Fortress:



Instantly recognizable to all castle fans, Chris captures the set's look with the use of the 1x1 tile as a flag, and the yellow window frame as the entry arch. An excedingly small creation, but very obvious as to what it is.

We move on to bartosza6m's entry, which won the mini set category, 6081 King's Mountain Fortress.



A personal favorite of mine, this incorporates many cool ideas. From the simple 1x1 grey plates that make up the printing on the baseplate, to excellent tree on the corner, to the use of a cheese slope as the ghost, this little creation is excellently done. Very detailed, and very recognizable.

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]]> http://thebioniblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/more-red-and-blue-bits.html More red and blue bits http://thebioniblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/more-red-and-blue-bits.html Brickthing has built a really excellent Sweepod:

And Kohaku has made a stark, simplistic vignette of windmills in a post-apocalyptic world, definitely a first for the Bionicle/Technic medium. Regrettably, I cannot find further pictures nor his Flickr account.
]]> http://technicbricks.blogspot.com/2009/11/8049-b-model-log-handler.html 8049 B-model, The pneumatic Log Handler http://technicbricks.blogspot.com/2009/11/8049-b-model-log-handler.html 8049, Log Loader) is going to be a Log Handler.

However I guess you have not seen yet any image from this alternative to the 8049 main model!?
So once more at TBs , in exclusive and first hand from TLG to all the Technic fans, here it goes!



Awesome and very good usage from the pneumatic functions!
It may look like quite a large claw for the scale, but somehow imposed by the turntable size. However some real Log Handlers could have such large claws [1, 2, 3] despite slimmer wrists.


Have you liked it?
From December, in a store next to you.
]]> http://www.brickset.com/news/article/?ID=469 2010 Star Wars and Toy Story pictures http://www.brickset.com/news/article/?ID=469 Yet more 2010 images have surfaced on Amazon.com: thanks to everyone that emailed us to say they'd found them there and on flickr and Eurobricks. I've now added them to Brickset and as a reminder you can see how 2010 is shaping up on the Sets (to be) released in 2010 page.

]]> http://technicbricks.blogspot.com/2009/11/lego-technic-website-gets-new-face.html Lego Technic website, got a new face! http://technicbricks.blogspot.com/2009/11/lego-technic-website-gets-new-face.html LEGO Technic website got a a new face.

Content is basically the same for the moment, but the website look got some renovation, new and more up-to-date software.



Easier maintenance and some new capabilities were also added to the Designers Blog. Soon you should start noticing some of these improvements.

Along with the refreshed website, some new amazing video animations have been added, relative to the 2H2009 sets.




Jump in to see them, at much better quality!
]]> http://microbricks.blogspot.com/2009/11/henry-ford-museum.html Henry Ford Museum http://microbricks.blogspot.com/2009/11/henry-ford-museum.html display of his microscale skyscrapers that will be running at the Henry Ford Museum near Detroit through January 3. For close-up pictures of each of these, be sure to check his Brickshelf and MOCpage sites. Congratulations, Spencer, on this great venue.



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So whatever we would most aspire, either it was meanwhile selected by chance, from the Technic Designers team to be in the roadmap or the next chance will only arrive almost three years ahead...

Nevertheless I thought it worths to ask for your most secret wishes.
Hence the question for the next TBs poll is, "Which LEGO Technic flagship, would you like next?"
And my choices for you to vote*, are:
  • Some kind of crane
  • A fully remote controlled excavator
  • Some other construction machine
  • A supercar
  • A truck
  • A flying machine (either airplane, or helicopter)
  • Something else (specify in a comment to the respective post)


Let others to know about your preference!

*) You may select multiple entries.
]]> http://www.brickset.com/news/article/?ID=468 Forthcoming bargains to be had at Target http://www.brickset.com/news/article/?ID=468 A Target employee has emailed to say "Black Friday Lego sets that will be deeply discounted at Target stores will be the 7267 Temple of the Crystal Skull and 7048 Troll Warship. I am not sure what the exact pricing will be but should be in the $45-$60 range during the two-day sale."

]]> http://youngspacers.blogspot.com/2009/11/it-makes-things-go-really-really-fast.html It makes things go really, really fast. http://youngspacers.blogspot.com/2009/11/it-makes-things-go-really-really-fast.html


By MOCpages username "Space Pirate" for a contest cooked up by Shannon Young. Also features some unbelievable crazy-good original ships:



Look at them curves.
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Show off your keys in style with this authentic metallized gold-colored LEGO minifigure key chain! Includes sturdy metal chain and loop. This keychain is not available for purchase. Please refer to our homepage for details of how you can get your hands on this item as an exclusive free gift! Terms and Conditions apply.
$4.99 Buy now]]> http://microbricks.blogspot.com/2009/11/zoids-in-space.html Zoids in Space http://microbricks.blogspot.com/2009/11/zoids-in-space.html roguebantha_1138 has been posting a lot of great micro space pics. His latest creations are a mash up of LEGO Space and Zoids.

Here's the zrk1.



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No zombies, sorry.
]]> http://microbricks.blogspot.com/2009/11/nakagin-capsule-tower.html Nakagin Capsule Tower http://microbricks.blogspot.com/2009/11/nakagin-capsule-tower.html The Nakagin Capsule Tower already looks like it was made of LEGO elements. Flickr user SPACE, TIME & REALITY figured out how to build it in microscale.



Included in the photoset is this helpful photo showing how each capsule was made.

A tip of the hat to Andrew for highlighting this over at The Brothers Brick.

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This powerful six-legged walker vehicle is a vital part of the Republic forces. Separatists around the galaxy fear its approach! This miniature build features details straight from The Clone Wars ! Four ball-turret laser cannons line the front of the walker! A single heavy cannon is mounted on the turret! The walker's armour easily deflect small arms fire! AT-TE Walker dimensions: 12.6cm x 7.7cm! LEGO Club Exclusives are only available to LEGO Club members from launch for a period of six weeks. If you would like to purchase this product between 9th November and 21st December 2009 someone in your household must be a member of the LEGO Club. If you would like to register your child for LEGO Club membership please add this product to your shopping cart and fill in the LEGO Club membership form at the end of checkout. If someone in your household is already a LEGO Club member, please add this item to your cart and proceed as usual.
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Soaring through the skies during the Clone Wars , this armored troop carrier brings Jedi and Clone Troopers into battle! This miniature build features details straight from The Clone Wars ! Primary armament consists of two massive rocket launchers on gunship's dorsal surface! A pair of laser cannon turrets are chin-mounted on the craft! LEGO Star Wars Republic Attack Gunship dimensions: 12.5cm x 11cm! LEGO Club Exclusives are only available to LEGO Club members from launch for a period of six weeks. If you would like to purchase this product between 9th November and 21st December 2009 someone in your household must be a member of the LEGO Club. If you would like to register your child for LEGO Club membership please add this product to your shopping cart and fill in the LEGO Club membership form at the end of checkout. If someone in your household is already a LEGO Club member, please add this item to your cart and proceed as usual.
£4.59 Buy now]]> http://www.brickset.com/detail/?set=2853592-1 2853592 - Games - LEGO Rock Band - PlayStation 3 http://www.brickset.com/detail/?set=2853592-1 $49.99 Buy now]]> http://www.brickset.com/detail/?set=2853591-1 2853591 - Games - LEGO Rock Band - Xbox 360 http://www.brickset.com/detail/?set=2853591-1 $49.99 Buy now]]> http://www.brickset.com/detail/?set=2853587-1 2853587 - Games - LEGO Rock Band - Nintendo DS http://www.brickset.com/detail/?set=2853587-1 $29.99 Buy now]]> http://www.brickset.com/detail/?set=2853586-1 2853586 - Games - LEGO Rock Band - Wii http://www.brickset.com/detail/?set=2853586-1 $49.99 Buy now]]> http://vignettebricks.blogspot.com/2009/11/biblioteka.html Biblioteka http://vignettebricks.blogspot.com/2009/11/biblioteka.html Harry in the library.



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Also, I've put up a poll for you to give feedback on things you might like to see more of on here. Please vote!

Kakaru's MOCer's Medication uses lots of those inside his pill bottle, but the pills themselves are also worthy of notice. They are easily the best use for Thornax fruit that I have yet seen:


Shannara enters with + and -, a pair of roboty creatures using flex tubing to make rings of pins and axlepins:


Finally, MeWithoutYou has undertaken an ambitious project: Building the island of Metru-Nui out of Bionicle pieces! With the prerequisite pieces only showing up in Ga-Metru and Ta-Metru, it doesn't fit the theme as well as some others, but it's still quite an original creation. Chutes crisscross the different Metru city sections, and pieces like Cordak bullets are used as small towers. The overall shape of the island is done well too:

]]> http://minilandbricks.blogspot.com/2009/11/cool-cars-and-trucks.html Cool Cars and Trucks http://minilandbricks.blogspot.com/2009/11/cool-cars-and-trucks.html Cool Cars and Trucks. I was flipping through this the other day in the book store and took a couple of pictures. It's full of beautiful photography of models designed by Sean. There are instructions for several vehicles at minifig scale and suggestions on how to modify those instructions to come up with your own. Relevant to this blog, there are also some pictures of models at miniland scale. My impression of the book is that it is perfect for its intended audience, probably 8-12 year old boys. As an AFOL, there is the coolness factor of having a book by a prominent member of our community, and it's good to support our own, but it doesn't have enough content for me - I'd rather take the same dollars and get BrickJournal, or maybe one of Brendan's Brick Testament books.





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]]> http://vignettebricks.blogspot.com/2009/11/hero-in-half-shell.html Hero in a Half Shell http://vignettebricks.blogspot.com/2009/11/hero-in-half-shell.html I am loving this piece of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle-related brickwork by bhanabrix.

So simple, using only a handful of bricks, yet hugely-effective. Lovely.




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]]> http://minilandbricks.blogspot.com/2009/11/lego-book.html LEGO Book http://minilandbricks.blogspot.com/2009/11/lego-book.html The LEGO Book, all about the hobby and another about minifigs (celebrating their 30th anniversary). Focusing on Miniland building, there are a lot of pictures of the Legoland parks and information about the Master Builders who make the models you see there. The coolest part of the book, though, is the inclusion of fan models, including these miniland models by Nick Foo and Lino Martins, both previously blogged here.








I apologize for the quality of the photos. I took these with my phone.

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The Gungnir interceptor is designed to chase down and destroy priority targets. It does this with its heavy pulse cannon. For defense against other fighters, the Gungnir is also armed with two small turrets, sixteen missile tubes, and electronic countermeasures.
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Yes, yes he does. And it is awesome.
]]> http://youngspacers.blogspot.com/2009/11/dave-sterling-vs-crismo-giger.html Dave Sterling Vs. Crismo Giger http://youngspacers.blogspot.com/2009/11/dave-sterling-vs-crismo-giger.html
Sterling won with his Life-Size NES:



...And matching controllers and "tetris" game pak.


However I did find Crismo Giger's entry more creative, he uses decorative technic pieces to mimic the backdrop of an old-skool shoot 'em up. It's refreshing in the sense that 99% of the Lego builds out there are built with the third dimension in mind.
]]> http://www.brickset.com/detail/?set=9222-1 9222 - Dacta - World People Set http://www.brickset.com/detail/?set=9222-1
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Riding in a sleigh is fine for any old-school Santa Claus, but these three cool Santas prefer to deliver presents while speeding around on their snowboard, skis, and snowmobile! With racing goggles and packs of presents, they're all ready for the Christmas season. Build and display them together, or give one to each of the three coolest gift-recipients on your holiday list!
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He may be made of bricks instead of snow, but this LEGO Snowman is definitely cool! Use the included pieces and instructions to build him, complete with an orange nose and a big black hat!
£2.95 Buy now]]> http://thebioniblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/tripodality.html Tripodality http://thebioniblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/tripodality.html BCii's Tiome is pretty impressive considering that it is largely composed of large, prefabricated parts like Hordika arms and Visorak bodies. This is what I mean when I say that something doesn't have to be custom to look good. I like the helmet particularly.
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  • Train show this weekend, then off to Seattle for BrickCon
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    • ]]>         http://thebioniblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/supersonic.html Supersonic http://thebioniblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/supersonic.html shaddow has a fine rendition of popular video game character Sonic the Hedgehog. Actually, I have no idea if he's popular anymore. I think he was at some point? I don't play many video games. Anyway, the Glatorian hands really come through here, and the head is well done.
    ]]>         http://thebioniblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/only-train-he-ever-liked.html The Only Train He Ever Liked http://thebioniblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/only-train-he-ever-liked.html Distorted's Train. It's rather cute and chibified and has a "NPU," as the kiddies say, in the form of a Power Functions motor.
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    • ]]>         http://travel.einnews.com/news/legoland IMPORTANT NOTICE: The URL for this RSS feed has changed. Click here to get the updated URL. (Note: This RSS feed is available to Travel Industry Today subscribers only.) http://travel.einnews.com/news/legoland http://www.toyark.com/news/lego-toy-news-12/new-train-setemerald-night-916/ New Train Set- Emerald Night http://www.toyark.com/news/lego-toy-news-12/new-train-setemerald-night-916/ Lego's Shop @ Home website, a listing has appeared for an upcoming LEGO Train set: Emerald Night! Priced at $99.99 USD, it will be exclusive to the website and avaliable first on April 15.

    The listing comes with this description:
    "With piston-powered wheels, this train is an all-new LEGO classic!
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    Animal
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    You can program actions for the robots using a PC or Mac, and this set is even bluetooth compatible!

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