Mr. Brick combines good sculpting, novel techniques and a lot of attention to detail to make the excellent cliff-side diorama of Grimmhavn. The wave techniques in the sea and use of multiple angles really bring an extra air of realism to the display.
Thanks to Klocki for bringing this to my attention.
Brian Kescenovitz (mondayn00dle) knows his way around building mechas, so naturally comes this accurate rendition of the mecha suit from District 9. In addition to expertly crafting a detailed frame, Brian uses custom stickers to add a new level of realism to the creation. Lastly, the irregularly shaped baseplate with littered junk completes a scene. Will there be room for a can of cat food? Don’t forget to say hi to Wikus at the controls.
As a total history nerd, this ancient Egyptian nobleman’s villa that Deborah Higdon (d-higdon) built earlier this year for for an exhibit at Ottawa’s Museum of Civilization caught my eye. It’s a composite of historical reconstructions she found in books, and then she made it her own.
She’s not satisfied with a few of the peripheral elements, but the architectural detail, scenes of regular life, and beautiful garden make up for any minor shortcoming.
This giant cyborg eyeball by Matt Armstrong (monsterbrick) is just a little bit creepy.
It’s Halloween every day at Matt’s house, so I’m looking forward to him really gearing up for this coming holiday with more great creations like this one. In his case, I’ll forgive the starting holiday decoration and building two months in advance. Especially since he might have this thing attack me.
William Gage has built a very nicely detailed medieval creation that he has dubbed “Castle Carlin”. You have to check out all the nifty details. He says you’d better like it.
Our fortunate friends in the UK can receive free promotional LEGO Star Wars sets and items starting this weekend (September 5th) by purchasing the Daily and Sunday Mirror newspapers.
You can discuss this and see some reviews of the sets on Eurobricks.
I’ve seen a bunch of space pirate spaceships, but never one that looks like an old-schooled pirate ship as made by Wes Pitter. The sails on this vessel are quite a novelty. You may be wondering, how does one walk the plank on a ship in space? According to the builder, “all the captain had to do was hold onto a rail, switch off the gravity, and give the offending deck-hand a good shove. He probably said something like, ‘Arr, you scurvy landlubber…!’ Or something like that.”
Andrew Lee has set his talented hand to some aliens in the style of, well, Alien. I think that H.R. Giger would be proud.
Make sure to note the fantastic technique used on the tail (you can see it wrapping around the right side of the rock). Also note the inclusion of the tiny mouth emerging from the alien’s mouth, a detail often overlooked in Aliens creations.
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 train stations it was always going to be a winner in my eyes.
Okay, maybe not, but this is a lovely Donald Duck by Erik Smit (.eti).
Erik’s LEGO Donald Duck combines pieces that span at least 30 years of LEGO, from the “maxi-fig” hat and arms to the Clikits Belville piece as Donald’s mouth. Nice chiarascuro in the photo, too.
