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It’s not the most powerful vehicle in the Starcraft universe; it’s not even the most powerful Terran vehicle that you can build, but it’s definitely one of the coolest. The siege tank is a staple in several build strats because it can be used for area denial and to keep your bases safe from approaching ground attackers, but it also can be used as an offensive weapon that can rain down hot death on your enemies if you get them close to their bases.

Now, an intrepid Starcraft fan has built one entirely from Lego bricks. It’s small, but it’s remote controlled, and can switch modes at the touch of a button. YouTube user petzoldhaus – better known as Marky Mark’s Lego Creations – assembled this beautiful, working siege tank and put the video up at YouTube and at Team Liquid for the Starcraft-loving world to enjoy.

The tank has four separate motors and two actuators. It’s fully mobile, and can drive forward, in reverse, and turn around corners. The only thing missing (aside from firing actual shells, of course) is the tank commander’s voice shouting “I’m about to drop the hammer and dispense some indiscriminate justice!” The Lego version does, however, make all the right sounds when it transforms from tank mode to artillery mode and back again.

The project seems to be the first for petzoldhaus, all of his other YouTube videos mostly involve spending time outdoors, feeding wildlife, and going skydiving. Not boring by any stretch, but certainly not a Lego siege tank.

via YouTube and Team Liquid

Three of the four official StarCraft II custom mods announced by Blizzard last year are now done, dusted and ready to download.

As noted in the Battle.net announcement, Aiur Chef, Left 2 Die and Starjeweled all launched in beta in February but the final versions roll out today.

Just to recap, Left 2 Die is a cooperative take on StarCraft II's Outbreak mission which sees you trying to fend off wave after wave of undead Terrans.

StarJeweled is a riff on PopCap's puzzle classic Bejeweled that sees you launching attacks against your opponent by matching similarly coloured gems.

Finally, Aiur Chef � a pun on Japanese extreme cooking show Iron Chef � sees you scouring the game map for ingredients to complete various recipes.

As well as being polished up and de-bugged, the finished mods also have official achievements � detailed below - with new avatars to unlock.

To check them out, boot up StarCraft II and hit the Featured section of the Join Game interface to start a match.

A fourth effort � a new take on the hugely popular Warcraft III DOTA mod � is still in the works.

Aiur Chef:

• Executor Chef - Cook at least one of each dish in all three rounds of one game of Aiur Chef.
• Virtuoso -Win a game of Aiur Chef. Awards Zealot Chef portrait.
• Supreme Cuisine - Score over 2000 points in a game of Aiur Chef.
• The Heat Is On - Kill another zealot chef when hit by the Great Equalizer.
• Allez Cuisine! - Cook two dishes within 30 seconds of each other.

Left 2 Die:

• Live and Let Die - Complete the "Left 2 Die" scenario on Normal difficulty.
• Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em - Kill a Stank before it kills anything on Hard difficulty. Awards Stank portrait.
• Die Another Day - Complete the "Left 2 Die" scenario on Hard difficulty.
• Here Comes the Hammer - Complete the "Left 2 Die" scenario before the fifth night on Brutal difficulty.
• License to Kill - Complete the "Left 2 Die" scenario on Brutal difficulty.
• Night Of The Living - Survive 5 Infested Horde Attacks in the "Night 2 Die" mode of the "Left 2 Die" scenario.
• Night Of The Living II - Survive 10 Infested Horde Attacks in the "Night 2 Die" mode of the "Left 2 Die" scenario.
• Night Of The Living III - Survive 15 Infested Horde Attacks in the "Night 2 Die" mode of the "Left 2 Die" scenario.

StarJeweled:

• Tag Team - Win a 2v2 game of 'StarJeweled' with no A.I. Players.
• Jewel Crafter - Win a 1v1 game of 'StarJeweled' against a Medium A.I. opponent.
• Jewel Star - Win a 1v1 game of 'StarJeweled' against a Hard A.I. opponent.
• Jewel Super Star - Win a 1v1 game of 'StarJeweled' against a Very Hard A.I. opponent.
• Jewel Rock Star - Win a 1v1 game of 'StarJeweled' against an Insane A.I. opponent.
• Jewel of Denial - Heal 3000 points of damage in a game of 'StarJeweled' using the Healing Wave ability. Awards Ornatus portrait.
• World of Orecraft - Do a 6 combo gem break and receive "For the Swarm" notification in a game of 'StarJeweled'.