It seems both inevitable and appropriate that humankind will name a spacegoing vehicle after astronomer and author Carl Sagan. We’ve also come to expect excellence from the collaborations between Ed Diment and Ralph Savelsberg.
The Carl Sagan certainly doesn’t disappoint.
Describing it as a “near-future deep space exploration ship” inspired by Ralph’s microscale John Archibald Wheeler, the [...]
Castle New Rock is living testament to mankind’s mastery of nature. If you were impressed by Matija Grguric’s original Castle Rock, you’ll be blown away by his newest creation, featuring 20,000 bricks and 3 months of genius at work. The concept of a gargantuan castle nesting on jagged rocks jutting from the sea is the [...]
A group of Brickish Association members recently collaborated on this excellent Miami themed diorama Bricksboro Beach. What is particularly impressive is how cohesive it all appears. Many collaborative dioramas look a bit pieced together but this one looks ‘whole’. I’ve linked straight to the set to ensure you can see as many details as possible. [...]
Today is the fourth anniversary of The Brothers Brick!
I said last year that 2007-2008 was the year that The Brothers Brick transitioned from “just a LEGO blog” to a full-fledged LEGO fan community. While this community that we all belong to continues to grow, 2008-2009 may be the year that The Brothers Brick transitions from [...]
It would appear that both Ralph Savelsberg and I have been busy building aeroplanes this weekend. I assure our loyal readers that this was a total coincidence and not a cunning ploy on my behalf to cut down on the number of blog posts.
Ralph has added to his military collection with a BAE Sea [...]
Well, three boxes, to be precise. Multi-thematic builder Kevin Fedde (Crimson Wolf) takes a trip through the deeps of space in his A3-11 “Ascension” Heavy Fighter.
Note the “condiment reactor technology” that powers this lovely vehicle.
See more photos on Flickr and MOCpages.
We generally don’t blog two planes by the same builder two days apart, but this Spitfire by Ed Diment (Lego Monster) is too gorgeous to pass up.
The plane has a three-stud-wide fuselage, great camouflage, and a beautiful profile.
Ed Diment just posted this lovely vintage aircraft. Built for an exhibit at The Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester, this model depicts a civil version of the Handley Page W10. It’s definitely a beautiful airplane.
The Dynamic Duo of Lego fans collaborate once again on this sweet little display.
Ralph Savelsberg built the super-accurate Mitsubishi Evo X, while Ed Diment supplied the sveldt driver.
In a feat of LEGO naval engineering rivaled only by Malle Hawking’s USS Harry S Truman and Ed Diment’s HMS Hood, Jumpei Mitsui (JunLEGO) completed his World War II battleship Yamato today.
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LEGO battleship Yamato has some very impressive specifications:
Length: 6.6 meters (22 feet) from bow to stern
Width: 1 meter (3 feet) at the [...]
You can count on Ed Diment (Lego Monster) to build one megasized spaceship for the 30 year anniversary of LEGO Space. Unlike other SHIPs, the Sapphire Condor can deploy a remote controlled ground vehicle. Of course, you have to see it to believe it; check it out in the video below.
You can read more about [...]
If I understand correctly, Corfe Castle station is going to be the centre-piece of Carl Greatrix’s new train layout. If the rest of the layout is even half as good (and I have no doubts it will be) it promises to be one of the best.
In other news, congratulations are in order for Carl for [...]
To celebrate his birthday recently, Ed Diment showed off this massive structure — the CN Tower — he built at age six back in 1978:
It somehow seems appropriate that Ed grew up to build HMS Hood.
Anybody else out there have photos of themselves with LEGO from twenty years ago? Thirty? More? I posted mine from [...]
Ed Diment and Ralph Savelsberg worked together to create this awe-inspiring Australian road train.
Check out the driver and his kangaroo friend:
The Brothers Brick turned three a few months ago, but today is our second anniversary on Brothers-Brick.com.
And what a difference a second year on our own domain has made!
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Ed Diment and Ralph Savelsberg have built the Plymouth Rock in multiple scales. From Micro to Mega and everything in between, these cars rock!
Personally, I’ve been waiting for this for a long time!
Ed Diment has completed his minfig-scale HMS Hood. Packed with incredible details, this is my favorite of the big ship builds, which have included the USS Harry S. Truman and the Titanic, among others.
The working derrick on the main [...]
Ralph Savelsberg takes a break from 1/36-scale airplanes and modular buildings to build a Fairey Swordfish torpedo bomber.
As a carrier-based biplane, the wings fold up:
Here it is with wings extended:
Ralph’s Swordfish is actually meant to accompany Ed Diment’s HMS Hood (which we’ll be featuring here the moment it’s done!).