Nick Dean seems to have transformed into a plane builder lately and I, for one, have no complaints about this. His Douglas DC-3 in classic Pan-Am colours is a wonderful example of the extremely difficult job of LEGO plane sculpting.
Tag Archives: Town
I swear I walked past this place on my way home tonight
This vignette by Wojciech Scrat captures the ambiance of drinking dens all over the world. I’ve been waiting to blog it for a while, but it is sort of timeless. Sad peasant face is sad.
I love this for so many personal and professional reasons, which will remain terribly mysterious.
A cozy cottage
Not quite depressing
I’ve been having big problems blogging here lately due to some strange delays in writing posts making it a much slower process than usual. That’s the main reason why I’ve tended to double up models in my latest posts. To keep with the tradition I’m doubling up my two latest models: my version of a LMS Jinty and an old-style Northern English tram. The `stickers’ are applied virtually but I intend to add them for real.
Not a Routemaster
It seems that most of the buses we blog are variants of the iconic London Bus (the Routemaster). Today I’d like to introduce you to the more modern buses seen in Europe. Both make excellent use of the new windscreen piece.
This bus by Nieks (mrbrick) runs in Breda, the Netherlands.
While this one by MasterChief1 is a common site in many English towns and cities. I do have to send the purists a warning that there is some use of double sided tape here.
Firefighting LEGO Unimog reveals the joys of complicated builds
Moritz Nolting (nolnet) beat me to it, but I don’t begrudge him this awesome Unimog.
What makes Moritz’s Unimog extra-cool is the extra ground clearance he achieved by building the chassis studs-down.
Two by two, cranes of blue
I just discovered Maciej Drwiega‘s flickr gallery today and was really impressed by both the models and photography. This railroad support crane struck as particularly nice due to its use of studes out tiles, plates and wings to create a visually interesting monochrome surface. The windscreen is also particularly nice.
Bus Driver’s Prayer
I’m pretty sure we’ve blogged this before.
OK so we’ve kind of blogged it before but Ralph Savelsberg (madphysicist) has given Firas’ scene a redux for the latest LUGNUTs challenge. This is truly the best Routemaster I’ve seen at minifig scale.
Handsome masonry heralds the end of the 10182 era
The latest 10182 Café Corner building from L.G. Orlando (lgorlando) arrives just as the set that inspired it all begins to come and go, hearkening the end of the set’s availability.
L.G.’s brickwork under the porch is excellent, and little details like the round 1×1 plates in the window frames break up the plane of the wall.
It’s been nearly two and a half years since LEGO released Café Corner, inspiring thousands of LEGO builders to try LEGO Town creations — many of us for the first time. Though we all know that LEGO sets aren’t available indefinitely, it’s hard to imagine this inspirational set being gone forever.
See more photos of L.G.’s Brickstone Manor on MOCpages.
LEGO Nakagin Capsule Tower captures the Metabolist spirit
A new builder going by SPACE, TIME, & REALITY has posted a microscale version of the Nakagin Capsule Tower in Tokyo.
The technique used for the round capsule windows is excellent, while the mix of light and dark windows adds interest.
Via twee affect.
Subway commute
I’ve seen a lot of trains, but I don’t remember seeing a subway scene. If that’s what you’re look for, then Nathaniel Brill has something for you. The train runs on a 12-volt track, which is not the standard train track design by LEGO. Also note that the arched ceiling in the subway station is built from skateboard ramps.
Emporium of modular goodness
I’m unabashedly a fan of brown and all its permutations, so that’s definitely what first caught my eye about this department store by Dita Svelte. But then the gift just kept on giving.
Like most Cafe Corner standard buildings it has modular floors, but it has a few added features such as removable ground floor wall panes so the window displays can be changed. To top that all off, the architectural details are well done and not too overwhelming. I particularly like the decorative tan technic gears on the top floor and the use of sea monster fins as potted plants.