Upcoming Lord of the Rings Sets and Gollum

 LEGO has revealed some creepy new figures from the upcoming Lord of the Rings due out this summer. The image above shows an Uruk-hai, Gollum, a Ringwraith, a Moria Orc, and a Mordor Orc.
 And here is a list of the leaked titles of some of the sets:

• "Gandalf Arrives": Gandalf, Frodo
• "Shelob Attacks": Samwise, Frodo, Gollum
• "Uruk-hai Army": X4 Uruk-hai w/ seige crossbow, Rohirrim Soldier, Rider of Rohan w/ horse
• "Attack On Weathertop": Samwise, Frodo, Aragorn, X2 Nazgul
• "Mines of Moria": Frodo, Gimli, Legolas, Boromir, X2 Goblins, X2 Skeletons, Cave Troll
• "The Battle of Helms Deep": Aragorn, Gimli, Legolas, Theoden, X5 Uruk-hai

LEGO Lord of the Rings Minifigs First Look

 This photo is from the UK Toy Fair that kicked off this week. It shows the whole Fellowship as they will look in the upcoming Lord of the Rings LEGO sets. I love how they all have these really grave expressions and then Merry's just smirking.

LEGO Minecraft is a Reality!

 Two of the best things that are different yet almost completely the same are finally coming together as one. After 10,000 fans voted for the project on LEGO CUUSOO, the project passed through LEGO Review and is now on its way into production. I haven't bought a new set in a while, bu I am definitely going to get this. Minecraft is like Lego v2.0. All the fun confined to your computer, and none of the mess.

USS Reliant (NCC-1864) Replica

 Oh my God. Everyone, a moment of stunned silence.
 Okay, that's enough. This AMAZING replica of the USS Reliant from "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan" was built by Christer Nyberg (myko82) out of 10-15 thousand LEGO bricks over the course of a year. And it light's up! I love lights!

LEGO Social Network Site!

 ReBrick, a new site from LEGO, is technically not a social site, but rather a bookmark sharing site. But it's still in beta, so who knows what it might become. Currently, users can find and post pictures of cool creations, and comment on or like other pictures. And it integrates nicely with Facebook and Twitter. So you can let the whole world know that you are in fact a Lego nerd.

Legos and Doctor Who!

 Well, not exactly Lego. This 2m tall Dalek is actually made from Character Bricks. But it's LEGO enough. This life-sized Dalek was made over 328 hours, out of 157,460 bricks, for this year's Toy Fair. The amount of dedication from these peopleis amazing. I just have one question:
 Where the hell is the eye stalk?!

Lego Apollo 11 is Freaking Huge!

 This 5.7 meter (almost 19 feet) Apollo 11 replica was built by Ryan McNaught, a Lego Certified Professional, also known as The BrickMan. It's more than twice his size! Naturally, being that large, the rocket is amazingly detailed. It's just amazing what people can do with 250 hours.

Skype-Controlled NXT Car

 This car, built by Leon, is a new twist on controlling LEGO Mindstorms. Instead of programming the NXT micro-computer, a light sensor trained on a laptop screen and some web code was used to receive commands via a Skype call. Check out the source for a full description of how it works.

Lego of the Ancients

 This is a really neat set done by Mark of Falworth. Most of the set is rather modest, but the unique style of the water is what caught my eye. Instead of forming water by piecing bricks together, Mark left blue bricks strewn about, thus conveying a sense of motion and texture.

The Wonderful Steam NXT

 Lego steampunk has some really cool entries, this, unfortunately, is not one of them.
 The concept and the design of this NXT vehicle, built by Matthias Scholz, are all great, and the Rotacaster® work really well. I just don't see this as steampunk. It looks more like a machine Tigger built in a Pooh Bear cartoon once. But it is still all-in-all a cool creation.

Floating Islands Are My Favorite!

 Two posts within 10 minutes, but I just found this on The Brothers Brick. Barney Main (SlyOwl) applied an angled-brick technique to make the bottom of the island. This has been used before, but never for a floating island because of instability.

Superman TV

 Eager to show-off his new Superman minifig, Rod Gillies built this TV, with a scrolling background! Scrolling!
 You can check out this TV in action here.

Binary to Decimal Converter

 Because I'm a total geek, I love things like this. Carl over at retrotext decided he wanted to try and build a calculating machine out of Legos. The big block up at the top accepts a little stick with 2-piece bricks that serve as 0s and 1s. When inserted into the large block and push up, a pulley of sorts pulls up a bar along a number line to the corresponding decimal number. You can see an actual demonstration in the above video.
 It's really quite simple but entirely awesome.

Warner Bros. Confirms Heroes in LEGO Batman 2

 Warner Bros. Interactive confirmed today the heroes that will be teaming up in the new LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes. Members of the Justice League will be helping Batman to fight the continuous criminal onslaught that takes place in Gotham City.
 LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes will be released for all the major consoles and handhelds this summer.

Who Wouldn't Want These?

 These new sets from LEGO, called Star Wars Planets, are the most intriguing company-made sets I've seen in a while. Not because of the actual Legos in the sets and what they make, but rather the small planet (or Death Star). I'm a sucker for neat novelty items. I also especially like the Sebulba figure. It's just a different kind of minfig.
 The series includes Tie Interceptor and Death Star, Sebulba's Podracer and Tatooine, and Naboo Starfighter and Naboo.

Happy New Year! Dragon Style!

  Happy New Year everybody. This really incredible creation comes from Japanese Lego craftsman Moko, in celebration of the new year. You can check out the rest of the photos and read the original article here.