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.

A stylish LEGO helicopter with a sci-fi twist

Sand green is a really fun color to build spaceships and military vehicles with. There are so many interesting parts in that color, and Tobias Whelan [Intense Potato] has made very good use of them. The cone on the underside of the cockpit is just one example. The open main compartment is equipped with a mounted machine gun, and twin side-mounted engines give this beast a boost.

Along the rear of the copter, two long angled fins provide unusual landing gear, and the tail fins feature another great part use, the small surfboard.

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Majisto’s magical island retreat

This magical island by Ids de Jong is framed by a shimmering trans-light blue base. But don’t let this small island fool you, it is home to quite a few animals (nine after I triple checked). After the great base, the feature that calls to me is the small, sandy beach. It fits snuggly in the build and offers just enough room to sit-down and do your reading. The impressively tiled rooftop and SNOT stonework is a step up from Majisto’s other hangout while keeping to the wizard’s color scheme.

Middle-earth meets Cyberpunk 2077 in this LEGO mashup

The location of Minas Tirith in the epic fantasy adventure The Lord of the Rings is certainly one of the most iconic cities in Middle-earth, so it makes perfect sense to me that Grant Decker would choose to combine it with Night City from Cyberpunk 2077 as a source of inspiration for this build in the cyberpunk mashup category for a LEGO building contest. A cyborg version of Gandalf rides a silver and white speeder bike, standing in for Shadowfax, while a multi-layered holographic highway divides the city into two sections, just like the massive stone blade that gave the steward Denethor such a fantastic end.

Small pirates hit the high seas in LEGO

V (minifiguring it.out) assembles one of the all-time great tales of adventure: a pirate crew braving curses and danger in pursuit of gold. A storyteller at heart, V’s builds are filled with lore and recurring characters, like the captain of this vessel, Jasper “Tidebreaker” Vane, a serial source of bad ideas. V’s excellent photography showcases a brilliant shrinking of the classic pirate ship into the keel of a rowboat, with a few bits of foliage in the background helping sell the illusion of a miniature world.

I love how V’s scenes, working with a limited scale, still feel boundless and epic. And her cast of characters always make use of LEGO’s growing range of skin tones to create a more inclusive fantasy world.

V’s buildings are just as charming as the tiny ship, like this miniature mill with a straw roof, climbing vines, and a great half-timbered effect.

V is a member of dreambuilderslug, “an inclusive community of builders of all skill levels, inspiring, supporting, showcasing black/ brown excellence” that is well worth a follow.

LEGO to put you in a Roman Empire state of mind

2025 has been a great year for Italy and LEGO with both Trevi Fountain and 21359 Italian Riviera, but for former Junior Classical League kids like me, what we really crave is a trip back to the SPQR. The classical world has only shown up in LEGO via the Coliseum Architecture set and a handful of collectible minifigs, but thankfully, we have fan creations from builders like Michael Crewe to keep the flame alive. Michael shares two minifig-scale scenes of ancient city life on the Ideas platform that I would gladly clear out shelf space to bring home. First up is a magnificent library that could be the famed Library of Alexandria, pre-sacking. The impressive columns evoke a Corinthian style with their ornate fern tops.

Inside the two-story building stand an impressive statue. I might have gone with Athena/Minerva rather than this more muscular fellow, but those marble abs are impressive.

Click for more pics of the ancient world in LEGO

Before his Vader turn, Anakin chose a ride with color

Swan Dutchman recreates the XJ-6 Airspeeder from Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, not seen in LEGO since 2002’s Bounty Hunter Pursuit. Oddly enough, this is my favorite vehicle from that movie, just as it was also Anakin’s favorite for the “open cockpit and the right speed capabilities.”

Swan has captured great detail on both those fronts, showing us nice big seats with a good steering column and nicely greebled engines. Truly UCS worthy. Swan chose a great scale to capture the distinctive lines of this memorable speeder.

A colorful bridge between reality and fantasy in this LEGO scene

This scenic little village built on a high bridge by Francis Wiemelt (Hubba Blöoba) looks like something out of a fantasy novel, until you notice the utility poles and the vending machine. While a safety railing would make me feel a lot more comfortable, the cats in this scene don’t seem to mind. While the structures are beautifully crafted, what stands out to me is the blend of colors, both in the roofs and in the gray stone bridge, which could represent the look of sunlight on various surfaces. Or, it could be a result of weathering. Either way, it looks fantastic. I also like how the tree foliage is made with plates and tiles rather than LEGO foliage elements, which adds some visual texture to the trees.

Francis based the model on Minecraft voxel art from digital artist Snarple and the translation into the physical world is perfect.

Remarkable bird, id’nit, squire? Beautiful LEGO plumage

We’ve seen some incredible LEGO bird creations in recent years thanks to the explosion of molds and colors that can be interpreted as feathers, like this magnificent owl from TBB alum Nannan to this soaring eagle from Sakiya Watanabe. Now Sakiya (aka N.A.B.E._mocs) takes wing again with a brilliant scarlet macaw. The starring LEGO element for this feathered friend is the blue thruster blast from the Dreamzzz line, but the NPU doesn’t stop there. Sakiya makes excellent use of shells and feathers for the parrot’s face, with rubber bands on the cheeks and around the eyes for detail. As with the builder’s eagle, the bird is captured in a lifelike, dramatic pose. It’s a beautiful model from a builder with an impeccable eye for shape and form.

To learn more about the young builder and his passion for excellence, check out our interview with talented LEGO creator Sakiya Watanabe.

Go green or go home... this mighty LEGO mech has us green with envy

Every good girl deserves a great mech, and Djokson has crafted this cute and friendly character, with her hands in the pockets of her green overalls, into a strong yet gentle-looking beast of a mech using a collection of System, DUPLO, and soccer field parts. The chunky details combined with simple, clean angles and unusual DUPLO elements give this mech a style that is much more than the sum of its parts.

Mind the gaps in this glorious, shambling LEGO medieval market

A medieval market will always be the busiest at harvest, and Jesse van den Oetelaar has built a scene to make you feel the commotion. While the castle walls are built straight, everything else shows its age and wear, or as Jesse says, “worn down by carts, feet, and time.” I particularly enjoy the low camera angle as it brings us right into the market.

Upon closer inspection, the nice part usage can really be seen. Technic pins with a bar inside create a gathered bundle of grain. The precariously stacked harvest looks ready to topple.

And a mix of hammers and ingots cause an uneven surface for people to travel, as this aging minifig found out the hard way.

Jesse’s diorama marks a welcome return to posting after a two year absence. It’s great to see that the builder has lost none of his talent for half-timbered houses and depictions of bustling medieval life!

Moko’s LEGO Dragonzord merges with Mighty Morphin’ Megazord

While 10358 Soundwave is making waves as LEGO’s best transformable bot to date, old-school AFOLs know that when it comes to poseable and functional mecha, Moko‘s models can’t be beat! Last year Moko wowed us with an uncannily accurate Power Rangers’ Megazord in LEGO. Enter the Green Ranger as the Godzilla-esque Dragonzord roars in as Moko’s latest Morphin’ mech. Standing an impressive 44cm and weighing 2kg, the Dragonzord is comparable in size to the retired LEGO Voltron.

This “DragonCaeser,” as it’s known in Japanese, is looking sharp with its high degree of articulation and shiny gold accents, and standing on its own is nearly as large as last year’s Megazord…

But the laurels go to Moko for how the metal beast combines with his previous Zord lineup using only the hinges and rotations integrated in the model.

The Dragonzord’s combiined forms follow after the jump!

A shockingly good Transformer

With the new Transformers Soundwave set officially out in the world, it’s time to pay tribute to the other wave-monikered Decepticon from Season 1, Shockwave; brought to brilliant life by Ben Cossy. This evil Decepticon, who turns into a ray gun and was tasked with guarding the base back on Cybertron, was never as popular as his cassette player teammate. But I don’t think that bothered him. Shockwave is a cold, calculating type, driven by logic. And, logically, a vocoder-voiced dude with a zoo in his chest is just cooler. That said, Shockwave isn’t without his charm and Ben has captured it all, from the distinct cyclopean visage to the laser gun in place of a left hand. If only there was some way to shove a jaguar inside his chest.