So I got arrested by the SWAT team last night… Jeremy Bell's office was stormed by Ontario Police looking for some Lego blocks he bought online. An eyewitness account.
posted by boo_radley on Dec 4, 2009 - 39 comments

VECTORTRONIC An abstract long-exposure animation drawn and photographed by a Lego robot set to music by Gil Trythall [via mefi projects]
posted by The Whelk on Dec 2, 2009 - 9 comments

Lego Matrix Trinity Help. [more inside]
posted by chunking express on Nov 30, 2009 - 71 comments

Modern construction materials. (via)
posted by klausness on Nov 24, 2009 - 15 comments

A Common Nomenclature for Lego Families.
posted by Iridic on Nov 5, 2009 - 49 comments

Pop-up Lego Temple A crazy Lego version of the Buddhist temple of Kinkaku-ji.
posted by GuyZero on Oct 20, 2009 - 43 comments

CUBEDUDES ...dig into Pixar Animator Angus Maclane's Lego figurine photostream.
posted by bonobothegreat on Sep 22, 2009 - 16 comments

Pre-Classic Space , Classic Space, Neo-Classic Space. - Creative Space Lego Design!
posted by sciurus on Sep 20, 2009 - 41 comments

James May built his own house with Lego.
posted by mattdidthat on Aug 31, 2009 - 123 comments

1500 hours of moving legobricks and take photos of them.
posted by dirtynumbangelboy on Aug 23, 2009 - 98 comments

Years have passed since Zarkon's invasion of Arus. A team of Space Explorers approaches the planet. Young but determined, these explorers have been sent by the Galaxy Alliance on a special mission: to search for the secret of Voltron. The team of explorers consists of five brave young (brick)men: Keith, Pidge, Hunk, Lance, and Sven. Together, with 71 hours of building, they form Lego Voltron. From work in progress to cockpit details and shoulder pin mechanisms, the photographed details are there to enjoy. The builder includes credits to the Teknomeka plans for the frame of the structure (history of the plans, models, and another model) (via).
posted by filthy light thief on Aug 17, 2009 - 35 comments

Lego Says No to Spinal Tap. (NYT link). Lego has told Spinal Tap they cannot show a fan-created Lego film in their upcoming Unwigged and Unplugged DVD.
posted by Man-Thing on Aug 11, 2009 - 52 comments

Legofilter: Introducing the all new 2010 KLR-20 from Regent. The very first luxury combat vehicle. [more inside]
posted by Fleebnork on Jul 22, 2009 - 8 comments

'Find My iPhone' in Action (via) [more inside]
posted by cjorgensen on Jun 23, 2009 - 42 comments

Cogitate - Manipulate LEGO TECHNIC gears, beams, conveyor belts and motors to complete the ten pre-built puzzles or create your own levels. [In my case - Then watch them crash in a heap when you test them.]
posted by tellurian on Jun 4, 2009 - 15 comments

LEGO Minifig Agitprop! Also, LEGO literature, mythology, history, men-o-war and a hell of a lot more in this amazing custom minifig collection by Dunechaser of The Brothers Brick. [more inside]
posted by EatTheWeak on May 31, 2009 - 28 comments

Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater and Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum now available in Lego.
posted by pashdown on May 20, 2009 - 42 comments

And when it's done there's one more thing
A simple little task, it's:
Put the fucking lotion in the basket!
A lego-animated number from "Silence! The Musical". Music and Lyrics by Jon and Al Kaplan.
posted by dersins on Apr 24, 2009 - 26 comments

1/40 scale IJN Yamato in Lego. [more inside]
posted by Chocolate Pickle on Apr 11, 2009 - 26 comments

A group of middle-school-aged self-proclaimed nerds from Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, who won the New York City FIRST Lego League Robotics Championship with their motorized robot called Thingamajig are embarking on a trip to the Robotics World Festival in Atlanta. After a lack of funds nearly scuttled their journey, they've been bailed out by British vacuum cleaner exec James Dyson, and have been given the kind of sendoff most young nerds can only dream of: an all-school nerd-cheering pep rally.
posted by ocherdraco on Apr 10, 2009 - 52 comments

LEGO^TM Sandworm! [more inside]
posted by geos on Apr 4, 2009 - 44 comments

6x4x2 wheel configuration with Ackermann steering and hybrid live-axle suspension. Telescoping boom. Impressive 1kg lifting capacity.

Jennifer Clark builds amazing things with lego.
posted by 7segment on Feb 17, 2009 - 13 comments

I Lego NY is a nifty column about the plastic free-association possibilities in New York City. [more inside]
posted by Lipstick Thespian on Feb 3, 2009 - 21 comments

Lego Turing machine (SLYT)
posted by pompomtom on Jan 30, 2009 - 22 comments

Lego Obama is inaugurated
posted by sveskemus on Jan 18, 2009 - 38 comments

Flickr stream. "...[T]he 5′X10′ diorama is comprised of 60,000 Lego bricks. It cost creator Mark Borlase about $3,000 and four years of construction time to complete." Take note of his custom LEGO pieces. [via]
posted by deborah on Jan 7, 2009 - 46 comments

Viewing the Penanggalan of Malaysian folklore usually takes intestinal fortitude [NSFW], but there are also emotional, wistful, girlish, and playful depictions of this monstrous creature. (Previously)
posted by benzenedream on Jan 4, 2009 - 30 comments

Classic hip-hop albums, recreated in Lego
posted by mathowie on Dec 16, 2008 - 47 comments

So, for about two years now, Will Chapman of BrickArms has been creating a wide variety of custom Lego minifigures, ranging from World War II soldiers (both Axis and Allies) to a certain copyrighted British Secret Service agent. One of Chapman's more popular creations is "Mr. White," a "bandit" brimming with weapons (including an AK-47 and RPG) and grenades. This week, the Sun ran a story. Then Fox News ran another. [more inside]
posted by hifiparasol on Dec 11, 2008 - 30 comments

The private life of your favorite toys.
posted by Brandon Blatcher on Dec 7, 2008 - 10 comments

A robot made out of Lego bricks that solves a Rubik's cube. Video of the robot in action. Includes full blueprints for building and source code.
posted by grouse on Dec 4, 2008 - 32 comments

There are many good swooshing opportunities here.
posted by Brandon Blatcher on Nov 14, 2008 - 45 comments

The Hong Kong Lego Users Group created an exhibition called Lego Sport City, a recreation of the Olympic Village in Lego. It's 3m x 8m, and has over 300,000 bricks; you can read more about it here and here. Brickshelf has a very comprehensive collection of photos here, including a lot of shots showing the construction and the smaller details. [Via /.]
posted by Upton O'Good on Aug 18, 2008 - 8 comments

LEGO is full of WIN - Roo Reynolds' Interesting 2008 talk.
posted by nthdegx on Jun 24, 2008 - 26 comments

713 Avenue takes pictures of Lego Star Wars stormtrooper minifigs in whimsical settings. [more inside]
posted by nathan_teske on Apr 19, 2008 - 12 comments

Cool. Cooler. Awesome! Using Lego bricks as a medium to design chess sets seems absolutely logical to anybody that grew up playing with them. Fans have gone low-tech, the inevitable Star Wars, and a few more. Lego offers a virtual cowboys-and-indians version as well. [more inside]
posted by jabberjaw on Apr 14, 2008 - 11 comments

Famous photographs re-shot with Legos.
posted by Slithy_Tove on Mar 31, 2008 - 39 comments

First there was the Dardenbahst now comes:Kriegerhund, Sentinel of the Deutsches Reich. Plenty more lego steampunk goodness at the Brothers Brick. Via
posted by Smedleyman on Mar 19, 2008 - 9 comments

The Battle of Gettysburg in Lego, done by 7th Graders: Day 1; Day 2; Day 3. [youtube links] Lots of blood and flying bodies. Complete with Matrix references. Soundtrack by The Eagles, Queen, and Richard Strauss. [via]
posted by marxchivist on Feb 27, 2008 - 23 comments

Lego Eddie Izzard (full set here).
posted by jonson on Feb 8, 2008 - 27 comments

Today is the 50th anniversary of the first Lego brick ...A timeline...How they're made... and The Google/Lego connection (see their homepage today.)
posted by uaudio on Jan 28, 2008 - 77 comments

The rules of the contest are simple: create the best Steampunk version of a Star Wars vehicle. Out of Legos.
posted by XQUZYPHYR on Jan 26, 2008 - 44 comments

Stop-motion animation of a Lego Millenium Falcon. Warning: Bad techno music.
posted by fandango_matt on Jan 16, 2008 - 24 comments

The Fabaroni is a 3D printing machine that constructs 3D models with pasta dough. You've also got the 3D chocolate printer made out of lego. And Previously.
posted by mattbucher on Jan 15, 2008 - 11 comments

MeFi™ Lego Set #67169 : The Animated Music Video [more inside]
posted by not_on_display on Dec 4, 2007 - 9 comments

Andrew Lipson and Daniel Shiu build faithful, 3D versions of Escher prints using LEGOs: Relativity, Ascending and Descending, Waterfall, and Belvedere. (Only one of those four images required any photo manipulation to create its "Escher effect" -- can you tell which one, without scrolling down to see the descriptions on each page?) Other people's LEGO adventures: a playable harpsichord, the Golden Gate Bridge, and a portrait of Catwoman.
posted by allterrainbrain on Jul 8, 2007 - 17 comments

The Brickfactory. Hundreds of instruction booklets for LEGO kits, organized by year, theme, number and name. If you're like me, just seeing the covers of some of these old kits will make you teary-eyed. (#268, the 1979 Family Room kit did it for me.)
posted by Lucinda on May 29, 2007 - 67 comments

Obviously, you're not a golfer. So let the WiigoBot do all the hard work.
posted by Blazecock Pileon on Apr 24, 2007 - 23 comments

Although there is something appealing about large models in the Lego world, such as a 3,000+ piece Star Destroyer, there is a bonsai-like appeal to mini- and micro- scene creations, such as Chris Deck's approach to modelling the same Star Destroyer in just seventeen pieces. Through clever and unorthodox thinking, a menacing 5 story tall AT-AT can be produced in in a mere 41 pieces.
posted by boo_radley on Apr 19, 2007 - 35 comments

Why We Banned Legos - Exploring power, ownership, and equity in an early childhood classroom. National Review response. (via this post on Salon Broadsheet)
posted by Melinika on Apr 3, 2007 - 224 comments