One of my favorite all-time movies is Stripes. And this is one of the best things about it, the ridiculously awesome EM-50. How amazing would it be to have an RV with a flame thrower and rocket launcher? It would certainly help those camping trips with the obnoxious loud music neighbors (camping with PJ and Sean wouldn't suck either). This MOC by BMW_Indy rocks by any measure, but with the addition of lighting by BrickStuff, it's just over the top.
One of the best things about the Iron Builder contests is the incredibly diverse MOCs that get churned out. In this battle alone we've seen everything from a boot, to a video game to a haunted TV to a tornado. And now it's a guy landing a huge, orange three-eyed fish. Where else in the world can you connect all those things together? Nice build 6kyubi6.
What do you get when you add modular robot parts, cool design, pose-ability and clever construction? You get ModBots by Alex Kelley. ModBots is a series of customizable, modular figures. Sort of like brick-built action figures, and they're awesome.
My first vehicle ever was a lifted '76 Chevy LUV nicknamed "The Beast". It was awesome, with extended cab, 12" woofers, amp, equalizer, big fat tires, the works. At least I thought it was awesome, in reality it was a piece of junk, but in my 19 year old mind it was pretty much this MOC by rongYIREN.
If you happen to have a cathode ray tube television in your house, especially one with rabbit ears, it's most likely haunted. We are providing this information not to alarm you, but just to make you aware. Even though you should already be aware since analog broadcasts are a thing of the past and your TV sucks. But now there's a ghost in it, so really, get rid of it. Oh, and ditch that VHS VCR too, just sayin'.
This has been a public service message from all HDTV manufacturers
Titanfall has inspired more full-sized weapon props than any other game in recent memory, and I can see why. The design in the game is top notch, movie-level stuff, and what could be more inspiring? This pistol is by Cyan Madness, and like all the rest it's pretty awesome.
I like the small town life. I've lived in Los Angeles and London, and I've spent time in NYC, Philadelphia, Tokyo and many more metropolises. The allure of the big city wears off really quickly with me, and it's not long before I can't wait to get back to a quiet little town. Then there's the threat of annihilation from an alien attack, as visualized by Tim Schwalf here. I seriously doubt they're going to target my house.
Our friends at Tee Fury have a couple new LEGO inspired tees for you all to wear. Now I don't want to judge, but take a moment and look down... now look at these designs and ask yourself "self, what would I rather be wearing?"
You're welcome.
UPDATE: They're gone!
This magnificent snow dragon comes to us from Ecclesiastes. The whole image, from the mysterious white cloaked figures, to the perched dragon, implies a larger story. I find that fascinating, how a single image can evoke a larger world, a background, events to come as well as history.
Like a scene out of The LEGO Movie Knights, Princesses, Cops, Robbers, Pirates, Superheroes, Friends, Ninjas, Jedi and more will converge upon one location to celebrate the one thing they all have in common - a love for LEGO. Hundreds of AFOLs and TFOLs have spent countless hours putting together their LEGO creations to share with the thousands of visitors who will marvel over their mastery.
Next week Wednesday through Sunday is the BrickWorld: Chicago convention and BrickNerd will be there blogging live about the best MOCs. Come find me (Philip) at the Knight’s Forest Castle MOC display to pick up some BrickNerd swag while it lasts!
I hope to see you there!
If you've built or even seen Metalbeard's Sea Cow, you know what a fantastic abundance of steamy goodness it is. Well, here is some proof, Dwalin Forkbeard's Steam Locomotive. I see a lot of Sea Cow parts in here, used to great effect. I especially like the use of the giant turbine on the side, quite iconic. And the cab is quite lovely.
I've had a few opportunities to ride a Segway, by far the coolest was tooling around EPCOT before public hours (except maybe the part where I flung myself off of it). This version by inquisitor88 is pretty perfect, from a thumbnail you'd swear you were just looking at a Segway.
Join me and James Morr (AKA Spastik Chuwawa) as we build the entire series 2 of Mixels. Live from BrickNerd Studios.
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.
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!
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 MoreLike 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.
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.
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.
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