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.
Category Archives: Models
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.
Always bet on Blaq
Cole Blaq returns to the ivy covered halls of The Brothers Brick with this quadripedal pseudo-tachikoma simply called “daW.-G”. The builder would like to draw your ever inquisitive eye to the “working like radius and ulna”. My eye was drawn to this rarely used Wedge 4 x 2 x 1 1/3 with 1 x 4 Base.
Hey Becket, think fast!
James Pegrum or peggyjdb just posted a very immersive diorama called “Be careful what you wish for…” depicting the final moments in the life of Saint Thomas Becket. The setting for the recreated murder is Canterbury cathedral, which the builder has captured effectively with a variety of techniques.
James has been on a roll lately with these one shot historical scenes, former topics include: Margaret Thatcher moves into 10 Downing St., the death of Lord Nelson and a precedent setting case in English law.
LEGO Bicycle
Flickr user Silva Vasil (Silvavasil_LEGO) takes a different approach than Chris did on the subject matter of bicycles. He has created a delicate and extremely elegant road bike where the vivid colours combined with the creative parts usage makes for a very pleasing model to view.
There are a few other views in the photoset on flickr
Set Zorcher to Shake’n’Bake
Blake Baer (Blake’s Baericks) created this scene for the ongoing MOCathalon. I am sure most people are like Blake (and myself), in that Spaceman Spiff is their favourite Calvin & Hobbes character. Well Blake not only did the intrepid space explorer justice, he also did a wonderful job of creating a beautiful alien landscape full of exotic flora.
Be sure to check out this full size image to to see all the amazing details.
Abu Simbel rebuilt
Continuing our batch of “How did we miss that?!” posts from photos submitted to the new TBB Cover Photos group on Flickr, here’s a lovely rendition of Abu Simbel in Egypt by Kristi McWii (customBRICKS).
Kristi uses minifigs for the monumental statues of the seated pharaoh Ramesses II.
Suit up for some Zero-G Classic Spaceball.
The 2013 MocAthalon is churning out some imaginative entries, like this future-sport diorama from Jon Blackford, a.k.a. Heiwa71 called “Zero-G Classic Spaceball”. Constructed for the category “No Gravity”, this impressive model features Classic Sports boilerplate like cheerleaders, goals, fans and even a machine to generate the “jump-ball”. The only thing curiously missing is a score-board, but perhaps Classic Spacemen have evolved past the need to keep score. The game appears to be a mix between soccer, basketball and the game Triad from the old Battlestar Galactica series played in either red or blue diapers. MOCpages has additional photos for your viewing pleasure.
Snoop would be proud.
Alex Jones (Orion Pax) has got one lucky little puppy, for it has quite possibly the greatest dog house ever.
The house itself is very nicely designed, but it is clearly the accessories that kick up the cool factor.
Check out Alex’s website for more views.
This Ship Goes to Eleven
Or, at least, it has the number “11” on the side… Unless those are Ls. Regardless, this ship by Nate Daly makes an impression. It’s his first attempt at build a space ship in the coveted 100+ stud class, and I think he’s done a great job.
There are plenty of nice details throughout, and the color blocking is well done. My favorite thing about it, though, is the crew. Many builders, when building a ship this long, declare it to be a battleship, or drednaught, or something else with a huge crew. Not Nate, though, he calls it a frigate, and gives it a tiny crew. Bravo, Nate.
Two for one on Union Pacific
Falk (bricknerd, top) and Peter Norman (swoofty, bottom) performed a trans-Atlantic (respectively in Berlin and LA) LEGO co-build with this cute twinset of Union Pacific (UP) locomotives. Both models are excellent demonstrations of all the techniques good train builders are known for, with clever and varied grilles and other texturing details, as well as some very cunning rod and clip work by Falk in the wheels.
Splintered Shield Inn
One of the MocAthalon categories this year is to build a medieval inn. Julien Andries (Julandrius) has built one full of character and detail — from the battered tile roof to the splotched walls and rough stonework.
