Friday, February 19, 2010
Skylark
Lino Martins brings us another great car at miniland scale with his 1953 Buick Skylark. I love that curved pinstripe down the side, but also be sure to check under the hood.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
The King has been bedazzled! Well okay, not really. :)
I originally designed a LEGO Elvis as part of Miniland Las Vegas several years ago. In that one I used decorated tiles but when I decided to rebuild him I thought that adding rhinestone stickers would be much more accurate.
You can read more about this on my Model Building Secrets blog.
I originally designed a LEGO Elvis as part of Miniland Las Vegas several years ago. In that one I used decorated tiles but when I decided to rebuild him I thought that adding rhinestone stickers would be much more accurate.
You can read more about this on my Model Building Secrets blog.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Happy Birthday, LB
Ian's (Ochre Jelly's) blog The Living Brick celebrated its first year a few days ago. Stephen Hawking was partying like it was 1999.
Monday, February 1, 2010
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Gone Fishing
Here’s my latest creation. Father and son have gone down to the old fishing hole for some bonding time. Looks like junior is having a lot more luck than his dad.
I had been thinking of doing a fishing MOC for a while. This model evolved as I built it going from a single fisherman to a touching scene between a father and son. You can read more about this model on my Model Building Secrets blog.
I had been thinking of doing a fishing MOC for a while. This model evolved as I built it going from a single fisherman to a touching scene between a father and son. You can read more about this model on my Model Building Secrets blog.
Friday, January 29, 2010
Ring-ting-tingling, too
Come on, it's lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you. I've been enjoying briXwerX's gallery. Most of the MOCs are large scale sculptures, but a few of them are at miniland scale, like this one created for this last Christmas.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
A tight spot for Agent Janus
Lino Martins has continued the saga of Agent Janus. You'll have to read the whole story to find out what's going on in this scene.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Legoland Florida
I've blogged the rumor before, but it is now official. The next Legoland park in the US will be in Florida, at the site of the now-closed Cypress Gardens theme park (30 miles from Disneyworld). Along with projects currently underway in Dubai and Malaysia, we're seeing a nice growth in these parks.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Monday, January 11, 2010
Elvis is everywhere
I've been remiss in blogging lately, an oversight I intend to correct in the new year. Anyway, a couple of days ago was the 75th anniversary of Elvis' birth, so I wanted to feature an older MOC by BaronSat, the Comeback Special. Like a lot of people in my generation, I had a fairly negative view of Elvis, probably based on an image of the 'fat old Elvis' in a white jumpsuit and lots of bad impersonators. Then I saw footage of this special, particularly the MTV Unplugged session*. Dang, that guy was good. Watch for yourself.
*Of course, MTV Unplugged is probably ancient history to many of my readers in the same way Elvis was ancient history to me. Dang, I feel old now.
*Of course, MTV Unplugged is probably ancient history to many of my readers in the same way Elvis was ancient history to me. Dang, I feel old now.
Friday, January 8, 2010
Here comes the Bride and Groom
As I'm sure many of you know, I've been making Miniland figures for many years, ever since I worked at LEGOLAND California. My newest creation is this Bride and Groom Wedding Cake Topper. No, I'm not getting married. I'm selling the models for those who are.
The great thing is that I can customize the figures so that they look like the bride and groom by changing the hair style, dress and skin tone.
You can read more about it on my Model Building Secrets blog.
The great thing is that I can customize the figures so that they look like the bride and groom by changing the hair style, dress and skin tone.
You can read more about it on my Model Building Secrets blog.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Belated Merry Christmas
I'm sorry I haven't been blogging regularly; it's been a very hectic month. I'm posting this a little late for the holiday, but Legorski has an excellent nativity scene.
Friday, December 4, 2009
Friday, November 20, 2009
Vestas display
A while ago LEGO produced an exclusive set, the Vestas Wind Turbine. These were not sold to the general public, so they became highly coveted and prices on e-bay or Bricklink are pretty outrageous. Now LEGO has a big display in collaboration with Vestas in the Arlanda Airport in Stockholm, Sweden. There are several different cases showing Vestas turbines under construction and installed at fig scale, and there is also a large house built at miniland scale. I'm assuming that the description on this case is noting all of the benefits of using wind energy. Mike Walsh has some more details on his blog and melonkernal has a number of photos. So, if you happen to be flying into Sweden, be sure to check this out.
Friday, November 13, 2009
Belated Veterans Day
I'm a couple of days late on this, but in honor of Veterans Day, Legoland California unveiled the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in the Washington DC section of Miniland. Via Model Building Secrets. Photo credit goes to Legoland.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Cool Cars and Trucks
Sean Kenney has a new book, Cool Cars and Trucks. I was flipping through this the other day in the book store and took a couple of pictures. It's full of beautiful photography of models designed by Sean. There are instructions for several vehicles at minifig scale and suggestions on how to modify those instructions to come up with your own. Relevant to this blog, there are also some pictures of models at miniland scale. My impression of the book is that it is perfect for its intended audience, probably 8-12 year old boys. As an AFOL, there is the coolness factor of having a book by a prominent member of our community, and it's good to support our own, but it doesn't have enough content for me - I'd rather take the same dollars and get BrickJournal, or maybe one of Brendan's Brick Testament books.
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Friday, November 6, 2009
LEGO Book
DK Publishers recently released a boxed set: The LEGO Book, all about the hobby and another about minifigs (celebrating their 30th anniversary). Focusing on Miniland building, there are a lot of pictures of the Legoland parks and information about the Master Builders who make the models you see there. The coolest part of the book, though, is the inclusion of fan models, including these miniland models by Nick Foo and Lino Martins, both previously blogged here.
I apologize for the quality of the photos. I took these with my phone.
I apologize for the quality of the photos. I took these with my phone.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Creations for Charity
Creations for Charity is a great effort headed up by Nannan, of the Brothers Brick. Top builders from around the community have donated MOCs to be sold via a Bricklink store. All of the proceeds will go to Toys for Tots. One submission is the Paleman's nutcracker and toy soldier.
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