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Jetée · 12-03-2010, 08:09 AM

crafted by Dave Sterling (built for the semi-finals of the MOColympics).

This full scale Lego NES reproduction is exactly like the original 80s console,
complete with video and audio connectors, gamepads with flexible cables
made out of solid pieces, pushable buttons, and a working front-loading
mechanism to insert the included Tetris cartridge.

[gizmodo.]

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Originally Posted by Jetée

The Littlest Lego NES by Arkov.

Jetée · 12-06-2010, 09:53 AM

Optimus Introduces Blocktimus Prime by Jason Cross

Jetée · 12-11-2010, 04:24 PM

frederic chopin, by mijasper

Jetée · 12-13-2010, 02:25 PM

The Lego Piano (complete & playable)

The entire process and configuration to this life-sized LEGO model
is detailed by the author himself, on his site, (below) and goes on
to provide great technical knowledge and kudos to those who
helped him along the way. It's a long, but great, read.

[henrylim.]

Jetée · 12-13-2010, 08:30 PM

Graffiti ; as seen in Tel Aviv (Israel)

Jetée · 12-17-2010, 05:10 PM

Martin Latta's T-800 Terminator LEGO-constructed replica bust.

Jetée · 12-20-2010, 05:13 PM

The Lego Master Chief Helmet You Can Actually Wear | Gizmodo

{crafted by Ben Caulkins}

Jetée · 12-31-2010, 06:33 PM

Gears of War (character: Marcus Fenix) construction, crafted by Legohaulic.

Jetée · 01-01-2011, 04:07 AM

'House Sitting'

author's comments: (Andrea)
We spent a week house sitting for my mom a few weeks ago… while there,
I discovered my old Lego collection. Of course… I had to build a moon base. :)

Jetée · 01-15-2011, 04:42 PM

conceptualized and built by Nathan Sawaya

author's comments:
“I was commissioned to create this sculpture,” says Sawaya, “but I can’t tell you why. Or who it is.”

conandoodle · 01-16-2011, 08:19 AM

Is there anything better than lego??

Jetée · 01-22-2011, 02:56 PM

YouTube - Mythbusters- Lego Ball Myth HD

The Mythbusters test out the viral video of a giant lego ball being tumbled down a street

intak758 · 01-27-2011, 10:52 AM

haha I absolutely love the one of all the head in the box with chopsticks - the expressions on their faces are classic!

Jetée · 02-01-2011, 12:58 PM

A better mousetrap? -- crafted by Nannan Zhang

Jetée · 02-04-2011, 05:54 PM

A better in-plain-sight keychain holder and hub for the home? You decide.

Jetée · 02-18-2011, 09:17 PM

LEGO Carl Fredricksen

quick synopsis:
Angus MacLane has created an incredibly accurate LEGO version of one of the main characters from Pixar’s latest feature film, “Up”.

[brothers-brick.]

Jetée · 03-02-2011, 05:54 PM

conceptualized by Jason Freeny

Jetée · 03-10-2011, 09:18 AM

'safari' themed pentax optio NB1000

japanese imaging company pentax's optio NB1000 point and shoot camera has a front panel
which is covered in a lego-like piece compatible with nanoblocks (a construction block system
similar to lego) from japan's diablock. different sizes of these blocks can be attached to the face of
the camera so that you can personalize it with patterns, mini sculptures. the blocks also have more
than just an aesthetic appeal. they can be used to help capture your images - arrangement around
the lens can form frames for your pictures.

[designboom.]

Jetée · 03-24-2011, 01:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Jetée

Boys Own Adventures ; as seen in Acton, London. Photo concept by Slinkachu.

[miniaturize yourself]

Jetée · 04-01-2011, 02:14 AM

Three Story Victorian with Tree, custom-built by Mike Doyle

5' x 3' x 2'
50k - 60k pieces
Black, white, dark and bluish gray, clear trans and black trans colors used.
No foreign materials (wood, glue, paint or otherwise) were used – this is pure Lego.
Photo retouching used only for adding contrast and color correction & background.
Approx 450 hours to build

author's comments: (click-through any source link to view more details, angles, and commendations)
Abandoned houses offer unique opportunities from a visual point of view. The deterioration transforms materials. Texture on top of texture. New patterns overtaking old ones. Nature repossessing. This textural aspect to deterioration and the patterns that it creates can be rich and fascinating to look at.

I also find that the experience of seeing a deteriorated house (or any familiar object) interesting. When looking at the image we see a dual image of the house – one as it is, and one as it was. You see a huge hole in the side of the house not just as a hole, but also as an interruption of the known. And so the mind seeks to recreate the known. We fill in the holes. We project. Our eyes follow the angle of the broken awning to a point, now destroyed, and we can feel the mass that was of the front 3rd floor. The same with the porch covering. This visual duality – the mind flipping between destruction and pre-destruction – is magic. It's entertaining and engaging.

Jetée · 04-01-2011, 02:39 AM

Antonio da Ponte
"Reflection" - Rialto Bridge [1591], in Venice, Italy (April 2009)
Consisting entirely of LEGO bricks
{as seen at Brick Bash 2011}

-- courtesy of LEGOS!

Jetée · 04-02-2011, 04:03 AM

"Charles Darwin" by mijasper.

Jetée · 04-04-2011, 05:03 PM

RC Delorean time machine, custom-crafted by Tyler Clites. {There's also a VIDEO!}

[brothers-brick.]

Jetée · 04-10-2011, 10:10 AM

YouTube - BUILD!

In a medieval forest, a simple lumberjack is granted the greatest power of all time.

Credits:
Created by Paganomation for the LEGO Club Show in early 2010. Written/imagined by Scott Decoteau.

Jetée · 04-10-2011, 10:40 AM

LEGO Train [miniature] ... by Andrea Hannah Valencia (2009)

Jetée · 04-10-2011, 11:01 AM

Swordfish [II] from Cowboy Bebop ... crafted by Adrian Florea.

Jetée · 04-17-2011, 11:24 AM

crafted by swampfactory (LEGOWOW ; France) - as part of a couple of sets, concerning LEGO guitars.

Jetée · 04-20-2011, 06:07 PM

LEGO: Music. Guns. Book. by Martin Hüdepohl.

Jetée · 04-22-2011, 06:49 PM

Brazil builds world's largest Lego tower - Telegraph [article ; video ; imagination]

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Nearly 6,000 Lego lovers in Sao Paulo, mostly children, helped put together the independent blocks of Lego bricks which were later stacked using a crane.

The tower was composed of 500,000 Lego pieces and reached 102 feet and 3 inches, breaking the previous record set in Chile last year.
It took four days to build and was held in place by wire supports to prevent it from toppling over in the wind.

The first Lego tower was built in London in 1988, since then Toronto, Moscow, Sydney, Tokyo and Munich have been among the cities which have held the title.

Jetée · 04-24-2011, 04:29 PM

built by akiyuky - LEGO Great Ball Contraption

Jetée · 04-29-2011, 12:07 PM

Flickr: Discussing How do YOU seperate bricks in LEGO [postulation ; commentation]

MY childhood solution: (a red one)

Jetée · 05-04-2011, 04:41 PM

Designer Makes Lego-Style Helmet That Reads Comics to Kids | ComicsAlliance

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Inspired by the comics in old LEGO magazines, UK-based designer Jonathan Robson
has created an interactive comics-reading platform in the beloved LEGO idiom.
Called “Audio Comics,” Robson’s concept — which is not official — involves down-
loading a fully produced audiobook that’s then transferred onto a USB drive which
inserts into a helmet based on that worn by the classic LEGO figures. Children wear
the helmet, which has built-in speakers with which to listen to the audio file while
they read the corresponding comic book, which is received by mail.

Jetée · 05-05-2011, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by BadNick

Jet,
in case you want to file this away for your "new calendar" or other time-related project:

from: Lego machine predicts future eclipses - Hack a Day

Hidden behind the white face plates of this machine are racks of gears that make up a replica of one of the oldest known mechanical computers. This is a working model of the Antikythera mechanism made from Lego pieces. In the video, the machine is disassembled into its various components. Each mechanical unit takes advantage of gear ratio combinations to perform numerous levels of mathematical functions in order to display the date and time that future celestial events will occur.

Believed to date back to 100-150 BC, the stone bronze mechanism was recovered from a shipwreck around the turn of the twentieth century. The use of x-ray analysis helped to unlock the functions and confirm the theories of its operation.

Want more of the Antikythera mechanism? Check out the model built by Tatyana van Vark.

YouTube - Lego Antikythera Mechanism

[TLTE!]

12-06-2010, 09:53 AM	#82 (permalink)
Jetée The Reforms Location: Rarely, if ever, here or there, but always in transition	Optimus Introduces Blocktimus Prime by Jason Cross __________________ As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves. —Mohandas K. Gandhi

12-11-2010, 04:24 PM	#83 (permalink)
Jetée The Reforms Location: Rarely, if ever, here or there, but always in transition	frederic chopin, by mijasper __________________ As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves. —Mohandas K. Gandhi

12-13-2010, 02:25 PM	#84 (permalink)
Jetée The Reforms Location: Rarely, if ever, here or there, but always in transition	The Lego Piano (complete & playable) The entire process and configuration to this life-sized LEGO model is detailed by the author himself, on his site, (below) and goes on to provide great technical knowledge and kudos to those who helped him along the way. It's a long, but great, read. [henrylim.] __________________ As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves. —Mohandas K. Gandhi

12-13-2010, 08:30 PM	#85 (permalink)
Jetée The Reforms Location: Rarely, if ever, here or there, but always in transition	Graffiti ; as seen in Tel Aviv (Israel) __________________ As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves. —Mohandas K. Gandhi

12-17-2010, 05:10 PM	#86 (permalink)
Jetée The Reforms Location: Rarely, if ever, here or there, but always in transition	Martin Latta's T-800 Terminator LEGO-constructed replica bust. __________________ As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves. —Mohandas K. Gandhi

12-20-2010, 05:13 PM	#87 (permalink)
Jetée The Reforms Location: Rarely, if ever, here or there, but always in transition	The Lego Master Chief Helmet You Can Actually Wear \| Gizmodo {crafted by Ben Caulkins} __________________ As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves. —Mohandas K. Gandhi

12-31-2010, 06:33 PM	#88 (permalink)
Jetée The Reforms Location: Rarely, if ever, here or there, but always in transition	Gears of War (character: Marcus Fenix) construction, crafted by Legohaulic. __________________ As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves. —Mohandas K. Gandhi

01-01-2011, 04:07 AM	#89 (permalink)
Jetée The Reforms Location: Rarely, if ever, here or there, but always in transition	'House Sitting' author's comments: (Andrea) We spent a week house sitting for my mom a few weeks ago… while there, I discovered my old Lego collection. Of course… I had to build a moon base. :) __________________ As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves. —Mohandas K. Gandhi

01-15-2011, 04:42 PM	#90 (permalink)
Jetée The Reforms Location: Rarely, if ever, here or there, but always in transition	conceptualized and built by Nathan Sawaya author's comments: “I was commissioned to create this sculpture,” says Sawaya, “but I can’t tell you why. Or who it is.” __________________ As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves. —Mohandas K. Gandhi

01-16-2011, 08:19 AM	#91 (permalink)
conandoodle Upright	Is there anything better than lego??

01-27-2011, 10:52 AM	#93 (permalink)
intak758 Upright Location: North Carolina	haha I absolutely love the one of all the head in the box with chopsticks - the expressions on their faces are classic!

02-01-2011, 12:58 PM	#94 (permalink)
Jetée The Reforms Location: Rarely, if ever, here or there, but always in transition	A better mousetrap? -- crafted by Nannan Zhang __________________ As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves. —Mohandas K. Gandhi

02-04-2011, 05:54 PM	#95 (permalink)
Jetée The Reforms Location: Rarely, if ever, here or there, but always in transition	A better in-plain-sight keychain holder and hub for the home? You decide. __________________ As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves. —Mohandas K. Gandhi

02-18-2011, 09:17 PM	#96 (permalink)
Jetée The Reforms Location: Rarely, if ever, here or there, but always in transition	LEGO Carl Fredricksen quick synopsis: Angus MacLane has created an incredibly accurate LEGO version of one of the main characters from Pixar’s latest feature film, “Up”. [brothers-brick.] __________________ As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves. —Mohandas K. Gandhi

03-02-2011, 05:54 PM	#97 (permalink)
Jetée The Reforms Location: Rarely, if ever, here or there, but always in transition	conceptualized by Jason Freeny __________________ As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves. —Mohandas K. Gandhi

03-10-2011, 09:18 AM	#98 (permalink)
Jetée The Reforms Location: Rarely, if ever, here or there, but always in transition	'safari' themed pentax optio NB1000 japanese imaging company pentax's optio NB1000 point and shoot camera has a front panel which is covered in a lego-like piece compatible with nanoblocks (a construction block system similar to lego) from japan's diablock. different sizes of these blocks can be attached to the face of the camera so that you can personalize it with patterns, mini sculptures. the blocks also have more than just an aesthetic appeal. they can be used to help capture your images - arrangement around the lens can form frames for your pictures. [designboom.] __________________ As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves. —Mohandas K. Gandhi

04-01-2011, 02:14 AM	#100 (permalink)
Jetée The Reforms Location: Rarely, if ever, here or there, but always in transition	Three Story Victorian with Tree, custom-built by Mike Doyle 5' x 3' x 2' 50k - 60k pieces Black, white, dark and bluish gray, clear trans and black trans colors used. No foreign materials (wood, glue, paint or otherwise) were used – this is pure Lego. Photo retouching used only for adding contrast and color correction & background. Approx 450 hours to build author's comments: (click-through any source link to view more details, angles, and commendations) Abandoned houses offer unique opportunities from a visual point of view. The deterioration transforms materials. Texture on top of texture. New patterns overtaking old ones. Nature repossessing. This textural aspect to deterioration and the patterns that it creates can be rich and fascinating to look at. I also find that the experience of seeing a deteriorated house (or any familiar object) interesting. When looking at the image we see a dual image of the house – one as it is, and one as it was. You see a huge hole in the side of the house not just as a hole, but also as an interruption of the known. And so the mind seeks to recreate the known. We fill in the holes. We project. Our eyes follow the angle of the broken awning to a point, now destroyed, and we can feel the mass that was of the front 3rd floor. The same with the porch covering. This visual duality – the mind flipping between destruction and pre-destruction – is magic. It's entertaining and engaging. __________________ As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves. —Mohandas K. Gandhi

04-01-2011, 02:39 AM	#101 (permalink)
Jetée The Reforms Location: Rarely, if ever, here or there, but always in transition	Antonio da Ponte "Reflection" - Rialto Bridge [1591], in Venice, Italy (April 2009) Consisting entirely of LEGO bricks {as seen at Brick Bash 2011} -- courtesy of LEGOS! __________________ As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves. —Mohandas K. Gandhi

04-02-2011, 04:03 AM	#102 (permalink)
Jetée The Reforms Location: Rarely, if ever, here or there, but always in transition	"Charles Darwin" by mijasper. __________________ As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves. —Mohandas K. Gandhi

04-04-2011, 05:03 PM	#103 (permalink)
Jetée The Reforms Location: Rarely, if ever, here or there, but always in transition	Legohaulic’s Delorean goes Brick to the Future at 88 miles per hour RC Delorean time machine, custom-crafted by Tyler Clites. {There's also a VIDEO!} [brothers-brick.] __________________ As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves. —Mohandas K. Gandhi

04-10-2011, 10:40 AM	#105 (permalink)
Jetée The Reforms Location: Rarely, if ever, here or there, but always in transition	LEGO Train [miniature] ... by Andrea Hannah Valencia (2009) __________________ As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves. —Mohandas K. Gandhi

04-10-2011, 11:01 AM	#106 (permalink)
Jetée The Reforms Location: Rarely, if ever, here or there, but always in transition	Swordfish [II] from Cowboy Bebop ... crafted by Adrian Florea. __________________ As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves. —Mohandas K. Gandhi Last edited by Jetée; 04-10-2011 at 11:04 AM..

04-17-2011, 11:24 AM	#107 (permalink)
Jetée The Reforms Location: Rarely, if ever, here or there, but always in transition	crafted by swampfactory (LEGOWOW ; France) - as part of a couple of sets, concerning LEGO guitars. __________________ As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves. —Mohandas K. Gandhi

04-29-2011, 12:07 PM	#111 (permalink)
Jetée The Reforms Location: Rarely, if ever, here or there, but always in transition	Flickr: Discussing How do YOU seperate bricks in LEGO [postulation ; commentation] MY childhood solution: (a red one) __________________ As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves. —Mohandas K. Gandhi