Angus MacLane trots out his latest Space Dwarves creation. It’s also rather dear to my own heart, because of my other hobby.
And just to make it painfully obvious to any people of extraordinary gullibility, this is not really a set…. ;)
Tag Archives: Space
Stafford’s Stratum
This Vic Viper by Mark Stafford (Nabii) has a very unique look to it. Incorporating boilerplate techniques with a variety of Mecha-style weapons and details, he has created a blend that is very refreshing!
Karf is going to blow up your planet
Disease and danger wrapped in darkness and silence
That may be what defines space for Leonard McCoy, but I suspect Spock and Uhura — built here by Ochre Jelly — find more pleasure in the Final Frontier…
Via OJ’s blog, The Living Brick.
LEGO Space 2009 teaser site launches; can LEGO sets be far behind? [News]
The new LEGO Space theme has been officially launched on LEGO.com. We don’t normally blog something quite this information-free (heh heh), but I’m personally rather excited by this new theme, and it’s clear many of you out there who sent us the link feel the same.
Click the pic to watch the very brief trailer.
Clean up on sector 13
Keith Goldman presents a scene of waste disposal in a decaying sector of his Iron Reich realm. The color texturing creates an impressive rusting effect and I approve of the dump of parts – both mechanical and of the charred flesh. Dive into this degenerating world and don’t let its awesomeness dissolve your mind.
Brick Throwdown: Andrew Lee vs. Nannan Zhang
A couple of months ago, Andrew Lee (onosendai2600) challenged TBB’s own Nannan Zhang (Nannan) to a building contest.
This was to be an epic challenge of skill, with only two limitations. The first limitation was the deadline, which was the end of April. The second, each builder had to use all of the parts supplied and chosen by a third party.
Derek Schin (dbol39) volunteered to provide the mystery part, and sent each builder EIGHT of the printed radar dishes from the UCS Millennium Falcon. A panel of judges was selected, and the guys were off to the build-tables.
Each builder has now unveiled their creation. Epic is certainly the name of the game with these guys. It’s also remarkable how similar the uses that each builder made of the mystery part are. Both efforts have both pros and cons, and I don’t envy the judges their decision.
Nannan put together a battle (above) involving a massive flying saucer, several small saucers, and a huge-nosed mecha. I appreciate the effort he put in to illustrating an instant caught in time. The energy beam blasting a hole through through the mecha is really cool, although I hate the way the beam abruptly ends. I’m a bit confused by the tile floor at what looks like an out-door facility. It’s amazing what a couple of talented and dedicated builders can manage to put together in a couple of months.
Meanwhile, Andrew built a bustling asteroid spaceport/city. I can’t help but appreciate that there’s a building in the city dedicated to a theme of my own creation. I’m also generally a big fan of bases built into asteroids. I do wish that there was a bit more detail in some of the buildings and space ships, though.
Click through either of Andrew’s photos to see more on Flickr. Nannan assures us he’ll be posting a full gallery and write-up once he’s through final exams later this week.
The microscale LEGO fleets of Dr. X
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.
Schranz achieves orbit
Alex Schranz blasts off with an incredible build of the Space Shuttle Discovery.
EDIT (Andrew): I’m compelled by sheer awesomeness to add Alex’s fire engine.
The water cannon on the top is excellent, and the eight-wide scale allows Alex to give this truck a nice sense of weight.
The Lictor
The Lictor has arrived to guard the alien fleet. The armored carapace of the ship protects the sensitive components that lie beneath, waiting to unleash their power.
This one has been sitting on my build table 90% complete for months, but I finally got around to posting it. I also took the photos of this one the old fashioned way, after all the complaints about my use of HDR techniques making the photos look unrealistic.
The Warhog
Cole Blaq has built another intriguing space craft. It’s covered in fascinating details, and is an interesting shape. Check out his great use of crabs!
Only one man would dare give me the raspberry...
LONESTAR. Or is that Zack (Newright)? He’s built a fun rendition of the Eagle V space Winnebago from Space Balls. While it’s not the first rendition I’ve seen of this craft, and probably won’t be the last, it’s the best I’ve seen in awhile. Unlike some other renditions I’ve seen, it looks small enough to be swooshable as well.
