Fair warning that adult language and crude behavior on the part of a mechanized fruit juicer are a click or two away from any link in this post.
If you’ve never read the Penny Arcade webcomic, Justin Pratt‘s most recent post-apocalyptic diorama probably won’t make much sense to you:
As if fruit weren’t scarce enough in this bleak landscape…
Nick Dean‘s latest vehicle addition to his futuristic Austrian military called RAMM is the largest and most impressive RAMM model so far. The smooth hull of the aircraft created by the repetitive use of round slope pieces has to be my favorite aspect of the model. Take a look at the gallery and you’ll see that there is room for a ground vehicle inside the plane – very impressive indeed.
Nathan Proudlove‘s latest creation is an retro-chic bowling alley Googie architecture of the 1950s — complete with interior:
Adding to the summer fun, Nathan has also posted a lovely beach scene:
My latest contribution to the post-apocalypse theme is a diorama depicting a desolated scene where one man has remained on these grounds to construct a machine that will lead to salvation. But as time progresses, hope is about to turn into a deeply disturbing discovery. Find out what happened by reading the short story on MOCpages.
This creation is also my entry for the ApocaLEGO Picking up the Pieces Contest on Flickr that ends on July 31st. There’s still more than two weeks left to paricipate!
Peter Edwards’ latest addition to his Bodville layout includes an amazing LEGO MINDSTORMS RCX gantry crane for his train yard:
Watch the awesome video right here on The Brothers Brick:
You can also check out lots of pictures on Brickshelf.
With his British Airways Concorde, Ed Diment gives Ralph Savelsberg’s B-1B Lancer a run for its money as the largest fan-built LEGO airplane model:
Even at this enormous scale, Ed has built functionality into the model. The landing gear can be stored inside the fuselage and the nose goes up and down:
Here’s Ed proving that even such a huge LEGO model is still swooshable:
Brian Williams has posted two fantastic LEGO creations based on the vehicles in the Indiana Jones movies.
The flying wing from Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark includes a custom-made canopy (from the box of the Castle Tic-Tac-Toe set, so still technically LEGO):
The tank from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade has custom decals and working treads:
Bram Lambrecht has for sale some quality customized aluminum LEGO brick keychains. Starting at: $11.99, these unique keychains can be personalized with custom engraving of both characters and logos. Better yet, the 2X4 brick on each keychain is fully compatable with standard LEGO bricks. Click on the image below to get yours today!
If you frequently browse Brickshelf, then you’ve probably seen the works of Tiger (tiger0207). To those who only know him by his works, Tiger is reputed as a LEGO comic artist who is skilled in producing comics and artistic LEGO graphics in Chinese. Those who’ve inquired a bit further into his works may have stumbled upon one of his three blogs. Now through a brief inside look at this visionary from the East, provided by TWLUG member CVSPIS_CELIDVS, we gain a glimpse of the profound builder known as Tiger and his unique works.
“Tiger, in playing LEGO, belongs to a league of his own, who is not only a custom artist but also a philosopher. He operates three blogs of different topics showing his techniques, imagination, and philosophy of life.
His first blog called Tiger’s Style expresses the builder’s thoughts and ideas about playing LEGO and likewise his minifig customization and scene designs. He uses not only official LEGO parts but also those of other competitive brands, commercial custom parts (e.g. BrickArms & BrickForge), and even those made from simple materials by himself.
Tiger’s second blog, LEGO in Tiger’s Mind at Night, records his thoughts on ordinary life when the builder plays LEGO on quiet nights. Through the Chinese language and LEGO creations, Tiger depicts themes from diverse aspects including movies, traditional Chinese literature, poetry, women, love, and life.
His blog LEGO Martial Arts Heroes primarily shows historical oriental heroes and fictional knights-errant from Tiger’s imagination channeled through building, photography, and image-design. Martial arts fantasy, “Romance of the Three Kingdoms“, and “Journey to the West” are his favorite stories frequently told, of course, through LEGO.
Tiger’s most recent work, “Journey to the West,” is recreated from a classic and famous Chinese folk novel, also the prototype of the manga/anime “Dragon Ball” created by Akira Toriyama. Another recent work, “Spirit War,” found its inspiration through the Six realms of the Buddhist cosmology. As a storyteller, Tiger masterfully conducts the scenes as comics made from LEGO.”
-CVSPIS CELIDVS ECO SVM
Sjaak Alvarez recently posted a third installment in his ongoing series “It’s hard to be a Stormtrooper”.
Watch for the hilarious cameo at the end:
Sjaak animates each of his videos himself, using 3ds max 2009 and final Render 2.0. Very cool.
Brendan Mauro puts a new twist to the LEGO troll figure, making it a cyber-troll with robot arm, eyepiece, and a sharp mechanical hand – all the better to crush those “stoopid space mans.”
It’s been a while since I’d made anything I felt like blogging but after raiding (and seriously depleting) my lime stocks tonight I came up with a MAN-TGA truck that I’d be proud to drive around my imaginary LEGO city. As a sad example of my pedantic mind I’ll note that the side-tank took almost as long to design as the rest of the truck.