Brickshelf user TN-FACTORY presents this unfinished train which seems to be a model of a Nagoya liveried 7000 Series locomotive. As a general rule I like to wait for things to be finished but in this case the sculpting and angling is so superb I had to break that rule.
Please excuse the cliched title. My second redux project of late. Based on the pristine 1950s American cars you see around Cuba as a result of the trade sanctions. It may be a 57 Bel Air.
We regularly highlight the works of Adrian Florea (Olog) as he is, in my opinion at least, one of the most interesting and talented LEGO modellers around at the moment. This particular piece, the gunboat “David Tucker”, is probably my favourite of his, the multiply curved shape is delightful and very ‘non-LEGO’. Furthermore it made Prince‘s `Cream’ pop into my head and that’s always a good thing.
Dear readers. Today I’m allowing myself a little indulgence in nostalgia. I hope it might prove interesting to some of you.
Two and a half years ago I made a model of a locomotive. A Queensland Rail Class 2800 to be precise. Yesterday I got the urge to redesign it from scratch and see what I could do. It’s interesting (to me anyway) seeing just how much I’ve improved in certain areas but also how many things remain almost unchanged. Maybe in another two and a half years I’ll have another shot at it.
Jas Nagra has celebrated the best safety video ever with this series of scenes involving Klaus, co-workers and a forklift. Remember, kids, safety is paramount.
Contrary to popular (or at least my) belief it would appear that greater LA does have a public transport system. Peter Norman (Swoofty) has recreated a Metrolink locomotive in his usual highly detailed style. The old-school ‘pony ear’ technique of tiles between studs makes for a really effective window and the snazzy use of textures on the door is just delightful.
Texture, action, creatures, thatch and falling minifigs. There’s really nothing to not like about Adrian Florea‘s (Olog) latest diorama. I think I’ll let it speak for itself.
Master pirate fan Richie Dulin has decided to take a break from building sailing vessels to remix set 4837 into a minifig sized narrow gauge locomotive: the Port Brique Historic Railway Loco No 4. The detail he’s crammed into such a tiny model is impressive.
Dear model making readers,
On Brothers Brick we love showcasing the best examples of LEGO model making we can find. As a pictorial blog, however, we have to ensure that our posts are visually appealing and draw the reader to each and every post. Sometimes this can mean that we cannot post a model due to a lack of a clear picture to use in its post. Visual clarity is important and without a good feature photo we cannot have a good feature post.
As such we’d like to request everyone out there who would like to appear here to try to take clearer photos of your models. If you post a great model please try to take at least one photo with a nice clean background so that the model pops out. All you need is an A2 sheet of paper to put under and behind the model to improve things dramatically. As you can see from the example below the clear background is so much better (same angle, same natural lighting, A2 in the second shot). Reading and taking the advice of one of the many photograph tutorials or threads [1] [2] [3] [4] can improve things even more.
Thank you in advance,
Tim
PS. If you know of any more photography tutorials please post a link in the discussion here.
A little art deco, retro-future sci-fi from me. It has no name but it goes fast.
Inspired by the varied and awesome fighters produced lately by Adrian Florea, Nnenn and Peter Morris I whipped up this little dogfighter. In 2137 petty wars between nobles are solved by dogfights. It saves on peasants and looks prettier.
Today is a wonderful day for fans of LEGO mecha. I’m going for a triple post due to the flood of excellent designs.
Firstly Lukas presents this amazing Industrial Grade P-8 Lifter Robot. It’s tiny, it’s incredibly attractive and it has just become my favourite small scale mecha design.
Secondly Aaron Andrews has demonstrated his skill at both mecha and fantasy with The Troll Crusher, a ‘dwarf punk’ creation.
Finally Soren Roberts gives a cute overload with Danboard.
I’m all out of gushing words. I just plain love all three.