Owly

This is so freakin' adorable. From builder eldeeem comes the iconic Owly from the book series by Andy Runton. The pose, shapes and spirit of this MOC captures Owly perfectly, you just want to pick him up and hug him.

Owly, Vol. 2: Just A Little Blue (v. 2)

By Andy Runton

Owly & Wormy, Friends All Aflutter!

By Andy Runton

Owly, Vol. 1: The Way Home & The Bittersweet Summer

By Andy Runton

S-16 Vulture

Builder JonHall18 has taken to the skies again, and as usual the results are stunning. The camo pattern on this craft may seem impossible, but through clever use of dark brown bricks and matching stickers, the effect is not only possible, it's perfect. More pics to follow soon, but I had to share this one in the mean time.

Bounty Hunters, We Don't Need Their Scum

This MOC, inspired by one of my favorite movies of all time, The Empire Strikes Back, make me happy and confused at the same time. Of course anything Star Wars gives me a warm fuzzy, so that explains the happiness. But why Bossk has been seemingly replaced by Han Solo is totally baffling to me. Explain yourself Burglarhobbit.

Update: It turns out part of the contest this was submitted to dictated that you include "yourself" in the MOC. So this is Burglarhobbit, dressed as Han Solo, making a cameo (I'm sure it still confused Vader to no end).

High Visibility Mechanized Badassery

In the future, if we have giant mechs like this one from kwi-chang roaming the battlefield, you can be sure that the ones that are brightly colored were built to kick some serious butt. There is something to be said for camouflage, it keeps you somewhat hidden until you're ready to fight. But then again if you're a twelve stories tall heavily armed bipedal mech, there's really no place to "blend in". 

You Mean We Shouldn't Drink Contaminated Water?

During my time in London I worked in Soho, and from time to time I would pass a small black pump thingy on the sidewalk without giving it a second thought. Then one day I read the plaque on it. It turns out it was the focus of infection in the 1854 Cholera outbreak. Builder peggyjdb recreates this pivotal moment in disease control in his usual informative and brilliant style. Ah to be a Londoner in the 1800's.

SHIPtember SHMIPtember

I'm not totally certain, but I think Oche Jelly just won SHIPtember, or at least figured out the ultimate workaround. He also combined it with GARCvember and NeoClassicSpaceruary, just in the name of efficiency I'm sure. This WIP shot is also his final, so he won't have to keep us updated as well. Unfortunately he didn't address NERDvember, which is totally going to be a thing.

X200 Cephalon

This is a strange, but curiously attractive ship by builder .Tromas. At first I couldn't figure out what I was looking at, besides a nicely lit and shot MOC. But as I looked more closely the forms and angles became more clear. I can actually see this as an advantage in space combat, as your enemy has a little trouble determining your attitude and direction of travel. It's also got some light effects and a cool rear-access cockpit module. Check out the video.

What Once Was

As a kid of the eighties, we were all fairly convinced this was our inevitable future. Between The Day After, Road Warrior, Terminator and, well, the nightly news, we were sure the bombs were going to drop any day. Thankfully calmer heads prevailed (for now) and we're not forced to roam the wastelands in search of gasoline and fighting off mutants (at least those of us not in Fresno). But it's fun to imagine, and MOCs like this one from Gabe Umland paint a bleak picture.

Lumberjack 4000

The promise of mechanization and robotics is labor saving and improving life, but it can also kick ass. Take the Lumberjack 4000 by davekaleta, for instance. Sure you can eviscerate an entire orchard in no time flat, but you can also do it riding this baby and a screaming WOOOOOO the whole time.

Attack On Flint's Fort

Treasure Island is an awesome book, it's inspired dozens of movies, TV shows and other entertainment. And now it has inspired builder vitreolum to create one of the most exciting scenes, the attack on Flint's fort. I love the construction of the fort, very rustic and utilitarian, as it should be.

Knucklehead

This is a prime example of compact size, nice part use and innovative design from the prolific Karf Oohlo. When I built the Tremor Track Infiltrator I knew we'd be seeing some cool MOCs using the fists of Tremor, and I was correct. Of course I didn't envision a micro scale ship, but Karf was there to enlighten me. Combine those with the donut round tile, the ice skates and the  lever bases, this is a whole lot of cool building in a small package.

Baymax

I find it fascinating seeing characters before seeing the movie. Until you see them in action and get to know them in the context of a story, they're strangers. Take Baymax here from Disney's Big Hero 6, in just a few short weeks we can look back on this post and it will feel completely different since he'll then be known to us, a friend. Nice build Cole.

Griffin

Mashups are nothing new, just ask the ancient Greeks, they were combining animals way before it was cool. The griffin has the back end and tail of a lion, and the front end and head of an eagle. The king of the beasts and the king of the sky in one animal, marvelously realized by lisqr.

The Legend Of Zorro

Being a California native, and fan of it's proud Mexican heritage, I've always had a soft spot for Zorro. Not just for his badass costume and swordsmanship, but for his championship of the people. I'm not a huge fan of the early films and TV series (too many white guys) but the books are great. I've always loved his willingness to not only defeat the bad guys, but to publicly shame them at the same time. This MOC by TheBrickAvenger captures the mood and chivalry of the legend perfectly, well done.

The Company Of Thorin Oakenshield

When Builder Pate Keetongu posted his first pictures of dwarves just before the premiere of The Hobbit in 2012 we all knew he was committed. I mean, once you have a couple, you might as well make them all right? Well, it's been nearly two years in the making (with plenty of other MOCs in-between) but now the company of the King Under the Mountain can finally make their way back to claim what is theirs. Thirteen dwarves, all individually styled and carefully realized, plus Bilbo and Gandalf, this is nothing less than epic. Check out his blog for a little background on the build and many more pictures.

Type 17 Kai

Dear Mom,

How's dad? Boot camp is going very well. The food is pretty terrible, but I can always talk my friends out of their fruit cup so I'm getting enough to eat. Yesterday started a bit rough, with a ten mile hike, but then we got to drive TANKS! I was a mess at first, but with a little practice I got it down pretty quick. Luckily I was mastering it fast, because just as we were finishing up there was a terrible rumble. Apparently our weapon testing of the 120mm ETC woke up a slumbering monster in the depths of the mountain. We sprang into action and I drove the tank while Wilson and Hacker opened fire. With the help of the other three Type 17's we drove the monster back. Eventually he retreated back to the sea, but I suspect we'll see him again before long. Not to worry though, we're well armed. 

Love you,

-Yoshi

PS. can you please send some more of those Pocari Sweat packets? They're yummy

Cheeky Mouse

Here's a simple yet effective MOC by blackzack00. Being a character aficionado I really love when a builder can convey personality with a simple build and effective presentation, this is a perfect example. The color in the ears is a bit blocky, but it sort of adds to the charm.

The Northland

This micro scale relief map of The Northland by THE BRICK TIME Team reveals the scope of the territory of the Northland Realm. I've never seen a micro build on this scale before, in fact it's a little hard to call it micro when it could cover a table. I love the detail, diversity and imagination here, there's just so much to look at. I want to program a motion control lipstick camera to fly over this.   

Now This Is Podracing

There have been a great many steamy Star Wars MOCs in recent weeks, thanks to our pals at FBTB and their MOC Madness Steam Wars contest. I know I haven't featured many here, I'm not sure why really. But this one from builder Legopard just had to be featured. I really dig the giant plumes of steam bellowing out of the engines of this Podracer, and if course Watto's junk shop reimagined as a victorian "junkvilla", but I'm totally smitten with that mechanical dewback.

Reimu Hakurei

MikeVd once again shows off his masterful character building skills with this perfect rendition of Reimu Hakurei, the main character from Touhou Project. Of course it's once again only through the power of Google that I know any of this. But I know good building, and this MOC rocks.