More Minions

With Despicable Me 2 coming out recently there's been a boom in Minion builds. This one is especially nice. I have to admit I take slight offense to the pupils being drawn on the eyes (but we do really need some printed eye 1x1 round tiles LEGO, nudge nudge). The overall characters are captured excellently. You wouldn't think a slope plus a 1x1 plate would make a good mouth, but look at it, it's perfect! 

*update*  New minions added, with new eyes. They're awesome.

"The Entire Planet Is One Big City"

This is micro scale building on another level. Look at all the detail, all the subtle angles, the variations in color and texture, this is lovely. It has an amazing sense of scale for such a small MOC. Plenty more pictures after the jump. Nice work KW Vauban.

Via TBB 

The Ice King Cometh.

All fear the Ice King! I mean, all love the Ice King...yeah that's it. He just wants to be loved (and feared). Let's face, he doesn't know what he wants. But I know I dig this MOC. Nice build Bricknave.

Carl

Not only are we going back for this one, we're going Up. One of my favorite builders, Angus MacLane brought us this phenomenal MOC of Carl Fredricksen from Disney and Pixar's UP! Angus perfectly captures Carl's essence in a small package.

Are You Ready For Some Football?!?

I hope I'm not in danger of destroying any nerd cred by posting a sports related MOC, but I have to do it. This commissioned piece by Dave Shaddix for the Arizona Cardinals is some seriously cool building. Maintaining those contours while brick-building the graphics is no easy task, and the face guard is a thing of beauty. 

Hammerhead Sky Fortress

Didn't I just blog this guy? (answer, yes) But Lego Admiral is back with an impressive quad-rotor flying fortress. It's inspired by the Helicarrier in Avengers, and is every bit as cool.

That's A Big Truck

Flickr user bricksonwheels is a master of the large vehicle, and his latest creation is no exception. This Peterbilt Rotator is a museum quality masterpiece. It's positively packed with accurate detail and subtle techniques. Just look at the taper on the hood, the contouring on the cab extension, the brick-built graphics. It's beautiful, and the crazy thing is his previous vehicle (and the one before that, and so on) is the same quality. 

R.O.B.

Like the Power Glove, Disk System and Virtual Boy, R.O.B. is one of those things from Nintendo lore (although I have to say, I did own a Virtual Boy) . Those things everyone knows about, but few owned, or even saw. This R.O.B. MOC by Bricking Robo is remarkably accurate, and instantly recognizable. Makes me want to play a game of Gyromite.

Vanguard Keep

I've often wondered where I would have lived if I were alive in the middle ages. This MOC by Silver Smith looks nice, there's a guarded keep, a small market, looks like an inn and a pub, it's perfect, very nice indeed! Now travel about three miles away to a mundane field, that's probably where I'd live. 

U.E.F. Battle Group

Here at BrickNerd we like to look back from time to time. Check out this stunning micro fleet by The Brothers Brick's own Andrew Becraft. I love the retro WWII vibe to these, and the way they are all vastly different, yet feel like they belong together. There's a chunkyness and weight to these, yet enough small detail that lends scale. And they all seem purpose built, each serving their distinct needs. A well rounded fleet indeed.

Lady Fett

I am required by the unspoken nerd code to blog this. Failing to do so would immediately render me wannabe and strip me of all privileges. You see them at nearly all sci-fi conventions, the subjects of many schoolboy fantasies, the lady cosplayers and their sexy costumes. Now she's here in LEGO form, so we can all enjoy.  Well played Kevin, well played.

Stars N' Stripes Divco

Lino Martins celebrates Independence Day with this offering to the LUGnuts challenge A Baker's Dozen . Very patriotic indeed!

Zombie Sandwich

When sandwiches attack, tonight at 11! This is a pretty cool MOC for Beyond The Brick's Sandwich contest. I mean really, can you go wrong with zombies? Even if they are bread, lettuce and tomato?

Stormtalon

I don't play Warhammer, so I'm admittedly a bit ignorant of the ships in it. But I like this MOC. It's almost chibi in it's chunkiness and has some great details and building. Check out the inside-out tires on the engines, and the nozzles on the bottom. And all the angles are well handled. Nice little MOC.

Kaiser Wilhelm Medizinische Akademie

This is a really nice building MOC, but what really makes it is the presentation. Vintage photograph simulation is difficult to master, usually overdone or just misses the mark. But this is very well done indeed. Just enough sepia and desaturation to age, just enough blur and haze to age, just enough texture to sell it. All that and a beautiful building as well, I like it. Check out all the pictures of the larger diorama after the jump.

Double Zoinks!

When I blogged the Mystery Machine yesterday I had no idea it was part of a larger display, and I mean a much larger display. This thing is huge and hugely awesome. Check out all the detail, there's monsters and ghoulies everywhere you look, and check out that haunted house! I need to learn French so I can read all about this.

Jumpin' Jupiter!

This is a seriously cool commission for the CNES (French space agency) by Damien Labrousse. It even has a working screen with a launch countdown and a sound system. How freaking cool is that?

Via TBB

BrickCon 2013 Registration Is Open

Hey LEGO fans, registration for 2013 BrickCon in Seattle is open. BrickCon is my favorite con, and special to me since it was my first con. The theme this year is Pigs vs Cows! Yes, that ages old barnyard rivalry comes to a head this year and who knows who will come out on top. Register today, get building and we'll see you in October!

Zoinks!

This Mystery Machine is adorable. I grew up watching the antics of Scooby and the gang. Sure it was formulaic, yes it was predictable, of course Daphne is the hot one (the movie turned that one on it's head eh?) but everyone really watched for Shaggy and Scooby. The best total coward heroes ever created. Nice work Kloou, now I'm craving Scooby Snacks.

Burn Me Baby

Here we go again, dredging up the past. This wicked little minx by Andrew Lee can rock your socks and burn your soul at the same time. And if that didn't work that tail looks pretty deadly too. And the horns, can't forget the horns. Let's face it, you're gonna die, but with a smile on your face and rocking to a beat.