Yup, it's May the 4th, and Star Wars nerds the world over are celebrating. It makes my geek heart soar that we've all banded together to make this a thing. This isn't Hallmark selling cards, this isn't Walmart selling cheap hats and party blowers, it isn't even Lucasfilm and Disney cashing in. It's fans, like me, just saying "I love Star Wars" in as many ways as they possibly can. This cheese wedge mosaic by hilaryleung is clever and awesome.
Tomorrow is Star Wars Day, and we're going to celebrate by building Luke Skywalker's X-Wing starfighter live! Join me and my guest James Morr at 12 noon PST. It's going to be guaranteed 12-17% more exciting than waiting in line for Star Tours (well, at least the outdoors queue) See you tomorrow!
As we settle in for Star Wars Day Eve (that's a thing, isn't it?) I take a random glance at my Flickr feed and was delighted to discover this, the Friends Star from pricey73! It seems to be the absolute polar opposite of it's Imperial counterpart in all ways with the exception of shape. But really, who would build a giant space station that's shaped like a cube?
If you haven't seen it, Tremors is an awesome movie. It has wit, sarcasm, humor, drama, gritty filmmaking and of course giant subterranean bloodthirsty monsters. Oh, and Kevin Bacon is in it, and everything's better with bacon. In this scene, brilliantly recreated in micro scale by Grantmasters, our cast discovers that there's something very odd going on, and strange creatures are possibly behind it.
Brace yourselves, it's time for another round of Iron Builder. This competition is between two amazing builders, KOS brick and Gilcélio, and it's going to be a good one. Both contestants were quick to the MOCs, and already have the first ones done using the seed part of a 2x2 dark blue dome. It's going to be an interesting month.
“Well, there are two bantha down there but I don’t see any...wait a second, they’re sandpeople alright, I can see one of them now”
Oh chibi form factor, is there anything you can't make cute? This adorable chibi bantha from vitreolum is a little early for Star Wars day, but I'm not complaining. As far as I'm concerned the entire month of May is international Star Wars month. So how are you celebrating?
Obedient Machine is back with another brilliant micro weapon build. This time it's Deckard's gun from Bladerunner, with just eleven parts! I've always wanted this prop. I love the design and it's functional yet futuristic aesthetic, as well as the dual triggers. Plus who doesn't want to chase replicants off world?
I realize that cinematic lighting isn't appropriate for photographing most MOCs, but when it is, this is how it's done. LEGOMINDED perfectly sets the mood in this dark and dank place using a principal of lighting that is often overlooked, negative space. Sometimes what you don't see is just as, if not more, important than what you do see. Can't you hear the sporadic water drips, the faint hiss of steam from a nearby boiler, the white noise of the pipes overhead, the scurry of an unseen rodent. This is how you set a mood.
This sword wielding lovely comes to us from builder pb0012. Once again I have no idea where she's from or have any knowledge of what she does. All I do know is I like her style and building a fully posable figure wearing a skirt is no small feat. Click through for many more poses and pictures
Nintendo fans of Metroid should recognize this badass beauty. It's spherically morphing heroine Samus. This is actually a rework of an older MOC by builder Pate-keetongu, and she looks better than ever. The free flowing style and pose-ability of this figure are stunning. You can read more about her and see more pics on his blog.
Just over a year ago BrickNerd Studios completed work doing a load of animation (a lot of which is in this trailer!) for Beyond The Brick, a LEGO Brickumentary. I'm happy to see it's finally coming out soon. Check out the trailer!
Hey builders, you're running out of time to enter the Next Level Nerdly contest. You have about one week left to get crazy with the bricks and you just might score a really cool prize package loaded with LEGO and BrickNerd swag. Including an exclusive plush Nerdly! Over to the official Flickr group for the rules and get building!
Summer is almost here, and that means theme park season. You all know what a Disney geek I am, and I'll be there several times in the next few months, but if this place existed, I would visit it too. Welcome to Never Never Land, a wondrous park dreamed up by builder Keith Reed. It's got everything I love in a park, from fun rides and amazing attractions, to stunning decor and a stunt show! I think it would be right at home in Disneyland, and I would be there in a heartbeat.
Builder Grantmasters has recreated the cover of the Sideshow Collectibles' stunning book cover of Alien: The Weyland-Yutani Report. The results are chock full of disturbing Gigeresque goodness. I'm a little confused by the choice of weapons to add texture, but that xenomorph face is perfectly executed.
This is one of my favorite scenes in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Indy and his dad's daring escape via motorcycle and sidecar. The scene has everything, excitement, drama, humor and some great stunts. I mean, who doesn't like watching Nazi's crash motorcycles? Builder Mad physicist perfectly captures the moment with this brilliant MOC.
On a scale of one to ten, one being the least extreme, and ten being the most extreme, I give this a solid ten. Bricksky has created a fantastic scene here, with the boat's rooster tail wake blowing over the buoy adding to the dynamism of the build. Also a phenomenal use of the minifigure heads here - looks like they have mixed opinions of the ride.
There are only so many parts and colors in the "foliage" spectrum of LEGO, so getting a non-uniform and natural look to larger MOCs isn't easy. But Mark of Falworth shows us how it's done with this effortless diorama. The flow of color, diversity of texture and scattering of detail make this a perfect example on how to landscape.
I never played Grim Fandango. When it came out in 1998 I was an Amiga user and waited patiently for a port that never came. But I was a fan of all of Lucasarts' adventure games and I know this one was fantastic. This MOC by legorevival is also fantastic, and while we generally don't feature digital builds here on BrickNerd, this one is so superbly lit and rendered it just had to be blogged. Those exhaust pipes are awesome!
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Builder Sheo brings us an elegant and stunning craft that looks like it came off the cover of Air & Space magazine. There's a lot to like about this ship but for me the stand out feature is the simple but super effective use of the triangular sign pieces. As you can see in the rear view they're just alternating back and forth and offset in rows, but the effect is excellent.
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