Tick Tock

I'm having flashbacks to being a kid, and the agonizing wait until Christmas. Where time itself can be empirically observed to slow down, despite overwhelming scientific evidence to the contrary. I am of course talking about the four day wait I have until Star Wars comes out. Perhaps if I had this wonderful clock by Legonardo Davidy the hands wouldn't mock me to the same level.

Hermey

OK, here's the pitch: We reboot Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, but we set it on Hoth. A small astromech is mocked and outcast by the other astromechs for his shiny dome. He befriends a young Luke Skywalker wants to become a dentist (here depicted in a Brick Sketch by Powerpig) and they set out on an adventure. There they meet a cantankerous prospector, Han Solo, and flee from the abominable wampa...

Motion Capture

Over the past year or so, Joe Perez, aka MortalSwordsman, has been building small scale animals to capture their natural movement and energy doing what they do best.  From chasing down a gazelle in Kenya, to snatching a salmon from an Alaskan river, each one of these shots is right out of a nature film. 

Speaking of films, I'd like to see Joe's version of a Tauntaun running through the snow! 

Santa's Hotrod Sleigh

I have it under good authority that with the notable increased need for christmas requests for Star Wars gifts this year Santa has had to upgrade his sleigh to accommodate deliveries. This model by sm 01 was reconstructed from eye witness descriptions of test flights over the Norway. Best of luck Santa! (oh, and by the way, I'd like a remote controlled BB-8).

Holy Batshirts!

You know what The Force Awakens won't have? Batman, that's what. You know what you probably don't have on your chest right now? This sweet Batman design from Shirt Punch, that's what. That can be fixed pretty easily by clicking this link.

Got A Quarter?

This latest MOC by 6kyubi6 is a total flashback. Being a kid of the 80's I "invested" plenty of quarters in arcades. I especially like the use of the foil handles as air hockey paddles. And those stickers? Totally legit. They're the printing bleed on an official sticker sheet, the overprinting around stickers cut to shape, genius. The only thing that's missing is a classic Star Wars vector game, my all-time favorite.

Master Yoda

Builder Djokson describes this Yoda as "tablescrappy", I describe it as brilliant. It's a fantastic and clever combination of a small number of unconventional parts. I especially like the pose, he seems to be sizing me up. Which is surprising since size matters not.

Voodoo

Dear JJ,

This isn't a direct threat, but a strong reminder that we're all counting on you. 

Love, 

The Fan Boys

Professor Layton

This brilliant MOC of Professor Layton by Pistash has a puzzle for you...

Following the destruction of the Death Star, rebel leaders tried to determine who deserved medals. Below is a summary of their statements:

Red Eleven:  it wasn't Han Solo
         it was Gold Three

Gold Three:   it wasn't Red Five
         it wasn't Han Solo

Red Five: it was Han Solo
         it wasn't Red Eleven

Red Two:   it was Red Five
         it was Gold Three

Han Solo:  it was Red Two
         it wasn't Red Eleven

It was well known that each pilot was humble and told exactly one lie. Can you determine who destroyed the Death Star?

Gnarly

This marvelous beast by LEGOLIZE IT MAN makes me want to suit up, climb in and pilot this thing to Bad Robot Studios. While JJ and his crew are all completely distracted and marvel at it I can sneak inside and watch The Force Awakens and raid craft services. I bet I can score a hat or something too. Is it a perfect plan or what?

Disney Train

I'm not much of a train guy, but I sure do like this Disney train from builder Koen. With it's Disney aesthetics and charming yuletide color scheme it would be right at home under my Christmas tree right now, with all of it's Disney and nerd ornaments. That is if my corgis weren't continually rampaging under it's branches.

Vault Boy

I know next to nothing about Fallout, but I do recognize this character, Vault Boy, Fallout's bafflingly chipper post apocalyptic mascot. Orion Pax built this for a friend as a trade for a preorder Vault Boy for the game. It's nice to see building skills used to barter.

BrickNerd LiveBuild - Kylo Ren's Command Shuttle

Join me and James Morr as we build Kylo Ren's Command Shuttle live! Guaranteed to be 23% more exciting than waiting for next Thursday!

Angry Angler

Angler fish are just about the scariest thing on the planet in my opinion. I think I'd already be freaked out in the deep depths of the ocean, even protected in a submarine, but to come face to face with one of these things I think I'd need clean shorts after. Another brilliant build from Legonardo Davidy.

Hero In A Brick Shell

So what do you do if you're a teenaged turtle, who happens to be mutated...oh and a ninja, when you need that additional amount of firepower? Well, build a mech of course. This is Raphael's mech by onosendai2600. He's not just big and green though, this baby comes equipped with  laser sais, predator cannons, and pizza rama oven blaster!

LiveBuild Tomorrow!

So what are you doing tomorrow morning around 10am PST? If you said "watching a BrickNerd LiveBuild" you are correct. Join me and Spastik Chuwawa's James Morr as we build Kylo Ren's Shuttle Live! See you tomorrow!

TRAC BALL

I have fond memories of my formative years on Mango Street here in Lompoc. It was where I lived when I got my first movie camera, saw Star Wars, played lawn darts and (once those were determined to be the stupidest invention ever) TRAC BALL. These wonders from Wham-O are actually still around and allow you to throw a perfect curve ball despite having zero athletic ability. I will however caution against the attempt to catch a Stretch Armstrong thrown by your brother, it will break it (I speak from experience).

Xenomorph

I've always been a fan of HR Giger's imaginative nightmare the xenomorph. From the first time it scared the begeezus out of me in Alien to that time I previs'd hundreds of them ascending a mayan pyramid (true story). This version by LEGO Will captures it's biomechanical essence perfectly, but what's even more impressive is the photography. Shooting an all black MOC is very difficult, this shot is awesome. White background to clearly define the silhouette, just enough highlights to define the form, but not so much that it's overdone. And according to the EXIF, this was shot with an iPhone 6, making it even more impressive.

You Can Practically Smell The Flux

This is so awesome. I spent many, many hours breadboarding, repairing and designing printed circuit boards way back when, so this latest build from 6kyubi6 for Iron Builder resonates on many levels for me. Brilliant on every level.

Toys Through Time

The fine folks at House of Fraser put together a pretty nifty infographic of Toys Through Time, they were also kind enough to make us a special version featuring just LEGO facts. There's a bunch of info here presented in a fun retro way, enjoy!