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lego business cards: collect all lego executive and pr minifigs!

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Chief Happiness Officer (nice!) Alexander Kjerulf received a business card from a friend. But since his friend worked at LEGO, this is what she handed to him:

Alexander adds that LEGO tries to match the appearance of the employee with the minifig. But you’re not going to get a minifig if you’re a lowly LEGO…

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March 1st, 2009 comments (4) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: cool toys geek art + craft just plain fun

lego starcraft II units: more detailed than the real (virtual?) thing

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Is there anything that doesn’t have an awesome LEGO version? Yes there is: my face. Fortunately Terran LEGO Master Pepa Quin isn’t into ugly faces. He used his amazing brick-snapping skills to create units from Blizzard’s upcoming RTS Starcraft II, like these shiny-headed Terran Marines:

While the Marines need no introduction to anyone who’s played…

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February 6th, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: geek art + craft just plain fun video games

celebrity lego minifigs are totally freaking me out, man

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Lego minifig, they’ve come out with 7 celebrity versions. They won’t be available to the public, however- which is probably for the best as they are sure to scare children and adults alike.

The Amy Winehouse minifig actually looks good, for her, but then again it’s hard to…

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September 26th, 2008 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: karen m.

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make virtual lego creations on your mac with bricksmith

Bricksmith is an open source application that allows you to make awesome virtual Lego models on your Mac. It’s a bit like a complex, tricked-out version of this LEGO iPhone app concept.

Bricksmith was created by Allen Smith. The application includes a parts browser, a full Lego color palette, drag-and-drop building, and more. It’s been…

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August 13th, 2008 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: karen m.

filed under: computing just plain fun