Category Archives: Models

This is what we’re all about. We scour the web for the best custom LEGO models to share with you. From castles and spaceships to planes, trains, and automobiles, you’ll find the best LEGO creations from builders all over the world right here on The Brothers Brick.

Running is not an option in this Walking Dead diorama

It’s actually quite hard getting LEGO ruins to look right — it’s not as simple as knocking a few bricks out of the building you’ve just made. Kyle (K.Kreations) blows a big hole in his building and shatters the windows to recreate the look of a ravaged city in a post-apocalyptic wasteland.

I also like the realistic details on the buildings’ roofs, often overlooked by builders even though we usually view and photograph LEGO models from above.

See more photos on MOCPages, where pretty much everything lately is apparently an entry for the MOCathalon. (Can we just assume that now? Yes, I think so.)

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Magnificent “Malleus Maleficarum”

Brick Vader shows off a LEGO textural study in his medieval witchhunting diorama. I’m particularly fond of the surprise studs in the studs forward segments of the wall. And the leaning chimney is very neat. I’m now almost convinced someone can make The Shambles out of LEGO.

Blue Fury

Jubal Scharold (Sir Darc) has turned out a ship that really looks like a mover, The Blue Fury! Those beefy-looking thrusters give this a definite hot-rod feel. I’m also loving how the builder used the stacked, trans-blue radar dishes as an integral part in the engines themselves. Add to that some subtle angle changes and dropped nose, you end up with a rather menacing-looking craft.

A Bolt From the Blue

Nick Trotta or tardisblue if you prefer, returns with another stunning spacecraft called the “Tempest mk.Blue”. The color scheme will draw you in, but you’ll stay for the fine details. Nick also recorded a construction video that shows how various sub assemblies come together to form the Tempest.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!!!

Today, while you are eating corn beef and drinking green beer, enjoy this little four-leaf-clover-look back at some great St. Paddy’s Day or Leprechaun themed creations!

Nathan Proudlove (Proudlove)

Tyler (Legohaulic)

Okay Yaramanoglu (Oky – Space Ranger) & Peter Aoun (graznador2)

How long a minute is depends on what side of the bathroom door you’re on

.TheBricks invites you inside his bathroom for a look around, and there is a great deal to see. The builder asks the timeless question “What is it with girls and bathrooms?”. I will leave it to you, constant reader, to answer that one. This model is an entry for the 2013 MocAthalon, under the category “What a girl wants.”

A Different Kind of Pop-Up Book.

Mr. Tumnus leaps off the ABS page in this striking model by Noah McClung, or Glory Forever as he is known on Flickr. Noah picked just the right wintery scene to make the most of the book as a foundation.

The Sun Never Sets On The Mighty Jeep

Tonight’s TBB broadcast is brought to you by Jeep and the Jeep Grand Cherokee, all new for 2013. Built by Rolands Kirpis, better known as Rolic, the Grand Cherokee comes standard with working doors, hatch-back, and hood. I think one of the comments on Flickr, by TechnicNick, sums it up best: “An ordinary car done extraordinarily well.”

“A scoundrel, a liar, a cheat, a thief, a coward—and oh yes, a toady.”

Sir Harry Paget Flashman is a fictional hero created by author George MacDonald Fraser and a big inspiration for builder workshysteve. In this latest installment, Flashman finds himself in America circa 1858 and in the company of abolitionist John Brown just before his raid on Harpers Ferry. This shack is a good example of Steve’s ability to make the series-standard 14×14 base look twice as big.

Steve is up to 12 scenes and says that he is only about halfway through Flashman’s adventures in LEGO, so that means we have some great models to look forward to.

Build your own Tumbler and The Bat [Instructions]

I recently discovered two excellent models of the Tumbler and The Bat made by a Taiwanese Lego fan who goes by velociraptor. What interested me were the photo instructions he provided for both models, which you can view on Brickshelf (click on photo below) or Pockyland (Tumber and The Bat).

Flakpanzer!

Specifically the Flakpanzer IV Wirbelwind SdKfz 161/4, by A. Bellón, A.K.A. Panzerbricks. Enjoy tonight’s slice of WW2 history, and check out the builder’s website if you’re interested in more of his work.

Swiss Army Knife

The Iron Builder throw-down between Simon Liu and Andrew Lee continues to produce great models, despite a challenging seed part. This time onosendai2600 draws blood with a clever rendition of perhaps the world’s most famous pocket knife / multi-tool.