With my return from a travel and jetlag induced hiatus I’m going to break the chain of large MOCs to go to the other extreme. Brian Cash (The Magic Tuba Pixie) reinterprets a Glatorian mask to create a lovely micro-scale submarine. A good dose of creative parts application can replace a lot of bricks.
This Peterbilt rig by Bricksonwheels is to die for. While the shiney chrome goodness leaps out at you, the build is phenomonal. Remoted controlled via Power Functions and featuring all sort of fun features, this truck truly rocks.
Being a minifigure in lolas‘s word has its ups and downs–but I daresay there are certainly more downs. How could there not be? He calls this the Land of Eternal Bad Luck!
This diorama includes some of his previous works, each just as lovely as the next. The Leaning Tower, Cape of No Hope, and After the Storm all help make up the larger work.
I’m a sucker for landscaping. I like when it adds to the scene, and helps amplify it. Johnathon Gilbert‘s creation does just that for me:
It has a sense of action, and makes me wonder what would happen if they lost their balance on that log! The implied movement in the water tells me it might not be pretty…
I love LEGO’s new Kingdoms line, especially the Green Dragon faction, so I’m happy to start seeing some things inspired by it, especially beautiful castle town creations like this tavern by Matthew Hurt.
Photos of the interior details in the Green Dragon Tavern photoset are well worth checking out and are what really make this worth it for me.
LUGPol proves that even their TFOLs can build with mad skills. Take Makorol and his Liebherr LTM 1050-3.1 mobile crane. I don’t feel qualified to guide you through all the details, but I will mention that like every LUGPol vehicle, adding Power Functions is obligatory (see the video). See more pictures on Brickshelf.
A group of Japanese builders including MisaQa and Kotaro “EARL-0″ Ono constructed this epic fantasy world. And if this much work went into a sketch of the project, it shouldn’t come as a surprise the awesomeness of the finished work.
You don’t have to have been in China to recognize the distinct Chinese architecture portrayed in Andy Hung‘s rendition of the Wong Tai Sin Temple in Hong Kong. The intricate layering of multi-colored plates simulates the colorful ornamentation on the actual building. Check out the full gallery where you can see the complete creation featuring an additional lit-up bus station.
Over the last few weeks, Shannon “Ocean” Sproule has been combining his unique retro-space aesthetic with Aztec inspiration. My favorite so far is this Temple Defender.
We generally don’t highlight celebrities talking about LEGO (OMG! Brad Pitt likes LEGO! He even builds on his own, without his kids!!!), but this one is kind of sweet.
Quoth Becks:
“What would I like to do if I wasn’t a footballer? I love drawing cartoons and building Lego with my sons.
“This is going to make me sound really weird but when I was in Milan I had such a big amount of spare time. I found online that you can buy a Lego model of the Taj Mahal
so I bought it and started building it, I only built some of it because I got injured halfway through.
“I know it’s not a career but I love doing it and would like to be a professional Lego builder. My boys are the same, they’re obsessed with it.
“Football has affected my family in an unbelievable way, to travel to so many places, if I’d done something else like been a Lego builder, I wouldn’t have been able to do anything like that.”
What David doesn’t realize is that LEGO builders do indeed travel the globe on top secret missions for The Brick, hang out with Hollywood celebrities, and can generally out-hooligan even the most bad-ass of soccer fans.
It’s not too late to join us, David! I’ll buy you a Pepsi myself if you come to BrickCon.
(Via Dirty Tackle, with a hat-tip to Mrs. Dunechaser — who I love for continuing to read a soccer blog after the end of the World Cup.)
