Tag Archives: Dioramas

There’s nothing like a massive LEGO diorama to prove that you’ve arrived as a LEGO builder. The LEGO dioramas we feature here span everything from realistic medieval castles to scenes from World War II, and more than a few post-apocalyptic wastelands.

Clancy goes Green

Even Trolls care…

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Battle in the streets of future Britain!

In the future envisioned by Shadow Viking, New British forces fight a street battle with the Coalition of Loyalist Britons:

From the thrashed bus stop to the enormous crater being used as a mortar emplacement, this diorama is chock full of cool details. Check out the New Britain/ Coalition of Loyalist Britons street battle photoset on Flickr.

(Thanks Scotty!)

Total mayhem

One of those days, Rocko will get some sleep and we’ll be less jealous of his prolificness, but until then, nothing stops him from building, not even a dozen disasters happening simultaniously.

Rocko relaxes with the undead

So, after the zombie apocalypse, when humanity as we know it has ceased to exist, what do the victorious undead do? Kick up their heels in a gentlemen’s club, of course!

(The walking dead are simply pretending to be mindless drones as they tear apart our civilization. Clearly, once we’re out of the way, they’re capable of building a glorious society, as this diorama proves.)

Indigenous people fight back against pillaging invaders

SlyOwl shows what happens when a group of islanders take up arms to fight off a raiding gang of unruly pirates:

Check out the action in the lower left corner. Bubbles!

(Via Klocki.)

Jester’s wrath

Chris Edwards has created a unique castle-themed boss battle in which a family of five heroes battle an evil jester unleashed from a magical spell book. While the landscaping is typically excellent, what brings this model to the top of creativity is the jester’s contagious spread of magic, infecting those who come in contact with it. This is so typical of a video game boss, which makes me want to pick up a controller and start pressing buttons.

Into the trenches with Harrison

From barbed wire, constant explosions, mud, rats, and blood, Harrison captures the brutality of trench warfare in World War II.

The combination of brown, tan, and dark green works very well to denote a denuded landscape:

Gargantuan dioramas

Wilson Raska displays two enormous dioramas on Brickshelf for the first time. The first is called the Crown of Asgard, depicting what looks like the landing of a fantasy-tech flying craft on a clearing by the cliffs. The most studding feature of this creation in my opinion is the dynamic crafting of the cliffs.

Next up is the Tauros Military Outpost. While the creation my appear as chaotic from the scattering of the light gray and dark gray bricks, what’s noteworthy is the overall structure of the work, which depicts an elaborate system of stone balconies.

Cleanup on aisle 3

Jarek‘s first little dio depicts an uncanny accident involving a forklift and what appears to be a dangerous nuclear waste bomb. This can’t be good, but what is good is the forklift model, which is so nicely constructed.

Flush dreams

I came across the works of Brickshelf user Devastator today, who has a taste for the bizzarre and macabre ranging from torture chambers, minifig executions and hangings, the gratuitous use of tentacles, and sheer randomness like mecha Pikachu. You may be making some connections at this point, but it is unlikely this builder and I cross-referenced each other’s works because his gallery predates mine while I’ve not known about him until today. So my question to ponder is: how does one’s mind get wired like so?

Check out Devastator’s most recent work called the Delirious Diorama. The beautifully crafted and accurate Chinese character means “bathroom.”

Hmm, bathroom.

Dwarf’s gate

Aaron (Darkspawn) enters the CC battles contest with an impressive entry. None shall pass the gate into the Dwarf’s mines, not even when a Necromancer with an army of skeletons and winged beasts.

Science Fantasy

Mark Stafford‘s invention of the theme called science fantasy looks like a combination of castle, steampunk, and science fiction. The result is a city called Sproket. The scene depicts the city plaza under invasion by pirates while guards and citizens respond in defense.

Check out the two walkers from the scene.