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LEGO Lee Enfield Bolt Action Sniper Rifle

By Andrew Liszewski

It never ceases to amaze me what people manage to create with LEGO Technics. In this case it’s not only a Lee Enfield sniper rifle that looks like a perfect replica, but it even has a working bolt-action mechanism complete with removable clips, and yes, it of course fires. It was created by Jack Streat who posted an extensive collection of photos and a bit of a description of the rifle’s mechanisms over on MOCpages, but you’ll want to check out the video I’ve included to see it in action to truly appreciate its incredible engineering.

[ MOCpages - Jack Streat - Lee Enfield Bolt Action Sniper Rifle (working) ] VIA [ The UberReview ]

Beautiful Polaroid Camera Sculpted in Lego

This wonderful piece of plastic sculpture isn’t just a Polaroid Land Camera. Take a closer look and you’ll see that it is a Polaroid Land Camera made from Lego. To see just how good it is, below is the original, from Flickrer Timmy Toucan.

That’s some rather creative Lego use right there, but the replica, showcased at the Lego-fetish site Brickshelf, prompts a rather interesting question. Why don’t cameras look this good today? Is is merely the retro-stylings of yesteryear which look so good to our eyes, bored as they are by the amorphous blobs of plastic that are today’s gadgets? Or is the Polaroid just a design classic, its beautiful lines obviously superior even when masked by the misty swirls of time?

Clearly something to consider as we end yet another year, and the instant nature of the extinct Polaroid is the perfect metaphor for, well, instant disappearing things. More importantly, is there anything around today which will look this good in the future? Thinking of cameras, I come up with the Olympus Pen, but that is based on an old design itself. Suggestions? Put them in the comments.

Lego Polaroid [Arvo/Brickshelf via Giz]

Polaroid Land Camera 1000 [Camerapedia]

Real Polaroid Photo: Timmy Toucan/Flickr

The Biggest Lego Mario Ever Built [Lego]

If you have $3700 handy, you can buy this 6-foot tall, 110-pound, 40,000-brick Lego Mario, the biggest ever built. It took one week to plan, and 175 hours over 16 days to build.

You don’t have to feel like a dorky geek for buying it, because the money will go to charity. So you can feel like a good-hearted dorky geek.

The auction lasts till November 1st, and the money will go to the Ronald McDonald foundation in Netherlands, “a dutch organization that arranges proper housing for relatives of hospitalized children, in the vicinity of clinics.” [eBay via Brothers Brick]

Assault the Lego Wedding Castle, Save the Princess, Save the World [Lego]

Showing again that Lego dorks can be loved to the point of marriage, reader Clint Cox has sent his cool Lego wedding cake, in which a heroic Lego minifig assaults the castle to rescue the princess from the eeeveel dragon:

Wanted to share this… I am an avid (daily) Gizmodo reader (commenter GarouDiams).

I have played with Legos since I was a little kid. When my wife gave me free reign over my groom’s cake, I knew what I wanted… A Lego castle cake. I still have the manuals and the pieces for the Kings Castle (6080) and Knight’s Castle (6073). I recently got the new King’s Castle Siege (7094), which set the mental gears turning. After a trip to the Lego store in Houston to pick up some individual bricks, I turned over some of my pieces and a sketch of what I wanted: a tiered chocolate cake with chocolate / vanilla icing and an epic battle for the life of an ill-fated bride.

The cake was make from scratch by a friend of the family.

I’m a little disappointed it’s not the classic Lego Yellow Castle, but congratulations to both of you, Clint. Photography by Whitney Lee Photography of Austin, TX

Lego Pop-Up Building Makes My Head Pop Up Too [Lego]

Andrew—from The Brothers Brick—says that this Lego Kinkaku-ji Buddhist temple leaves him speechless. I have to admit that I just couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw the whole building popping up from a closed box. Magic.

Built with 4,500 bricks and weighing almost nine pounds, the Lego Kinkaku-ji Buddhist pop-up temple is truly a marvel of Lego engineering. That’s why these bricks will never cease to fill me with absolute wonderment. [Talapz via Brothers Brick]

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