Monthly Archives: September 2012

This LEGO Hobbiton even has a brick-built map

Legopard recently exhibited his LEGO Hobbiton at SteineWahn 2012 in Berlin, where it took 3rd place for “Best MOC”. While many LEGO builders are content to build a single hobbit hole, Legopard built three, each with its uniquely colored front door, all surrounded by lush landscaping.

Hobbiton - a long expected Party

Bag End has an interior to satisfy the poshest (and hungriest) of hobbits:

Hobbiton

And I love that Hobbiton even gets its own LEGO map!

the Shire - map

Check out MOCpages for the full gallery, with descriptions of how Legopard built and transported this large diorama, and watch a slideshow on YouTube.

4-foot-tall LEGO mecha stomps through LEGO City

Ryan McNaught (TheBrickMan) takes large-scale mecha to a whole new level with this one. “Warhammer” is over 4 feet tall, took two weeks to build, and incorporates over 25,000 pieces.

LEGO Mech "Warhammer"

I love how it’s stomping a McDonald’s… Thanks to Bruce for the tip!

Headhogs

Fedde (Karf Oolhu) is no stranger to unusual minifigs (too many links, just flick through his pages) but his hedgehog heads stand out as both creepy and oddly plausible. I can really see an army of these people.

Queen Erina Hedgehog

Lemon_Boy Fan_Boy

I think it is a safe bet for me to say that Erik (Lemon_Boy) is one of my favourite builders on Flickr. I have an odd fascination with his work. Perhaps it is his complete lack of fear towards studs, or possibly his courageous use of colour combinations, most definitely his affinity for realistic scale…and his mildly sarcastic descriptions certainly do always give me a good chuckle. But the fact of the matter is, I feel he is a builder that really doesn’t receive the props he deserves. And I am one to talk because I don’t comment on his photos nearly as much as I should…I bloody well spend enough time browsing his stream :D

So to make up for my lack of effort in giving praise, I figured I would feature some of my favourites from his recent works.

PS:SF AM!HM

objekt 8 "PROBOKATOR"

Express to Organa Major

hull downnn

So if you haven’t already, please peruse Erik’s photostream…it is thoroughly good!

Great Great Ball Contraption

Freelance Technic blogger, Peer Kreuger (mahjqa) sends us this beauty. I agree!

While most great ball contraptions are the result of a collaboration between many people, mechanical mastermind Akiyuki has been so busy building GBC modules that he made a damn impressive lineup all on his own. The intricate modules have an almost hypnotic quality to them.

Computer AI

Simon Liu (Si-MOCs) is right now in an epic battle of wit and creativity with Kahan Dare (tadashistate). Luckily he appears to have some cybernetic help!

Computer AI - Why I keep losing

But it is good to see that they still have time for lunch!

Lego Pokemon Scizor

Mike Nieves (retinence) have made several Pokemon creations with his elegant Bionicle/System style. His most recent build of Scizor is one of my favorites. Whoever commissioned it is one lucky customer.

Commission: Pokemon Scizor

Look toward the sky, there be dragons...

Aurore&aube, who seems to specialize in amazing creature creations, has made this most amazing dragon.  The shaping of the head is genius and note the organic feel of the wings created by mixing various technic elements.

Toward the Sky 004

 

Lego Gangnam Style

Tim Inman (rabidnovaracer) gives a Lego version of viral K-Pop Sensation, PSY and his signature horse riding dance from the video for his song, Gangnam Style. Hey, sexy lady….

Lego Gangnam Style!

Eat your vegetables...OR ELSE!!!

Mike C (BloodRedDragon) built a comically styled starfighter that was just too well done to pass up!

Vitamite

Mutant giant bunnies beware!

Two helpings of mecha? YES PLEASE!

Dane E (Mechanekton) has just posted two, large, distinctive, and absolutely rockin’ mechas. Both are a very unique style and shape, and totally full of awesome details. WOW!

Ostrogoth

Ostrogoth

Svarog

Svarog

Mark Stafford’s Cyrana is full of Hero Factory Awesomeness!

Mark Stafford‘s new Cyclopian: Cyrana ship shows off the potential of Hero Factory and Bionicle elements. It’s swooshy and bad ass! I hope this is the birth of a new meme.  Time to dig out those Bionicle bits!

01-Cyrana