http://www.iamcal.com/ All the links rom iamcal.com 2013-04-17T11:04:49Z http://www.iamcal.com/images/logo.gif http://www.iamcal.com/ http://www.iamcal.com/2013-04/lego-gbc/ <p>Lego-releated post number 3 in a series. Making <a href="http://www.greatballcontraption.com/">great ball contraptions</a> is a pretty common Lego <em>thing</em> now, but this 17-module creation is a king among princes.</p> <p style="text-align: center"><div class="videoWrapper"><iframe width="560" height="340" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/sUtS52lqL5w?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></p> <p>Gizmodo has <a href="http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/09/the-most-insane-lego-machine-ive-ever-seen/">some notes</a> - this thing is amazing.</p> 2013-04-17T11:04:49Z Cal Henderson (http://www.iamcal.com/) http://www.iamcal.com/2013-04/200000-piece-lego-city/ <p>Lego post number 2, in a series. This amazing sci-fi city build in Lego is made of over 200,000 pieces and has an incredible amount of detail. I wish I had this many bricks to play with.</p> <p class="bimg"><a href="http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2013/04/contact-1-a-200000-piece-lego-masterwork-by-mike-doyle/"><img src="/images/blog/doyle-1.jpg" width="493" height="450" /></a></p> 2013-04-04T13:34:17Z Cal Henderson (http://www.iamcal.com/) http://www.iamcal.com/2013-04/what-happened-to-lego/ <p>The first of a series of excellent Lego-related links - a study of <a href="http://therealityprose.wordpress.com/2013/01/17/what_happened_with_lego/">the price of Lego bricks over time</a>.</p> <p class="bimg"><a href="http://therealityprose.wordpress.com/2013/01/17/what_happened_with_lego/"><img src="/images/blog/pricepergram2.gif" width="594" height="239" /></a></p> 2013-04-02T15:56:48Z Cal Henderson (http://www.iamcal.com/) http://www.iamcal.com/2012-11/lego-trees/ <p>Does anyone know anything more about the amazing Lego Christmas tree at the Trafford Centre in Manchester. I've only come across a single tweet, saying it was made of 350,000 bricks. Pretty impressive.</p> <p class="bimg"><a href="http://ow.ly/i/15ezn"><img src="/images/blog/15ezn.jpg" width="298" height="450" /></a></p> 2012-11-12T11:11:19Z Cal Henderson (http://www.iamcal.com/) http://www.iamcal.com/2012-08/japan-in-18-million-bricks/ <p>This <a href="http://www.highsnobiety.com/2012/08/11/1-8-million-lego-map-of-japan/">recreation of Japan</a> in a mere 1,800,800 Lego bricks is pretty impressive. With 5000 builders, that's only 360 bricks each. With a relative scale, most of these buildings would be in space.</p> <p class="bimg"><a href="http://www.highsnobiety.com/files/2012/08/build-up-japan-LEGO-8-630x419.jpg"><img src="/images/blog/build-up-japan-lego-8-630x419.jpg" width="600" height="399" /></a></p> <p>Reminds me (in scale, if nothing else) of the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEFPhXl3QQY&feature=channel&list=UL">Lego house</a> from the BBC's Toy Story series.</p> 2012-08-21T10:43:09Z Cal Henderson (http://www.iamcal.com/) http://www.iamcal.com/2012-06/home-insurance-building/ <p>This custom Lego creation a simply amazing - more than 80,000 bricks to re-create the 1884 Chicago <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Insurance_Building">Home Insurance Building</a>, the world's first skyscraper.</p> <p class="bimg"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/49091484@N07/7354857336"><img src="/images/blog/7354857336_dc7ce98bf9.jpg" width="375" height="450" /></a></p> <p>You can view the full <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/49091484@N07/sets/72157627693787555/">photo set</a> to see the 60 individual segments.</p> <p>via <a href="http://www.brothers-brick.com/2012/06/09/home-insurance-building/">brothers-brick</a></p> 2012-06-13T10:47:43Z Cal Henderson (http://www.iamcal.com/) http://www.iamcal.com/2011-10/2728/ <p>ooooh - <a href="http://lego.cuusoo.com/">cuusoo</a> is like kickstarter for lego. perhaps it's time to dig out the carcassone designs</p> 2011-10-03T18:23:52Z Cal Henderson (http://www.iamcal.com/) http://www.iamcal.com/2011-06/2683/ <p><a href="http://www.brickartist.com/gallery.html">lego sculpture</a> is like manual minecraft</p> 2011-06-20T10:41:03Z Cal Henderson (http://www.iamcal.com/) http://www.iamcal.com/2011-04/2652/ <p>wow. i now have a new <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWd3vgLaA_M">lego hero</a>. new weekend(s) project!</p> 2011-04-16T14:35:16Z Cal Henderson (http://www.iamcal.com/) http://www.iamcal.com/2011-04/2639/ <p>a <a href="http://www.bitrebels.com/geek/a-working-sniper-rifle-made-out-of-lego-technics/">working bolt-action rifle</a> in lego. watch up until the end to get a demo of the mechanism. very well done</p> 2011-04-10T13:20:27Z Cal Henderson (http://www.iamcal.com/)