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Lego Tower

Published by neil under dangerous place to be, toys on October 8, 2008

legotower by you.

Coming from Gizmodo:

At 96.73 feet (29.485 meters) this Lego tower built in the Rathaus Platz in Vienna has broken the world record for the tallest Lego construction in the world. It took nearly 460,000 bricks and it was built over four days. The views from the top are quite stunning.

Reminds me of my own collection which wouldn’t even make 300 pieces in my estimate. This high rising lego tower is every geek’s childhood dream come true. With that many pieces, think of how fun it would be to push it over and see it collapse in its full glory.

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Castlevania - the very first on the NES

Published by neil under internet, toys on September 30, 2008

Castlevania (NES) by skinny coder.

Flickr photo by skinny coder

Either this guy has too much time in his hands, he’s an enthusiast, or he’s just too creative.

Regardless, his Lego rendition of the old Castlevania game of Simon Belmont kicking the Large Bat’s ass is still awesome!

It’s a nice photo too!

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Voltes V vs Voltron II

Published by neil under toys on September 25, 2008

Voltes V by rosey_maldita.

Flickr Photo by rosey_maldita

Here we again for another chapter of the robot wars.

I have previously posted a blog post before asking if you have extra money to spend, which mecha robot would you get: Voltes V or Voltron.

There were mixed responses between the 2, but most of those who favored Voltes V said one thing in common: Voltes V kicks more ass than Voltron could ever do.

Apparently, I found this blog post in io9 discussing the duel even more. Excerpts are the following on why Voltes V kicks Voltron’s ass:

1. Early on in the series, the trio of kids witness mom Armstrong dying by sacrificing herself in battle. This leaves the fighter-pilot sibs more or less orphans, seeing as how their father was kidnapped by the Boazanians and is pretty much a tortured prisoner of war.

2. There are a pair of evil twin satellites named Sodom and Gomorrah. No word on their sexual proclivities, but they were skilled at using an electric storm to trap their prey in compromising positions.

3. Another roguish alien, Draco, committed suicide rather than surrender to the Voltes gang.

4. The aliens are itching to deploy a nuclear bomb on our Japanese heroes.

5. Voltes V attacks its enemies rather spectacularly by cutting a V into its enemies by using a single-edged sword. In other words: It slashes the foe, slowly twists the sword in the baddie’s gut, then cuts him again back upward. Need a visual? Witness this (go to 3:40) or this (go to 3:47).

There you go. I wasn’t aware of number 2, but I really found number 5 really cool when I was a kid. I still think it’s cool even now.

Damn, I want this toy.

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