In our third tank-related post of the day (rest assured there are many more we could blog), I’m pleased to present first-time bloggee Daniel Zayac‘s Soviet-era T-55 tank:
Check out the working suspension:
Tag Archives: Military
Sonderkraftfahrzeug 139 Marder III by Pepik
Brickshelfer Pepik has quite the collection of German World War II vehicles.
Here’s the Sd.Kfz. 139 Marder III in action on the Eastern Front:
(Via Klocki.)
Nick Dean returns fire
Like Nannan’s Black Fantasy and Tim’s cave racers, Nick Dean‘s RAMM theme has become an Internet phenomenon, copied ad nauseum — sometimes successfully, sometimes not.
So it’s always refreshing to see a new RAMM creation from the Feldmarschall himself:
But perhaps Nick is most famous for his future-military vehicles, like this RAMM Bluthund Quadruped:
Gorazd Vahen patrols the desert
Gorazd Vahen‘s “fist vig” features a very cool little vehicle:
Also check out the Jeep in dark grey:
I’m always impressed when somebody has the patience to rebuild one of their creations in an alternate color scheme.
Enormous LEGO Technic F-14 Tomcat by Jeroen Ottens
Jeroen Ottens‘ brother Maarten sends word of Jeroen’s massive F-14 Tomcat, built entirely from LEGO Technic elements:
Although this plane isn’t new, it’s new to Flickr, and noteworthy because it helped get Jeroen a job as a LEGO Technic set designer. Indeed, the open framework and functionality are reminiscent of official sets, though the scale is off the charts.
(And besides, one brother suggesting another brother’s creation for The Brothers Brick is sure to win our hearts.)
When angry townspeople attack
Brickshelf user Maniac000 (aka McZargåld on Flickr) created a diorama showing what happens when angry townspeople attack. The government forces arrived to find the stage set for an all out street battle, including trenches and barbed wires. Viva La Revolución!
Jehkay’s Faerie packs a wallop
Jehkay‘s multi-role fighter may be called “Faerie,” but it looks like it packs quite a punch:
I love the striping on the wings, the “smoke dischargers,” and the engines.
T-301 Advanced Main Battle Tank by Jas Nagra
Jas Nagra‘s latest tank is smooth and shiny:
See the Brickshelf gallery for more pictures, along with all of Jas’ previous tanks.
They rise from the mud
Have we mentioned the overwhelming air superiority of Ralph Savelsberg?
I think it’s come up a couple times.
Ralph Savelsberg continues to amaze the world not just with the quality of his creations but the sheer quantity. The kicker is obvious from the picture above. He keeps many of them built!
His latest aircraft include an AH-1W SuperCobra and F-5E Tiger:
US Navy Sea King and HH-1N helicopters:
But my favorite is his most recent (and smallest) — a Predator UAV:
Free as a Bird
If you keep an eye on my Flickr ‘stream you might have noticed a couple of work-in-progress shots appearing lately. It’s rare that I’ll do more than one but sometimes I like getting advice along the way. Anyway my model of a Rooivalk (“Red Kestrel”) is now done and I’m pretty happy with how it turned out so thanks for the advice to those who gave it. I’m wondering if this is the first time the SAAF has appeared in brick.
