LEGO Batman 2 Box Art

 Looks like the box art for the new LEGO Batman game has been finalized. And an exclusive Lex Luthor figure is available when you pre-order the game at GameStop or EB Games.

This Battlestar Valkyrie Is 10 ft Long

 Gary King, who has built several other Battlestars and Battlestar-related creations, constructed this replica of Bill Adama's command before taking control of the Galactica.
 This ship uses 42,341 pieces, weighs 111 lbs., and is about 10 ft long. Unfortunately, the model broke whilst he was taking photographs of the underside.

Do You See What I See?

 Well, this explains itself.

Most Useless Machine Ever, Made From Legos

 This MUME (Most Useless Machine Ever) was built by Robert Ferguson over at GeekDad as a demonstration of LEGO's WeDo Robotics Construction Set for kids. They're kind of like Mindstorms, but for kids.
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 P.S. There will be no Steampunk Sunday this week, as I'll be in NYC tomorrow without access to a computer.

"Hey, mister! You forgot your... What the heck is this thing?"

 The Motorola DynaTAC 8000X, originally released in the US in 1983. But this version was constructed by Bruce Lowell (bruceywan) in 2012 for the Iron Builder Flickr contest.
 This retro, and I mean retro, phone is incredibly cool. But I don't believe an 8000X^L model was ever released. Just 8000X. But still, this is a really cool model. And significantly cheaper than the original $4000 version.

This Probably Can't Reach 88 MPH.

 This replica of Doc Brown's DeLorean from Back to the Future was built by Alex Jones ("Orion Pax"). The car, 1:15 scale, is spraypainted silver, has doors the open up, and the wheels flip for the flying version.
 It's just a beautiful piece of work.

Steampunk Sunday

 It's that time of week again, the time when we all gather around and marvel at times past. This week's entry comes from Salsariss. After seeing a similar orrery done by V&A Steamworks, Salsariss was inspired to build this one. The planets revolve around the star, with the outer planets revolving slower than the inner ones. And the star revolves as well. Apparently, it's not yet finished, but it certainly is well under way.

Lego R2-D2

 Most everyone has probably already seen this, and I was going to post it yesterday, but I had things to do. But I'm putting it up anyway. This new R2-D2 is from the Ultimate Collector Series, 10225 R2-D2, ages... 16+. Wow.  I actually had something like this a few years ago, but it was a Technic R2 and actually was missing pieces, so I couldn't ever build it. But this R2 is infinitely cooler that one. This $180 set of 2,127 pieces features a retractable third leg and front panels that open to reveal the inner things. Ya know, computers, and that arm of his. And the head rotates! This Flickr set showcases various poses and the full functionality of the model.
 R2 goes on sale May.

Happy Pi Day! (And Einstein's 133rd Birthday)

 Happy Pi Day, Everyone!
 I looked and looked, but I couldn't find anything pertaining to the actual number pi. So instead, here are some case concepts for the new Raspberry Pi computer, from Miriam E. Lewis' Art blog. Most of the designs center around the Raspberry Pi logo, but a couple are really cool. One's an Egyptian temple, and the other the TARDIS, as seen above. So the case I would have.
 And, as it is also the great Albert Einstein's birthday, here is a wonderful Lego bust of his head, located in Florida's LEGOland. It took 4 months and 50 million bricks to build, and is 20' tall and 10' wide.

 Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going back to the party. Woohoo! Pi pie!

Transformers! Legos in disguise!

 Yet another creation from Baron von Brunk, this Lego Nintendo Transformer is incredible! Robots, made of Legos, that turn into retro portable gaming systems. Domaster and Tetrawing serve as the sequel to his previous Nintendo/Transformer project, "Plasmashock the NES Zapper"
 More photos of this amazing robot and his mechanical bird friend can be seen here. I love all the stickers and the way the two 'AA' batteries become his blaster/sword. And there's a description of the model and the way in which it transforms.