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Tag Archives: Lego

LEGO timelapse: Building Curiosity

Posted on 18 April 2014 by Geoff

A quick timelapse of me building the Lego Cuusoo ‘Curiosity’ Rover. Or as NASA calls it, the Mars Science Laboratory.

The music is, of course, Mars, the Bringer of War from Holst’s The Planets. This is a public domain version, sped up by me.

Posted in Geeky | Tagged Lego, mine, YouTube

AFOL A Blocumentary

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Passion combines with creativity in this documentary that features a selection of AFOLs (Adult Fans Of LEGO) from the Pacific NorthWest.

AFOL A Blocumentary by Jess Gibson Continue reading →

14 June 2011 by Geoff
Posted in Documentary Tagged Chroma Feed, culture, Lego

LEGO double bill: The Brick Thief and CL!CK

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One brick, two bricks, three bricks, four…What can you do with these few on the floor? Five bricks, six bricks, seven, eight… Don’t think that’s enough? Well just you wait. It only takes a few bricks to make something CL!CK

The Brick Thief: A LEGO Short Film by legoclick Continue reading →

3 June 2011 by Geoff
Posted in Animation Tagged Chroma Feed, Lego, stop-motion

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