Nanoblocks Space Shuttle: Perfect Building Experience for a Quiet Friday at Home

I picked this up to help destress after a very rough week. It didn't solve all of my problems, but it did help. Check out my flickrset for an alternative way to view the below pics.
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Draw Every Day for January 13, 2012: Space Capsule in Ink

I bought a bag of astronauts when I was at the AMNH last month and this old skool space capsule came included along with some moon buggies.

Draw Every Day for January 12, 2012: Astronaut Made in China

A little plastic astronaut drawn in Sharpie ink. On the bottom of the base there are the words "MADE IN CHINA."

ThePeteToys: Chalky!

My first ever custom toy made way back in 2006:
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Chalky started out life as an 8-inch KidRobot Munny blank. I used blackboard paint and chalk (big surprise) and he really works as a blackboard! I still want to do a Munny that allows for dry-erase markers to be used on it :)

My new #Lego-related addiction: #Nanoblocks! This is Kinkaku-ji, a temple in Kyoto

There is something so wonderfully zen about building with such small pieces. The only drawback is the price. This set measures 3.5 inches tall but cost $18. :/ But it was so much fun to build--and very calming. I can't wait to get more of these.



And check out the cool details--you can see inside the thing (sorry about the lighting, but you can see a bit of light sneaking in through the space between two nanoblocks in the back wall inside the temple:



Check out the real Kinkaku-ji on Wikipedia.

You can see the Nanoblocks panda I built last week, also.

The results from last night's #Lego quest and build!

The results from last night's #Lego quest and build!, a photo by thepetecom on Flickr.

The results from last night's #Lego quest and build!, a photo by thepetecom on Flickr.

While I'm on my way to the Times Square Toys R Us I thought I'd upload pics from last nights building. First up we have the Nanoblocks panda that I had a blast putting together. Ended up with a LOT of extra pieces though. Ikea-overdrive! I know Lego often includes a few extra pieces but this is a lot more than Lego usually includes. Next up we have the hockey player minifigure from wave 4 of the individually packaged minifigs. Looking at some of the others in wave 4 has made me reconsider my earlier-mentioned disinterest in wave 4. I particularly want the geisha-looking one (not sure if she's Japanese or Chinese.) Anyway there are some others in wave 4 I'd dig, too. Not that I want to go all the way out to the TRU in the lower Bronx to get them though. It's kind of a PitA getting out there. Ok, almost to Times Square. Must wrap this up. Wish me luck today!

Lego Storage Bricks...

Damn. I want every single one of these boxes. I wouldn’t even store things in them—I’d build stuff! Hey, they’re Lego boxes, after all!

New Television “Journalist” Barbie—she looks ready for her stint on Fox News!

Found via timeoutnewyork:

urlesque:

amyvernon:

Mattel introduces new Journalism Barbie

blerg.

Now with side bangs!

This is pretty much the opposite of what we wear to work. But then, this is “news anchor” Barbie, not “magazine writer who treats every day like casual Friday” Barbie.

Actually, scratch that—I don’t think she’s hot enough for Fox.

The entire R2 collection

The entire R2 collection.

New additions to the R2 collection!

New additions to the R2 collection!