As far as I can tell, Ken Takeuchi (blog) single-handedly invented the microscale space genre nearly 10 years ago. His latest proves that he’s still got it:
The battleship Europa is nearly a meter (3 feet) long, and the interior is braced with LEGO Technic beams.
For lots more photos, check out Ken’s Europa page on KEN-TUCKY.com.
Shannon Ocean has inflicted us with a freakish new take on the old space theme, Spyrius. This thing is going to give me nightmares…
We haven’t showcased as much Mecha lately, but they’re out there. Check out this one by Nnenn.
The blue bulkiness of it screams out for attention. After getting your attention, it’ll probably drag you into a dark alley and beat the crap out of you. But, hey, I’m sure its nothing personal.
Nnenn isn’t just about fighters and tracked racers. Demonstrating his versatility, his latest microscale creation is a large-scale cruiser with a pair of support ships:
Sebastian Arts recently published a very sleek racer from the Wipeout series of games. I love the clean lines of this thing. It’s Bee-yoo-tee-full!
Dan has you covered with this handy roadsign. Check out this picture and don’t loose track of Dan’s project to capture one unique LEGO minifig shot each day for a year. He’s already on day 209! Check out his blog featuring the pictures: a LEGO a day.
Luis from HispaLUG presents this heavily armed space battle cruiser spanning 39.8″ or 127 studs. This microscale SHIP, labeled the Maximum Force Station, is sure to strike fear into the hearts of its enemies. There is a backstory behind the build written in Spanish; I regret that my Spanish skills are not proficient to understand the writing.
Mark Stafford‘s latest work depicts the collision of a military dropship into a space school bus in this unprecedented tragic accident on the moon. The effects of the collision are constructed realistically with trailing flames and explosion blasts. The whole scene is expertly frozen in space.
This great gunship by Paul “legosamurai” Meissner has a definite Matrix vibe to it, but it’s also very original. Paul’s Cerberus is built in a smaller scale than some of the larger hoverships inspired by the movie trilogy, and the large gun pods on either side of the cockpit make the name particularly appropriate.
First there was cave racing, and then came mech racing, and now there is track racing by Nnenn, who presents a lineup of colorful racers united by their common love of tumbling treads and high speed thrusters. Will this be the next fad to inspire dozens of variations by other builders? Stay tuned to find out!
Mike Yoder has been MIA for the past several months, but he’s still alive and building. Check out this 99.5 studs long pirate freighter called Calamty Jane, claimed by the builder to be his most polished work.
