Margaret Atwood once called scifi “talking squids in outer space“.
But that’s just, you know, her opinion, man.
This excellent cephalopod-on-Star Destroyer diorama by Iain Heath for Emerald City Comiccom now sits in the lobby of his employers, Tableau Software.
More of Iain’s other great builds on his Flickr photostream.
Sheffield Star
Northern Echo
South Wales Evening Post
The Scotsman
Meanwhile, in Worcester…
Worcester Evening News
Vasil Vasil has “created a delicate and extremely elegant road bike where the vivid colours combined with the creative parts usage makes for a very pleasing model to view”.
And how.
More here
Who among us does not yearn for a Masters Of The Universe LEGO set like this Castle Greyskull from LEGO builder David Frank?
Lots more pictures on his Flickr photostream.
We’ve featured a couple of timelapes made from images taken on the International Space Station before.
This one, created by Bruce W. Berry, is particularly glorious.
Previously:
Eye Candy: The Earth From Above
Eye Candy: ISS Time Lapse
Using over 200,000 bricks and taking 600 hours to construct, this fantastic cityscape by artist Mike Doyle is packed with detail and little flourishes.
He’s set up a kickstarter to help fund future builds offering prints and DIY sets of some of the buildings as rewards.
There’s plenty more close up shots on his Flickr photostream.
…but it’s fine for cyclists.
This year’s NUIM Galway Cycle , in aid of the Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation, is currently taking place .
Which means high winds, moist lycra and some nasty chafing.
You can track their progress on Endomondo or donate a soggy fiver to the cause.
Photos via Colm Austin (on the right in the top picture with Rory Tierney).
We featured the first video from Project Yosemite last year. Now there’s a trailer for the next installment due out at the end of the month.
Sit back. Enjoy.
We’re suckers for Calvin and Hobbes and animator Adam Brown has filled our heads with what could have been with this animation of a classic C & H strip.
What’s better than a sweded trailer?
One that’s sweded using LEGO!
Here we have a remake of the second Star Trek Into Darkness trailer with lens flare and everything.