First proposed by the American physicist Gerard O’Neill in the 70s, an O’Neill Cylinder is a large tube, pressurised with an atmosphere, and spinning to create artificial gravity. The hull features alternating strips of “land” and transparent windows, allowing sunlight to be reflected inside from large mirrors. The cylinder has become an iconic design, familiar from a raft of TV, movie, and videogame depictions of mankind’s future. Ralf Langer has built a beautiful LEGO version of an O’Neill-based space colony, using microscale to ensure his space settlement features fields and trees, flowing rivers, and towering cities. The rings supporting the curved land panels have technical-looking greebles, and the entire creation looks much bigger than it really is. This is epic LEGO sci-fi, depicting a future I’d love to see. The post Our future lies amidst the stars, in a LEGO O’Neill Cylinder appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author:...

As many of us are still enjoying their newly bought LEGO Ideas 21311 Voltron sets, the LEGO Ideas First 2018 Review Results are already here, so we can finally learn what the next LEGO Ideas set will be. And — surprise! — not one, but two fan ideas were selected by the LEGO Ideas team to become the new sets. The first one is a massive Treehouse by Kevin Feeser. The second idea to be approved is The Flintstones project by Andrew Clark. Yabba Dabba Doo! Both projects are something we have never seen done by LEGO before. Depending on its final design, the Treehouse may quite possibly become a hit among fans of Castle theme, while Flintstones will appeal to many adult fans and casual LEGO builders and collectors. And don’t forget to check out announcement video featuring Ali Plumb and Hasan Jensen! Here’s the full list of reviewed projects:...

One of the great things about cruising on the Disney Wonder is there’s two beautiful theaters on the boat, running current and classic movies all the time. Me and my wife finally got a chance to see Incredibles 2 during our cruise a couple weeks ago and enjoyed it very much. One of the sub plots is the discovery of Jack Jack’s powers, which was fun because it was revealed to the audience at the end of the first film. Since the sequel starts pretty much where the last one left off, we get to see the rest of the family learn he’s a super too. Speaking of super, check out this outstanding caricature of Mr. Incredible. Just trying to be a good stay-at-home dad and, you know, keep the baby from destroying the house. Original linkOriginal author: Tommy

With its distinctive inverted gullwings and gorgeous dark blue color scheme, the Vought F4U Corsair is easily my all-time favorite fighter plane. Produced throughout both World War II and the Korean War, the warplane also has the distinction of having the longest production run of any piston-engined fighter. While James Cherry may not be the most prolific LEGO builder — he shared his amazing 1/15-scale LEGO F-14A Tomcat jet fighter exactly two years ago — but each of his creations is well worth the wait. Built to the same scale as the Tomcat, James’s Corsair is deceptively huge; for a better sense of the scale, notice that the palm trees are built from stacked washtubs! We’ve estimated that this LEGO Corsair has a wingspan of over one hundred studs (over 32 inches or 82 cm), and it’s over 80 studs long from nose to tail (over 26″ / 67 cm). James...

I meant to get this posted a couple of days ago, but life has a way of making things impossible when you plan ahead. Venom sounds like it’s the dumpster fire of a movie that a Venom movie not...[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]Original link