The Brothers Brick

It’s no secret that I’m fond of Pakistani trucks and it’s a love I share with Adam Grabowski (misterzumbi). Let’s face it, Adam does it better than me.
And for any doubters the bags are duplo sleeping bags.

For once I don’t have to rack my brain trying to think of a relevant song. Barney Main (SlyOwl) has already done it for me by basing a diorama on Ralph McTell’s song Streets of London. Be sure to click through the pictures in order to match the song lyrics to the diorama.

Sean Kenney presents a public service announcement for bikers. Its message is simple yet striking. Check out Red Light.

For once the answer is yes.

Ronald Vallenduuk (Duq) has recently added a couple of sets of instructions to Flickr and kindly showed me how to get LPub working again. I actually reverse engineered the seat gondola many years back after seeing a picture of it and coveting it so it’s great to see Ronald making [...]

Erik Smit has built two great Micropolis modules and combined them to show just how much detail you can pack into a very small space.

(Incidentally, BrickCon will have a collaborative MicroCity layout, so it’s not too late to build something and bring it!)

UPDATE: High-res photos of LEGO Atlantis sets are now out.
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Alexander (Shurik) posted pictures of some of the 2010 sets that LEGO has displayed at a sponsored event in Russia called Festival Rossiyskogo Fan Forum Lego. The featured sets include samples from the following themes: Atlantis, Toy Story, Prince of Persia, Star Wars, Power Miners, City, [...]

New vehicles from Adam Grabowski (MisterZumbi) are always a bit of an event. His latest is a Fendt Xylon, a German tractor.

Via Klocki, which has a great side-by-side comparison shot.

This was just too good to pass up. The Schubert family created this amazing Alpine Village, which was displayed at BrickFair. The only photos appear to be on Brickshelf from Abe (

Warning! This model is 100% LEGO.
Dmac has combined practicality and raw beauty into his DT-75 tractor making a truly impressive beast. That plush seat looks so comfy I’d like to shrink myself to scale and relax.

Nick Dean has drawn inspiration from the game Bioshock moved art deco under the sea to create this excellent Art Deco inspired undersea hotel with full interior. There’s too many good details to describe so I’ll leave it to you to scour each picture for the things you like.

McBricker takes us on a journey into the hills of Crete, where this lovely little chapel nestles against the side of a cliff.

The tree, the goats, the sky, and the old nun walking with a cane all add depth to this scene.

L. G. Orlando has built a rather ornate little Victorian house. I’m loving the details on this.

It’s been only less than two weeks since the release of 10197 Fire Brigade, but Alex Eylar (Profound Whatever) has already microscaled it. I won’t ask how many of his Flickr contacts thought it was the actual set from the thumbnail pictures.

Legoadam has made great use of dish and arch pieces to construct this simple but delightful microscale mosque. I’m sure the sharif would like it.

Having just finished building 10197 Fire Brigade (awesome!), I’m tuned to see fire engines, ladder trucks, and other rescue apparatus everywhere. Ralph Savelsberg (Mad physicist) doesn’t disappoint with his American-style pumper truck.

Ralph’s pumper shares some key traits with the new set — interesting, complex techniques and great design. The way he continues the stripes from [...]

This gorgeous residence by Karwick is top notch. The chimney sweep has to be my favorite touch, but there are plenty of other details to love in there. Check out that roof design for one.

Thanks to Hendrick for the tip.

Looks like the Train Tech Building Contest at Eurobricks is bringing train fans out of the woodwork. Josh Morris (I Scream Clone) has drawn inspiration from his local Wollongong (wool-on-gong to the non-natives) stations for this cute little destination. I’m particularly drawn to the grille bricks under the arches but given the scarcity of Aus-inspired [...]

Andrey Kudinov (k100m ) has built a lovely Gaz-AA (aka Ford-AA) firetruck from the 1930s to go with set 10197. I love all the little details he has snuck into this and it makes a wonderful companion to the set.

I’ve also been working from the same era with this 1930s style lorry (truck for [...]