This Dutch farm by Barbara Werth (McBricker) portrays the beautiful pastoral scene of the Netherlands, complete with the iconic Dutch cows and windmill. Don’t forget to check out the detail pictures, or you might miss cool features like this water spigot.
Brandon Bannerman (Catsy) may live here in the warmer-than-average Pacific Northwest, but the recent snowstorms on the East Coast — and echoes of Snowpocalypse 2008 — have inspired him to build this scene for the ApocaLEGO Blood in the Snow contest.
Brandon combines microscale with minifig-scale for some truly excellent forced perspective.
Peter Reid has taken another run at his classic exo-suit creation. He’s just posted some photos of the MkII version on flickr, and the model just looks great. I think that the new claws are a huge step forward, and not just because they’re huge.
Also notable is the photography of this model, which does a great job of highlighting the model, while giving it a believable setting. The backdrop and supporting cast are great, and the depth of field of the photo really brings it to life.
Let’s take a look at the evolution of Peter’s Exo Mech over the years — it’s pretty cool to see all these iterations. This is an earlier version of the Exo-Suit from 2009, with an extended limb from the back.
The Exo-Squad ready for duty is one of my favourites from 2011!
The heavy weaponry version that we all want and need back (from 2012).
And the sci-fi action movie that’s waiting to be picked up by Hollywood (from 2014).
I’m surprised to see a new diorama by Amado C. Pinlac, whom many remember as ACPin and a builder of massive Star Wars dioramas back in the days. The dense foliage in this classic Endor scene from Return of the Jedi is amplified by the clever use of a non-Lego backdrop, adding depth to the picture. Can you spot the Ewok who’s about to steal a speeder bike?
Derfel Cadarn has cast his lot for the Jolly Roger Contest at Forbidden Cove with this fantastic entry, Skull Beneath the Skin (for the Pirate Island category, naturally).
I adore that ramshackle structure…it just screams pirate-goodness. It also looks more stable than some boats I’ve seen on Lake Union, but I digress…
This diorama by Darth Yoda depicts a classic WWII scene done to good effect with just the right amount of rubble and mayhem. The transparent bricks gradient for the waves washing over the beach is pretty neat.
Daniel Shehadeh (Sir Regonold) users overlapping, partially pressed-on tiles to create an excellent roof on this Spanish-style building:
The crane, little roof on the well, and beams sticking out of the stone walls all add believable detail.
A neat diorama by Niek Geurts (Nieks www.mrbrick.nl).
I don’t know why I get a sense of marshiness from this, but I like it.
This western town by Kris Kelvin is loverly. It’s also a nice change of pace, since we don’t see that many Western creations.
Stefan (– 2×4 –) has built a fun little diorama of a heroic dragon hunter, on what is probably his last hunt. I love the sense of motion this scene evokes, with both the “dragon” and hunter poised in mid-air.
As Arthur C Clarke said, “any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.”
Luke Watkins posted this fantastic church from the Medieval Life category from Classic-Castle’s CCCVII:
The details all around are just incredible. I love the stone look to the building itself. The shields around the base are simply fantastic and add a great sense of completion to the creation.
