About Nannan

Nannan became involved with the online LEGO community in late 2004. He has been a builder for as long as he can remember. Nannan builds in a variety of themes that often overlap with the science fiction universe; other times they are purely made up ones. You can see his creations on Flickr, MOCpages and Brickshelf. In real life, Nannan is a physician living in Dallas.

Posts by Nannan

21103 Back to the Future DeLorean [Video Review]

To complement our previous DeLorean review by Andrew, I’m bringing you a video review of 21103 Back to the Future DeLorean. The set was released in August 2013 and retails at $34.99, with 401 pieces and 2 minifigs.

Here is my summary of the highlights of the set, which are elaborated in the review video below.

Pros:

2 new and popular minifigs
Nicer than usual packaging and bound instruction book
Includes extra parts for different versions of the DeLorean

Cons:

No new/rare parts used in the DeLorean besides the printed tiles
DeLorean hood design is not optimal
Car seats only 1 minifig

Overall, I would recommend this set more to fans of the movie and collectors than to builders. Even though the set has an above average price to parts ratio, buying this set for parts won’t add much to the diversity of your collection due to the lack of rare and new parts from this set. If you’re into collecting, then this set is a must-buy due to its novelty and popularity.

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LEGO Star Wars 10236 Ewok Village [Review]

The highly anticipated new LEGO Star Wars set, 10236 Ewok Village, was just released in mid-August. It costs $249.99 for 1,990 parts and is the first Star Wars mega set that’s not a spacecraft. It is currently available in Lego stores and Lego Shop at Home for VIP members (free to sign up).

Here is my summary of the highlights of the set, which are elaborated in the review video below. For those interested in the parts content, you can check out the parts review video here.

Pros:

Lots of foliage and earth tones such as dark brown parts. This is a great set for landscape builders
Plenty of play features add play value on top of looks
The 3 main trees are also modular and can be easily switched around.
16 minifigs — exclusives include Princess Leia, Luke, Han Solo, Wicket, Ewok warrior, and Teebo.

Cons:

A bit on the pricey side. $200 would be an ideal price.
Tube railings are difficult to bend into shape.
Instructions hard to read when distinguishing brown from dark brown

If you can afford this set, then there’s no other major reason not to get it. This is a very unique set that’s as good for play as it is for display. The abundant earth tones and the foliage make it suitable for landscape builders, and not many sets have this high ratio of landscape parts. It is unlikely that the price will drop soon, and you’ll be lucky to see it at 10% off in 2013, so I recommend buying it now and start enjoying this wonderful build.

LEGO Cthulhu rises from the depths

Carl Merriam displayed an awesome build of Cthulhu at Bricks by the Bay. Check out the use of snake tails as mouth tentacles and dinosaur bodies as hands. You can read more about the creation and see more pictures on the feature article from Tested.com.

Corinthium is a man-made, self-sustaining planet

Now that we are all on the same page as to what you’re seeing, enjoy Tyler’s (Legohaulic) latest creation of a planet in the shape of an icosidodecahedron. Building polyhedrons in Lego can be surprisingly simple and sturdy once you have the basic structure figured out. The applications are also numerous, ranging from castle to city to sci-fi.

Buy your own Lego Breaking Bad Superlab Playset!

There are some places where LEGO won’t dare to go, and that’s where the fans fill in the gaps. Citizen Bricks released a Breaking Bad playset featuring their printed elements and exclusive minifigures. The cost is $250, but if you’re an addicted fan, how can you resist?

Pokémecha

These may look like the Pokémon you know and love, but they’re actually mechas with minifig inside made by Stormbringer. Not convinced? Check out the builder’s Flickr to see pictures to see how the minifigs fit.

Real-action Earthbender

This vignette by Dark-Alamez features a must-see video showing a minifig manipulating the snowscape. Watch the first 5 seconds of the video and see if you can figure out how the builder did it. It’s a very clever and simple technique.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ug_JBQPfwmM

Massive Lego oil rig

Mario Fabrio spent a year building this massive oil rig that rises over 5 feet tall. According to the builder, the model is not based on an existing oil rig but contains just about all the components of a real one. Check out more photos on MOCpages.

HispaBrick Magazine 017 out now [News]

The 17th issue of HispaBrick Magazine is out. As always, there’s lots of great content that covers both the thematic and international diversity of the Lego fan community, and download is free. Here’s a glimpse of what’s in the latest issue:

Features of builders including Luke Watkins Hutchinson, Simon Liu, Alice Finch, and Dennis Glaasker (Bricksonwheels).
Articles about Lego communities and events such as the large Lego fan base in Taiwan known as Pockyland and the worldwide Lego holiday fundraiser, Creations for Charity.
Info and articles on the upcoming Mindstorms EV3
Lots of set reviews and more!

Dominating the skies

Jeff Churill‘s ski-fi gunship incorporates uncommon techniques such as using tubes for the main construction of the hull. He then fills the gaps with cloths and decorated Technic panels. Despite the non-purist ways, the result looks amazing. You can read more interesting facts about this creation on Flickr.

Chip ‘n’ Dale

Brickshelf user m-and-m did a great job of building these classic Disney chipmunks and capturing their characteristic expressions. The stump display stand is a great addition for presentation, and the acorn is a brilliant finishing touch.

Via Bricknerd

Math made easy with Kid Joker’s visual aid

Stuart Delahay presents a vignette of Kid Joker demonstrating how to do division with a cleaver and a cat. Enough said.

Thanks for the tip Xenomurphy!