This blog is taking a few days off for this year's LEGOPalooza event. We have quite a few great models there, though, if you can make it to Chapel Hill, NC, this weekend. Let's just say for now that that rumored Green Grocer set is real and that I've held it in my hands. If you think that the front looks good, you should see the interiors and the fire escape. |
Fans of LEGO® and models made of LEGO® showcase one model each day.
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Short Hiatus
Oversized Imperial Guard Ship
Name of Model: Pirates-Imperial Ship |
Created by: takamkt |
Found at: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=297877 |
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This is Tuesday's model of the day |
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Robotics Monday Roundup
After last week's unusual dearth of interesting new robots, there's actually quite a bit going on in the world of LEGO® robots this week:
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LEGOPalooza 2007
Name of Show: LEGOPalooza 2007 |
Run by: NCLUG |
Found at: http://news.lugnet.com/loc/us/nc/?n=813 |
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This is Sunday's model of the day |
Falcon of the Millennium
Name of Model: Falcon of the Millennium |
Created by: ReasonablyClever |
Found at: http://www.reasonablyclever.com/lego/falcon/index.html |
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This is Friday's model of the day |
Monday, January 28, 2008
Miller Park
Name of Model: Tim's Lego Miller Park |
Created by: Tim Kaebisch |
Found at: http://www.mocpages.com/home.php/7457 |
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This is Saturday's model of the day |
News: 50 Years of the LEGO Brick
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the LEGO brick. LEGO has a press release about the history of the brick up in celebration. Google has a special logo it honor of it (screenshot). I haven't heard anything about them releasing any sort of anniversary bucket (Usually LEGO releases special anniversary buckets at unusually low prices to commemorate events), but there is an updated version of the 1958 Town Plan set (and the updated version does have special gold bricks). LegOficina dos Baixinhos pulled up the original Danish patent, where you can clearly see that the Godtfred Kirk Christiansen applies for a patent for LEGO bricks on January 28th, 1958. |
Sunday, January 27, 2008
1987 Shelby Charger
Name of Model: 1987 Shelby Charger GLHS. |
Created by: corrado |
Found at: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=297341 |
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This is Thursday's model of the day |
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Parthenon
Name of Model: Parthenon |
Created by: torgugick |
Found at: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=296088 |
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This is Wednesday's model of the day |
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Prince's Death Vignette
Name of Model: Death of Prince Felmet |
Created by: Liwnik |
Found at: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=295866 |
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This is Tuesday's model of the day |
Monday, January 21, 2008
Robotics Monday: Beginners Guide to NXT Sumo
Name of Model: Beginner's Guide to NXT Sumo |
Created by: various |
Found at: http://thenxtstep.blogspot.com/2007/12/new-content-aimed-at-beginners-on-lego_13.html |
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Sunday, January 20, 2008
Certis Cisco City
Name of Model: Certis Cisco City |
Created by: Nicholas Foo |
Found at: http://blackbulbcreations.blogspot.com/2008/01/certis-cisco-city.html |
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Saturday, January 19, 2008
Medieval Tax Collector's House
Name of Model: Tax Collector's House |
Created by: LBaixinho |
Found at: http://legoficina.blogs.sapo.pt/189192.html and http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=292795 |
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The Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb
Name of Model: The Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb or HNK |
Created by: Matija |
Found at: http://www.mocpages.com/moc.php/37369 and http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=227941 |
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This is Friday's model of the day |
Site Problems Partially Fixed
I mentioned some problems with the site layout here earlier today. The culprit has been identified, and it was Amazon ad code and not Google/Blogger's new layout tweaks. I'm still looking into what happened here and what's going on with Amazon next, but for now, the offending code has been removed. The models for Friday and today should be up sometime in the next few hours. |
Friday, January 18, 2008
Caribbean Beach Resort
Name of Model: 2007 - caribbean beach resort |
Created by: higdon |
Found at: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=272687 |
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This is Thursday's model of the day |
Star Wars Steampunk - without the "punk" stylings
Name of Model: Imperial London Shuttle |
Created by: thwaak |
Found at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thwaak/sets/72157603725197418/ |
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This is Wednesday's model of the day |
Site Problems
I'm not sure how many people noticed, but I seem to be having trouble finding the models I was planning on writing about this week. I'm in the process of looking for other things to post now. Also, it looks like Google/Blogger is rolling out some new layout features and images, and that's making this site look pretty awful right now. I'm hoping that this will sort itself out before long (usually the Blogger staff are pretty good about spotting these bugs and fixing them), but I'll start to change the code instead sometime this weekend if there are still problems with the layout of this site. Thanks for your patience. |
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Invisible Hand Spaceship (from Star Wars)
Name of Model: Invisible Hand |
Created by: Mark Kelso |
Found at: http://mocpages.com/home.php/5708 |
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Sunday, January 13, 2008
Robotics Monday: Automatous Braiding Machine
Name of Model: LEGO Braiding Machine |
Created by: Thomas Johnson |
Found at: http://web.mac.com/aklego/LEGO_etc./LEGO_Braider_Photos.html#grid |
Details: EDIT: The video is now on YouTube. |
Frechen 2008
Name of Event Frechen 2008 |
Photos by: legopapi and Gallery |
Found at: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=294141 and http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=294187 |
Details: EDIT 5:18 PM: Photos by Rickszoo are up at http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=292608 . EDIT 5:24 PM: Photos by svberckm are up at http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=294338 . EDIT 5:35 PM: More photos from the BELUG trip there. This time by patje, and the gallery is at http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=294452 . 5:40 PM: Yes, more photos! http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=294607 has a gallery by marsupilami . |
Saturday, January 12, 2008
Ultimate Collector-Style Slave I Spaceship (from Star Wars)
Name of Model: UCS-Slave-I |
Created by: Junsier |
Found at: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=Junsier |
Details: EDIT 5/1/2008: An update on this model has been posted in a new entry. |
Friday, January 11, 2008
Forth Rail Bridge
Name of Model: Forth Rail Bridge |
Created by: Warren Elsmore |
Found at: http://www.elsmore.net/hosted/we/blog2.nsf/Albums/WELE-6SAH3X |
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Thursday, January 10, 2008
Medieval Scene
Name of Model: Marketplace jugglers at crusaders castle |
Created by: Gork |
Found at: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=294922 |
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This is Thursday's model of the day |
Retro Spaceship with X-pod Cockpit
Name of Model: LL-142 |
Created by: legoloverman (this link also has more info on the model featured here) |
Found at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/38509565@N00/2151076891/ |
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This is Wednesday's model of the day |
Monday, January 7, 2008
Cafe Corner Spaceroll
Name of Model: 10182 Space Cafe Roll |
Created by: mashikuf |
Found at: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=293891 |
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Robotics Monday: Polyphemus
Name of Model: polyphemus/ This is my first robot with PC on board. 1 RCX, 1 USB turret, the lego webcam, 4 motor 2 polarity switch and 2 batteries pack for extra power |
Created by: samurai74 |
Found at: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=292103 |
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Sunday, January 6, 2008
Brickvention 2006
Name of Model: Brickvention 2006 |
Created by: BrickVentures |
Found at: http://www.brickventures.com/index.php/Brickvention-2006.html |
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This is Sunday's model of the day |
Taipei 101 Microscale Skyscraper
Name of Model: Taipei 101, Taipei Taiwan |
Created by: Spencer R |
Found at: http://mocpages.com/moc.php/44930 and http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=293922 |
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This is Saturday's model of the day |
Blacktron Command Armoured Transport Spaceship
Name of Model: BlackCAT |
Created by: EdDiment |
Found at: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=289834 |
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This is Friday's model of the day |
Belville layout
Name of Model: Belville Scape 2007 2008 Holidays |
Created by: BricksByTheBay |
Found at: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=292625 |
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This is Thursday's model of the day. |
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
Remote Controlled Car
Name of Model: A Power-Functions Remote-Controlled Vehicle |
Created by: sivan (posted to a community blog) |
Found at: http://nxtasy.org/2007/12/22/1185/ |
Details: Here's an interesting experiment with the new Power Functions elements - it's a simple remote control car. The final version mentioned at the site includes a compact dual differential drive. The video also shows a few other versions of this car and even a video of a camera riding on top of the car! |
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
Big Bear Sculpture
Name of Model: Big Bear |
Created by: Nathan Sawaya |
Found at: http://www.brickartist.com/large-sculptures/big-bear.html |
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