The Best Lego Models In The World Ever Posted by Ewan on Feb 27, 2009 in Top Lists | In honour of the news that 99% of architects played with Lego when they were younger (what no rounding error to make it every architect?) we at The Daily Dust wondered what the best Lego model sets were? We sent brick-head Ewan Spence out on the hunt to find the five best things ever done in Lego. Let the disagreements commence. The LL928 Galactic Cruiser The grandaddy of the Lego Sapce set, you got a massive ship that could fly the universe, it had a built in garage and a little lunar rover for when it landed, and a remote radar outpost and landing pad that turned your bedroom into the Moon. There still is no finer Lego set than this one. Inter City 7740 Train Probably the set most sought after, and the second memorable set from the golden age in the early to mid eighties is the Intercity 7740 electric train. Not only was it a train set, but you could break it apart, rebuild it as a steam engine, and make the greatest mess of the rails since Lord Beeching.
The Lego Office Table Eric Harshbarger is a professional Lego artist, but the commission in 2000 for a desk made of Lego is the one I always remember. Here’s how he described it: In April of 2000 while on a business trip I received a near-frantic email from someone with an unusual request. It seems that she represented a fellow with a company in Seattle (no, NOT Microsoft). Turns out that last September this guy was hired, and in his contract of employment it stipulated that he wanted a desk made out of LEGO. The hiring company evidently really wanted to hire this guy because their Human Resources department didn’t scoff at the idea.Well it only took 35,000 pieces and weighs 120lbs.(as does the video) Reasonably Clever’s Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster Not quite a Lego set in the conventional set, but Chris Doyle has a huge amount of Flash based Lego tools on his site, including The Brick House comic, the Mini-mizer, and this massive tribute that is the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, which you really should explore.
(Inspired by The Mirror).So since I have watched The LEGO Movie I have been in love with the 1980s something space-guy, Benny. Apparently I’m not the only one. I have read on various social networking sites grown men and women admitting that they completely lost it when Benny was finally able to build a spaceship and he kept excitedly repeating; I can hardly wait until the release of the #70816 The LEGO Movie Benny’s Spaceship, Spaceship, SPACESHIP! (yes, that is the official name), and in the meantime I have been looking over images of the upcoming set, as well as pictures of the old LEGO Classic Space sets Benny’s ship is based on. To be very honest with you I don’t think Benny’s Spaceship is the best LEGO ship ever, or that it even lives up to the legacy of the LEGO Classic Space sets (besides the color scheme). Yes, I will get it as soon as it gets released, but I’m already planning on how to modify it – which is of course totally in line with the spirit of The LEGO Movie, and I also know little Benny is going to help me out. 🙄
The most iconic LEGO Classic Space set is the #928 LEGO Galaxy Explorer released in 1979. There were also a couple of smaller ships designed in the same style and released the same year; the #918 LEGO Space Transport, and the #924 LEGO Space Cruiser. Many other sets came out of the LEGO Classic Space line all the way to 1986, when although the same logo remained, the color-scheme changed from gray & blue to white & blue. I don’t so much like the later sets, but the earlier ones are some of the best LEGO sets ever designed. LEGO Classic Space is still a favorite of many LEGO fans both young and old, and is very much alive. Including Benny in The LEGO Movie is a touching commemoration of the original LEGO Space theme, and releasing an updated spaceship is making LEGO Classic Space fans dreams come true! I’m positive that Benny’s Spaceship, Spaceship, SPACESHIP! is going to be gobbled up as soon as it gets released. 😀 As I have mentioned though, I’m not particularly pleased with the design of Benny’s Spaceship. I d
on’t really like the elongated nose section and I find the details kind of messy at different sections. The LEGO Classic Space sets had that really pleasing delta shape and the lines were so much cleaner. I will see what I can do to bring that back once I get the set. Another thing to note is that LEGO Classic Space was strictly exploration based. There were no guns, only research instruments. On the other hand Benny’s Spaceship is fully armed with flick-fire missiles, the new spring-loaded missiles and giant cannons. How If you are interested in LEGO Classic Space designs, I highly recommend the book LEGO Space: Building the Future by Peter Reid and Tim Goddard. It is full of amazing LEGO Space creations in the spirit of LEGO Classic Space, and even includes instructions for some of the models. (Below is a beautiful updated rendition of the #928 LEGO Galaxy Explorer by Peter.) I have reviewed this book previously here: LEGO Book – LEGO Space: Building the Future I’m not the only LEGO Classic Space fan who is just trying to keep busy doing something while waiting for Benny’s Spaceship to get released (come to think of it; it kind of makes us feel like Benny in the movie). For
example several LEGO fans have tried to recreate the small ship that is visible in the background of The LEGO Movie poster with Benny (featured at the beginning of this post). Below is one that got it very close to the original by Peter Morris. The pilot has his helmet on backwards because he is embarrassed that his windshield is not the right color. 😕Anyhow, I babbled on about my excitement for Benny’s Spaceship long enough, now it’s your turn; what do you think? Is this a set you are looking forward to? How do you like the design? Did you like Benny in The LEGO Movie? Are you a LEGO Classic Space fan? Feel free to share in the comment section below, and also check out the currently available The LEGO Movie sets at the Online LEGO Shop. 😉 nd you might also like to check out The LEGO Movie section for more news, reviews and discussions or select from the following posts: SIf we were to make a list of ~Things That Are Awesome~… Star Wars and Legos would obviously be on it.
So it’s fitting that photographer Joe Shymanski would use both of those things in his images. By day, Joe — who is based in Washington, D.C. — often shoots politicians. But by night, he’ll switch things up and shoot something like this: It all started several years ago when he decided to photograph Lego figurines against an iconic backdrop. “The first thing I shot was Darth Vader and the stormtroopers in front of the Capitol,” Joe told BuzzFeed Life. “And it instantly became the most popular photo I had. It started selling out week after week, and that’s when I decided to try to do more.” He drew party lines… Along the way, Joe branched out into other fandoms… And noticed that there’s often a two-fold element around who is drawn to his photos. “The kids might be drawn to the Lego aspect, and the parents might be drawn to something else,” he said. “But that’s the cool part about shooting with toys,” Joe said. “It sparks everyone’s imagination, no matter how old you are.”