The Trench Run

OliveSeon doesn't do anything on a small scale, and this epic MOC of the last moments of the battle of Yavin is evidence of that. This thing is nearly six feet wide! I love the captured action and sense of motion in this, I can practically hear the trumpets of John Williams' score and the sound of the ships. I do think the surface detail is a bit too dense in the trench though, I think if it had been a little more accurate it could have transitioned better to the forced perspective background of the MOC (which is brilliant by the way).

Juggernaut

No, not the Marvel Comic character.  In this case it's a kick-arse spaceship by my old pal Tim Clark.  Based on an image he found online, it took him a while to gather the appropriate bricks for the project.  Loaded with weapons and greebley goodies, the photo editing really brings it to life.  Gotta love the look of bley with red stripes...  Wicked!

Mad Doctor

Can something be beautiful, terrifying, intimidating and beaconing at the same time? This MOC by Moko makes me wonder. There's so many interesting details and fascinating forms you just want to get closer, but that stance, that attitude, and especially that right arm make you wonder just how close you should get.

Summer Is Winding Down

It's been a full summer. I've cruised to Alaska, attended Brick Magic, saw Eddie Izzard, went camping, attended San Diego Comic Con, Went to Disneyland, saw some movies, made some movies and managed to not get sunburned (much). Now it's only a couple weeks before school starts and hotels lower their rates. But we can all enjoy this embodiment of summer in a single MOC by nobu_tary, and get out the tanning butter one more time.

WWII Fighter Jet!

Here we've got two of my favorite things: fighters, and conspiracy theories.  First you've got the interesting curves of the fuselage in stark contrast to the sharp edges of the wings and tail.  But then Neomar throws in a reference to the Illuminati's secret military force complete with stolen Nazi scientists and the advanced technological innovations for which they were so famous.  This guy should write a book!

Lemonade

As I sit in a muggy Los Angeles hotel room, sweaty and sticky, the thought of lemonade actually crossed my mind moments before I scrolled to this sweet rod by Tiler. Of course it hasn't done much to stop the continual rivulets running down my face, but my eyes are no longer thirsty.

Ruckus

Well, a good wedding isn't over until there's at least three arrests and one fire of suspicious origin right? And nothing says "I do" like a good old fashion brawl in the great hall. I don't know what exactly transpired before this mayhem broke out, but builder Mark of Falworth certainly captured the action. Word is the stained glass was spared, that was a close one.

A LEGO Brickumentary Opens This Weekend

Yes! BrickNerd Studios wrapped animation on this film over a year ago, and we've been (not so) patiently waiting it's release. Well, it's finally here! A LEGO Brickumentary opens this Friday nationwide and on iTunes. 

As a bonus treat I'm going to be displaying screen-used sets and models from the movie at the Arclight Hollywood starting Thursday afternoon. I'm also going to be speaking with the filmmakers at a Q&A afterwards on Friday and Saturday evening. If your in the area and want to attend make your reservations now with this link.

I'll also be at the Royal after the 3:15 screening in West Hollywood on Sunday

Size Matters Not!

Full disclosure: builder John Stephens is a contributor to this group blog of ours, but that alone doesn't disqualify him from having his always quality MOCs written up on this site. Using those 4x4 round plates as bases for his "Pocket Heroes" collection, John's latest creations are somewhat reminiscent of the forthcoming LEGO Dimensions series. And with creative use of smaller elements like t-nozzles, battle droid torsos, cheese slopes and round 1x1 tiles, these little bots prove that Yoda's old adage is true! 

The Floating Island Of Todaidh Beag

This is stunning work. Behold the floating island of Todaidh Beag (no idea how to pronounce that) by Cesbrick. This is a top notch combination of mad building skills, excellent color use, fantastic tilted timber construction, whimsical subject matter, stellar photography and well done photo editing. In other words, it's practically perfect in every way. Click through for more pics!

They call me the Seeker...

One of my perennial favorite mecha builders, Lu Sim, has upgraded an older frame, and I must say the results are stunning. Everything here looks functional, and the long range rifle looks capable of dishing out some serious hurt. I also love that the builder takes the time to craft an excellent backstory and loadout, something that adds a lot of extra flair to his builds.

Princess Kushana

I'm afraid I haven't seen Hayao Miyazaki's Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, so I can't speak on this figure by Pate-keetongu with much authority, but as a MOC, it's splendid. I especially like the stance, with great weight distribution and pose. A seamless background would have been better for the photography, but overall I'm pretty impressed with this figure.

Narcissus

Fans of Alien, one of the best science fiction films of all time, will recognize this craft. This is the Narcissus, the shuttle craft/life boat of the Nostromo. The original was designed by Ron Cobb and built by Martin Bower and Phil Rae. This version was built by Sir Nadroj, and it's practically perfect. Despite it's simplistic shape, this model was not easy to build I'm sure, but I for one appreciate the effort, it's gorgeous.

Xylophone Of Terror

We all had one, but there's a dark secret to the child's xylophone (and all children's musical instruments). That secret is that no parent ever bought their child one of these! They're always from a friend without kids, an aunt or uncle without a clue or a neighbor with a grudge. And while we all thought we were making music what we were really making is parental aural trauma. But I do like this one by builder legoadam, mostly because it will only go "tack tack tack" and if you play too loud, it'll just fall apart.

Watch Me Pull A Person Out Of My Hat

Fun fact, I used to do a little magic as a hobby. It was mostly card and coin, and I still have a bunch of tricks in a cabinet. I was never as dapper or charismatic as this fabulous rabbit magician by Djokson. But with only three fingers and a thumb I have to doubt Lagomorpheus the Magnificent's ability to do a single hand shuffle.

Happy Birthday Brothers Brick!

I think it was around 2006-2007 when I discovered the larger AFOL community. One of the first sites that became a daily visit was The Brothers Brick. In 2009 started posting my first MOCs to Flickr, and when my Colbert Report was blogged by TBB I was honored and humbled. Shortly after that I attended my first BrickCon, where I met Andrew and Josh. They warmly welcomed me to the community and we were instant friends. Just over two years ago when I was tossing around the idea of starting my own blog Andrew was one of the biggest proponents and his wisdom helped shape BrickNerd in the early days. I still visit TBB every day, and I'm grateful to call all those guys (and girl) friends. Congratulations on a decade of LEGO nerdiness, love you guys!

BrickNerd Episode 301 - SHIELD Helicarrier, Brick Loot, Chroble

They must be enjoying Slurpees in hell because I managed to get an episode done this week! Featuring the SHIELD Helicarrier, Brick Loot box and some new shelves from Chroble. So grab some popcorn, find a comfy seat and check this episode out!

The Force Meets Minions

I do enjoy a good mashup, and builder car_mp has brought together two things that needed to be united, Star Wars and Minions. Although, Luke would probably argue that learning from Yoda was difficult enough, now he speaks in nonsensical bursts and craves bananas? At least Lando probably never knew what the deal was so he didn't know it was getting worse.

First Order Stormtrooper

When I saw the teaser trailer for Star Wars The Force Awakens and there was that glimpse of the new stormtroopers I had a surge of childhood course through my veins. It's a thrill that's indescribable, yet here I sit trying to come up with the words. I had a little taste of it this morning too, when I saw this delightful MOC by umamen. Suddenly I'm nine years old, and I want to save the galaxy. I want to jump around with a flashlight and make swooshing noises. I want to climb aboard a starship and jump to light speed. I want some Star Wars.

Struggling With Night Terrors

OK, perhaps I've been a little over Disney stimulated lately (Disneylated?) but from the thumbnail of this MOC I thought it was Winnie the Pooh being attacked by the caterpillar from Alice in Wonderland. All Disneycentric predispositions aside this creation is the thing of nightmares! Thanks a lot Karf, now I'm gonna have to sleep with the lights on.