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Go-go Gadget LEGO!

Dan — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:04:40 +0000

This Gadget Mobile by Alex Jones (Orion Pax) is quite true to the cartoon vehicle I remember from my childhood. Not only does the van look accurate, it also transforms, just like the one in the show! I’m not going to lie, these customized Bellville and Technic figures creep me out a bit, but Gadget certainly looks like Gadget, and that’s what counts.

And Now for a Different Sort of Spacecraft

Chris — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:05:29 +0000

Showing off what great uses Bionicle parts can have, even as core structural elements, flickr user Erth&fiya’s latest creation is a wonderfully textured spaceship. The addition of the classic windscreen forms a fantastic counterpoint to the pearl silver Bionicle pieces.

Take to the Skies with Friends!

Chris — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 05:32:38 +0000

Nathaniel Brill (aka Shuppiluliumas) puts the new Friends line to great use with his delightfully retro scouting plane for Mia, complete with nose art and an adorable sidekick aviator hedgehog. The plane itself is quite a nice build, and the concept is great fun.

Fantastic Porsche 917 Model by Malte Dorowski

Chris — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 01:32:40 +0000

The Porsche 917′s sweeping curves and smooth shape make it particularly challenging to translate into Lego, but Malte Dorowski has managed to accomplish it quite admirably, using some clever techniques and a great deal of skill. He has even managed to work in an opening engine compartment and functioning doors, and his presentation does his creation justice.

Be sure to also check out his beautiful Porsche 911 GT1.

Mad Max Christmas

gambort — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 21:03:18 +0000

Joe Klang (-derjoe-) has given me a perfect opportunity to wish everyone a hot and Summery Christmas from Australia. There was a time when Mel Gibson was considered kind of cooler than an anti-semitic drunk. And Max Max comes very much from that time. In his second recent car-based diorama Joe shows why. The last V8.

2012 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR by Malte Dorowski

Andrew — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 06:36:20 +0000

We’ve featured a gorgeously curved Porsche 935/78 by Malte Dorowski here before, but Malte is a talented car builder whose LEGO models extend well beyond that one iconic German automaker. That said, I have a soft spot for Porsches, so here’s another great one — the new 911 GT3 RSR.

Also, lime is always awesome, and this Porsche looks like it could talk.

Excellent Boeing 314 “Yankee Clipper” Replica

Chris — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:10:50 +0000

This wonderful vintage plane has been recreated by Nick Dean (aka -NickD-). The Boeing 314 is one of the beautiful airplanes from an era when flying still had a romantic flair, and the world was shrinking due to the incoming rapidity of long-distance travel. Nick’s model is of a specific Boeing 314, the “Yankee Clipper” which flew for Pan-Am starting in 1939.

A cuter scooter

gambort — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 22:07:44 +0000

Karwik is no stranger to two-wheel creations but I think these latest scooters are some of his cutest. The use of the hollow 1×2 slope brick is the cleverness that makes these work.

Shadow prowler

gambort — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 22:03:08 +0000

Ralph Savelsberg (Mad Physicist) has packed in the action on his latest iteration of the EA-6B Prowler of VAQ-141 Shadowhawks. I’m especially keen on the opening brick built cockpits but the rest of Ralph’s impressive bag of tricks are all on show.

Lego Oscar Mayer Wienermobile

Nannan — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 18:00:28 +0000

Bruce Lowell uses the Lowell sphere design he invented 10 years ago to complete the creation that the technique was originally intended for.

Got Milk?

Caylin — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:26:14 +0000

This creation is just fabulous. Built by Gilcelio Ghagas (Legogil), this iconic milk delivery truck embodies a simpler time when milk actually WAS delivered by these “milk floats”. The details are amazing. I see something new every time I look at it.

The description on the picture gives a ton of great information, so I encourage you to click through and see!

A LEGO study of classic lines and curves

Caylin — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 01:24:56 +0000

Cars symbolize so much; we judge people on their taste in cars, we always have aspritions for bigger, sportier, faster cars…but I’m telling you. While I appreciate a lovely car myself, very very few of them make me smile like a 1950s Chevy.

Yep.

So, kudos to you, Patrick. It’s just gorgeous.

A better LEGO boat

Andrew — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 06:55:37 +0000

While some purposes may require a bigger boat, de-marco delivers one of the best LEGO boats I’ve seen in quite a while, replete with rigging, radar, and rubber tires. This presentation on the rippled, reflective surface is also lovely.

Via twee affect.

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Best LEGO X-Wing Yet

gambort — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 21:20:55 +0000

I usually avoid making a judgement call about a model being the ‘best yet’ (at least here on TBB). But I’m making an exception for Mike Psiaki’s (psiaki) latest iteration of the X-Wing Starfighter. Mike has packed in every detail possible from an accurate backside to detailed guns to working landing gear.

The complex shaping on the nose is a miraculous piece of LEGO engineering using just about every technique under the sun to accurately portray the long wedge shape. Even the intakes are given detailed treatment.

This model is a testament to the time and dedication Mike has put into his X-Wings. He has improved it every iteration with new techniques parts and efforts.

Astounding Batman Tumbler

gambort — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 07:26:38 +0000

I’m quite willing to make the call that George Panteleon’s (ZetoVince) The Batman’s Tumbler from Dark Knight is the best I’ve ever seen at minifig scale.