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This unbelievable bit of geek art is purportedly the largest LEGO block statue of Mario ever created. It sure looks like it to me. And it’s definitely WAY bigger than this one.
The mammoth LEGO Mario was created by Dirk VH, and is made up of over 40,000 individually placed bricks. All in all, Mario…
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October 24th, 2009
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author: technabob
filed under: geek art + craft strange + wonderful video games
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I’m a bit surprised that this isn’t in Japan. Look at them pixel flames burn! That’s the new “torch” of the Motherland statue in Cherkassy, Ukraine. The statue is one of several Motherland statues built in several locations across the former Soviet Union to commemorate the people who fought or died in World War II.…
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October 22nd, 2009
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author: lambert v.
filed under: design geek art + craft just plain fun retro strange + wonderful technology
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Construction and erection of the 18-m (59 ft) Tetsujin 28-go (aka Gigantor) statue in Kobe, Japan wrapped up a few days ago, more than a couple of weeks after the Gundam statue – the Neil Armstrong of robot statues – was dismantled. The statue, which has been set up at Wakamatsu Park in Nagata Ward…
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October 2nd, 2009
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author: lambert v.
filed under: design geek art + craft just plain fun retro robots strange + wonderful
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I haven’t heard of Robot Taekwon V up until now, but I think he’s about to become a lot more famous because of South Korea’s soon-to-be-built robot-themed amusement park, Robot Land. The park will have a statue of the 70s cartoon hero (who was known as Voltar the Invincible in the US). If you think…
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September 6th, 2009
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author: lambert v.
filed under: geek art + craft just plain fun retro robots strange + wonderful technology
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I know, I know, he’s been here several times already. But RJ Evans of Quazen was kind enough to scour Flickr to bring us more pictures of the best thing that has ever happened to Japan. Even better, most of the pictures come in desktop wallpaper sizes! Here are some of RJ’s finds:
The picture…
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July 31st, 2009
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author: lambert v.
filed under: geek art + craft just plain fun robots strange + wonderful
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The Gundam statue isn’t even formally exhibited yet and we already have news on another 1:1 scale giant robot statue that will be built in Japan! Widely acknowledged as the first giant robot ever to be featured in manga, Tetsujin 28-go (”Iron Man 28″) is finally going to live up to its Westernized name, Gigantor.…
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June 30th, 2009
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author: lambert v.
filed under: design geek art + craft just plain fun retro robots strange + wonderful
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A group of churchgoers in Västerås, Sweden made a LEGO statue of Jesus Christ. According to the statue’s official blog, 10% of the surface blocks and all of the interior blocks were donated. The blog also has a slide show of the construction if you’re interested; you’ll be surprised at how full the statue is inside.…
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June 25th, 2009
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author: lambert v.
filed under: design geek art + craft just plain fun strange + wonderful
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The RX-78 statue – 8th Wonder of the World, King of all Statues, Future Prime Minister – is finished. It’s done. It’s awesome. It’s bitchin. Japan the best. Japan is the Michael Jordan of nations. Japan is the knees of the bee’s knees. They make giant robot statues. GIANT! ROBOT! STATUES!
Not even the gloomiest…
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June 10th, 2009
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author: lambert v.
filed under: geek art + craft just plain fun retro robots strange + wonderful
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A 1:1 scale Gundam statue is being built in Tokyo as part of the Japanese government’s quest to acquire a monopoly of geeks to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the world famous anime series. The Mainichi Daily News has pictures from the construction site in Shiokaze Park.
The statue is a life-size model of the…
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May 22nd, 2009
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author: lambert v.
filed under: geek art + craft just plain fun retro robots strange + wonderful
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Yeah, I know. The Dark Knight was arguably the best movie of 2008, but can Christian Bale’s throaty rasp really hold a candle to Adam West’s booming baritone Batman? Now you can bring back memories of the classic camp of the original Batman TV show with these great accessories that help you turn your room…
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November 28th, 2008
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author: technabob
filed under: cool toys just plain fun retro
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Remember those full-scale Big Daddy statues that I told you about a few months back? Well it looks like you can have one of these creepy characters in your own living room if you’re willing to pony up the dough.
There’s currently one of these gargantuan 7′-2″ statues up for bid on the Dutch eBay…
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October 6th, 2007
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author: technabob
filed under: strange + wonderful video games
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If you’re looking for a serious conversation piece, check out this 7-foot tall statue of Halo’s Master Chief that someone has for sale over on eBay.
I guess Microsoft made a very limited number of these to promote Halo 2 when it came out. Now you can own your very own.
Hmmm, I wonder what’s…
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August 28th, 2007
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author: technabob
filed under: strange + wonderful video games