Without a doubt, Dr. X is becoming one of my favorite builders, capable of surprising me with each new build.
His latest builds include a due of microscale fleets. “Ambush Force Cf-79” has a consistency of design that spans everything from the large missile destroyer to the fighters.
His “Battle Group Nine” is different in almost every respect, with a distinct aesthetic.
The Reasonably Clever/TwinLUG Bad Day for Micropolis contest ends tomorrow, and a whole batch of great entries have come through in the last few days.
Erik Smit (eti) depicts an Evil Corp skyscraper replacing a block of historic houses:
Meanwhile, Tim Goddard (Rogue Bantha) recreates the entire line of modular buildings in microscale for his entry:
Paul Lee (polywen) adds a last-minute entry titled “It Came from BELOW!!!”
See more entries on ReasonablyClever.com.
In more contest news, Reasonably Clever and TwinLUG are hosting the Bad Day for Micropolis contest.
As this gorgeous school (with adorably itty-bitty school buses) built by judge Max Braun illustrates, the TwinLUG Micro City Standard is fairly simple — to fit into collaborative displays — while still enabling individual builders to do some pretty cool things.
There are four categories in the contest, and you can win a cartload of prizes. The contest ends at 2:22 AM EST on May 4, 2009, so get building!
Whether it’s in my list of 10 favorite LEGO blogs or as examples of the best LEGO blogs, Bruce H. operates several of the most influential and long-running LEGO blogs on the Web.
With VignetteBricks, MicroBricks, MinilandBricks, and now GodBricks, Bruce is looking for a little help from his fellow LEGO fans.
If you think you have what it takes to contribute to one of these blogs, head on over to Bruce’s call for co-bloggers to find out more.
Looks like Tim Goddard (RogueBantha) can’t wait for the release of 10195 later this month, so he built his own Republic Dropship and AT-OT walker in microscale:
Here’s a trio of Tim’s AT-OT walkers (actually, a different design from the one above) in action on the Outer Rim planet Felucia:
Nathan Simkiss (Arterin) has recently posted a fantastic array of micro scale space creations. He’s managed to make clever use of several parts to create great detail at a small scale. I especially love his “freighter/tanker thing,” below.
Jehkay‘s space carrier is one beauty of a spacecraft. It stands apart from ordinary ships in its unique design featuring these large quarter circle bricks. The bottom of the creation is also equally well-crafted, holding a special place for a deadly railgun.
Alex Eylar (Profound Whatever) has recreated his Fregoli Alley diorama in microscale.
Click the pic to check out several more microscale versions of Alex’s creations.
Stephen Chao (Obscurance) recently posted an awesome micro version of the VF-0 fighter from the Macross Zero prequel movie.
More on Brickshelf and Flickr.
Erik Smit (Eti) has created a lovely little microscale version of 10193 Medieval Market Village, complete with horse and cart, cows, and buildings that open and close.
It absolutely baffles me that we’ve featured the microscale creations of Chris Deck (Legostein) precisely … once! I realized this oversight when I headed over to the new FBTB to post my own microscale BSG hangar.
Chris’ latest microscale models include a Corporate Alliance Tank Droid and Republic Gunship from Star Wars:
As you might imagine, I’m particularly keen on his Foundry Ship from Battlestar Galactica:
Chris was one of the first micro/mini-scale builders I encountered — way back in 2001~2002, and his LEGO creations have always inspired me. For aspiring LEGO builders out there, Chris includes meticulous instructions for most of his models.
Check out all of his LEGO creations on Chris Deck’s LEGO website and on Brickshelf.
The Colonial Viper design is inspired by the little black fighter by Bodo Elsel I saw recently on MicroBricks.
Here’s a close-up of the Vipers, escorting a Colonial Raptor:
I have a few more photos in my Microscale Battlestar Galactica Hangar photoset on Flickr.