Lego Blog | Funny interesting LEGO things: August 2007

LEGO Zebra ToothBrush

Here's a yellow toothbrush.

Here's a blue one.

Put them together and you get......ZEBRA!!!

Source [Brickshelf: LEGO Toothbrush and Zebra]

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Maxifig Overdose On The Toilet

I coludn't miss to blog this great creation found on Flickr. Do You agree? ;)

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Pimp My LEGO Ride

Here comes Xzibit and his Crew hungry for a new ride, what they can take to pieces.

Let's see what have they done whit this ordinary, nothing special Police Truck.

Via [Pimp My LEGO site].

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Cooblades at instructables.com made this great working LEGO tape dispenser out of LEGO pieces. Everything is from that little bricks, even it cuts the tape using a piece of Lego.

Check out the video that explains how it works:

Here you can find the instructions how it was made, step-by-step.

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LEGO Stormtooper Made Out Of Paper

Do you have a favourite Star War minifig? If you have, now you can craft it out of paper...just like origami ;)

Here are some models made by this way...

Click on the images to see the instructions

If you want to read more about this visit Toy's R Evil, I Like Toy

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A Really Big Super Mario

I think this is the biggest Super Mario model ever seen in my life. Incredible!

I don't know nothing about the creator, so if you can help me, make a comment ; )

Via TechEBlog

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Star War LEGO - The History

Legend says that the children of George Lucas, big LEGO fans, requested the Star Wars LEGO license. Legend also states that Lucas defers to his children's judgement on the suitability of these licensed sets, as well as their adherance to LucasArts standards.

7663: Sith Infiltrtor

The Star Wars LEGO license was launched in 1999 with the release of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. LEGO has released new sets with each subsequent prequel, as well as sets based on the Classic Trilogy. The first sets were generally well-received, but some fans complained about the poor design of some vehicles, as well as the absence of enough unique minifigs (and far too many Qui-Gon and Jar Jar minifigs).

10143: Death Star 2

Whether in response to these criticisms or not, LEGO has since released several redesigned sets, including the improved X-wing Fighter and Boba Fett's Slave I. New sets also include a wider variety of minifigs. ( Jake McKee has stated that fan input was considered when designing the Sandcrawler (10144) set, which includes nine minifigs.)

6212: X-Wing Fighter

However, a highly controversial change occurred when LEGO changed the skin-tone of minifigs in licensed themes, including Star Wars (as well as Spider-Man and Harry Potter). While non-licensed sets continue to include minifigs with traditional yellow heads and hands, all licensed themes now include minifigs whose skin tones match those of the actors portraying them.

Star Wars Minifigs

In other words, Han Solo and Anakin Skywalker now have pinkish heads and hands, while Mace Windu has a brown head and hands. The "flesh-tone controversy" occurred at the same time that LEGO also changed the hue of brown and gray bricks.

The Star Wars LEGO license has been renewed. The new date for it's expiration is 2011.

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Collection Of Instructions For LEGO sets

Want to build a LEGO set or some model but don't have the instructions? Problem solved! Check out this site it includes every instruction for every LEGO set made ever.

Great resource :)

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LEGO Skeleton Suicide

I have a sad news for you...Pure, little skeleton fig is trying to kill himself :(

He gets the rope and the box, stands on it and kick it away...

But look, maybe there's a hope...Darth Vader arrives to STOP him. GO Darth Vader, GO!!!

Flickr: exmonkey

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Toilet Paper Folder Made Out LEGOs

If you too lazy to fold toilet paper manually while you are sitting on the toilet, I have found something that will solve you this problem. It's a Toilet Paper Folder prototype made out LEGOs by some guys at the UC Berkeley School.

Here is what they wrote about their work:

Its made of lego mindstorms, scissors, and some scrap metal. With all things considered, I think it turned out alright. Not only does it fold your paper for you, it also cuts it. It would be the perfect accessory for a fancy, high-tech, Japanese bathroom!

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Big Desktop Hard Drive Brick

Spice up your computer with this big LEGO brick. It's not an ordinary LEGO brick, it's a special one!

It includes a 300GB 7200RPM drive and a high-speed USB interface. If you have more than one, then you can stack them just like the real Legos. It's available in red, blue and white. Perfect solution for Lego Maniacs ;)...[Link]

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Jar-Jar LEGO Sphinx

What do you get when you put together these twelve pieces?

Of course, a Jar-Jar Sphinx. It was easy to guess, am I wright?

by Dan Sibley

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Happy Birthday, LEGO!!!

It began with wooden toys...

In the early 1930s the world was in the grip of an economic depression. Ole Kirk Christiansen (Founder) felt its effects in his carpentry business – there was less and less work for him as house building stagnated. He looked around for other ways of earning a living. One was to make wooden toys – the year was 1932, and his toy business had started.

And the storie with the little bricks started ;) This year - on August 10 - the LEGO Company is celebrating his 75th birthday. (You can read the official press release about it here)

I wish you LEGO all the best! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! :o)

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LEGO Music SuperStars!

Today I have something special for you. A nice collection of Music Legends: U2, Nirvana, Jimmy Hendrix, Johnny cash, R.E.M., The White Stripes or Elvis Presley to name a few...

So many famous people at one place :) Enjoy it!