Monthly Archives: August 2010

“Buzz Lightyear to StarCommand!”

This giant Buzz goes to infinity and beyond.

Sorry, I couldn’t help myself. Actually this giant Buzz, by Johnny Tang is very well done. The articulation, ~~the sand-green highlights~~, the square-jawed chin. The green army men are just icing on the cake. Woody doesn’t stand a chance against this space toy!

Edit: I posted this earlier and missed the fact that much of the sand-green and lime green is MegaBloks. There may be other MegaBloks that I have missed as well. What is your opinion of creations that use clone brands? Personally, I feel the accomplishment is cheapened. What are your thoughts?

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Let’s go Surfin’ now, Everybody’s learnin’ how...

This sand-packed beach jalopy is far out. Paul Hetherington based it on the cover of the Beach Boys first album, Surfin’ Safari, and he nailed it. While this is a slighty older creation, it is a lovely job and in Miniland scale too!

Chicken will not do tonight

I love the usually exotic vignettes by Crises. This one features a carnivorous plant, but what makes it interesting is the use of the Clickits cord for the plant’s tongue attacking an unsuspecting visitor. I also like the technique of using control lever bases to prop the glass panels.

Grand piano trio

Michael Jasper has built a set of grand pianos for all sizes of tiny fingers. Mike is one of the few builders whose expertise with innovative usage of small parts can baffle just about everyone. Of particular cleverness are the hand/hook combo on the pedals, using the only black Clickits icon for the seat cushion, and the use of the ultra-rare black Technic half pins on all three models. Can you find them all?

You can see more pianos in his Brickshelf gallery.

Nine lives, ten rockets . . . you do the math.

A title by Brian Kescenovitz (mondayn00dle) that’s simply too cool not to use. Matches the scene perfectly. Beyond the silly appeal, it’s a well constructed and posed mech. Full of nice part usage like the scout trooper helmets as hips and minifig arms to add some curves to the feet.

For the record, I’m a cat lover and owner and nobody will be able to convince me this isn’t funny. The cat is nimble, I’m sure it can take it.

Ghost Dog

Fradel Gonzales (Slice151) pays tribute to RoninLUG and his new job with these two traditional Japanese warriors.

We live to serve

Is the phrase “Slave Droid” an oxymoron? I don’t know, but I almost used it. Anyway, Patrick Gregory has built one. I love the single wheel concept and I need one of these to clean my house. Right now.

Nighty night Harry Bear

Says Momma Mary Bear.

By Jameson Gagnepain

Wild Blue Mustang

I, like a lot of girls, appreciate a nicely-kept, purring Mustang. Being a fan of LEGO, I doubly appreciate a well built brick version. Patrick‘s 1967 GT 500 KR certainly isn’t an exception.

Now if it could only growl like the real one. That’d be an exceptional brick-built Mustang.

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Captain Spaulding built a scene from French writer Jules Verne‘s science fiction novel 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. What makes this vignette a hit is the use of a framed ocean backdrop to to put the scene in context. The custom seaweed looks to be made from cut up sprue pieces. The effect is nice if you can overcome this non-purist technique.

Prettier with water

Water makes a lot of landscapes look better by giving them a sense of life and movement. In this diorama by Tom Simon, water is used to great effect in enhancing the look of the scene. In particular, the color gradient of the river and the widening flow of the waterfall are techniques that warrant imitation. With such great irrigation, I wonder why there are no crops in the field.

Arrested development

It’s been a while since I’ve blogged anything I’ve made but I’m fond enough of this one to put it up. Because if you’re around my age Neo Space Police I makes more sense than Neo Classic Space.

Many, many, many thanks to Pete Reid for this. It wouldn’t exist were it not for him.