That alien queen needs to be bombarded from orbit. This microscale U.S.S. Sulaco by 2×4 seems up to the job.
Via MicroBricks.
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A pig that doesn’t fly is just a pig
Pepa Quin’s StarCraft II Terran Medivac Dropship will cure what ails you
Matt De Lanoy (Pepa Quin) continues his awesome series of StarCraft II LEGO creations with his latest, the Medivac Dropship.
Dropships are one of my favorite sci-fi vehicles, and Matt’s SC2 version doesn’t disappoint. Note the brick-built red crosses and how Matt has incorporated the new Space Police III spikes. (Via Young Spacers Association Blog.)
And since we missed it last month, here’s Matt’s SCV (which I suspect is good to go):
See all of Matt’s StarCraft II LEGO creations on Flickr.
Peterbilt Insanity Ride by Bricksonwheels
I only recently encountered the LEGO big rig creations of Bricksonwheels (also on MOCpages) when this beauty showed up on Flickr.
At this scale, Bricksonwheels packs in an incredible amount of detail. I particularly like the hood.
The impending rise of the undead will be televised in living color
A common criticism of ApocaLEGO creations is that they’re all shades of brown or gray — believable colors for many apocalyptic scenarios, but not necessarily for the zombie apocalypse. With that in mind, I’ve added a few more colorful creations to my fleet of zombie-hunting vehicles.
The big red vehicle is an apocafied version of my S&S/TATRA Wildland Ultra XT fire engine, while the light blue car should be familiar to fans of a certain boy wizard.
The requisite back story for the blue car:
A trio of intrepid survivors convert an old Ford Anglia into a zombie defense platform — complete with Browning M2 .50 Caliber machine gun and M134 Minigun requisitioned from an abandoned Army base. The flamethrower is apparently homemade.
Of course, these particular survivors have a few extra tricks up their sleeves. Other survivors say that the color of the fire from their flame thrower "just ain’t right." They can also be heard to exclaim "Incendio Cranium!" as they charge into a horde of zombies.
Like the green and white camper, the Ford Anglia is an example of an apocafied official set, one of the categories you can win prizes in during Zombie Apocafest 2009 this October at BrickCon.
I had so much fun with the little pink Vespa leading the charge that I had to build her a gang of zombie-hunting comrades.
The girls are riding scooters from BrickForge designed by Arealight, with custom weapons from BrickArms (including several new prototypes).
Nnenn shows why presentation matters
One of the things that has been capturing my attention in nnenn‘s posts of his space creations, is that each time he reveals a new ship, he includes at least one picture that shows the ship from all sides, in a beautiful layout that still allows the viewer to appreciate how the whole thing works together. You can really see each ship’s thickness, angles and structure. The first is his most recent space carrier.
The one that first caught my eye is this lovely escort fighter.
All kinds of little robots on his photostream too, but I can’t blog it all.
Ciamek’s PZL P.11c defends the skies of Poland against Nazi invasion
Ciamoslaw Ciamek gets a head start on commemorations for the 70th anniversary of the September Campaign (the invasion of Poland by both Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union) with a Polish PZL P.11c fighter.
The PZL P.11.c has the distinction of being the first Allied plane to shoot down Axis aircraft during World War II. Unfortunately, the Polish air force’s outdated P.11s were quickly overwhelmed by the Luftwaffe. Only one PZL P.11 survives today.
Flying high
It would appear that both Ralph Savelsberg and I have been busy building aeroplanes this weekend. I assure our loyal readers that this was a total coincidence and not a cunning ploy on my behalf to cut down on the number of blog posts.
Ralph has added to his military collection with a BAE Sea Harrier for a presentation with Ed Diment at the Manchester Museum of Science and Industry.
I’ve kept myself civilian (or at least sort of) with a De Havilland Otter.
Colonial Marines APC & Power Loader from Aliens, by Larry Lars
Larry Lars has been on a bit of an Aliens kick lately.
His Colonial Marines APC is the latest in a long tradition of LEGO creations inspired by this awesome vehicle, but Larry’s version has some excellent turrets and sweet angles.
The Power Loader looks ready to take on the alien queen.
Some say the world will end in fire...
For the most recent group challenge, LUGNuts co-founder and LEGO Ambassadors nominee Lino Martins built a 1970 Ford Pinto. The rear of that car looks like it’s on fire! Oh wait, it is — it’s a Pinto.
Some say in ice...
Straight out of Wayne’s World, it’s party time (excellent!) in Nathan Proudlove‘s AMC Pacer. Another entry for the LUGNuts “Fire and Ice” challenge, Nathan’s Pacer even has Lambo doors.
Mrs. Monster takes to the skies
It might not be enough on its own to challenge the massive air superiority of her husband, but Mrs. Monster has built her first airplane.
This jet is based on the Royal Air Force Red Arrows. I love the angled vertical stabilizer.