Austin 7 Pearl - Mail Delivery

Austin 7 Pearl, originally uploaded by Johŋ.

This new old-style car by our very own, John, is great. I like the configuration of the wheels and mudguards. This is one of John's entries into the LUGnuts 31st challenge. (Expect more entries into that soon)

Cylon by -2x4-

Cylon01, originally uploaded by - 2x4 -.

This fantastic rendition of the Cylon from Flickr user -2x4- is simply to cool to pass up. The sheer size of this is fantastic along with all of the detail. What I really like the the windscreen design. Nice work!

Fredoichi Rocks Out

Shūjuku L99 - Assault Class, originally uploaded by Fredoichi.

Flickr user Fredoichi (rather well known on this blog from what I see) astounds us all again with his new Shūjuku L99 - Assault Class mecha. If the design isn't enough he even uses fantastic and interesting parts throughout. I really like the white med. blue and dark bley together. That tan takes the cake though.

LA, say bye-bye!

I keep telling myself it's too late to blog, but it seems Atin is trying to prove me wrong with his amazing atmospheric scene The Bombing of LA. I literally made a 'ka-boom' sound when I first saw this photo.

Oh, the building is spot-on too. Shame about the slightly bulky plane, though. Good explosion nonetheless.

~John

Tower Palace II

Tower Palace II, originally uploaded by José Proença - ztp.

Flickr user José Proença - ztp astounds us all with his new castle. The colors and sheer size of this diorama are fantastic. It makes me want to actually try man hand at a successful castle creation... well that and the new 2010 Kingdoms sets I picked up today. Great work José.

Three reasons why I'd want Nannan Zhang as a student if I were a teacher

1. He'd make an awesome Pirate ship vignette for me when he was leaving university.

2. He'd make an amazing DNA sculpture from Bionicle claws for me when he was leaving university.

3. He'd make a wonderful gear-driven moving model for me when he was leaving university.

Seriously, his teachers are very lucky. And there may be more to come...


~John

Bladerunner Spinner

Bladerunner Spinner, originally uploaded by Legohaulic.

This wonderful new creation by popular LEGO builder (and interviewee) Legohaulic is simply fantastic and I felt very compelled to blog it especially since he mentioned it in his interview on BrickSpace. Go check out Tyler's spinner in its dark blue glory.

10213 Shuttle adventure

Lego is launching a new set in June, The 10213 Shuttle adventure. This set includes 1,200 pieces and it's very detailed. It contains a launching pad, a fuel tank with rockets and of course a space shuttle. One of the main functions is the cargo that can open with an arm to attach the included satelite to.

Here's a video about the new product:

This is the official announcement from Lego:

10213 Shuttle Adventure

Ages 16+1,204 piecesUS $99.99 CA $129.99 UK £ 79.99 DE 89.99 €

Blast off on an outer space mission!

Standing 17.5″ (44cm) tall and 10″ (25.5cm) from wing tip to wing tip, this detailed and realistic space shuttle is ready to count down and blast off on its next exciting mission into space! You can take off from the launch pad, separate the detachable fuel tank and booster rockets, and deploy the satellite with unfolding antenna and solar cell panels. Shuttle model features realistic engines, retractable landing gear, an opening cockpit with seats for 2 astronauts, opening cargo compartment with a crane that can hold the satellite and a ground maintenance vehicle. Includes 3 minifigures: 1 male and 1 female astronaut, as well as 1 service crew member.

• Includes 3 minifigures: 1 male and 1 female astronaut as well as 1 service crew member!

• Features realistic engines, retractable landing gear, opening cockpit with seats for 2 astronauts and even a ground maintenance vehicle!

• Take off from the launch pad!

• Separate the detachable fuel tank and booster rockets!

• Deploy the satellite with unfolding antenna and solar cell panels!

• Open the cargo compartment to reveal the crane that can hold the satellite!

• Shuttle Adventure stands 17.5″ (44cm) tall and measures 10″ (25.5cm) from wing tip to wing tip!

And then...

I think I can safely say this is the quickest and craziest summary of the whole Star Wars original saga I've ever seen. And it's a Brickfilm.

Something tells me it wasn't made entirely by the narrator, unless it's just a 40-year-old AFOL whose voice has never broken...

~John

Discovered via @Fredoichi

Checkmate!

My first contribution to Brickspace is this chess piece made by Flickr user Centuri. This beautifully shaped horse is very clever. The ears are very nice and the eyes are also very clever. More chess pieces made by Centuri can be found here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/chansplace/. All the pieces put together would make a lovely and usable chess set.

May+June Background

"Well hey," you say, "what's this new background you've got on Brickspace?"

Well, it's part of what I hope will become a regular change on Brickspace; our bimonthly background. Inspired by Wallpaper* Magazine's guest cover design, I thought it would be cool to have a different guest-designed background every two months.

Whilst the background for May and June isn't actually designed by Mad Physicist (Ralph Salvesberg), it features his drawings and plans for some of his old fighter plane MOCs. I hope you enjoy the new background - and if you have any ideas or suggestions for July+August's guest background, just email me at john@brickspace.org.

See ya!

~John