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Link Round Up: Lego Links

19 Oct 2007  Links

Blogs
BrickPlayer – A great blog regularly updated with photos of interesting Lego creations and products.

A Lego Santa MariaCreations
Abston Church of Christ – This Lego building is an impressive 7 feet by 5 1/2 feet by 30 inches.

Ben’s Lego Creations – A series of MindStorm robots.

The “Brick” Apple – A miniature New York City created of Legos.

BrickGun – A site that specializes in creating the coolest, most realistic kits that can be built using genuine Lego parts. Each model is life-sized, with accurate dimensions and details. They feature functioning mechanics such as triggers, hammers, slides, safeties, and magazines so they not only look like the real thing, they work like the real thing as well.

Bulletinboard Forum – A gallery of large, elaborate sculptures made entirely from Legos, including: a DeathStar, a globe, and the Statue of Liberty wielding a lightsaber.

CD Thrower – Dubbed the “Hammerhead,” this device can eject a CD at high speed.

Camera – A fully functional 35mm camera.

Computer Cases – A variety of custom cases.

Crossbow – A fully functional semi-automatic pump-action Lego crossbow that takes four blocks in the handle and one in the chamber.

Dice-O-Matic – A dice rolling machine constructed of Legos and a USB camera.

DisneyLand – Amazing recreations of the Walt Disney castle and Main Street with extensive detailing.

Flash Drive – A drive constructed of a single brick hollowed out.

Football Stadium – The Allianz Arena made out of over 400,000 Lego bricks.

From Bricks to Bothans – Over seven thousand images of Star Wars vehicles constructed of Legos.

Full-Sized Lego Desk – A full-sized desk, strong enough to hold a computer, with working drawers.

Guitar – Photos of Brad’s awesome guitar constructed entirely out of Lego pieces.

Homa’s World of Bricks – The website of Lego design group with a gallery of their work, including a breath-taking rendition of the Frauenkirche Dresden and Santa Maria della Salute.

LegoLand – This theme park in German is devoted to Legos and features all sorts of elaborate Lego creations.

Mathematical Sculptures – Sculptures made of Legos, including a Möbius band, a hinged Klein bottle, and a Costa surface.

Roller Coaster – This Lego creation features more than eight thousand pieces to form a track ten feet long and fifty-five inches tall.

Rolling Ball Clock – a clock is based on the Arrow Handicraft Deluxe Rolling Ball Clock that was popular in the eighties.

Rubicks Cube – A fully functional cube.

Top 10 Coolest Lego Gadgets – A list of videos of complex Lego devices.

Top 10 Coolest Lego Weapons – A list of bad-ass looking weapons.

Top 10 Strangest Lego Creations – A list that includes a difference machine, pinball machine, and pinhole camera.

Vending Machine – Created by Anders, this fully-functional LEGO vending machine consists of four light sensors, four touch sensors, four motors, and two RCX’s. It even has a coin-slot with the total amount being shown on an LCD display.

Figures
Giant Zombies – Ninteen inch LEGO figures made with plastic, resin, metal, and paint.

Historical Figures – Lego minis modeled to look like famous figures, like Bill Clinton, Chaucer, Elvis, and Sir Francis Bacon.

Music SuperStars! – Music legends, including: Jimmy Hendrix, Johnny Cash, Nirvana, R.E.M., U2, and The White Stripes.

Saber-Scorpion’s Lair – A website that sells figures and mini-sets based on games and movies, including: Halo, Dungeons & Dragons, Lord of the Rings, Metal Gear, and Star Wars.

Stephen Hawking – A little Lego physicist complete with wheelchair.

Games
BrikWars – a plastic-brick wargaming system that throws the peaceful worlds of your favorite construction toys into wanton chaos and destruction!

The Lego Treasure Hunt – A small treasure hunt.

News
Crowning the newest Lego Master – Finalists in Legoland California’s contest for a master model builder went head-to-head to build a model they thought would fit in at the theme park.

Life in Legoland’s Model Shop – An article that explores the job of Jason Poland, Legoland’s newest master model builder.

The Making of a Brick – A walk through the process of making building bricks.

Toronto breaks record for world’s tallest LEGO tower – Toronto’s CN Tower is the tallest free-standing structure in the world. Now, this city the site of the tallest LEGO tower.

Pictures
Brokebrick Mountain – The film Brokeback Mountain re-enacted with Legos.

Harry Potter – A life-sized Harry Potter statue.

Lego’d Video Games – Screenshots from Nintendo games re-created with Legos.

The Lego Suicides – Photos that combine a morbid sense of humor and Lego bricks.

Software
BlockCAD – Virtual Lego modeling software for Windows.

Bricksmith – Virtual Lego modeling software for Macintosh.

Tutorials
3D Chocolate Printer – You’ll need access to a workshop for this construction, but if you manage it, you this user claims you’ll be able to use Legos to create 3D scultures.

Chocolate Legos – How you can create chocolate Legos from molds.

Dulcimer – How to create a real working Mountain Dulcimer.

iPod Dock – Instructions on how to build your own iPod Dock!

Laptop Case – How to build a laptop using Legos for a case.

LegWay – A robot built to stand and balance on two wheels.

MP3 Player – How to build an inexpensive USB player in a Lego case.

PSP Charging Dock – How to make a simple dock for about US$6.00

Salt and Pepper Shakers – Make one shaker to dispense both your seasonings.

Trebuchet – Instructions for making a small siege engine with a range of about five feet.

Turing Machine – How to build the most rudimentary form of computer.

USB Charger – This project describes how to build a hand crank Lego usb charger with parts from a Mindstorms kit and Radio Shack.

Videos
Indiana Jones

The Lego Clan

Mario Bros

Not to be Seen

PitStop

Rise of the Empire

Snakes on a Plane Trailer

A (LEGO) Space Odyssey

Spider-Man: The Peril of Doc Ock

Star Wars



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  • Worldbricks

    Another nice link is http://www.worldbricks.com . Here you can find many lego instructions from the past 50 years.

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