Buster Joe - Joe recreates the famous Buster Keaton stunt:
Avalanche!
Joe stops by the saloon for a drink.
Thursday, June 30, 2005
Joe Vig
Three new Joe Vigsfrom me:
Buster Joe - Joe recreates the famous Buster Keaton stunt:
Avalanche!
Joe stops by the saloon for a drink.
Buster Joe - Joe recreates the famous Buster Keaton stunt:
Avalanche!
Joe stops by the saloon for a drink.
Wednesday, June 29, 2005
Create your own minifigs
As I've previously stated, minifigs are the heart and soul of good vignettes. Often you can use the figs that come straight out of the box, but other times it can be important to make your own. By mixing and matching existing minifig parts, you can come up with the fig you want. One of the best builders in this regard, IMO, is Dunechaser. Using existing elements he has come up with instantly recognizable figures from movies, books, and history. Here are just a few examles of Gandhi, Charlie Chaplin, Jimi Hendrix, Admiral Akbar, Ben Franklin and Steve Zissou. The minifig forum on Lugnet is a good place to discuss minifigs.
When existing minifig elements can't give you the look you want, you can alter them with paint, decals, molding clay or even cutting. The Minifig Customization Network is all about this, but forums on customization also exist at FBTB, Classic-Castle and Lugnet. One of my favorite minifig customizers is Norbert Black. He has a great essay on customizing minifigs here. Here are just a few of his custom figs from anime, comics, and other sources.
When existing minifig elements can't give you the look you want, you can alter them with paint, decals, molding clay or even cutting. The Minifig Customization Network is all about this, but forums on customization also exist at FBTB, Classic-Castle and Lugnet. One of my favorite minifig customizers is Norbert Black. He has a great essay on customizing minifigs here. Here are just a few of his custom figs from anime, comics, and other sources.
Stretch out with your feelings, Luke and Chain Gang
Two from me. In a Star Wars theme I have Stretch out with your feelings, Luke, and in a Town theme I have Chain Gang.
Tuesday, June 28, 2005
Bricks in my Pocket (BimP)
Bricks in my Pocket, or BimP, is an audio blog in which Steven Combs puts out ~weekly podcasts (or BimPcasts) in which he discusses all things LEGO. VignetteBricks got mentioned in the June 11 show. You can listen to the show here or read the show notes here.
Weapon Investigation
TheHordesman presents a vignette called Weapon Investigation. Something's amiss in the weaponry room.
Sunday, June 26, 2005
Saturday, June 25, 2005
Medieval Street scenes
More classic vigs. A while ago, Steve Bishop started a project to build a medieval street in vigs. So far he's made a Barber and a Blacksmith. Maybe we could get him to take a break from studying for the bar to make some more scenes.
Friday, June 24, 2005
Thursday, June 23, 2005
BrickJournal
BrickJournal has been released! This is a PDF magazine by Joe Meno and other AFOLs about all aspects of the LEGO hobby. While there is nothing (yet!) :) directly about vignettes, a blog entry by your friendly neighborhood vig-blogger got transmogrified into a magazine article (Thanks, Joe). Anyway, download it now.
Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Kill Bill VLCs
Leonard Hoffman followed up his Princess Bride vignettes with a number of Kill Bill vignette-like-creations, including Bride versus Oren Ishii.
Princess Bride vignettes
Lenny Hoffman has done several Princess Bride scenes in vig form: Not My Fault Being the Strongest, A Peculiar Picnic, The Cliffs of Insanity and 'Twould Be a Pity.
Monday, June 20, 2005
Sunday, June 19, 2005
More Moko action
Moko is certainly one of the most prolific vig-builders out there, building in 8x8, 6x8 and 6x16 VLC modes. He's recently added several new creations, including Ghost and Stamp Factory vignettes and a vig-like-creation, Usiwakamaru.
