The Brothers Brick

Stefan (Brainbikerider) has built an excellent little starfighter, that really takes shape in an interesting direction. Using 1×1 rounds, he’s made a nice curve shape, and mated it to a central core for a rather original aesthetic. While the technique the generate that curve has been used in castle towers for years, it’s great to see it adapted to use in space.

The use of stickers from the Power Miners line also adds a great sense of detail to the ship. Be sure to check out some of the other photos, to see how it looks from other perspectives.

As Dan mentioned a few days ago about his Tsing pair of starfighters, Johnny Frye (Dr. X) works hard to improve his LEGO creations.

Johnny’s Hr-18 Interceptor (right) was very cool, to be sure, but by creating an Hr-22 Attack Fighter variant in different colors (below), he made the design truly pop.

Johnny doesn’t build to get blogged (and nor should you), but it’s this kind of commitment to improvement that earns our respect.

Fedde (Karf Oolhu) has been having fun with LEGO monkeys lately.

I’ve always thought that LEGO monkeys were fairly difficult to pose in interesting ways, but Fedda proves otherwise — particularly that monkey scratching himself with a monkey wrench.

I just noticed that Fedda has more than 50 pictures in his Monkey Madness photoset. Lots of hilarious shenanigans goin’ on, so check it out.

Excluding a mention in a roundup back in NoVVember, it’s shocking that we haven’t blogged the LEGO creations of Fredo Houben (Fredoichi).

Fredo’s “Engo – Gunner Type” (above) is chock full of tasty greebles — even the underside of the sloped bricks he used as legs adds an interesting texture.

His older “Magojiro” (below) is no less awesome:

Check out all of this talented builder’s LEGO creations in Fredoichi’s photostream on Flickr.

Not all good LEGO Castle landscaping has to be tall (for lack of a better word), as JD Luse demonstrates with a detailed landscape built on a baseplate:

The narrow trees add variety, while an Orient Expedition hat serves as a bird’s nest on the large tree.

I’m not up on the latest Star Wars Expanded Universe characters, but I think I can recognize excellent custom minifigures when I see them.

Khain and his Padawan by Tekka Croe incorporate custom faces, torsos, and cloth items, as well as a pair of interesting lightsaber handles. Also note the modified minifig legs on the shorter figure.

Black Foster (CSF_Blake) has just completed his second SHIP, dubbed Paladin:

Blake writes on Classic-Space Forums that Paladin is “designed to disable carriers with it’s two big cannons mounted on top. Then, thanks to its assortment of big engines, it can make a quick getaway before fighters can be sent in pursuit.”

Four feet long, Paladin even has a full interior.

See more of Paladin on Flickr or on Blake Foster’s website.

Another excellent suggestion, Carter Baldwin.

This gorgeous ruined castle by Haung showed up on Brickshelf‘s “Recent” page a couple days ago, so even though he posted it to MOCpages back in January, it’s definitely worth a blog now.

A colossal statue stands guard over the entrance to a fully detailed interior:

See more pictures in Haung’s MOCpages or Brickshelf gallery.

Rob (Dasnewten) has built a gorgeous gunship inspired by ships in Homeworld:

With brick-built numbers, tank treads on the cannon, and truly complex SNOT on the cockpit, Rob’s gunship is an amazing LEGO creation. The fact that it’s inspired by Homeworld is just a minor bonus.

Best tip of the week, Carter!

Peter Woodley has been building a unique universe for some adorable characters called Maxwell and Pugsy.

Peter’s latest Maxwell and Pugsy creation is a treetop hangar, accompanied by a poem:

As Matt Garvin says, Peter’s style is a “mix of fantasy, steampunk-ishness, with a healthy helping of whimsy.” I keep thinking “Pugsy” is missing an L, but this is still a really sweet LEGO creation, in both senses of the word.

Also, this is our second post in a week to feature a tire swing.

Run and hide your Cafe Corner, Market Street and Green Grocer!  This creepy creation built by Sebastian “Aliencat” Arts will consume all!

Side note: haha, take that Nannan, I finally blogged a Black Fantasy creation before you!

Absolutely nothing.  But I am a huge fan of these two completely unrelated minfigs.

Balakov recreates Magritte’s The Son of Man in LEGO:

And hobo has made a minifig Poison Headcrab Zombie from Half-Life 2.

Shawn Snyder may not be as prolific as some of the builders we feature frequently, but each of his LEGO creations is no less blogworthy. Shawn’s latest mech is 16 inches tall and includes a motor to make it move around.

Watch the video here:

Johnny Tang (johnnytang) is at it again with amazing sculptures. His latest is Hellboy:

At this scale, Johnny can pack in lots of important details (like the two studs on Hellboy’s pecs), but it takes some serious skill to get it all to fit together so well. Check out the full LEGO Hellboy gallery on Brickshelf.

Thanks for the tip, Bruce! (More to come…)

UPDATE: 8038 The Battle of Endor is now available from the LEGO Shop online.

Chuck Citrin has uncovered a high-resolution picture of the forthcoming LEGO Star Wars set 8038 The Battle of Endor on Kastor’s Korner:

When we say high-res, we’re talking 3666 x 2531, so there’s a lot to take in — not least of which is Leia’s new hair, printed Ewoks, and some very cool torsos on the Rebel troopers.