Burakki's Bricks: The Lego Blog

Monday, 24 October 2011

Just a few customs while you wait

Classic COG gear by Flying Jalopy and here are a few more from him...

I like the simple blue highlighting...

and this selection of super squids by Captain Redstorm just made me chuckle (o:

This Custom Classic Alien by Praiter Yed is also very nicely put together, I like the decals (sticker thingys).

Good Evening!

Hello! and I start with a heartfelt apology... sorry to have been a bit quiet of recent weeks, the last week of term is always very hectic what with parent appointments and assessments being due in. But, now I have a week off (well, sort of... I'm afraid I do still have work to do) I hope to catch up with posting.

Some important information...

If you would like to win one of the Lego sets pictured above, head over to Burakki's Bricks minifig design contest over on flickr. There is currently an 'anything goes' Halloween themed minifigure design contest going on. The best two designs will pocket themselves one of these holiday themed sets. We have had a few entries so far but I'd love to see more. Can you freak me out of my skin? Go on, give it a try!

Stay tuned into the blog because within a few days I have some more good news regarding upcoming contests and some special customs of my own up my sleeves (o: and once again, thank you for your patience!

Thursday, 13 October 2011

Short round-up...

Here are a few customs which I have been meaning to blog... so, lets go (o:

Not a massive fan of military customs, just not something I'm very interested in. However, this Panzer Grenadier by Lakuda's customs and surplus certainly warrants a mention. There are some lovely custom parts here and a wee bit of painting too. Check out the back...

Next up a bit of digital lego magic from mnap75 - loving the marvel/star wars mash up here (probably my favourite kind of mash up!) This guy has LOADS of awesome digital marvel stuff on his flickr stream, so check it out!

eclipseGrafx is up next with a Jet Trooper sporting the new BrickArms shock cannon proto. Some excellent customizing here, which is what we have come to expect from eclipseGrafx - liking the paint job very much and a bonus if it is donated to creations for charity!

Bansheeshee has got some good rust going on here on this rebuilding society minifig...

Winner announcement!

Hello Minifig customizers! It is time to announce the winner for the second Burakki's Bricks minifig design competition: "Legolympics 3012". The competition was tough again and I would like to take a moment to thank everyone who entered for taking the time and making the effort - if it was upto me (and I could afford it) I would crown everyone a winner for participating. However, I can't and there can be only one winner - this time around the judges went for "Legolympics 3012: Vitual Boxing" by Tom Leech.

Although the presentation of this minifig was exceptional, the judges liked the customising of the torso/legs - I particularly liked the virtual boxing helmet with the wires. Congratulations Tom!

Now for my runners up - who will recieve a small prize from me.... "The Gladiator" By TheRaconteur.

I really liked how this minifig looked like he had already seen a lot of legolympic action and survived - rust effect is kuhl. I also like the use of the minifig skis as a shield. Well Done!

Now, for best new Legolympic event... (not strictly for the minifig design here, which is why it wasn't a main winner). "Radioactive Spitting" by Martian Cthulhu.

Can all winners get in touch for details of claiming their prizes!

Didn't place this time? Head over to the contest group on flickr and enter the current Halloween themed contest for your chance to win some Halloween Lego!

Sunday, 9 October 2011

Halloween Contest!! (it's minifig contest 2.5)

Hello all! I am pleased to announce a mini design contest will commence tommorow and will be open for 2 weeks, closing on Sunday 31st October at 11.59 pm (GMT). Your challenge will be to design and create a Halloween themed Lego Minifig. There will be 2 small prizes for the two best custom minifigures. These prizes are the two seasonal halloween themed Lego sets - 40020 and 40021.

I will post more details on the flickr contest group page tommorow. Also, the Legolympic 3012 contest closes tonight, winners will be announced sometime later this week. Thanks again to the people over at Firestar Toys for sponsoring the main minifig design contests.

Kit Fisto Custom

Check out this amazing representation of Jedi Master Kit Fisto by Vieral. I've never been a huge fan of the Lego version of Kit Fisto... something about the eyes I think. This version, with a head sculpted in epoxy putty, is a much better likeness. Just the fact that that head has been hand sculpted and painted is amazing. I know how hard it can be to achieve a sculpt when you're working in minifig scale, so hats off to Vieral! Have a look at the back...