Day 3 of Vignweek has closed, bringing with it a bounty of brick-build vignettes with the theme of “nautical.” Participants had plenty of leeway to interpret the theme and offer up watercraft ranging from ancient to futuristic, structures both cozy and apocalyptic, and sea creatures big and small. And every build here was constructed in just a few hours! Thanks to @RebelLUG for hosting this creative contest. Now on to some of the Day 3 highlights…
CRCT Productions plunges beneath the waves for this evocative scene of submarine exploring a deep sea reef. The submersible is great, but I especially love the fish made from quarter round tiles.
Joël Jurg sticks to the ocean theme with a Roman Emperor’s pleasure barge. I love that w not only get an incredible miniature model, but a history lesson about how insanely luxurious the Emperors lived.
Brownbricks brings us to minifig scale with a seasteader living in a makeshift container house. It must be a lonely life – good thing he has a cat to keep him company!
Harry (hazbaz_two) offers a very different take on ocean living with a company of post-apoc pirates fighting to defend their rig from a tentacled leviathan.
A1ice in Legoland provides a kindred model at microscale as tentacles bring down an oil rig.
Carson Lacy was inspired by Lake Town from The Hobbit for this cozy village scene. I’m impressed by the forced perspective that uses turntable bases as windows on a squashed second floor that make the model look so much bigger than it is.
The_maly constructs a band of seal-hunting snow knights on a lovely little sailing ship, complete with some impressive rigging.
Syrdarian is back with a man atop a raft fending up a slew of skeletons rising from the waves. It’s such a cool scenario that makes you want to know how he wound up in this pickle.
FS Leinad follows with another nautical disaster with this shipwrecked sailor fighting to stay above the very evocative black waves.
Roman (Greenarj) goes out of their comfort zone by building a ship and incorporating technic panels. There’s some fun NPU in the trawler, like the folded caplet flag and the book bench.
I’m digging the nostalgia in this Aquazone inspired sub from Roman Shemis.
Nathaniel Chiles creates a soothing scene featuring a giant manta.
NikiFilik‘s vignette features a deceptively simple and stylized boat that incorporates some very clever techniques. I love the tire buffers strung strung up on string.
Mork Builds shares a tiny fiishing boat motoring through a sea of bricks. I love the blue octopus camouflaged in the corner.
aaa bacher mixes system and technic parts to create a vibrant green sea turtle above some Atlantean ruins. Is the turtle looming large because of perspective, or is it actually a giant turtle-shaped submarine?
Finally, building_after_dark assembles this nightmare fuel of a cyborg whale-thing with robotic arms, harpoons and propeller power. Watch out, he has chrome!
