Thursday, July 9, 2009
Monday, July 6, 2009
Master Model Builder search
As one of the challenges in searching for new Master Model Builders, candidates had a free build to make something that could be found in the Legoland park. Adam (?) came up with this monument (photo credit to Mariann Asanuma). BTW, Mariann gives a much more detailed account of the process on her blog.
Friday, July 3, 2009
Ice on fire
The 20th build challenge over on Lugnuts was called Fire and Ice. Once again, Lino Martins and Nathan Proudlove teamed up to give us Lino's tricked out 1970 Ford Pinto (an explosive car with an explosive color scheme and Nathan's uber-cool Brain Freeze.
Nevermind
Apparently Legoland California will not be adding Michael Jackson to their miniland display after all. I'm guessing a lawyer from the Jackson estate objected to the use of his image unless Legoland paid them a hefty fee. Or maybe someone at Legoland thought that with Michael's, um, legal difficulties, it might not be so appropriate to include him in a children's attraction.
Thursday, July 2, 2009
King of pop coming to Legoland
According to the LA Times, Legoland California is going to be adding a 4-inch Michael Jackson to their miniland display. The San Diego Union-Trib added some details - at first they were going with a Thriller version, but decided instead to let the fans decide. Go to the CNN I-Report story (narrated by Eric Hunter, btw) to give your input on which model they should use. Tomorrow they will add one of the five below to the Hollywood display at the park - apparently he'll be getting out of a limo outside of Grauman's Theater.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Congratulations, Ryan, and all new Master Builders!
Legoland California recently held a competition to hire new Master Builders. One of their new employees is Ryan Wood, aka Lights. His portfolio for his application included his family. Btw, taking photos with my daughter often ends up like this as well. Congratulations to Ryan and all of the new Legoland builders! I'll be blogging your work in miniland soon.
Monday, June 29, 2009
Esbjerg Train Station
RStanek recently went to Legoland (Billund?).
I guess they're filming a new Bionicle movie in the California section of the park:
I guess they're filming a new Bionicle movie in the California section of the park:
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Here comes the (LEGO) bride
When Joose007 and his new wife recently went to Florida on their honeymoon, they saw a rather appropriate model at the LEGO Imagination Center outside of Disney World.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Knowing is half the battle
I was surfing around the LEGO Universe site and found that Sigma6 had designed several GI Joe characters including Hershel "Heavy Duty" Dalton and Snake-Eyes.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Monday, June 22, 2009
Builder identified - Victorian houses
I found some better photos (thanks, Bill ward!). These Victorian Houses are by Rae McCormick. I did some searching and here's the MOCpage The gray one isn't posted there yet, and MOCpages doesn't seem to have the back half of the blue one, either. The detailing on these is amazing - note, for instance, the rainspout on the gray one. I wonder if these were inspired in part by Legoland California (that pic is from when I was there in August 2002).
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Miniland for sale
I did not realize that at Legoland you could buy glued models, including some from Miniland. Some of these have made their way to Bricklink, such as this vampire. I'm guessing this was on sale during the Halloween season last year.
Friday, June 19, 2009
BrickWorld
Photos are starting to appear from the BrickWorld festival in Chicago. MickyChas has a picture of this great house. Does anyone know the builder?
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Who ya gonna call?
Last weekend, German AFOLs gathered in Berlin for 1000SteineLand. Among the many amazing creations on display was a miniland layout. Does anyone know the builders?
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Slave Leia
This past weekend was Star Wars Days at Legoland California. Sadly, it doesn't seem that they made any special creations to go in Miniland (there were Clone Trooper minifigs hidden in the displays for you to find - kind of lame, IMO). However, as part of the display of fan MOCs, Master Builder Andy Grub made this Slave Leia, here posing with Bill Vollbrecht's Jabba the Hutt.
Monday, June 15, 2009
Sailing, sailing, over the bounding main
Jan has several photos from the Wheels, Wings and Waves display which was previously in Vancouver, but is now at the Saskatchewan Science Center through September 7.
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Lino has posted a picture of The Whole Miniland Gang! as he calls it. These are the various Miniland scale people he has made to tie in with his many creations.
Saturday, June 13, 2009
If I'd known you were coming I'd have baked a cake
I've previously blogged the giant cake created for the 10th birthday of Legoland. It's traveled around to different events and was recently at Maker Faire 2009. Detail shots thanks to Jayembee and Leachmanbeck.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Ross Perot's crazy uncle
Monday, June 8, 2009
Star Wars weekend
LEGO Star Wars Days is this coming weekend (June 13-14) at Legoland California. If you're in the area, check it out for special events and displays, including involvement from the fan community. Sometimes for holidays and events they will include little Easter eggs in the Miniland displays, like this Imperial Invasion from Legoland Windsor, so if anyone sees Obi Wan hanging with Obama in that inauguration display*, snap some pics and let me know. BTW, thanks to Mariann for the reminder.
*Is that huge inauguration still up, btw? They initially said it would be up for a couple of months, but I've recently seen new pictures of it on Flickr (though, of course, those may be old pics that someone just now decided to upload to Flickr).
*Is that huge inauguration still up, btw? They initially said it would be up for a couple of months, but I've recently seen new pictures of it on Flickr (though, of course, those may be old pics that someone just now decided to upload to Flickr).
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