http://brickplayer.com/blog LEGO Brand Build Block Projects Discussion News Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:18:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I don't usually write about projects that are not complete, but today I'm making an exception. I've been working on a sculpture of a hand signing 'I love you'. It still needs a lot of work, especially the back - which is why it's only pictured from the ... http://brickplayer.com/blog/2008/07/31/lego-love-sign-sculpture-preview/ Back in May I started on a Smaller LEGO Chess Set sized for 4x4 squares, which is the size of the official LEGO chess set boards.  Finally, today, I have completed a full set of red and yellow pieces.  Here it is, on one of the official boards mentioned above. More ... http://brickplayer.com/blog/2008/07/22/smaller-lego-chess-set-complete/ I've built another video game mosaic, this time inspired by The Legend of Zelda from the original Nintendo. (See several other video game mosaics posted in mosaic category). Once again, I found a cross stitch plan to use as a guide, this time on .tastethehappy. Like I did with ... http://brickplayer.com/blog/2008/07/07/legend-of-zelda-lego-mosaic/ Here are full plans to build the basic 10X Scale Minifig Sculpture pictured below. Step-by-Step Building Instructions For Entire Model... http://brickplayer.com/blog/2008/07/02/lego-minifig-complete-plans/ Here are the plans for the basic male hair of the 10X Scale Minifig Sculptures. This hair is the design used for the Luke Skywalker Sculpture. Most of the other head wear follow the same steps for the first several steps. Step-by-Step Building Instructions... http://brickplayer.com/blog/2008/07/02/lego-minifig-hair-plans/ Here are the plans for the Hands of the 10X Scale Minifig Sculptures. (Left and right side are identical.) Step-by-Step Building Instructions... http://brickplayer.com/blog/2008/06/28/lego-minifig-hands-plans/ Here are the plans for the Left Arm of the 10X Scale Minifig Sculptures. Step-by-Step Building Instructions... http://brickplayer.com/blog/2008/06/28/lego-minifig-left-arm-plans/ Here are the plans for the Right Arm of the 10X Scale Minifig Sculptures. Step-by-Step Building Instructions... http://brickplayer.com/blog/2008/06/28/lego-minifig-right-arm-plans/ I'm back home from my first visit to Brickworld, and I'm disappointed. Not because the LEGO creations weren't good, because they were amazing. But rather, because I'll have to wait a whole year to go back as a registered attendee. Next year, I plan to be there ... http://brickplayer.com/blog/2008/06/24/brickworld-2008-review/ Brickworld is this weekend in Wheeling, IL (a suburb of Chicago). I will be attending and will do a write up with pictures next week. [Updated 06/24/2008: Just posted Brickworld 2008 Review (with pictures)] This will be the first national LEGO event I have ever visited. ... http://brickplayer.com/blog/2008/06/20/brickworld-2008/