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Horns of an awesome vehicular dilemma

Thanel — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:38:09 +0000

I was really torn between which of Marin Stipkovic’s vehicles to blog, his garbage truck or lime fire engine. Both had been sitting on my to-blog list for a few days, then I realized that I could do both. Eatin’ my cake.

The fire truck is slightly more glamorous, because . . . well . . . it’s a fire truck.

Check out other pictures of the garbage truck, and fire engine.

Great North tactical fire fighting truck

Andrew — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:21:47 +0000

Who says fire engines have to be red or yellow? Leigh Holcombe (worker201) certainly doesn’t. Here’s his 8×8 tactical fire fighting truck, full of hooks, ladders, and all those compartments that make fire trucks awesome.

Crawling across the Eastern Front

Andrew — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:58:42 +0000

Jordan Schwartz (Sir Nadroj) presents a German artillery hauler from World War II, the Raupenschlepper Ost:

The tracked vehicle boasts working treads and suspension.

Voyager 5

Dan — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:09:23 +0000

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. As such, the name is very appropriate, although the Trekkie in me might have preferred “V’ger.” This ship has a fascinating asymmetry, but still manages to feel balanced. I’m probably the only person who remembers the star fighters from the opening of Lost In Space, but this ship reminds me of them.

Toot toot!

Andrew — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:01:39 +0000

I feel like I should leave this one to Caylin, but I couldn’t pass up this adorable tugboat by Pierre E Fieschi when I ran across it on MicroBricks:

Though on a slightly different scale, Pierre’s recent supertanker is also lovely:

Get to the Chopper!

Dan — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 19:44:41 +0000

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. Also, the red just looks sharp.

In the meantime, I built a far less impressive rocketbike. I guess bike fever has different effects on different people.

Cobra!

Dan — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 19:18:58 +0000

Ok, so maybe this creation has nothing to do with the villains from GI Joe, but I still want to shout “Cobra!” when I see it.

This fantastic rendition of an automotive classic was posted on Flickr by _lichtblau_. He’s really captured the look of the racing icon. In fact, when I saw the thumbnail image on Flickr, I thought this was a die cast model. I never build copies of other people’s models, but I’m seriously tempted to do so with this.

Messerschmitt Me 323 Gigant heavy transport

Andrew — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:54:25 +0000

The Messerschmitt M3 323 was a cargo transport aircraft introduced in 1943 that did not survive past 1944. eastpole77 has built a rather substantial LEGO version of this ill-fated plane, complete with opening front doors.

I’m not sure the green felt flower quite works as the Tunisian sun, but the scene is complete with palm trees and troops debarking to join up with the Afrika Korps.

Thanks for the suggestion, Ruben!

7684 Pig Farm & Tractor includes 4 porkers, out now [Mini-Review]

Andrew — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:19:43 +0000

Perhaps a bit buried among the news about the release of 10211 Grand Emporium and LEGO Board Games is that the new LEGO City set 7684 Pig Farm & Tractor is also out now.

I’m certainly excited by these other new releases, but it says something that I’m choosing to build the pig farm first. Seriously, pigs! Four of them! Mmmmm, bacon…

UPDATE: I just finished building the set, and it didn’t disappoint. Aside from the pigs, the set also includes a number of other parts I hadn’t gotten before, starting with the short-brimmed baseball cap and a new exhaust pipe piece that appears to be new in 2010.

The tractor includes a lot of nice lime green to complement your Power Miners acquisitions, as well as my favorite wheels and tires. For play value, it has several connection points compatible with attachments from 7637 Farm and 7634 Tractor.

And finally, the elephant (or pig) in the room — the inevitable comparison to BrickForge pigs.

As you can see from the set pictures, the LEGO pigs are similar in style to the new LEGO cows from the farm and 10193 Medieval Market Village. They’re more rounded, and to a certain extent more realistic than traditional LEGO animals like the dog and horse (with printed eyes and rounded bellies).

BrickForge pigs, cows, and sheep share their design aesthetic with the older LEGO animals. Depending on whether you prefer your animals more consistent with your older LEGO animals or more adorably pot-bellied, there’s still a place for both BrickForge animals and their official LEGO counterparts. I like both.

Road heist on Mars!

Nannan — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:09:41 +0000

Mark Stafford’s new creation is called Fast and Furious on the Olympus Highway, and it’s just what the series of pictures depict – a road heist on Mars! You can see more pictures of each individual vehicle on Mark’s MOCpages galleries.

The terror of Colorado Boulevard

Andrew — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:00:02 +0000

Jarek (Jerac) combines his car building skills with a distinctly Castle aesthetic, for a unique race car with an even more unique driver and her unprecedented pet:

I don’t want to know what sort of fuel is in those yellow canisters…

Consolidated 600-series Faran crane truck

Andrew — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:40:42 +0000

We know Aleksander Stein best for his impressive military hardware, but he’s branched out lately with civilian versions of those vehicles. His latest is a highly detailed 6×6 crane truck:

The pneumatic crane on Aleksander’s truck isn’t just for show. Here, it’s lifting his Dragoon APV:

AC 427 Shelby Cobra

Josh — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 23:31:06 +0000

This is one of my favorite cars and Ricardo Prates has nailed it.

Spraying sand

Thanel — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 16:13:50 +0000

In addition to the great colorful striping on this Volkswagen rally car by Pirate_Cat, what really caught my eye was the very simple, but effective, way he created the spraying sand. It really captures the motion.

The interior is packed with cool details.

Bull O’ the Woods

Josh — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:55:05 +0000

This Peterbilt 359 Logging Truck, by Maciej Drwiega., is stunning. I’ve seen a lot of Lego trucks and this one is tops. I’m loving the color as well. You don’t see these built in green very often.