Seahorse
/There are few lifeforms in the sea more fascinating and adorable than the seahorse. And a brick-built seahorse is even more adorable. Yet another brilliant build inspired by Ironbuilder.
Speeder Bike With Sidecar
/This is a cool little build. Reminds me of the twin pod cloud car, only not lame. Yes, I called a Star Wars ship lame, deal with it. Great use of the stretcher holder as a roll cage and a nifty, almost retro aesthetic.
Prickly
/No southwest garden or window box is complete without a nice, jabby cactus to poke your arms and ankles. "oops, I dropped my sunglasses, I'll just reach down and OUCH!". Not a problem with this cute little cactus by car_mp. All the spiny without all the owie.
RL14 Research Lab
/This has got a great old school space vibe to it. It's hard to call it Neo Classic because of the color scheme, but I think Disco86 might be breaking new ground here. It's got an interesting back story too, always fun to see a builder put their MOC in context. I love the greenhouses, and that ship is pretty cool too. Nice work Paul.
A Good Reason To Compete
/Trophies are an art form in and of themselves. Especially when they can be themed and tell a story. It takes skill to do all that in a little form factor. This is a fine example, expertly rendered by Sean and Steph Mayo. Not that getting a trophy is the only reason to compete, but it's certainly a great reward.
Catbug Hits 9.76 On Squeemeter™
/For Immediate Release
In a move scientist types have called "suspiciously brilliant" Iain Heath has set a previously thought impossible value on the Squeemeter™. "With this MOC from possibly most bizarre animated shows ever seen, Bravest Warriors, Iain has broken new ground in squeetology" says Dr. Thatch Roofswell. Mr. Heath was unavailable for comment but we assume he would say something akin to "jolly good how's your father".
A Slice Of Cyber City Life
/Holy amazeballs, look at this thing! I mean seriously, look at it. Click through for a bunch more pictures too. And now I have a strange need to screen Akira.
Lighthouse Island
/Whenever Ironbuilder is going you can be sure some great MOCs, like this awesome lighthouse by Gilcelio Chagas . The seed part is the 1x2 plate with angled handles, which makes makes excellent use as the catwalk around the top.
No Disintegrations...
/I'm posting this from San Diego Comic Con so it just seems fitting everyone's favorite bounty hunter should make an appearance. I really dig this bust of Boba Fett, and the addition of his rifle just completes it. I want a full series of these!
Douaumont Ossuary
/I will resist the temptation to be snarky on this post. This is a beautiful MOC depicting a national cemetery in France. It's so well done and so well photographed you would swear it's from the Architecture line from LEGO.
Riverside Fire Chief
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Here at BrickNerd we look back from time to time, even back to the 30's. Guy Himber brought us this charming and delightful cruiser. Sure there's some modified parts in there, but it's Guy, he's a perpetual tinkerer.
"Attention Supervillan Shoppers..."
/Doc Ock (and let's face it, all villains) need to shop like the rest of us. Those Steakums and Superpretzels don't just magically appear in the freezer. Xenomurphy is running a superhero contest on MOCpages and this MOC by Dave Kaleta is superb.
Zoids!
/I played with Zoids as a kid. If I still had them I'd probably still play with them (don't judge me). With the Zoids contest happening on Flickr we've seen quite a few recently. I'd prefer all these were real bricks but I'll take the digital versions too, they still make me reminisce. Now would someone build Gore please?
Welcoming The King
/The minstrel music plays and the crowd cheers as the king enters the square. Fresh baked goods almost masks the smell of the horses as they clomp by. Banners flutter in the breeze as the smiling subjects eagerly greet their king. I could go on and on, but all you have to do is look at these pictures to get the same story. This is how you assemble a scene, it's rich with detail and story telling. Nice work Teabox.
Micro Drive-in
/John Stephens has been feeding us a continual diet of awesome hors devours (get it? they're small!) for weeks. I've been waiting to post because...well, I'm not sure why. I guess I was waiting to see if they were going to be presented in group, I dunno. But I can't contain myself on this one. Maybe it's my fondness for cheeseburgers, or perhaps my affinity for retro, but I totally dig this MOC.
Transformed G'Loona
/I remain blissfully ignorant of Chima (hey, what can I say, it does nothing for me) but I like this build. I do have a few Chima polybags and LEGO sent me a couple Speedorz to try out, so I'm not completely out of the loop. But I confess, I have no idea who this is. But check out the construction here, the expressive face, those beefy hands, that ready-for-action stance, this is cool.
Countdown To Comic-Con
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San Diego Comic-Con is only a few days away. If you're attending I'd like to invite you to a panel, BrickJournal: LEGO as an Art Form. It's on Saturday at 5:00PM in room 23ABC. It features BrickJournal's Joe Meno, LEGO Artist and STUDS founder Brandon Griffith, world famous LEGO artist Nathan Sawaya and me (wait a minute, me?) Yes, for some reason I was invited to sit on this panel with three totally awesome AFOLs, go figure.
Nathan Sawaya
Brandon Griffith
Joe Meno
Tommy Williamson
"Brick Sketches"
/Chris McVeigh has been up to something interesting, something he calls "brick sketches". I'm inspired to make my own, but first I need some free time to build.
Sherman "Jumbo"
/This fine little offering from TBB's own Andrew Becraft is great. I love how there's no wasted space, no superfluous studs or unneeded details. Check out the front end, check out the mud flaps/lights, check out the hatches. It's compact perfection.
*update: Andrew posted this and more MOCs on TBB
Fiat 682/RN2 Bartoletti
/This is a fun little retro build. As if it wasn't cool enough to recreate this transport icon, Flickr user Ape_Fight also incorporated Power Functions. They sure knew how to make a grill in the 50's.
