Vaygr Battlecruiser

Tim Schwalfenber has just completed his Iron Builder round, and really kicked things off for SHIPtember with this stunning beast.   I'm at a loss for words...  Click the link and enjoy! 

Punch It Chewie!

This is so cool. I'm sure a fair percentage of the population would look at this latest MOC from Pepa Quin and just scratch their head muttering something like "Is it for a video game?" But we know better, we're nerds, we love Star Wars, and we know this is from the console of the Millennium Falcon.

By the power of Grayskull!

Vitreolum is on an absolute roll - he's been blogged twice by BrickNerd in the past week, but that's not going to stop me from highlighting this amazing micro Grayskull. This combines my already overwhelming microscale obsession with a heart-string tugging blast from my childhood. Now to go find the correct parts so I can have my own!

Humanoid Utility Robot

For some little understood reason, man is obsessed with creating humanoid robots like this one from David Steeves. I guess it's logical if you want them to live in our world, work in our factories and interact with our machines they should be like us (I'd like to see BB-8 try and run a lawn mower). And it's just common sense and courtesy that when they finally become sentient and realize what jerks we are (and consequently wipe us out) everything is already compatible with them.

Holy Retrospective batman!

I love this! The batmobile has taken many live-action shapes, and it seems that filmmakers feel it's their duty to give us a new one with every new movie. But no matter which is your personal favorite (I'm sorta partial for the Burton one myself) you have to love them all at this mini scale by builder SPARKART. And all the figures to with them is a perfect finishing touch.

Calypso

I have yet to figure out what's going on with this month's LUGnuts challenge, it might as well have been called "build what you want and mention elves". Regardless, I'm totally digging this slammed '37 Chevy by rabidnovaracer. I don't know how good I look in orange, but I would totally drive this beast.

Some Crackin' Good Archeology

Some things I brought back from the UK: I started drinking my tea with milk again, I discovered McVitties Rich Tea biscuits, I won't shut up about the toasted cheese sandwich at Borough Market and I watch Time Team. I recently found out that almost every episode is on YouTube and have been watching whenever I can. So when I saw this MOC by peggyjdb all I could hear was Phil's charming thick accent.

Hubba Hubba

Wait a minute, didn't I just blog something from vitreolum? Yeah, this morning, it was a graveyard. This is a heck of a gear change from graveyards and dragon attacks. But it's Saturday night so, what the heck. On with the show!

Burger, Fries, Lemon Coke Please...

I've stated my weakness for a classic greasy spoon diner here before. So it's no mystery why I find this latest Iron Builder MOC from Pepa Quin so appealing. But this goes beyond just sentiment here, this is an outstanding build. Look at the simulated seams in the upholstery done with half stud offsets, the classic metal bands around the benches, the bolts on the base of the table and the condiments, this is stunning work.

The Graveyard

How can a MOC be fun and ghoulish at the same time? There's something really charming about this mini diorama by vitreolum. Clean architecture, nice proportions, pleasant color use and interesting silhouette. But then you notice you're actually looking at a graveyard, oh and Death is sneaking up on that poor dude, with a cutlass.

Blockheads

For weeks builder davekaleta has been churning out what he calls Blockheads, and they're adorable. I love when a builder starts their own mini genre or form factor, like Angus' CubeDudes and Heather's Darlings. I've been enjoying seeing these and look forward to more, like a rhino and and a hippo and some dinosaurs (hint hint).

Scourge Of The Gray Dragon

Normally if you heard the phrase "it's a dragon attacking a village, setting it on fire" you would imagine a MOC with 5-10 thousand pieces, but not if you're Grantmasters. There's what, 32 pieces here? But it tells the story so well with clever part use and construction in a tiny and effective micro MOC. That dragon is awesome, and as for the villagers...well, I suppose that's what you get for building your village out of flammable materials. 

The Droid You're Looking For

R2-D2 certainly had a way of getting into trouble didn't he? Luckily for him he also had a way of saving the day, so that sorta makes up for it. On this fateful day though, the Jawas got the better of him. But he was reunited with C-3PO, and then it was off to the Lars homestead, and you know the how that turned out. Nice build I Scream Clone.

Through The Mirror

This was one of those "wait a second, that's LEGO?" moments this morning. It's also one of those "AHHHHH" moments. I don't know what it is about mirrors and the human psyche, but we're perpetually crafting disturbing images and stories about them. And thanks to Pepa Quin we have another legend to contemplate, I'm going to name her Mildred, and she continually judges your water temperature.

1951 "Woody"

There is nothing more quintessential California than a "woody". As a golden state native I've grown up seeing these from time to time (no, they're not parked along every beach in Malibu) and they always make me smile. Sir Nadroj has captured it's essence superbly here, and of course the surfboard on top is the perfect finishing touch.

Wasp

Builder Tim Lydy continues his pursuit of the perfect female figure at this scale, and it's coming along great. He may not be fully satisfied with the final results, but I'm smitten. I understand his position though, artists often are their own worst critics. But I assure you Tim, the pose, forms and composition of this shot is stellar, I look forward to seeing more.

Tilt!

Growing up in the 70's meant I saw plenty of these at the bowling alley (literally, there was a bowling alley right around the corner from my house). And while I did sink plenty of quarters into the Playboy pinball machine (what can I say, I'm all boy) my favorite machines didn't crop up until the 90's. I shudder to think how much money we dropped into those Star Wars and Addams Family machines. Thanks for the nostalgia Ethan!

Ghost Rider

This is the awesome convergence of Bionicle, System, comic books and mad building skills. Meet Johnny Blaze, AKA Ghost Rider, he bargained his soul to save his father, and now fights evil while his head is a flaming skull. Now I don't want to start rumors, but building skills like this are uncommon, you don't suppose dennis qiu has struck some kind of bargain do you? Let's hope there's no hellfire involved though, LEGO melts at 221º.

Book Of Nightmares

Yeah, this is the stuff of nightmares. Builder 6kyubi6 has crafted a MOC scary enough to make the strongest soul shiver in fear. Can you imagine opening a book just to have this reach out for you? This was built for the LUG'Est Black & What Flickr group.