Got some trash that needs compacted? Of course you do. EJ has just the thing for all your trash compacting needs.
In all seriousness, this is an incredible build of an uncommon working machine. It’s spot on!
Tag Archives: Town
Lamborghini Murciélago
Here’s what Top Gear had to say about the Lamborghini Murciélago:
Makes your eyes bleed and your heart explode with joy. And that’s before you even drive it, at which point you will simply melt and cease to exist in any meaningful fashion.
Fortunately, my eyes aren’t bleeding after seeing this LEGO version by AT94, but the headlights do make my heart explode with joy.
Though we haven’t featured him here before, AT94 is a talented young builder and excellent photographer. Check out the street scene he’s been working on for a while:
Getting around London with Firas Abu-Jaber
Firas Abu-Jaber (Flickr) is perhaps best known for his larger-scale cars and trucks, but with this set of vehicles inspired by the buses and taxis you can still see on London streets, Firas shows that he’s a master of LEGO vehicles at any scale.
See more pictures of the Routemaster bus and London cab on MOCpages or Flickr.
Fregoli Alley
Named after the Fregoli delusion, this creation by Alex Eylar holds a certain dark charm evoked by the mature hues and the exaggerated slopes of the streets. Since there is no story presented by the builder, you can probably imagine your own tale.
The Coke building by Spencer R.
I set up an account on MOCpages.com for the first time a couple days ago, and I’m already encountering great builders I hadn’t been aware of before, starting with Spencer R. His “Coke Building” has tons of great architectural details, from the diner windows on the first floor to the top of the roof:
The back of the building gives it its name, with an excellent brick-built Coca-Cola logo (and cool ATM):
“What? Did I forget to wipe my mud flaps?”
Nathan Proudlove brings us good ol’ Mack from Pixar’s Cars.
Nathan built Mack to the same scale as fellow Flickrite Allister McLaren‘s Lightning McQueen and Mater:
Big Bens Bricks wheels
(Advertisement by Anthony Sava featuring his Hudson 4-6-4)
Since it’s the season of giving I felt it was timely to remind our readers of another great LEGO supplementary piece manufacturer: Big Bens Bricks LLC. Ben Fleskes has been manufacturing high-quality ABS wheels for LEGO trains for a few years now and it’s almost impossible to build steam trains without using his excellent products. The wheels are designed to be fully compatible with standard LEGO train pieces with diameters and spacing chosen to fully integrate with the regular system. There’s even LDRAW parts for instructions.
As one recent convertee puts it they allow him to
expand my building options by embracing the supplemental elements produced by community members in order to complement the excellent range offered by LEGO.
On a personal note along these lines, BBB wheels are the only pieces not produced by TLG that I will use in my own models.
And as Peter Norman demonstrates in the above truck design they are not just for steam trains. You can also see how close they match to the (later released) official small wheels with the rubber bands.
Truckin’ with Firas Abu-Jaber
This fantastic big rig by Firas Abu-Jaber evokes the classic sets of the Model Team series — sets like 5580 Highway Rig (1986) or 5571 Giant Truck (1996).
A LEGO big rig has never looked so realistic or so good.
Sea to snow to sky
For the LUGNuts All But Four (anything but a four-wheeled vehicle) building challenge, Nathan Proudlove has built quite the collection.
Insert requisite Monty Python reference here:
My favorite is this snowcat:
But this simple little biplane is also very cool:
Check out the LUGNuts thread on Flickr for more entries by Nathan and others than I could possibly blog!
Luseville – a microcity
JD Luse‘s microcity spans on a 64X64 studs base and contains over 100 micro buildings. This impressive layout lives up to the standards set by Shannon Young’s Shannonia, which served as the inspiration for the creation. Check out more pictures and descriptions of invidivual buildings in the gallery on MOCpages.
I make a difference by riding the bus
I think I’ve driven to work twice in the last year. My saving the world aside, this microscale scene by rhdlb is beautiful, with a pair of excellent buses and some great details built into the base. I also really like the street lights.
First 2009 LEGO City Farm set now available from LEGO Shop online [News]
The addition of 7635 4WD with Horse Trailer to the LEGO Shop online means that cows can’t be far behind!
Less exciting, perhaps, but still pretty cool, a couple of the new LEGO City Construction sets are also now available, including the massive 7633 Construction Site:
