BrickNerd Live Build - Mixels Series 2
/Join me and James Morr (AKA Spastik Chuwawa) as we build the entire series 2 of Mixels. Live from BrickNerd Studios.
These Guys Aren't Playing Around
/The Iron Builder between 6kyubi6 and Onosendai2600 continues and if you haven't been watching, you're missing out. I mean, check out the trash talk and supremely excellent MOCs in this thread, Epic.
Who's Up For Some Mixels Mischief?
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I got an early father's day gift from my wife, the entire second wave of Mixels! I thought I might build some or all tonight live.
Google+ Hangout will start at 6pm PST, building will start soon after. Join me!
Review - Trevi Fountain
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When construction began in Rome in 1732, Trevi fountain's architects and builders could not have remotely fathomed that nearly three hundred years later we would be celebrating it's grandeur with tiny plastic bricks. But celebrating we are, and this new LEGO Architecture set is a fitting tribute.
Read MoreThe Return Of Commander Bear
/Like all the photography from LEGO Space: Building The Future, this shot by the team behind the book just leaves you yearning to step in and share in the adventure. It's like a scene in a movie. Can't you just hear the rumble of the ship? The footsteps echoing off the walls? The whine of an unseen machine? And of course the contemplative tones of the orchestral score.
Demonic Lock
/It takes a lot of effort and thought to develop a style. A method of design, construction, aesthetic and photography that makes your MOCs instantly attributable to you, and it can take years to develop. Builder mihaimariusmihu has made that leap, I'm now sure if it. As soon as I saw this MOC, I knew who's it was, and that's the true test of style.
It Can't Be All Action All The Time
/Following up last week's brilliant Batman vignette, MacLane is back with what I hope will be a long series of super heroes' lighter moments. From enjoying a scotch to watching some TV, it's nice to see these guys getting a little break.
Leafeon! I Choose You!
/Retinence is back with another beautiful and masterful Pokemon MOC. This time it's Leafeon, who certainly looks pretty, but is kinda useless in a fight. I mean c'mon, chlorophyl? What good is that? And after spending all that time raising and evolving Eevee! I'm going back to the gym, I see you guys later.
Speak Softly And Carry A BIG Gun
/According to the description this automata by Izzo's LegoStyle is approximately 6 feet tall. That would make the gun somewhere between 7-8 feet long. That makes this thing essentially a walking tank.
This Thing Will Haunt My Dreams
/This scary beautiful creature was built by legoalbert, specifically to keep me awake at night (ok, not really). It sort of reminds me of the land striders in The Dark Crystal, combined with the Nasgul and that horrifying DARPA robo-dog thing. One thing is for sure, it's stunning.
They'd Be Crazy To Follow Us
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Here at BrickNerd we like to look back from time to time, sometimes a long, long time ago. One of the most thrilling scenes in The Empire Strikes Back has never been cuter thanks to builder marshal banana.
Wildcat
/I spent a great deal of my adolescence building balsa and tissue models of WWII warplanes. You know, the ones you spend endless days irretrievably gluing your fingers to the cardboard surface and pins you're trying to use. Not to mention the full day you spent high as a kite from the dope covering. Anyway, I had a few favorites as a kid, and this plane was one of them, the Grumman F4F Wildcat. This version by Mad physicist is faithful right down the the folding wings for storage on the aircraft carrier, brilliant.
Mind Blowing Star Destroyer
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Holy moly this thing is fantastic! I've been watching this super-sized MOC from Jarac take shape for ages on Flickr, now it's here and it's jaw-dropping gorgeous.
It's so incredibly and painstakingly detailed you could practically put this thing on a pylon and point a movie camera at it.
many thanks to elbarto for the head's up
The Wait Is Over!
/Yes Ghostbusters fans the wait is over, LEGO Ideas 21108 Ghostbusters is now available at LEGO! I've had the pleasure of building this set and it's one of my favorites of recent years. To get yours follow these links and you'll not only get a phenomenal set, you'll support BrickNerd.
And if you have any doubt the set is awesome, have a peek at either the live build (real-time) or the brief I posted on my YouTube channel.
Dream
/Yet another fabulous bust from The Deathly Halliwell. This one is the protagonist Dream from the Sandman comics. This is a really impressive piece, from the light up eyes to the intense expression it's very well put together. And that hair just puts it over the top, fantastic. I wish I was able to go to BrickWorld and see this in person.
GORYOU
/Builder kwi-chang has a new addition to his impressive robot army, LHB-ZT-005 GORYOU, but I'm going to call him Mr. Bendy Arms. Mr. Bendy, Arms (or just Bendy to his friends) would like to give you a hug. A nice, big, totally disabling your mech and achieving final victory hug.
SMC & IC On A PCB FYI
/That stands for surface mounted components and integrated circuit on a printed circuit board for you non-electronics nerds out there. If you've ever tried to repair a camcorder or modern device, you probably took one look at this stuff and went "yeah right". Here they are recreated at 20:1 by vir-a-cocha.
The Part Challenge
/This is a two part post. The first order of business to attend to is this fantastic MOC by Peteris Sprogis. Brick built lettering can be difficult, especially if you want some panache to it, but Peteris pulls it off beautifully. Although it is important to point out that this is the second iteration of this MOC, because sometimes a "P" can look an awful lot like an "F".
The second order of business is to bring up what this MOC is actually promoting. It's a Flickr group called, you guessed it, Part Challenge. It's sort of like Iron Builder for the rest of us. Check it out and get building!
Free Wheelin'
/Ultimate Design Bricks has released a free ( ! ) LEGO book about wheels. And not just any wheels, but highly customizable and clever wheels in a range of sizes. You can download the book on his website. There's also tutorial videos and more.
Gamma Four
/Check out this crazy cool robot from Jason Corlett! In his ongoing series (one for each letter of the Greek alphabet) this is Gamma Four. I rarely post more than two pics of a MOC, but this thing is so gloriously detailed and designed that I couldn't help myself. I especially love the legs and feet, you can practically hear this thing clomping down a futuristic corridor.
