Luis Baixinho uploaded a mountain of backlog pictures, and it’s full of greatness. Beyond the sheer coolness of each creation, the great thing is the variety in the types of builds he does. First this Star Trek shuttle . . .
. . . then this great butterfly.
Fantastic range for a single builder.
Um. Yeah. Wow. And this is only one of about half a dozen phenomenal creations by Daniel Z “DNL” posted this past week for pretty much every category in the Colossal Castle Contest VII. This one stands out to me because brown is an unusual color for castle creations, castles of this tone and type are actually more common throughout the world than we initially think, and I like brown. There! I said it. I like brown.
The best thing I can say about this model of a Jelcz 315 crane truck by Maciej Drwiega is that from the thumbnail I wondered if someone had mistakenly posted a real truck to a LEGO flickr group. To my pleasant surprise and awe, it’s all LEGO. Apparently I’m not the only one who thought so.
Their 1-step plan is apparently to have their members build mindbogglingly awesome stuff, again and again and again. Really, I want to know how the creations posted online with the little lugpol logo are so consistently great.
crises-crs‘ Zero to Hero – part 1: Winter
Great by itself, but in parts 2 and 3, he subtly changes the lighting, some building details, and the action to capture the different feel of the seasons and the progress of the hero’s training.
For a very different feel, but equally neat creation, here’s PigletCiamek‘s Arabian Street 2: The Caravanserai.
Any lugpol members out there, please tell us why you are so totally cool. I know it’s nothing sinister, but I would like to know what certain groups do to regularly present such an impressive level of building, LowLUG is another prime example.
Sebastian Arts (Aliencat!) posted pictures of this church based on a real one in Sherpenheuvel, Belgium. Like any great creation there are a lot of different things to like, but for me it’s the basic color scheme and uneven wall texture.
He has more on his MOCpages, including fantastic rear and interior details.
Love the composition, photography and sentiment. It’s always nice when photographers and artists like Marco Pece (udronotto) use LEGO in their work.
It’s worth checking out the rest of his photostream. Not exactly purist, but a lot of fun stuff.
Francesco Tavella (Tavernellos) posted this great windmill a couple weeks ago and I’m finally getting around to it. He provides plenty of detailed shots and a video so you can check out more of its features, including the moving functions. Good stuff.
This diorama by Kevin Fedde (Crimson Wolf) is just packed with too much hot stuff. Spend some time scoping out all the fun details and techniques.
I don’t know what’s up with me and flames lately.
This vignette by Wojciech Scrat captures the ambiance of drinking dens all over the world. I’ve been waiting to blog it for a while, but it is sort of timeless. Sad peasant face is sad.
I love this for so many personal and professional reasons, which will remain terribly mysterious.
This is just a fun new creation by pirate cat. In addition to the most obvious effect created by building in two different scales, he builds in some nice wreckage, captures the action, and my personal favorite: wiggling legs sticking out of the water.
[Edit: This has been blogged here before. It’s just that good. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it!]
Bright. Colorful. Creative. Life-like. Suntastic. Not quite a loss for words, too many adjectives to describe this cool sculpture, Helios, by David Pickett (fallentomato).
Via The Living Brick. Good catch, OJ!
Dylan B. posted this great temple a few days ago and I’m finally getting around to it. I especially like the stones around the pond, thought that’s not the only cool feature by any means.
