Jumpei Mitsui's monumental LEGO Battleship Yamato

Posted by Joel Johnson, April 10, 2009 9:58 AM |

The Bros. Brick brings word that Jumpei Mitsui's six-year project, the minifig-scale Battleship Yamato, is finally complete.

Length: 6.6 meters (22 feet) from bow to stern
Width: 1 meter (3 feet) at the widest point midship
Scale: 1/40
Time to complete: 6 years, 4 months
Parts: 200,000 LEGO elements
Weight: 150 kilograms (330 pounds)

Demonic Brazilian DOT Approved Motorcycle Helmet

Posted by Joel Johnson, April 6, 2009 4:33 PM |

These are DOT-approved (or at least were) motorcycle helmets crafted by a Brazilian artist who uses "animal teeth, fangs, bones, and hairs besides fines stones from the Amazon river" to make these $100 helmets. [via I, Gizmodo]

Richard Deacon for Thermodor

Power On Self Test: Picnic on Aldaraan

Posted by Joel Johnson, March 11, 2009 2:30 AM |

Scarlett Rose Larson makes art from found stings and human hair. (Thanks, Eric!)

Gallery of engraved laptops

Posted by Rob Beschizza, March 11, 2009 11:24 AM |

You've seen some of them before here, but some newly-lased beauties stand out. Foliage is about the perfect engraving theme, but this one is particularly clever.