Star Trek TOS Pixel Art

 These pixel art mosaics were made by David Shaddix (Southwest Bricks) and displayed at Phoenix Comicon over the weekend. Two of the mosaics, Spock and James T. Kirk, have the actors signatures, while one is forever destined to remain signature-less.

Lego Gameboy Color

 Today I show you lego27bricks' Gameboy MOC. 27 (as a shall call... um, her) has made a few recreations of Nintendo consoles and controllers, though none of them have decals. decals really could have made these much cooler. As I've said, I love details, and their absence tends to annoy me.

Silicon Valley Exec Caught Stealing Lego

 Thomas Langenbach, a top exec for Germany-based software giant SAP, was prosecuted on Monday for faking the bar codes on boxes of LEGOs at the Stevens Creek Boulevard Target in Cupertino. Lagenbach used the faked bar code stickers and his smart phone to obtain the sets at massive discounts.
 After searching his San Carlos home, police found 2100 unopened boxes of Legos. Mountain View police spokeswoman Liz Wylie released a statement about the event, stating that Lagenbach has been selling the items on eBay, from which he made $30000.

Steampunk Sunday

 It's getting harder and harder to find good steampunk creations, but I managed to find this neat-ish Dwarven steampunk armor made by Pate-keetongu.

Lord of the Rings Sets and Exclusive Hulk Figure

The third-quarter LEGO sets are now available, including new LOTR and Marvel sets. And, as an added bonus, if you buy $50 dollars worth of Marvel sets from the LEGO Shop between now and the end of the month, you'll get a free, exclusive Hulk minifigure

CUUSOO is Just Hopping Lately

 A lot of projects have reached 10,000 supporters on CUUSOO recently. Minecraft, BTTF, EVE Online, to name a few. And now yet another idea has reached 10,000; Modular Western Town submitted by mb_bricks. Just a collection of modular buildings you might find in an Old Western frontier-type town. Neat set, very well done, but nothing to get excited over.
 But what's really interesting about this is its showcasing of how CUUSOO has been picking up steam in the last couple of months, jumping from three to eight fully-supported ideas. This site has some amazing potential and will be fun to watch as it grows.

Steampunk Sunday

 Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers, of course.

 This week I'm showasing Hammerstein NWC's steampunk version of Jedi training. This is a really cool model, one of the best re-imaginings of Star Wars I ever seen. I love the way the lightsaber is attached with a chain, like it has a battery pack. I applaud Hammerstein on his creativity and Lego building mastery.

Why?

 Brandon Griffith (icgetaway), whom some of you may know as the creator of this Tower of Orthnac, has started a Kickstarter campaign to make a line of collectable trading cards featuring Lego builders and their creations. And I'm just wondering why? I think it's kind of a neat idea, and I wish Brandon well with it, but I'm not excited about this nor will I buy any.

Bad News...

 The Firefly Serenity playset has been rejected by the CUUSOO review board, with the reason being cited as the product idea wasn't appropriate for their core audience. This is extremely unfortunate, though somewhat expected.

 Press release:

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First and foremost, huge congratulations to tbone_tbl for reaching 10,000 supporters on LEGO CUUSOO, and toward everyone for all of the support of the Firefly Serenity Playset project!

LEGO CUUSOO gives the opportunity for adult LEGO fans to submit product ideas. You submit some incredible things, and we’re huge fans of all of your work. This is a beautiful model and a skilled rendition of the beloved Serenity from Firefly built with LEGO bricks.

When reviewing projects for production, the LEGO Jury first looks at how the concept fits the LEGO brand. We learned the IP was questionable regarding a brand fit, and since we anticipated this project reaching 10,000 the team got a head start and reviewed the project on these criteria.

LEGO produces toys for children. Therefore all LEGO products, regardless of age target, must be content-appropriate for this core audience. With this in mind we have decided that as cool as the Serenity model is, the Firefly TV show and Serenity film contain content that is not appropriate for our core target audience of children ages 6-11. While we know this news will disappoint those who supported the project, we will not be producing this as a LEGO product.

Opening ourselves to new product suggestions invites popular ideas that don’t always fit our brand. We are grateful for the spirit behind projects like the Firefly Serenity and for the opportunity to be challenged. It keeps us sharp and looking toward the future of the LEGO brick.

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Steampunk Sunday

 Well, I can't show this week's entry, as the creator, Simon (Si-MOC), has disabled downloading, but here's a link. This week I'm showcasing a steampunk Imperial shuttle, actually Simon's second attempt. I like all the little miscellaneous details that really say, "I'm steampunk."

 And, once again, a CUUSOO project has reached 10,000 supporters. This time the project, submitted by user tbone_tbl, is actually really cool. 'Firefly Serenity playset' is the name, and, as you may have guessed, it's Serenity from Firefly, a show tragically cut short. I'm just a little disappointed in this model in that the outside could've been more realistically rendered. The set will apparently feature rotating engines, a lit-up firefly drive, and an accessible cockpit and dining area.

Avengers Weapons Made From Lego

 Ken Robichaud (buriedbybricks), in anticipation for the Avengers' movie, constructed all of the Avengers weapons entirely out of Lego. Well, you know. The ones that have weapons. Thor's hammer, Captain America's shield, Hawkeye's bow, and Black Widow's belt and things. All of them life-sized. Check them out on his Flickr stream.

The Legend of Zelda on LEGO CUUSOO, Part 2

 Well, the Legend of Zelda set submitted by MINGLES reached 10,000 supporters. That's a bit disappointing. If the review board approves this project, that means Ragaru's idea, even if it reaches 10,000, won't be made. I'm happy for MINGLES, but I really liked Ragaru's idea so much more.

New Star Wars Planets Sets

 A second wave of the LEGO Star Wars Planets has been leaked. The new sets are 9677 X Wing Starfighter And Yavin 4, 9678 Twin Pod Cloud Car And Bespin, and 9679 AT-ST And Endor.