If you’re not a frequent visitor of MOCpages, then you’re missing out on a fun game called MOCtag invented by Shannon Young. Basically, a builder makes a creation to depict part of a story, then he tags another builder to continue the story with another creation. The game is currently in its fifth installment, with Mark Kelso presenting a humorous comic called Tribal Trouble.
Following up on his minifig-scale “488 Galaxy Scout” we featured yesterday, Aaron Becker (Flickr) goes microscale with “498 Command Frigate”:
Once again, Aaron demonstrates that it’s not about the size of your collection…
Check out this well-built model of the Droid Tri-fighter from Star Wars by Brickshelf user rack911. While there has not been many recent noteworthy UCS (ultimate collector series) Star Wars creations, there has been two good tri-fighter models in the past by Reto and wintermoog.
The clean, angular lines and customizations of a Nnenn fighter combined with the retro colors of Classic Space mean total awesomeness:
Artist Jan Vormann participated in a project in Bocchignano, Italy, during which he filled various cracks and corners throughout the town with brightly colored little plastic bricks. Click the picture for the full gallery:
Admittedly, there are a couple pictures showing that not all the plastic bricks are LEGO® brand building toys, but the concept is too cool not to pass along to all of you. (But don’t try this in your own neighborhood, kids.)
Via Wooster Collective, with a hat-tip to reader Nick.
And what Doctor Sinister‘s daughter wants, Doctor Sinister‘s daughter gets:
That genie is genius. If you had three LEGO wishes, what would you wish for?
Jehkay says that his Flame Spreader is designed for “When all you want to do is burn everything under you.”
The engine intakes and dual guns are particularly nice.
The ApocaLEGO group on Flickr is hosting a contest that asks builders to illustrate how civilization rebuilds itself after the LEGO apocalypse.
There are entry categories for small and large LEGO creations, but the key to the contest is that the post-apocalyptic survivors should be “actively building/creating something important to their continued survival.” What a refreshing change from the usual gloom and doom!
You can even win some LEGO, so this is your chance to get some loot for your shining beacon of LEGO hope in a desolated LEGO landscape.
The contest ends on July 31, 2008.
Patrick Bosman visited Cuba in 2006, and has captured the spirit of a Cuban street, from the colonial architecture and pre-revolutionary vehicles to the diversity of the Cuban people:
The building has an interior, so be sure to check out the Brickshelf gallery for inside shots, close-ups of the cars, and other angles.
(Via Klocki.)
Previously on TBB: Havana Nights
So where’s the Matt Damon minifigure? ;)
I think we tend to picture castles as big gray walls and forget that medieval castle fortifications often included wooden hoardings to aid in the castle’s defense.
Kris Kelvin‘s castle gate has two types of hoardings that lend variety to his construction:
I really like the “deep slice” technique (I just came up with that; I’m sure there’s a better term) Kris uses in this diorama, showing off the depth of the moat.
Via Klocki.
