This is just a fun micro space station by Philip Stark (Erdbeereis1) in a theme he calls Spatlantis. In addition to the little construction details, I like the overall feel of a jellyfish combined with a mechanical space station.
Our third installment of interviews by Keith Goldman takes us into the mind of a builder that — let’s be honest — you either love or hate. Take it away, Keith!
This week’s builder is known as “nnenn,” and should need no introduction if you’re a fan of science fiction models, or a follower of any [...]
My latest creation is a good example of what happens when a builder gets carried away with a simple concept. My simple concept was to use blue bubble domes as microcolonies, which grew into a large mass that I am calling The Death Ring (see story on Flickr).
The large dome is constructed from stretcher hoses [...]
I recently came across a quote by Ace Kim, the admin of FBTB, who said “a good picture of a terrible model will look better and be more appealing than a terrible picture of a good model.”
To a degree this is very true, which brings us to this interview with Fredo Houben (Fredoichi), [...]
Rodney Bistline (Busterr) can always be counted on for an interesting creation. His space ships usually tend towards the fun, cartoonish side. Today he’s given us something different, instead of a space action hero, it’s a ship from the dawn of man’s steps into the stars.
This thing is half space probe, half fighter. [...]
For our second installment of interviews by Keith Goldman, we explore the possibility of an AFOL pedophile, prize-sniping, the future of collaborative displays, and more. Take it away, Keith!
If you’ve been to a convention or paid any attention to the hobby in the last decade, you’re probably familiar with Adrian Drake. Whether you call [...]
Yes please. I really like the shape of this new ship by Ed Diment (Lego Monster). I’m often a fan of forward swept wings, so that’s a plus there. The chunkiness of the nose is also pleasing, and seems to be in keeping with the general aesthetic of the old Futuron sets. [...]
T.Oechsner still has the Neo Classic Space bug, and now he’s spread the theme to a motorcycle. He’s captured the look perfectly. He’s used old school bubble shaped tires, managed to create a frame over fender look. He’s also managed to get the right chunky and functional look common to that theme. [...]
Tired of castle builders having all the fun in their Time Twister’s Contest? Now you can take any Lego set and remake it in another theme. Here, the host Tom Williamson bends the Shanghai Chase into the space theme using only pieces from the set. You have until March 31st to submit an entry. The [...]
I don’t think I’d run across a LEGO creation by Pierre E Fieschi before, so his Khael Mobile Construction Yard left a rather spectacular first impression.
No, that isn’t a render. Here’s a video showing off the ship’s many features, which incorporate pneumatics:
What you see here started as a tablescrap of a spiral featuring a technique I learned from The Rack by Bryce McGlone. I wanted to incorporate it in a sci-fi scene based off the concept of the cosmic spiral from my previous creations. Having built the rectangular light gray generator of the spiral, I had [...]
Zach Clapsadle just posted this crazy looking ship. While I can’t approve of the painted canopy pieces, I’m letting it slide because of the shape of the ship. It’s just so interesting!
The shape is unconventional, and looks swooshable and fun. I’m always a fan of intakes on ships, and this [...]
Thanks to the new LEGO Remix pool on flickr I’ve uncovered not one, but two excellent builds made using only the pieces from one or two set. Alternate set builds are a great way to get creative without access to a lot of bricks like when you’re on holidays. Cole Blaq’s Rat Rod (above) is [...]
I like the apparent simplicity of the overall design of this microscale space station by Ludgonious, especially the transparent yellow windows at the top and the round protrusions toward the bottom. Lots of good detailing without being too cluttered. A good balance.
We feature a lot of LEGO microscale creations, but it seems like the huge stuff always gets the limelight. Sometimes, though, it’s not about how much LEGO you own, but how you use what you’ve got.
These little spaceships by Craig Lavergne (Tayasuune) aren’t built from very many pieces, but demonstrate originality of design and several [...]
Matthew Raehl’s (Puddleglum) Microbe Obliterator will obsessively clean your ship and any Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class that it encounters.
This creation uses curved slopes to achieve the shape of M-O’s head and body, which definitely results in an improvement.
Xhyn uz o’akh’in du e’ahsil mukh aght.
Don’t blame me for the alien language, blame Shannon Young. You don’t have to understand the text to know what’s going on in this story; the pictures speak for themselves.
Carter Baldwin has been busy building, or rather, he’s been slowly agonizing over this creation. I saw it as a work in progress way back at BrickFair in August of 2009. This thing has come a long way since then, with many more details being packed in, and a completely enclosed bottom.
This ship [...]
Fredoichi’s new creation has me Frinking out all right. I love the color combination in this ship. I’ve used orange, brown and a light blue together before, but I would never have thought that you could add dark tan and still end up with something that looks good.
The shape of this thing isn’t [...]
Peter Reid has taken another run at his classic exo-suit creation. He’s just posted some photos of the MkII version on flickr, and the model just looks great. I think that the new claws are a huge step forward, and not just because they’re huge.
Also notable is the photography of this model, which [...]
As I said in my last post, I’m using today’s snow day to build and search for creations to blog. I didn’t find too much stuff to blog that hadn’t already been covered by my Brothers-Brick cohorts, but I’m hopeful that the snow on the East coast of the US will force a building [...]
This simple design for a cell is flirting with perfect. I wouldn’t have thought to use the garage door pieces for a jail, but then I didn’t have to….Andrew Colunga did.
This freighter, by Soren, threw me for a loop. I didn’t realize it was micro-scale. Leprechaun is a very appropriate name, I’m thinkin’.
Nnenn is back at it again with this totally awesome recreational dogfighter: the ‘Zipper’. And it certainly appears zippy.
When I started building this stuff, I wasn’t sure what to call it. It’s certainly flattering to see other people build in this style, though, especially when the creations are as good as this one.
The Cortical Assimilator by Lloyd W looks pretty amazing. He’s managed to cram a ton of details into a [...]