Scarecrow & Batman

On Halloween we all face our fears, even Batman. Of all the evil villains of Gotham, Scarecrow has to be one of the scariest. Let's face it, Penguin isn't scary, and Poison Ivy is just, well, you know. But Scarecrow...*shudder*. This version by vitreolum strikes all the right notes. And just check out his awesome Batman, it's a one-two character punch!

Welcome to my world, Batman!
Batman

Update: Through the magic of photoshop here's Batman in black, I dig it!

Batman - Black Edition

HE-98 Halberd

Look up in the sky, it's a bird, it's a plane...actually it is a plane. It's another stunning fantasy aircraft from Jon Hall. This one is particularly awesome since it's asymmetrical and totally reminds me of the B-Wing from Star Wars. Like all of his planes this one sports excellent design, amazing color work and custom decals, plus this one sports working flaps. And as always a pilot ready for action.

He-98 Halberd
He-98 Halberd
He-98 Halberd

Holy Amazing Reproductions Batman!

This here is a trifecta of total awesome. Builder and illustrator polywen has assembled a side by side by side of his reproductions of classic issue #27 of Detective Comics, the premier of Batman. In the middle is his inspiration, the original cover from 1939. On the right is his excellent LEGO minifig illustration. And on the left is his mind-blowing MOC for the Comic Bricks art show for DesignerCon 2014.

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Vos-Ēon

I know what you're thinking, it's either "Cool! Bionicle!" or "Umm, Bionicle?" I'm not certain why Bionicle is so polarizing, but when it's taken to this level who cares. If I had to guess this marvelous MOC by Brickthing is maybe 25% Bionicle, the rest is some crazy ingenious and intricate construction (seriously, look at the chest!). Regardless it's 100% LEGO and 100% friggin' amazing.

Vos-Ēon - Master of Radiance
Vos-Ēon - Additional Views

Poison Pinto

When I was a kid, there was a time when the driveway was occupied by a classic beetle, and a Ford Pinto. That car was a piece of junk and the whole family pretty much dreaded going anywhere in it. Now if had been even remotely as cool as this awesome MOC by Proudlove, I'm sure we would have been trying to think of excuses to go for a ride all the time. Well, the kids maybe, I couldn't see my mom wanting to go anywhere near this car.

Poison Pinto
Poison Pinto

Inside The Mind Of A LEGO Artist

Have you ever pondered what goes on inside the mind of a LEGO artist? Builder Kristal Dubois has and here is a visualization, in the form of a kinetic sculpture. The picture only tells part of the story, watch the video for a wonderful demonstration of this fantastic MOC. As a side note, you really don't want to know what goes on inside my mind, but for the record it has Powerhouse playing as the soundtrack.

The Artist

Brick Or Treat!

Halloween is upon us, and while there are the classic costumes like witches, cowboys and ghosts, there are kids out there (and awesome parents) who take it to the next level. For instance Elijah, Aliyah and Jonah here at LEGOLAND CA today. You can have your ninjas and transformers, these kids are Footi from the Mixels, a Nixel and Olivia from LEGO Friends, excellent!

BrickNerd LiveBuild - Minecraft

Yes, we've managed to get our grubby little paws on the new Minecraft sets and we're going to build at least one live starting at 10am PST.

Join me, my son, Mrs BrickNerd and probably some Starbucks coffee and as we try to make building marginally more exciting than say, collating plastic spoon purchase orders from three years ago.

See you tomorrow!

Welcome To Aurora

I've been watching the Flickr feeds of Legohaulic and NannanZ for a while with fascination, if not confusion. The lovely but mysterious little floating island MOCs were showing up regularly, but no real description was given. Well the mystery is over and the results of their combined efforts are nothing less than jaw dropping, Aurora.

The collaborative build is comprised of several large and many small floating islands positively bustling with foliage and whimsical structures. The color pallet, building style and overall design is just stunning. There are a great many more pictures to enjoy on both of their photo streams, I invite you to click through and relish.

Aurora
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Sennecks' Reside

Builder Legonardo Davidy has done it again, just look at this amazing MOC. Only a few short years ago I wouldn't have believed shapes and structures like this were possible with our favorite building material, but I'm continually amazed and delighted by builders who push the limits and boundaries of the hobby. There's so many things I love about this I don't know where to start, so I'll just invite you to stare along with me.

Sennecks' Reside

LL-931

Lego Junkie is no stranger to this blog, but he is somewhat of a stranger to neo classic space. But for the Interstellar Outpost Contest on Flickr, he has gone NCS, and the results speak for themselves. The off-center cockpit is actually a contest rule, and should make for some very interesting entries. It's done to perfection in this little fighter.

LL-931
Interstellar Outpost Contest 2/2