Three Lego Books to Inspire and Explain
Three recent Lego project books show readers how to make cool models–but they’re beautiful books just to look at!
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On a Roll: Lego as Muse
The space Lego and the NASA space shuttle became a fused memory for me. This led to a lot of photos and doodles of minifigs and later to the drawing I’ve been using for the posters and on the hardwood longboard skateboards I build.
The Making of PAIRD: A Lego Action Film
PAIRD is a work in progress, feature length (90 minute) sci-fi action film made entirely in Lego stop-motion. Here’s how I made it.
faBrickation: 3D Printing + Lego for Fast Prototyping
faBrickation is a new approach to speed up 3D printed rapid prototyping. The key idea is to save time by only printing the parts that require the high resolution and to substitute the remaining volume with standard Lego bricks.
Make Interviews Lego Moviemaker David Pagano
Lego stop-motion animator David Pagano shares the intriguing details of his work.
David Pagano’s Brickfilm Picks
Brickfilm-maker David Pagano shares some of his personal creations, as well as notable brickfilms from other creators.
Lego Fever at MAKE
The Lego Movie looks pretty good, and it has us reaching for our Lego bins and dreaming about brickfilms, those cool stop-motion Lego movies that inspired the big one.