It’s been only less than two weeks since the release of 10197 Fire Brigade, but Alex Eylar (Profound Whatever) has already microscaled it. I won’t ask how many of his Flickr contacts thought it was the actual set from the thumbnail pictures.
Legoadam has made great use of dish and arch pieces to construct this simple but delightful microscale mosque. I’m sure the sharif would like it.
Having just finished building 10197 Fire Brigade (awesome!), I’m tuned to see fire engines, ladder trucks, and other rescue apparatus everywhere. Ralph Savelsberg (Mad physicist) doesn’t disappoint with his American-style pumper truck.
Ralph’s pumper shares some key traits with the new set — interesting, complex techniques and great design. The way he continues the stripes from front to back, with that zig near the middle, is amazing, as are the wheel wells. The brick-built vertical doors on the back are the first I’ve seen.
Looks like the Train Tech Building Contest at Eurobricks is bringing train fans out of the woodwork. Josh Morris (I Scream Clone) has drawn inspiration from his local Wollongong (wool-on-gong to the non-natives) stations for this cute little destination. I’m particularly drawn to the grille bricks under the arches but given the scarcity of Aus-inspired train stations it was always going to be a winner in my eyes.
Andrey Kudinov (k100m ) has built a lovely Gaz-AA (aka Ford-AA) firetruck from the 1930s to go with set 10197. I love all the little details he has snuck into this and it makes a wonderful companion to the set.
I’ve also been working from the same era with this 1930s style lorry (truck for non-Brits).
The much-anticipated 10197 Fire Brigade and 10198 Tantive IV
are now both available from the LEGO Store online, with free shipping through October 12, 2009 on orders over $75. 10185 Green Grocer
is also on sale for $120.
10197 Fire Brigade includes 4 minifigs and 2231 pieces, and costs $150.
10198 Tantive IV comes with 5 minifigs, 1408 pieces, and also costs $150.
Finally, LEGO Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary
I’m off to order the Fire Brigade, an absolute must-have for any LEGO modular street fan!
If LEGO released Monster Bar instead of the upcoming Fire Brigade, I wouldn’t hesitate to buy it. But I don’t think the company would endorse cannibalism unlike Haung (rack911), the builder of this model. Take a look at the gallery to see what I mean.
Having built just about every fire apparatus in existence already, Steven Asbury is returning to some of his older designs and incorporating new parts and techniques. This gives us a great excuse to blog fire engines and ladder trucks that we didn’t way back when he first posted them to his Brickshelf gallery.
Steven’s latest includes an E-One tower ladder modeled after the vehicles used by the Boston Fire Department (below) and a Pierce pumper (above).
Brickshelf user ppoa66 posted this magnificent Mansion:
The details are incredible! The builder includes some amazing shots, like this darkened one detailing the stained glass windows.
Thanks to Johan for the find!
Janey “Red Brick” Gunning posted this magnificent micro-scale rendition of 10184 Town Plan.
Each building is completely recognizable as being the mini-version of it’s minifig-scale counterpart. For close-up shots, check out the theater, the gas station, and the courthouse!
The Arvo Brothers present their latest LEGO vehicle, a Ford GT Le Mans.
It’s always hard to find only one thing to like about an Arvo creation, so beyond the obvious shapeliness of the car as a whole, I hereby pick the funky orange spiky bits in the wheels.
Thanks for the tip, Evo!
