Tuesday, September 27, 2005
Monday, September 26, 2005
MiniMOCMadness 4 voting
There were twelve entries in the LowLUG MimiMOCMadness 4 contest, and voting has begun. Right now it looks like it's between Patrick Bosman's Bouwput nabij het Scheveningse strand and Barbara Werth's Summer in the City (this second one is kind of cheating, IMO).
Steve Bishop depicts Odin hanging on the world tree in his quest for wisdom as his ravens Huginn and Muninn watch from the tree branches.
Bley and DinoLabs
Thursday, September 22, 2005
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
I assume that this MOC by Steve Bishop is an entry for the Halloween vignette contest. If Linus' pumpkin patch is sincere enough, perhaps the Great Pumpkin will visit him.
Wednesday, September 21, 2005
Czech vignette forum
I've just found that the Czech LEGO forum, Kotsky.org, has a Vignette forum. Even if you don't speack Czech, it's a great place to check through and find creations like Rentgen by Piere.
Monday, September 19, 2005
Halloween Vignette Contest
Lugnet.build.vignette is holding a Halloween Vignette Contest. Build a Halloween-themed vignette and submit it by October 24. Results will be announced on All Hallows Eve.
On Vacation
Andrew Becraft (Dunechaser) gives his take on recent events in On Vacation.
The president responds to one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history...by staying on vacation for a couple more days.
The president responds to one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history...by staying on vacation for a couple more days.
Sunday, September 18, 2005
Classic-Castle MOC the Admins results
Classic-Castle recently held a MOC the Admins, where forum members were invited to create vignettes featuring the website administrators. And the winner is ... Nelson Yrizarry's Holy Grail.
"In his search for rare minifig shield torsos, Ben disgards the most sacred relic. Bruce and Nate look on...."
What makes this vig, IMO, is the action in the scene, with the grail flying through the air and Nate and I moving to catch it.
Honorable mentions go to:
Nathan Cunningham: Nathan Locking a Post (an Outpost). This one gets extra groan points for a horrific pun. For non-forum regulars, one of the jobs of admins is to lock off-topic posts.
Nelson Yrizarry: Ultimate Wisdom. Nelson's second entry uses the same building style as Steve DeCraemer's great cliff. This scene gets bonus credit for featuring all seven CC admins. To me it loses a little bit because the payoff with Joe Vig is a little muddled.
Sir Dillon 1: Nate's Barbarians Turn on Him. Nate has created his own barbarian faction that Dillon uses here. Good action shot with the falling barbarian.
Other Entries:
Nathan Cunningham: Lord Sava the Teaser. For what seemed like months, Anthony teased us with hints of his upcoming castle before finally revealing it. This vig gets bonus points for referencing my prison vig.
Dale Stoltzfus: Anthony Vig. Anthony is known for building large dragons. Apparently one came by for a visit.
Rubberchickenknight 1: Nathan summons the ghost of Ole Kirk Christiansen to help him build.
Rubberchickenknight 2: Anthony hugs his teddy when he thinks of the evil things under his bed.
Maedhros 1: Sava showing a novice builder how a castle should look like.
Maedhros 2: Bruce defending the precious broadswords from KKIIsword-wielding He-mans. This references a discussion we had on the relative merits of the various LEGO swords.
Pat Morgan: Ben Ellerman at the Girls Gone Wild club. Who knew what Ben did when he wasn't playing with LEGO?
Pat Morgan: "Lenny goes to Brickfest and has taken enough crap about building in space from Tony, Ben, and Nathan". Pat highlights the friendly rivalry between builders in different themes. Of course, Nate, Ben and Tony are all known to cross themes as well.
Erik Dahl: The Classic Castle. This one gets a lot of credit for featuring CC members and their creations in addition to admins. Unfortunately it's a little tough to take this all in.
Sir Dillon 2: Lenny decides that it probably wasn't a good idea to tease the "Big red jellybean knight":
Darkie: Nate and Ginny, Sittin' in a Tree. From some late night chatting, it came out that Nate had a bit of a crush on Ginny Weasley.
Chris Malloy: One Suckup. Apparently Ginney Weasley isn't the only woman in Nate's life. ;)
Bruce
"In his search for rare minifig shield torsos, Ben disgards the most sacred relic. Bruce and Nate look on...."
What makes this vig, IMO, is the action in the scene, with the grail flying through the air and Nate and I moving to catch it.
Honorable mentions go to:
Nathan Cunningham: Nathan Locking a Post (an Outpost). This one gets extra groan points for a horrific pun. For non-forum regulars, one of the jobs of admins is to lock off-topic posts.
Nelson Yrizarry: Ultimate Wisdom. Nelson's second entry uses the same building style as Steve DeCraemer's great cliff. This scene gets bonus credit for featuring all seven CC admins. To me it loses a little bit because the payoff with Joe Vig is a little muddled.
Sir Dillon 1: Nate's Barbarians Turn on Him. Nate has created his own barbarian faction that Dillon uses here. Good action shot with the falling barbarian.
Other Entries:
Nathan Cunningham: Lord Sava the Teaser. For what seemed like months, Anthony teased us with hints of his upcoming castle before finally revealing it. This vig gets bonus points for referencing my prison vig.
Dale Stoltzfus: Anthony Vig. Anthony is known for building large dragons. Apparently one came by for a visit.
Rubberchickenknight 1: Nathan summons the ghost of Ole Kirk Christiansen to help him build.
Rubberchickenknight 2: Anthony hugs his teddy when he thinks of the evil things under his bed.
Maedhros 1: Sava showing a novice builder how a castle should look like.
Maedhros 2: Bruce defending the precious broadswords from KKIIsword-wielding He-mans. This references a discussion we had on the relative merits of the various LEGO swords.
Pat Morgan: Ben Ellerman at the Girls Gone Wild club. Who knew what Ben did when he wasn't playing with LEGO?
Pat Morgan: "Lenny goes to Brickfest and has taken enough crap about building in space from Tony, Ben, and Nathan". Pat highlights the friendly rivalry between builders in different themes. Of course, Nate, Ben and Tony are all known to cross themes as well.
Erik Dahl: The Classic Castle. This one gets a lot of credit for featuring CC members and their creations in addition to admins. Unfortunately it's a little tough to take this all in.
Sir Dillon 2: Lenny decides that it probably wasn't a good idea to tease the "Big red jellybean knight":
Darkie: Nate and Ginny, Sittin' in a Tree. From some late night chatting, it came out that Nate had a bit of a crush on Ginny Weasley.
Chris Malloy: One Suckup. Apparently Ginney Weasley isn't the only woman in Nate's life. ;)
Bruce
Saturday, September 17, 2005
Friday, September 16, 2005
Mini MOC Madness 4
Lowlug, a Dutch LEGO group, is hosting Mini MOC Madness 4, challenging members to build 16x16 creations, essentially vignette-like creations. Martin Jaspers gets the ball rolling with his Alkmaar Cheese Market.
Thank the maker!
"Thank the maker! This oil bath is going to feel so good."
C3PO enjoys his bath in Enkouryu's Inside the Hut of Luke.
C3PO enjoys his bath in Enkouryu's Inside the Hut of Luke.
Thursday, September 15, 2005
Belville Constables
Well, it had to happen sometime. Damien Nesbit has made a Belville-scale vig with Belville Constables.
Ramble Rose
Hmm, it seems like VB has been kind of heavy lately, with charity and political posts. Let's lighten the mood with some scantily clad women wrestlers in Japanese builder Ayucow's VLC Ramble Rose.
Tie a yellow ribbon 'round the ole oak tree . . .
Wee Yeh Tow uses his vignette, Yellow Ribbon, to highlight the Yellow Ribbon Project, an organization that helps reintegrate ex-cons back into society.
Tuesday, September 13, 2005
LEGO Toy Drive for Hurricane Relief
Hi all,
As previously noted, there are opportunities for LEGO fans to help those affected by Hurricane Katrina, including making donations to the Red Cross matched by LEGO and participating in auctions to benefit relief organizations. But we also wanted to develop a more personal opportunity to aid families.
Huge numbers of families have lost everything in the storm and flooding, and a large number of these are now in Texas. TexLUG member and Classic-Castle administrator Anthony Sava has offered to act as a collecting point for a LEGO toy drive. Here's the idea - Go buy a set, and mail it to Anthony in the next couple of weeks. He will gather these together and deliver them to the Houston chapter of the Salvation Army, who are distributing supplies to affected families. If you are unable to mail a set, Anthony will also accept PayPal payments, which he will then use to add more sets to the pile.
To get Anthony's postal address, please e-mail him at savatheaggie-AT-ev1-DOT-net
As a LEGO fan, you know how fun it is to open a new set. Let's share a little of that happiness with kids who are feeling lost right now.
Thanks,
VignetteBricks
As previously noted, there are opportunities for LEGO fans to help those affected by Hurricane Katrina, including making donations to the Red Cross matched by LEGO and participating in auctions to benefit relief organizations. But we also wanted to develop a more personal opportunity to aid families.
Huge numbers of families have lost everything in the storm and flooding, and a large number of these are now in Texas. TexLUG member and Classic-Castle administrator Anthony Sava has offered to act as a collecting point for a LEGO toy drive. Here's the idea - Go buy a set, and mail it to Anthony in the next couple of weeks. He will gather these together and deliver them to the Houston chapter of the Salvation Army, who are distributing supplies to affected families. If you are unable to mail a set, Anthony will also accept PayPal payments, which he will then use to add more sets to the pile.
To get Anthony's postal address, please e-mail him at savatheaggie-AT-ev1-DOT-net
As a LEGO fan, you know how fun it is to open a new set. Let's share a little of that happiness with kids who are feeling lost right now.
Thanks,
VignetteBricks
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