Funny coincidence just after posting something about all the nostalgic TV cars I wanted, I stumble across this little graphic gem by artist, Scott Park, that illustrates all the cars I mentioned, PLUS a bunch of them I forgot about too! Let me add the Grease Lightning hotrod, and the Submarine Lotus to the mix. I actually had the Submarine Lotus toy car...
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“What is it with guys and legos?” a colleague of mine asks. I don’t have an answer for that. Suffice to say this is only a recently discovered hobby of mine. I spent a good many years between my intermediate school days all the way through adulthood looking at Lego from afar. I appreciated it, but it was never something that justified the...
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I’ve obviously been on a big Lego kick recently. I got another one coming in the mail. What’s especially nice is that Kingston is starting to show an interest in those toys so there’s less resistance from the spousal unit. What…is that a bad thing to call her? 😉 Anyway, there’s a fun series of Lego inspired riddles I ran...
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[youtube id=PmeeUGrDkPw] I may be a little partial to Audi lately. I just love my car. One of the things that really appeals to be about the car are the lights — what the car salesman described as “bling lights”. It just appeals to my 10 year old kid in me watching Knight Rider and wishing someday to own a cheesy car with fancy lights....
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Finished my 2nd major Lego project for this VW Wagon a couple nights ago. Now I’m suffering from Lack-of-lego syndrome. It’s what you get when you find a little bit of time each night to sit down by yourself and enjoy a little Lego building and then all of a sudden that’s all gone. I’m itching to buy another set. There’s a new...
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Besides one shirt, the only thing I picked up from HK was a set of these (Japanese) nano building sets…basically miniature Lego knockoffs. I grabbed a full set of instruments. I completed my first one during break today. I thought I needed tweezers to handle all the pieces. Some of the pieces were so tiny I was afraid I could barely hold them. As it...
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LoweStudio Inc was founded by me, Raphael Lowe, a Honolulu based illustrator and web designer. I presently design and manage a few dozen commercial websites, but my main focus these days is acting as the head developer for Kapiolani Community College and teaching New Media Arts.