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11:47 PM
| Name of Model: Catwoman |
| Created by: Henry Lim |
| Found at: http://www.henrylim.org/Catwoman.html |
Details:  You may remember Henry Lim (we've featured him before), one of the first few LEGO hobbyists to build sculptures on the scale of what the LEGO company uses for promotional events and LEGOLAND attractions. This time, we take a look at his mosaic of Catwoman (as portrayed in the movie Batman Returns ). This mosaic was made in greyscale, using the shades of grey available in bulk from LEGO during the heyday of official mosaic kits in the late 1990's / early 2000's. In a departure from the instructions (actually a computer-generated image - this mosaic line was based on being able to upload a photo and purchase a "custom" kit with everything you needed to build a low-resolution, studs out, greyscale mosaic of that image) offered in the official kit, this was built in a studs-up manner. I'm sure any experienced builder can imagine what can go wrong here - we're talking about an image made almost exclusively out of stacks of 1x1 plates. Needless to say, some structural adjustments had to be made. The final version of the mosaic is actually two studs thick, and the front layer is tied into the back layer with larger parts wherever possible. Since larger elements in one of the colors (very light grey) are rare (Bricklink only knows of 24 parts in the color, and additional parts are likely only available to LEGO's own professionals), it can be particularly difficult to tie this together sturdily.
In spite of all that effort, this mosaic fell down and fell apart - once. Now it's been re-built with glue to ensure that it stays together. |
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11:12 PM
| Name of Model: Miniland Batman |
| Created by: Octopunk (Jeff Cross) |
| Found at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/octopunk/tags/miniland/ |
Details:  One of the challenges of building a specific character in miniland scale is figuring out what to accentuate to make a character come across clearly. The scale is large enough that you can build in some details, but the is still something of a caricature. In this case, Batman's clearest feature is his cape, blowing in the wind - a bold but completely believable choice. The use of a bat-a-rang element on the chest is spot-on, an the yellow utility belt seals the deal. Batman's ears are made using two of the plate with tooth element attached to a pair of headlight bricks. The legs may be a bit thin (arguably accurate for Batman), but the studs-not-on-top technique there looks great - and it positively blends into the background since the other details have already made this so clearly Batman . |
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8:08 PM
| Name of Model: Lego Batman |
| Created by: uhank |
| Found at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/uhank/tags/batman/ |
Details:  Plenty of people try to capture popular characters in Bionicle form, but few attempts are quite as successful as this one. From the helmet to the cape, the whole body looks solid and believable. As with many of the greatest Bionicle models, this Batman figure relies heavily on more traditional Technic elements to get that solid look while using parts that don't mesh together as solidly as standard bricks. Among there 13 photos of this model, there are close-ups of many smaller sections, a breakdown of the head, and a few shots without the cape. In traditional Bionicle style, the limbs are fully pose-able - even the hands have a few working joints.
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12:00 AM
| Name of Model: LEGO Batman: The Mosaic |
| Created by: Mariann Asanuma |
| Found at: http://modelbuildingsecrets.wordpress.com/2008/09/27/lego-batman-the-mosaic/ |
Details:  Built for the September 2008 launch event for the LEGO Batman video game , this mosaic captures the cartoonish likeness of the game's version of Batman and Robin. Infamously, the LEGO Batman sets and minifigures were discontinued before the video game came out - so most of the promotional materials for the game use these more cartoon-y versions of the characters instead of ones that look more like LEGO minifigs. Per her usual style, Mariann built some sections sideways and some right side up to get more details in a relatively small space. Additionally, custom stickers were used for the bats and Robin's belt.
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9:05 PM
| Name of Model: Batmobile 1930's |
| Created by: Watson K13 |
| Found at: http://www.mocpages.com/moc.php/43988 |
Details:
 All of the comic book buffs out there should recognize this model as the original batmobile from the 1930's. This early version of Batman's famous batmobile did not have any bat-features, and is actually red and not black. There are still plenty of curves to capture, though, and Watson K13 did a great job of capturing them with arc-pieces and slope-pieces. The grey stripes here show the details of the original picture well too (yes, a reference photo is provided for us batman-neophytes). The best photo might just be the one with the official Batman character standing by it's side. |
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11:32 AM
| Name of Model: Batman | | Created by: nnenn | | Found at: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=211685 | Details:
 Generally speaking, it's nearly impossible to make a convincing "microscale" person out of LEGO, never mind making vehicles and such at the same scale. Apparently it's quite possible with Batman - who's distinctive helmet and cape make this little series of models work. The is Batman, Robin, and their little fleet of vehicles, all done perfectly at a ridiculously small scale. I love everything about the Batman they made - the use of a black minifig head (probably from a train set) as a torso, the clever use of a claw-tile (or whatever that part is called) as a helmet, and the little cape - all perfect. The vehicles look great too, and use a mix of older slopes and newer ones to carve out just the right shape. |
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