This ladies and gentlemen is a Vic Viper. Need I say more?
Well I suppose I should at least add that this masterpiece was built by Nate Decastro.
That is a proper job Nate!
Category Archives: Models
Master of the seas
Brickshelf user maydayartist built a stunningly detailed replica of a 1577 English galleon using custom cloth sails and rigging. On top of that, he photoshopped the model into a painting of the high seas, greatly enhancing the presentation.
Vipers in Blue
While I certainly gravitate toward castle myself, I can’t help but admire some of the gorgeous Vic Vipers popping up lately. A couple really caught my eye. Clearly I have a thing for blue.
Solar Striker by Nick Trotta (tardisblue)
Mamushi by Jimmy (6kyubi6)
Mount Tara Brea
This collaborative build, by Grant Davis and Eli Wilsea, was definitely a crowd-pleaser at BrickCon last month. It was packed with all sorts of interesting detail, minifig “life” and cool construction techniques. It took home a trophy for Best Medieval Building as well. The rugged technique they used on the battlements (the bits on top of castle walls) was one of my favorite details and the motorized waterfall was ingenious!
See more details on Grant’s MOCpage.
LEGO Super Mario Mushrooms
Choose wisely, as these delicious-looking mushrooms, by Dirk VH, are quite the power-ups! Weighing in at ten pounds a piece, the center one is the retro version of the power-up that turns Mario into Super Mario, while the blue one shrinks him down. The green one, of course, is the much sought after “1-Up” that gives you an extra life. Check out the time-lapse construction video as well!
LEGO Tiger’s Nest Monastery, Paro Taktsang, Bhutan
Anu Pehrson is an amazing builder. This particular creation of hers, based on Paro Taktsang in Bhutan, was my favorite build at BrickCon this year. The attention to detail and the faithful representation of the original made this creation something special to behold. I found myself drawn to it over and over. Every time I stopped to look, I noticed more interesting details.
If it’s a little hard to tell the size, here’s Anu standing beside it at BrickCon.
On a side note, Anu also made “a little friend” at BrickCon. I hear that he was impressed as well.
Friday Night Fights (Round 27)
Welcome back to The Brothers Brick Arena and another hammer-fisted night of thrills and chills. Our esteemed Announcer, Referee and Controller of The Action is taking a hiatus but I will be here to keep the Fights alive. Tonight we have a battle for the ages between two creatures concocted by builders who are more than adept at blowing minds, young and old.
In the Red Corner, with a stare that will penetrate to your very soul, I give you “Owl” by Mihai Marius Mihu .
In the Blue corner, weighing in with four more legs than his competitor, “Hoppy Hoppy Grasshopper” by Karf Oohlu.
As always, you decide, via comments, who takes home the glory and adulation of the crowds and who is left crying in the locker room. Last week, the two contenders fought a mighty battle that lasted late into the night but neither was victorious and a draw was called with a score of 5-5. Tune in next week, same Fight Night, same Fight Time for another Battle of the Builders!
Lovely Builds, at a Small Scale
Today, I came across two great micro scale creations. The first was this stealth missile boat built (virtually) by Evan Melick (Legoism). It really captures the look and feel of this type of sea-craft. In fact, it’s a style of ship that I’ve long wanted to build at minifig scale. It’s great to see that the shapes can be achieved in a manner pleasing to the eye.
Next up, is a lovely little space ship by Vaughan James (legovaughan). Just look at the angles! I love all the various small and compound angles come together to give a cohesive form, while lending the appearance of extra detail. It’s as if the power loader from Alien and a drop ship mated.
One Silly Centipede
Nick V (Brickthing) takes us to the improv night at what I can only assume is a club near Monsters U, with a legged snake-monster telling hiss-terical jokes. The puns may be atrociousssss but Nick’s use of a Bionicle mask as hair is killer.
Thornbird by pasukaru76
This year’s NnoVVember seems to have rolled in with more discussion and politics than most years…and let’s be honest there always tends to be a fair amount of that anyway. But when you boil it down, this month is all about having fun and building some spaceships. And this my friends is a sexy example. Pascal is well known for the minimalist artistic style he puts into his builds, and that is exactly why I appreciate his work so much. Pascal continuously proves that you do not need an incredibly complex creation and abundant parts to create something unique, well designed and interesting.
His epic photographic skills certainly helps as well.
Happy building NnoVVemberites!
New TBB Cover Photos for October-November 2013
Cover photos have once again been updated on our Facebook and Twitter pages.
For Facebook I have chosen this shot by Stefan Schindler because not only was it beautifully composed, but well, it seemed fitting for NnoVVember.
For Twitter, this wonderful shot by Tobias Munzert is beautifully composed as well, and laid out perfectly for Twitter.
Continued thanks to those that are submitting images to the TBB Cover Photos flickr group. I have to say that I am appreciating the quality images that are being submitted.
The City & RG-400
I am sure Andrew can provide some translation as to what is actually going on in these cityscapes by 62778grenouille. But really I think the images can speak for themselves.
Absolutely Beautiful.
EDIT (AB): The photo description in Japanese just notes that the train is a mag-lev, and that the builder used LED light sticks from Ikea for the lighting effects.