Halloween is just over a week away, and things are getting pretty spooky. Scary decorations are going up, graveyards are popping up all over the neighborhood and kids (and, let's face it, adults) and putting final touches on their costumes. Like these two intrepid candy seekers by nobu_tary. So what are you going as this Halloween?
It just figures doesn't it. You're out playing in the rain, minding your own business and watching your little paper boat make it's way to a storm drain. Then suddenly there's all kinds of problems, a creeping doubt that you may be just a little too far from home, the fact that this drains to the ocean, and you don't want to pollute the ocean. Oh, and the clown, don't forget the clown.
The Professor Layton games on Nintendo DS have been a favorite of mine. But I have to admit, there's not much that will make you feel more dumb or more smug faster than that game. Some puzzles you reach through, feeling like a genius, then there's those others... Either way, there's Professor Layton to guide you along the way, here brilliantly recreated by Pedro Vezini. So anyway, there's three vessels, one 2/3 full, one 1/4 full and one 2/5 full, how are you going to....
Yes, social media. Just a few short years ago it wasn't a thing. Now we have to look at everyone's meals, kids and pointless selfies. For better or worse, it's a phenomenon that won't go away, and I think it will be interesting to watch it evolve over the next few years. But in the mean time, I can totally relate the character in this genius MOC by 74louloute, it's so hard to keep up. In fact, I'm going to go complain about it on Facebook...
thanks for the head's up OLaf!
Builder davekaleta is half way done with this latest series of Blockheads and they're my favorite so far. And what better month to roll these monsters out than October right? There's some classic spookies represented so far, and while I dig today's mummy, that mad scientist is just so cool. There's going to be six more, I'm hoping a zombie is in the works (hint hint).
It's it wonderful when a MOC opens your eyes to something new? Like a game you've never heard of, or a character you fall in love with. Today I discovered Good Mythical Morning thanks to builder jtheels. Not that I really needed another distraction in my life, but these guys are pretty funny, and have way more fun than I do making stuff for YouTube.
I still know nearly nothing about Discworld, but as more and more of these fantastic MOCs from Pate-Keetongu get posted, I get more and more curious. There's lots of cool techniques and details on this guy, but that chainmail on the shoulders is the defining feature of this excellent figure.
Being an American growing up in the middle of nowhere, I had no exposure to Astérix & Obélix, and to be honest, I have no idea who these characters are. I mean, I saw this MOC by vitreolum I though "cool, Astérix & Obélix". Then I realized, I have no idea who is who. Then I realized I always assumed that was their names, but as far as I knew, it could be their favorite food, or anything else, I had no idea. What I do know is these are awesome character builds, the rest I'll have to spend some time researching.
I must confess I know nothing about Discworld, and in my present state of frenzy I have no time to fake it with a quick google search. But this marvelous MOC by Pate-keetongu popped up on the screen saver of my AppleTV here in the studio and I was instantly captivated. I'll have to go back later and learn more about him, but in the mean time I'll just admire his eccentric outfit and outstanding details.
Fans of early CGI character work should recognize this. Way back when Pixar was a new company and pushing hard to break new ground in computer generated imagery and legitimizing CGI as a story telling tool, they produced shorts. Early works like Andre and Wally B and Luxo Jr showed promise and hints of a world to come, but Tin Toy was really the watershed moment. Billy the baby still sort of creeps me out, but Tinny is as charming as ever, especially when built in bricks. Nice work Swan Dutchman!
I'm not ashamed to admit a boyhood crush on a certain princess from a certain space opera. When Star Wars came out we all wanted to be Luke Skywalker, beat Darth Vader and kiss Princess Leia (back then we didn't know about the whole sister thing, cut me some slack). This figure from lucbyard captures something that most figures of Leia seem to miss, her confident swagger. You have to admit, Leia kicked some ass when she wasn't being totally adorable.
Builder Djokson is back with another disturbingly awesome creation. Meet the Skulkfiend, disturber of sleep. So now I have a face to put to the feeling of perpetual exhaustion. It sort of reminds me of a classic gremlin, which would also explain why everything is breaking around here too.
I won't begin to say that I understand the mythos and story behind these MOCs, I'm sure there's plenty going on here in that respect, but I haven't had enough tea or sleep. I will say when builder A Plastic Infinity posted Turaga Retei-atomn last week I was confused by the floating chains. But now it's clear, and pretty cool. What really caught my attention was there's a miniature of the first character in the second MOC, that's pretty genius.
When I attended Brick Magic I saw these in person and loved them. I contented myself for several minutes, maybe more than I remember, just staring at them all and trying to identify who they were. Well, builder jtheels has made it easy by putting the names on them, but they're still fascinating to look at (and I still haven't figured out who's standing next to Mr. Krabs). So few bricks, so much character. Click through for many more.
Fun fact, I'm so old I remember when MTV was a new thing, a revolutionary thing. It was 1981 and we were around the corner at a friend's house, he turned it on, and blew our tiny minds. I remember trying to explain it to my parents with the words "it's kinda like watching the radio". I also remember one of the first videos I ever saw was Madness' One Step Beyond, I was an instant fan. That was a very long time ago, but this MOC by umamen brought all that flooding back. I think I'll be listening to some ska today.
Yesterday was Force Friday, and while my current budget doesn't support a Star Wars shopping spree, it was certainly fun to see such a rush of Star Wars activity all around the interwebs, including Flickr. And while I understand that these droids by Umamen aren't the droids you're looking for, they're for sale if you want them, and you should move along.
Wait a minute, didn't I just blog something from vitreolum? Yeah, this morning, it was a graveyard. This is a heck of a gear change from graveyards and dragon attacks. But it's Saturday night so, what the heck. On with the show!
For weeks builder davekaleta has been churning out what he calls Blockheads, and they're adorable. I love when a builder starts their own mini genre or form factor, like Angus' CubeDudes and Heather's Darlings. I've been enjoying seeing these and look forward to more, like a rhino and and a hippo and some dinosaurs (hint hint).
R2-D2 certainly had a way of getting into trouble didn't he? Luckily for him he also had a way of saving the day, so that sorta makes up for it. On this fateful day though, the Jawas got the better of him. But he was reunited with C-3PO, and then it was off to the Lars homestead, and you know the how that turned out. Nice build I Scream Clone.
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