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Got style

Fabrice Pathier (Four H) from Vimeo made an ultra snazzy fashion show clip featuring designs by Jean-Charles de Castelbajac displayed on LEGO minifigs. I have not seen smoother LEGO animation than this; it’s truely top notch work.

Miniland-scale FDNY Seagrave ladder truck by Ralph Savelsberg

For the November LUGnuts Fear and Loathing challenge, Ralph Savelsberg faces his fear of fire, heights, and loud noises with this FDNY (Fire Department, City of New York) ladder truck. The ladder itself extends, and the truck is covered in Ralph’s signature stickers. See more of Ralph’s fire engines in his Fire photoset on Flickr.

Snowblowerman rides again, now with a leaf blower

As autumn gives way to winter in New England, Mike Crowley gives us another Snowblowerman vignette. This time around, our hero wages battle not against flakes but against leaves instead, thereby earning himself a new nickname — Leafblowerman. Naturally, there’s also a potential love interest:

Kockice covers KockeFest

As much as we’d like to, The Brothers Brick can’t attend every LEGO event that takes place throughout the world. That’s why it’s great to rely on all the LEGO bloggers out there who attend events in their area. Members of a new LEGO club based in Zagreb, Croatia recently launched their own blog, Kockice, and read more..

Ye Olde Quidditche

Here is an interesting spin on Quidditch from back in time by SlyOwl. If the crazy colors at first doesn’t stun you, the wacky details will sure catch your attention in this match of knights versus skellies. Watch out for those bludgers!

Sleek like a fox

As a general rule I’m quite enamoured of streamliners due to their sleek shapes and art deco stylings. Unfortunately many LEGO renditions leave me feeling a little cold due to the difficulty of pulling off the subtle curves and colouring. However Benn Coifman hasn’t disappointed me with this rendition of an Norfolk and Western J-class read more..

Aliens UD-4L Cheyenne Utility Dropship by Havoc

The concept of a dropship has always fired my imagination — especially after seeing Aliens way back when. Havoc seems to share my fascination, as demonstrated by this fantastic rendition of the UD-4L Cheyenne Utility Dropship: Naturally, the missile pods folder into the dropship’s fuselage: While we’re at it, here’s Havoc’s Aliens APC. Though it’s not to read more..

Ramming speed!

The bow on this fighter by Kidthor (Flickr) looks like it could slam into other spaceships instead of just shooting at them: Great use of stickers, Technic slopes, and “cheese graters.”

Homemade edible LEGO Bricks

From Instructables, you can learn to make your own delicious gummy LEGO bricks. If you have the time and money to attempt a silicone mold, then this is definitely a delectable idea to look into. But if you’re just curious about how they did it, read on anyway for the details and fascinating step-by-step directions. Via read more..

Admiral Giddens brings back the classics

Chris Giddens makes a new addition to his Pre-Classic Space lineup of spacecrafts patrolling the galaxies for justice — Star Justice to be precise. Check out the PCS Centaur: And don’t miss our interview with Chris Giddens and Mark Sandlin.