Microscale + steampunk = “micropunk” according to Scott Whitesell. Here’s his “steampunk dirigible air fortress” in microscale:
Tag Archives: Microscale
Heavy Swiss Freighter Titan by Jerac
Classic-Spacer Jerac (who, it turns out, isn’t Swiss after all) has posted another awesome entry in his fleet of micro-scale Swiss-themed space ships, the Titan freighter (click for gallery):
The awesome bridge:
A smaller container that slides in and out of the freighter (labeled “7”), which clamps onto the bigger, black container shown in the first picture:
At Least Humans Don’t Rust!
Chris Deck is one of my favorite builders in the mini and micro scales. He mostly builds Star Wars vehicles, but he recently posted an updated version of his Colonial Viper from the original Battlestar Galactica TV series:
While we’re at it, here’s Chris’ Galactica:
And a Cylon Raider:
Micro Cylon Raider by Arpy 2.0
My personal favorite (no offense to winner Mainman) in the recent Classic-Space BSG contest on Flickr (blogged five minutes ago) was this adorable little Cylon raider from Arpy 2.0:
Micro Battlestar Galactica by Justin Vaughn
A Battlestar Galactica building contest was recently held in the Classic-Space group on Flickr. With four entries, the pool wasn’t very big, but it resulted in several nice micro-ships.
Spacer Justin Vaughn (Mainman to most) won with with Galactica:
To the minimobile, Robin!
Sir Nelson has built a nifty mini batmobile: 
Using one of the strange little racer bodies, Nelson has created a masterpiece! Instantly recognizable as the world famous super car, this mini version is awesome, way to go Nelson!
Take a gander at the gallery
Ken Takeuchi’s LEGO Works
I’ve been subscribed to Japanese builder Ken Takeuchi’s blog for some time. (Ken goes by “Ken-Tucky” online.) However, it wasn’t until Soren Roberts mentioned Ken’s creations as a source of inspiration for his recent “Heavy Missile Cruiser” (Blocklog post) that I took the time to explore Ken’s Web site, LEGO Works.
Since 1998, Ken has been posting fantastic LEGO creations. (And it’s interesting to see his building style evolve over the last eight years — integrating newly available parts and new building techniques.) With an English version of his LEGO pages, exploring his site is well worth your time. To whet your appetite, I’d like to introduce a few of my personal favorites.
One of dozens of micro-scale vehicles in his “L.E.G.O Force,” here’s an awesome “Armed Starfighter Carrier”:
Demonstrating that Ken’s not just a Spacer, here’s the bathouse building from Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away:
A whole fleet of micro-scale World War II planes:
A camel Ken built while participating in the LEGO King Championship TV show:
Soren’s Heavy Missile Cruiser
Never one to let the likes of Mike Yoder or Mark Stafford have all the fun, Soren Roberts has posted an awesome micro-scale “Heavy Missile Cruiser”:
Just like Jerac’s medical frigate (previous post), Soren’s cruiser illustrates one of the traits that a lot of great Space creations have: A multi-layered look in which a clean, smooth shell encases highly detailed inner workings (“greeblies” in Spacer lingo) that poke through.
Mainmain’s Micro Space Ships
Classic-Spacer and Flickrite Mainman posted a bunch of micro ships today, but my favorite is definitely a recreation of everybody’s favorite Classic Space set, 497 Galaxy Explorer:
Those clear 1×1 slope pieces are certainly starting to come in handy for micro-scale builders!
Supersized Mantis
In his Octan Refinery (previous post), Mark Stafford included several tiny yet awesome gunships:
In this thread on Classic-Space.com, Mark announces the minifig-scale version of this gunship, dubbed the Mantis:
Andrew Horvatits’ Fleet of Mini Hoverships
Grigorij Rasputin Medical Frigate by Jerac
I’m really enjoying the recent surge in micro-scale building (mainly in the Space community, though SEALUG member Justin Major showed off a really awesome modular city at this month’s meeting — should’ve taken pictures).
Classic-Spacer Jerac (Jerrec on Brickshelf) posted a micro medical frigate titled Grigorij Rasputin earlier this morning:
Here’s the Rasputin assisting another micro-scale ship — note the extended docking corridor and the small shuttles swarming over the stricken vessel:
