Don’t let the Sackville-Bagginses catch sight of this impressive household! The Creators Child (flickr) put together a wonderful build of Bag End that incorporates several parts from this year’s The Shire set, like the fence made from boomerangs, but takes the entire presentation to a new level with intricate brick and woodwork on Bilbo’s home, but most impressively, lush vegetation from the garden to the beautiful tree on top.
What’s a hero without a good villain? Or, better yet, a whole rogue’s gallery of baddies in every flavor. This week on Minifig Monday we celebrate custom LEGO creations of villains – both familiar faces from comics and original characters.
Johanita Kirsten (@jo_the_autistic_linguist) is regular participant in #MosaicsOnMonday whose works range from elegant patterns reminiscent of Moorish art to bold modern mosaics using only rectangular tiles in as many colors as possible. Each weekly mosaic represents hours of work – both the creation and stripping off the elements to a clear baseplate, like sand art – an ephemeral moment of beauty in bricks.
Carter Witz (flickr) brightens our days with a burst of sunshine in the form of this bright yellow cabin build.
There are three rules to mogwai care, and it looks like @_calinbors might have broken them all with this fantastic Gizmo build.
You always want to be careful not to go overboard when you’re out for a drink…but that’s especially true at this Tug Pub by @DR_Church
@legobynickbrick brings to life one of the livelier automatons in pop culture with this beautiful Bender build.
What if Jim Henson had worked with ABS plastic instead of felt when he started creating the Muppets? Maybe they’d look something like the incredible characters of Chicago-based LEGO builder Greg Scherrer. Each model shows an uncanny talent for bringing out personality in bricks, with a cartoonist’s playfulness in form and color and a puppeteer’s playfulness with motion. It makes sense seeing as Greg is a cartoonist and illustrator by trade. We reached out to the builder to learn a bit more about his process.
Danish builder Benjamin Anderledes (@xenomoc) feels the allure of lookout tower living and created a microscale version in LEGO. Brown chain railing keeps the nanofigure ranger safe as they take in the spectacular view of microscale trees.
Dutch AFOL William Van Beek didn’t set out with a focus on building birds – his MOCs had been grounded more in the architecture of the Netherlands. But as buildings became dioramas, birds became as essential as minifigs to bring the Dutch countryside to life. Let’s admire some of William’s avian creations!
This beautifully whimsical creation from @bousker_ is chock-full of brilliant color and parts usage. The shaping on the house is stunning, filled with uneven angles, lopsided window frames and panels, and a door that looks straight out of a storybook.
Clayton (@sunroombricks) is one of a growing wave of builders who are leaning into retro aesthetics, and for this builder, Adventurers is the theme that continues to inspire. Clayton’s latest project is a remake of 5986 Amazon Ancient Ruins. All of the original play features are present, and then some.