This looks like something my kids will be asking for once they hit stores! It’s a Lego branded digital camera, designed after the colorful, iconic bricks that everybody loves. It’s just a prototype, but is just one product in a line of digital products in the works. Other products will include a walkie-talkie and camcorder, and will be produced by Digital Blue.

The camera is not actually built from Lego bricks, so kids won’t be able to take it apart, I guess. It would be cool if the bottom had a functional Lego texture, though, so we could customize the design a bit. It would be fun to add wheels to the Lego camcorder and take it for a roll, or build your own Lego tripod, etc.

Seen at Engadget

In honor of the return of Battlestar Galactica, I dug up this brilliant example of brick work on Brickshelf. This LEGO model of a Colonial Viper Mark VII was built by “Captain-Nakota” (Scott). He did it from scratch, because there are no LEGO kits for the BSG vehicles. Please click on the thumbnail, so you can appreciate the details in the larger photo.

Besides the fabulous work on the Viper itself, I love the details of the scene around the ship. Look closely at the little figures. You can see Apollo climbing into his cockpit, and Chief, in his orange jumpsuit, telling him something important about his Viper. Starbuck (short blonde hair) is waiting on deck in her black flight suit, and you can also see Admiral Adama and Colonel Tigh standing by. You might even recognize Cally‘s ponytail in the background.

The preparation and effort that went into building this scene mark Scott as a true BSG Geek in my book, and I hope he appreciates that for the high compliment it’s meant to be. To see more of his BSG models, including a Cylon Raider, visit his Brickshelf gallery.