Old Meets New

One of the things I love about micro scale is the imaginative use of parts it tends to have. And sometimes, those parts aren't exactly new. The trees in this little Chateau by simply bricking it date way back to 1966 (whoa, something older than I am!) but of course being LEGO they work perfectly together. Now If i could just figure out what those parts on the front are...

Say Hello To My Little LEGO Friends

Brickolaje has put together a great little set of various Sci-fi vehicles for the cute pets from the Friends line. Each one shows the pose of it's respective pilot really well. He also built a hangar bay for the vehicles, check it out on his Flickr page!

Creepy Coupe

Yes! Just last Saturday I posted the Crimson Haybailer by builder redfern1950s, and mentioned my favorite of the Wacky Racers was The Creepy Coupe and "poof" here it is! The Gruesome Twosome may have not won many races (they did hold the record for most third place finishes) but they certainly looked cool doing it.. 

MSM-04G Juagg

One thing I've learned over the years of blogging cool Gundam models is I don't know much about Gundam. For instance, I had no idea this guy existed. But thanks to the mad building skills of Moko, I've been enlightened. This is an amphibious unit, with rocket launchers for fingers and particle cannons in his chest. 

A Study In Stags

LEGO as an art medium has no limits, none. It can be blocky and colorful, contoured and realistic or clean and stark. These stags by Grantmasters could hang in any pub, huntsman club or study and I'm guessing most people wouldn't even notice they're brick-built, at least not at first. They're elegant and regal, like the beasts they convey.

Nutcracker

We feasted on Thursday (well, had turkey legs on Main Street, Disneyland), enjoyed a little park time and traveled on Friday, Sat around in our jammies playing with LEGO and watching A Christmas Story on Saturday. Thanksgiving weekend is the start of the Christmas holiday at our house, and blogging this absolutely lovely nutcracker by Robiwan_Kenobi feels so appropriately timed. We have one in our living room every year, and he just happens to look almost exactly like this one. The cracked "nut" is a perfect finishing touch to this wonderful holiday tradition.

Squiggly Lines....From Space!

I think Arrival, this month's new sci-fi film, is easily one of the best films of the year so far, and what improves a film more than a LEGO interpretation? Simon Liu does a great job with that with a clever design of the unique "writing" in the film, which really captures the tone of the scene quite well.

Crimson Haybailer

Wacky Races was one of my favorite cartoons as a kid. There was something always very satisfying and entertaining about watching the antics of all the unlikely racers as they raced for...wait a second, what were they racing for? Anyway, I love this rendition of Red Max and the Crimson Haybailer by builder redfern1950s. He's also built the Army Surplus Special, so I'll assume they're all going to be built (or at least my favorite, the Creepy Coupe), and I highly encourage that.

First Position Goes To...

David Hughes - I just don't know how he does it! He has brought Tanaquil Le Clercq to life in this model of the dancer from 'Afternoon of a Faun'. The build consists of around 3,000 LEGO bricks and is Hughes' "most complicated build to date", requiring a lot of scaffolding whilst in progress. Despite the fact the bricks used here are straight-edged, the dancers' curves are streamline and soft. Their strength, passion and fluidity are all captured perfectly.

Toyxels

As far as I know Mixels are coming to an end, which is too bad. As you can see from this pretty genius trio of MOCs from builder Unijob Lindo there is no end to themes that could be explored. This toy theme really makes me wish we had an official toy inspired line of these bizarrely fun series. Think of the possibilities!

Lamborghini Aventador SuperVeloce

Our old pal Firas Abu-Jaber is back in action with a serious jaw-dropper!  This 1:16 scale Lambo is a completely new design, and built on commission.  Firas admits, to no surprise, that he built a white one to keep for himself.  Maybe they'll feature this super-car on the next episode of The Grand Tour on Amazon.  In fact, Richard Hammond might even be able to squeeze into this one... 

Norse ship!

Get it? Nice...Norse... I know, I know. I'm sorry. Anyway, Mark of Falworth built this awesome Viking-esque ship for CCC 14. It seems that building a curvy wooden ship like this would be difficult, but Mark does a fantastic job with it. The shaping on the bow is phenomenal: it has a nice curve overall while still looking like individual planks, just like in real life. Also, the subtly shaded green water makes for a nice change from the slightly unrealistic bright blue water we're used to seeing.

Queen Of Hearts

The "darker" description of existing pop culture iconography gets tossed around quite a bit. And while sometimes it works, sometimes you get Zach Snyder. But if you've ever seen American McGee's Alice game, you know what darker looks like when it truly works. This interpretation of the Queen of Hearts' throne by builder LegoWyrm was inspired by that game, and I'm inspired by this MOC.

Holiday Remix

LEGO 7 has taken three Christmas characters and has redesigned them in a crazy, remixed style.  My favorite (even though I like them all respectively) is the elf on the left.  His colors and design just really blend well together, while keeping an insane style.  Santa, on the other hand, might scare a few kids who are waiting eagerly by their home fireplaces.  Rudolph seems to possibly be wearing an "ugly" Christmas sweater?  And he's definitely got some bling on those antlers.  Never be afraid to have some serious fun with your creations.  Merry Christmas, everyone!

Only One Way Out

According to builder Rambles of Orange there's only one way out of this maze. I don't have time to trace and discover it this morning, but perhaps you do. The construction of this is both simple and complex at the same time, it's just 1x tiles connected edge on, but what a wonderfully convoluted and challenging pattern they make. Can you find your way?

Super Moairio

This might not be the most sophisticated MOC, but I find it irresistible. Not only do I enjoy a good pun, but I'm also a Nintendo fan, so how could I resist? I have no idea if Mario ever visited Easter Island, but if he did, I'm sure he'd appreciate this monument as well. Nicely done Unijob Lindo.

Mr. Frumble's Pickle Car

I really relish this new creation by Jonathan Lopes!  Inspired by the character in Richard Scarry's children's books, Jonathan dill-igently sculpted all the curves of not only the car, but old Mr. Frumble as well.  I just hope all these pickle puns don't leave a sour taste in your mouth.

Cosmonaut

In soviet Russia, hot rod modifies you (yeah, lame joke). Did you know Ford had a contract to produce cars for Russia based on the design for the '32 Deuce? Me either, and neither did builder Lino M, but what a source of inspiration for this radical chopped and lowered GAZ that came right out of the Russian space program.

I Think He Went a Little Too Bananas

Or he slipped on a peel. . .

Skulls are not a common item to find in LEGO form.  They're also not easy to create, assuming you're going for accuracy in shaping and size.  I've only seen a few skulls that have been well done, and I'm happy to add this MOC to that short list!  Grantmasters chose to create the skull of an ancient primate, which is even more unique!  The builder says that this was his first attempt at a build like this, and I believe that he should be proud these bones! 

Dwarvish Runemaster

So, you find yourself with some runes to decipher (don't laugh, it could happen). And say for argument these runes happen to be not very far off the ground (I said stop laughing). And say they're guarded by some nasty little thing that needs to be smashed (no really, stop laughing) what do you do? Well, you seek the services of a dwarvish runemaster, depicted here by Pate-keetongu, of course.