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

Creations for Charity: new items added!

Creations for Charity has added new items for the fundraiser. We have already sold 76 creations and raised over $6,000 with two weeks left. Take a look at what’s new and check out the discounted items. Help the children and be thankful if you’re able to buy LEGO for yourself or family and friends this holiday season.

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Tomorrow is Thursday, Delta Thursday

Flickr user LegoLord continues his Dawn Core series in the footsteps of Keith Goldman. The Delta Thursday is the latest in the weekday lineup and depicts an assault on an sci-fi air base. Check out Monday through Wednesday and don’t miss the full gallery.

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Kyomachiya – “capital town house”

Brickshelf user midnightcat built a detailed kyomachiya townhouse complete with a fully adorned interior. The technique of building the roof with a combination of cylinders and tiles create a good effect.

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What’s the difference?

Q: What’s the similarity and difference between these two camels?

A: Both are dead and one is skinned!

Thanks to Sam W. (-infomaniac-), I’ll never be able to look at Lego camels the same again.

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Central Station in Barsinghausen

Brickshelf user legorianer built a minifig scale version of an old train station from the early 20th century. The roof technique is simple and effective. Check out the entire gallery for construction photos.

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Mecha without expression

This mecha by Nathaniel Shields is called Without Expression, but to me it looks full of character. The use of the tire is intriguing.

Thanks for the tip El Barto!

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First look at 8803 Series 3 Collectible Minifigs

After his speech at BrickCon, Hillel Cooperman was rewarded with the luck finding series 3 minifigs early at a Fred Meyer store. 11 cases later, here’s a first look at the contents of each box and the minifigs themselves.

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Expand the Winter Village Contest

Eurobricks and Classic-Town.net present a contest to build more creations in the theme of LEGO’s two winter village sets. Christmas is the deadline and I’m very interested to see what people will come up with.

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Custom DC Comics superheroes

Julian Fong (levork) has made a set of nine DC Comics superheroes for Creations for Charity. Each features custom-designed waterslide decals and an acrylic finish. They’re one-of-a-kind minifigs whose quality is among the best I’ve seen. You can check out more of Julian’s works on Flickr.



UPDATE: They’re all sold out!

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Classic X-wing

Flickr user marshal banana presents one of the best minifig-scale X-wings I have seen. None of the details seem forced; even the complex windshield design looks well-integrated into the ship. Check out more great Star Wars creations on the builder’s photostream.

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The Old One awakens

Mr. Xenomurphy pays homage to H. P. Lovecraft with the summoning of an Old One from a grim mansion. Click through the picture for a story and more shots of the build.

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Suit for a king

At first glance of the picture, I expected a mosaic, but Marin Stipkovic surprised me with his 3D sculpture of the King of diamonds card. This complex model is built over 9-months and well worth the effort.

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