Bart De Dobbelaer‘s latest addition to his picture story of the Hive shows a massive lair. The lights and fog on top of the intricately designed structures make this one of the most atmospheric Lego photos I’ve seen.
Tag Archives: Dioramas
Expanding the Windy City
Yaroslav (Dark-Alamez) expanded his layout of the Chicago cityscape for the DoubleBrick festival in Moscow. For detailes of the diorama, check out the gallery on Flickr.
14 of the best post-apocalyptic LEGO models of all time
It’s December 21 now in the Mayan heartland, and the apocalypse seems to have passed us by. (For the record, historians and archaeologists agree that the Maya never actually predicted the end of the world today.) What better way to celebrate than with a roundup of the best post-apocalyptic LEGO creations we’ve featured here over the years!
To give you a sense of how the genre has evolved over the years, I’m listing them in chronological order.
First up, Adrian Drake‘s “Forest Sentinel” was debuted at BrickFest in 2006 and remains one of my favorites to this day.
Tyler Clites spent the better part of 2007 building post-apocalyptic LEGO models, popularizing the brown-and-gray aesthetic that remained in effect for the next several years.
Brian Kescenovitz combined Nannan’s Black Fantasy theme with a post-apocalyptic diorama in “Ephram’s Garden” back in 2008.
See all of the best ApocaLEGO models after the jump!
The Wheels of Progress
Here’s a visceral scene by Riccardo Zangelmi. I love the simple architecture which evokes a heavy industrialized zone through so few pieces, and the irregular base that adds a great sense of motion to the diorama. And that monstrous unicycle is just awesome.
The spirit of the season...
Not content with the barrage of carols, mistletoe and evergreens, Simon Liu presents a visual guide to an alternate version of Jingle Bells. Made possible by the dynamic duo themselves and a familiar cast of characters and bright colors.
You can see each of the lyrics on their own. And for those that would like to see it in person, it’s on display at the LEGO Store in Toronto for the month of December!
Floodtown
Ever since the post-apocalypse theme became popular in the LEGO building community, there have been many interpretations of how the world ends whether through military conflict or zombies. Some of the more exotic visions involve the settings of snow, swamp, and underground.
Now, Julandrius and Eturior add a new element to ApocaLego – the flood. The sunken buildings and worn-down walls are catchy features of their dioramas.
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Somewhere in the Crinita-Gelum Belt...
I love a good lander, and this realistic future on an icy planetoid by Ludgonious certainly doesn’t disappoint. The melted pool and vents are also wonderful elements of this alien landscape.
And since it’s been a couple of years since we’ve featured something of his, be sure to go check out Ludgonious’s photostream on Flickr — lots of fun dioramas and scenes we’ve missed in the intervening years.
The Way The World Will End (I Hope)
Flickr user OliveSeon has built some of the most impressive large town dioramas I’ve seen. There are lots of people building cityscapes using official sets mixed in with their own creations and landscaping, but rarely are the official sets so well integrated. Additionally, he’s packed them both chock full of terrific details of his own, like a giant gazebo, full depth swimming pool and surf pool, a large factory, and lots of other fantastic stuff.
Here’s the first:
But just building a placid town wasn’t cool enough. No, on his second diorama, OliveSeon has gone for full-out apocalyptic anarchy, old-school style, with Godzilla battling a Gundam across the seaside city, turning what was already a stunning diorama into pure awesomeness. The flame effects are particularly awesome, and very reminiscent of their on-screen special effects counterparts.
Be sure to check out both of OliveSeon’s other dioramas as well, each of which are worthy of their own posts: though untitled, I believe they are Disneyland and San Francisco. A thorough perusal of all the photos will be rewarded, as there are brilliant details to be discovered in every picture.
An extraordinary thing happened one day...
Many are familiar with the tale of the Pied Piper, the unpaid man with the magical flute by which he deprived a town of their children after they attempted to thank him for public service rather than pay him his due.
Cyrille (TheBrickAvenger) has illustrated the first bit of this tale quite exquisitely. There are a lot of little details I like here, with tiles as part of the stone walls and Tyler‘s roof design. I like how the eye is drawn to the center, too, with the Pied Piper and his rats behind him.
A Warm Welcome
ShareburG‘s entry for the Colossal Castle Contest over at Classic Castle makes me smile. So many of the details just stand out to me. I like the rounded tower; the little cart with barrels is pretty fabulous, too.
A fantastic castle
Please excuse the bad pun of a title but my goal is to get this out sooner rather than better. Patrick Bosman has posted a stunning fantasy castle Querceto Castle Island based on the architecture of Tuscany, and the Castello di Querceto in Pisa. And it’s truly a beauty with no solid grey walls to be seen.Stunning work and inspiring for castle and non-castle builders alike. And did I mention it has animated features?
Things that make you go “Hmm”
This “Fortune Demon”, by Mihai Marius Mihu does that to me. Its odd, creepy and I’ve never seen anything quite like it.
While you are at it, check out “Alien Laboratory”.
Express your thoughts, coherent or otherwise, in the comments.