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Quoth the raven, MORE GREEBLES!

LEGO might be more commonly associated with three-dimensional models, but in recent years, the medium has seen an explosion of creativity around mosaics. While mosaics can be flat and tile-based, many builders play with texture and layering in ways that add depth. Greeble Mosaics take that to the extreme, adding large vertical elements, or even whole scenes, that dissolve into a painterly texture when seen from a distance. GothGirlBricks, a frequent mosaic builder, created her first greeble mosaic this Halloween and the results are spectacular.

The builder started the project four weeks ago with a flat base layer of the raven and skull. While ravens may be “black,” there’s an iridescence to the feathers that she brings out with color highlights in the pink and blue spectrum.

Up close you can see so many parts that GothGirlBricks brings into the model – especially the animals! I see spiders, kittens, owls, butterflies, and even an octopus in the mix!

For builders who would like to try making a greeble mosaic but with instructions and parts, LEGO’s Milky Way set is a good way to try your hand at this immersive style. You can also check out the breathtaking work of Gerardo Pontierr, an artist whose work is currently on display in LEGO House in Billund.

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Dreaming up engineering marvels

Declaring that “An architect’s dream is an engineer’s nightmare”, Roman brings this premise to life in LEGO form. Appropriately for the subject, the construction itself features some incredible engineering and wonderful parts usage throughout all sections of the build. Some of my favorites are the Ninjago dragon head, hammers, binoculars, and visors that are used in unconventional ways in the artist’s billowy smoke imagination. The dreamer himself is excellently shaped and topped off with a hat comprised of leaves, broomsticks, and an entire boat. A wonderful tribute to this architect’s fantasies, brought to life in bricks.

Stay glassy, fans of LEGO

Much has been made on this site and elsewhere of the new re-colours that LEGO has been introducing recently. Sometimes it’s new parts in existing colours, sometimes new colours altogether. But I feel like transparent colours tend to slip under the radar somewhat. Not so for Mattia Careddu – it’s clear he’s a fan of translucent LEGO! This glassy fellow almost doesn’t look brick-built, and in truth I’m not even sure I could tell you where many of these pieces come from. Somehow, I’m getting balloon creature vibes – perhaps because of that Jeff Koons-esque trans-green dog?

Set sail on high seas of the future!

Not to be a downer, but conventional wisdom tells us that in the future there will be more ocean to sail than ever before, so why not plan to explore it in style? That’s where this futuristic sailing craft by Daniel Church comes in. The sleek hull, with its well-crafted curves, should cut through the waters with ease. And we figure that sail, stitched together from numerous hexagonal patterns, probably doubles as a solar panel. Perfect for long voyages!

A world within a Jellyfish

Today Piotr Przytuła shared his latest creation: a stunning jellyfish with more than meets the eye. This is a beautifully shaped build with an excellent use of color. And the variety of different plant parts used to craft and shape the flowing tentacles of the jellyfish make it feel completely alive and in motion. There is some great part usage, my favorite being the Minifigure Crown piece that was recently used in an opposite orientation for a micro jellyfish in the Coral Reef Diorama. Upon closer inspection, you’ll notice that the interior of the jellyfish bell contains a miniature world, dubbed Jellyfish Island.

Take a closer look at the world within this Jellyfish!

Creepy, kooky, mysterious and spooky- and that’s just their butler!

Right on the tail end of delighting us with this LEGO Zombie-fied dinosaur and Mothman, lightning strikes again as Trevor Pearson-Jones builds Lurch from The Addams Family. At 6′ 9″, the stoic, emotionless giant strikes an imposing figure, but is a gentle soul and protector of the Addams Family, particularly the children. He is often tasked with doing the family’s menial chores, like dumping hot oil on Christmas carolers, but does it with an air of professionalism and formality. The big fellah doesn’t say much, as it turns out, but how can you not love that misshapen face?

Scarily good DUPLO celebrations of Halloween

LEGO’s big bricks for small hands, DUPLO, doesn’t often feature in AFOL builds unless it’s as filler under the terrain of a giant diorama, a challenging seed part for Iron Builders, or you’re Djokson and there are no rules. For Japanese builder Haru Takatsugu, DUPLO has become the medium of choice for 5 years of MOCs, with the builder recreating everything from lifelike sushi to a recreation of the Spirited Away bathhouse. Halloween builds are especially challenging, given how few DUPLO sets feature black bricks, but Haru has managed to amass enough to make spooky black creations an annual tradition.

Most impressive is the builder’s haunted house from two years back which features a full interior for a poltergeist party.

Some of these DUPLO figures and accessories are exceedingly rare, like the skeleton that appeared in a single set back in 2006 and is almost impossible to find on the secondary market. If you’re wondering who that strange onion-headed figure is, it’s Spud from Bob the Builder, a living scarecrow who is truly the stuff of nightmares.

Building the Horde: The Clans of Orctober

Every October, LEGO builders around the world turn their attention to the brutal and boisterous denizens of fantasy lore: the orcs. For Orctober, I wanted to explore what makes these creatures tick: not just their monstrous brawn, but the different archetypes that define their place in the horde. We have a lot of noble heroes in LEGO, but now it’s the villains’ time to shine!

My goal was to create four distinct characters: each representing one of the RPG classics: Strength, Intelligence, Dexterity, and Guile – showcasing the diversity and ferocity that defines the Greenskin horde.

Zug zug. Click to read learn how Nick mustered his horde of orcs!

Poland’s haunted history in LEGO

Over the past three years, Polish AFOL Mihał Ch has been documenting his nation’s history in a series of LEGO vignettes. The minifig-scale scenes celebrate the heroes of art and culture, as well as recognizing atrocities, uprisings, and statecraft, with builds paired with a history lesson. Just in time for Halloween, as part of the third series of vignettes, Mihał remembers some of the darker chapters in Polish history. For example, dissidents being exiled to Siberia during the Russian occupation.

Here, Mihał pays tribute to the January Uprising of 1963-1964, when the escalation of “russification” and repression sparked a guerrilla war for independence that, despite early successes, was ultimately quashed.

Here we see Mihał’s depiction of the Galician slaughter when, in order to avert a Polish uprising for independence, the Austrian military incited the local serfdom against the Polish aristocracy in bloody revolt with promises of a better life, only to sweep in after the fact punish the peasants with more oppression.

Not all of Mihał’s scenes are quite so grim. Here he pays tribute to the composer Chopin and here to the writing of the Polish Constitution.

#Cyberpink2025 puts cancer in the crosshairs as LEGO fans build for breast cancer awareness

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, when concerned humans raise awareness, promote earlier diagnosis, and support people affected by a disease that affects over 10% of women globally. The campaign is signified by wearing a pink ribbon, but many advocates find other ways to show support, like a group of LEGO fans who are using their bricks and voice to spread awareness under the #Cyberpink2025 hashtag. What started as a six-builder collab has been growing as all are invited to participate with the hashtag. The participants promise to return bigger and more organized next year.

Leading the charge for a cause is zakar.ion with this rabbit-themed Jū Gaito mech. The mech’s eyes come from this year’s Lucky Cat set while the stickered pink elements are sourced from the 2 Fast 2 Furious Honda. My favorite element is the matching minifig.

part_parakeet fights back with this Killer Cupcake, a sweet ally in the fight against cancer.

More pink mecha and cyberpunk heroes follow

Little Shop of Horrors meets LEGO Belville as Audrey II turns over a new leaf

LEGO’s Belville dolls are such strange and wonderful creations – a product of the late ’90s that looks like they came from a much earlier decade – which is probably why the dolls work so well in the amazing nostalgia-steeped dioramas of Victoria Worsley. They’re especially perfect in Victoria’s homage to ’60s set Little Shop of Horrors where she depicts the climactic confrontation as Seymore suddenly stands up to the alien plant. The larger scale allows ample space for potted plants, and of course, the diva plant herself, Audrey II. Hero Factory cocoon shells work perfectly for the petals around Audrey II’s mouth.

Flip the scene around and you can see what happened to demented dentist Orin Scrivello. His ride is the conveniently scaled Creator 3-in-1 Vintage Motorcycle. It’s great to see the Fabuland garbage bin is capable of holding severed limbs.

Victoria’s model is currently on display in the lobby of the LEGO Campus in Billund, along with her darkly delightful Belville tribute to the wives of Henry VIII.

Moko’s latest CUBE-ROBO squares off against Halloween

Mecha master Moko gets into the Halloween spirit with the 14th entry into the builder’s CUBE-ROBO series. At first glance, it’s a cute cubic Jack-O’-Lantern, but like the 13 bots that precede it, the model holds a secret. With a few deft tugs and swivels, it transforms into an impressive and articulated mech!

As Moko explains in their blog, the model began with the cube form, so the robot’s humanoid frame inherited the triangular “head,” which lends the mech an insectoid appearance. Moko leans into the bug-quality with pincher claws.

Fourteen transforming cubes is impressive, but it’s just the start of what Moko dreams of being a set of 100. Although the builder notes that at the current rate, getting to that ambitious target will take more than one lifetime. Here’s hoping Moko is able to square that dream!

You can see Moko tranform the model in real time here: