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Probably has the same chances of detecting the Higgs-Boson as the real thing.

The internet has practically exploded with glee at the news that next summer will see the release of official Lord of the Rings and Hobbit lego sets.

Of course, people have been making their own versions and do thinks like making a version of The Hobbit trailer:

No word as yet if they’ll do sets for the Battle of Isengard or Barad-dûr.

Half an hour of Halo-based Lego animation you say? Well, all right. If you insist.

Animator Alex Kobbs sez:

In this epic game of capture the flag, the blue and red team fight on the shores of Zanzibar. Setting the record for the longest and most elaborate brick-film ever made based on Halo, this film is the accomplishment of over 6 years of production and hundreds of dollars worth of bricks.

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Artist Mike Doyle creates incredible, eerily derelict Victorian mansions from Lego. His latest ‘Victorian on Mud Heap’ (top), used nearly 130,000 pieces and took 600 hours to complete. Sez he:

For me, this piece speaks to the inherent unpredictability of those things which we call our foundation. Like a little dollhouse, a seemingly secure home is plucked up and set on a new path. This charming home, lovingly embellished with ornamental fancy was no match for nature. The fancy embellishments serve as a reminder of our earlier focus on the material world, while the aftermath removes us from that focus. The piece offers no answers or necessarily any hope, but rather points to life’s fragility.

More pix and close-up detail here.

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