Inside Everyone Could Be A Xenomorph Dying To Get Out

The internets are full of tantilizing clues about not one, but two Alien movies in the works. One from the original director Ridley Scott himself, and one from Neill Blomkamp. This MOC from Grantmasters was inspired by the teaser poster of the later, and makes my chest hurt just looking at it.

Where the Rubber Meets the (Brick) Road

I'll admit that LEGO cars aren't exactly my area of interest -- I'm more of a spaceship, spaceship, spaceship! kinda AFOL. But builders like Andrea Lattanzio, a.k.a. Norton74 on Flickr, make me embarrassed to completely overlook this theme. I mean, look at this scene, titled "'32 Ford 'Tow Rod' at the Garage" from the propped-up roadster to the superb mechanic's tool chest to the checkered tile wall pattern to the boombox on the shelf to the drill press to the "wood" pallet, the attention to detail and the craftsmanship here is simply exquisite. The only thing missing is grease stains on that lovely, 6x6 light gray tiled floor. And I'd bet Andrea will find a way to make those, too!  Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines... 

This is (Rubber) Ducky Calling!

Space Truckers is one of my favourite films (bear with me). Its cheap and cheerful, but still manages to be a whole lot of fun (square pigs!) This MOC by Luigi Priori captures the look and feel of Intergalactic Space Truckin! He admits he was influenced by the (easily forgotten) Container Heist set from the Space Police 3 theme, but this has so much "In your face, Trucker Mother" badassness (is that a word?) I will allow it! This post was sponsored by the North Atlantic Bracket Users (East and West) Association (NABU(E&W)A)

Brother In Arms

Seeing this wonderful creation from Rod Gilles somehow brought back memories of Dire Straits. Whilst not the coolest band in the World, they could play the guitar on telly whilst getting small chickens for nothing, or something?. Loving the simple but effective lines of the axe and its amp. Its just like the artist is just offstage, waiting for the call to play. As part of an Iron Builder round, the seed part is the paint roller, this just rocks! Oh and Rod is a fellow blogger, over at The Brothers Brick. See what I did there!

Il Sogno "The Dream"

Automatons are endlessly fascinating to me. Perhaps it's my mechanical background, or maybe I was captivated even before that, resulting in a career in animatronics. I honestly don't know the origins of my affection for this items, but I'm smitten every time I see one. This latest from builder KMbricklab is charming and surprising. The clown playing the piano is enough to grab your attention, then you see the opposite side of the piano and your mind is blown. Check out the video for all the kinetic fun.

Captain Carrot Ironfoundersson

Master character builder Pate-keetongu is back with another marvelous character from Discworld. And of course I still haven't read the books so I really can't say very much about that aspect. What I can say is this is a fantastic character build. The combination of the silver armor and dark red cape and tunic is very regal. Read more about him on Eero's website.

Löwenzahn - Peters Bauwagen

This new MOC by Jonas is apparently dedicated to Peter Lustig, a German TV moderator who passed away last week. I know nothing about German television, but it's a great creation on its own terms; very idyllic and peaceful-looking (and has great interior details, too).

Iron Builders

Yes, another Iron Builder is unfolding, so brace yourselves. This round is two builders you won't wrinkle your nose at, namely 2 Much Caffeine vs kosbrick. The seed part this time around is the paint roller handle, which both builders had a pressing need to turn into iron handles. I'm excited for this round right down the fabric of my being. Yes, that's four puns in a single post, don't get steamed (five, I'll show myself out).

Paint The Town Red

I'm a sucker for a good workshop scene - and builder Ted Andes has knocked this one out of the park. The robot in and of itself deserves attention, but be on the look out for some really great parts use, including tank treads for the workshop floor, and a bionicle minifigure leg as shop table equipment. Bravo!

Queen Anne's Revenge

Arrr! Shiver me timbers! Land lubbers, ahoy! Swab the poop deck! HOIST THE SAILS! LAND HOOOOO!*

*Translation: this Queen's Anne's Revenge moc by W. Navarre is meticulously detailed and has great parts usage. Blackbeard would be proud.

Making Donald Drumpf Again.

As a rule political posts are avoided on BrickNerd, but since I don't really consider Donald a politician, I think I can break this rule. This caricature by Suck My Brick perfectly captures everyone's least favorite rage-filled creamsicle, and he has an important message to share. To paraphrase "it's been a few laughs, but it's time to end this circus". Click through for the full message.

Dale's RV

I'm probably going to get email for this, but I've never seen The Walking Dead. I've seen some scenes, and it's been on in the background while I was doing stuff. But I don't watch the show (I can hear you typing already). But I've seen pictures of this RV and this version by Mad Physicist is spot on. Of course, it's not really customized in the show, it's just a classic Winnebago Chieftain, but the level of detail and the care taken to  match it perfectly makes this a suburb MOC.

Read more about it on Ralph's post on The Brother's Brick

One Ball To Rule Them All

The battle for middle earth has never been more fun than this. Builder Balbo was so inspired by Legopard's LOTR pinball machine that he decided to build his favorite game with a LOTR theme. Now the struggle between good and evil can be more civilized, or at least as civilized as the opponents on either side of the table.

Porsche 962 C

Fans of cars, German engineering and things that go fast are going to dig this. Builder greg_998 brings us this detailed and huge Porsche 962 C race car. Porsche has a long and distinguished history on the track, and this homage in brick form looks as steeped in gearhead culture as it's fuel burning real world counterpart.

Vintage Batcave

Vigilante justice is not a modern concept, therefore Batman is pretty timeless. This MOC by guzik LDZ puts Batman back in the 40's or 50's judging by the tech, but he still looks like a total badass. Proof that you don't need computer chips, LCD screens and cell service to dish out a little bit of punishment on the bad guys (but it still helps to be super rich).

The Practicality Of Practical

No, this isn't an elaborate MOC, but it's something near and dear to me. It's also a statement in a single image. This is the great Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker and Peter Mayhew of Star Wars fame. This image is to celebrate practical effects, or really in this case actors in costumes. If you look in the background you'll see Maz and Jar Jar, both CGI characters, seemingly wishing they had some humanity. As incredible as CGI is, it's still better to just have something in front of the camera.

A fun little bit of irony though. That chrome sphere being held by Tony? It is actually used to improve lighting on CGI.

Get Away From Her You...

Who can ever forget that first time you saw Aliens and the queen showed up at the end (spoilers?) After the first 90% of the movie that was already like riding a rollercoaster with your hair on fire holding a rabid cat this baby pops out of the drop ship and you soil your seat. Well now Sir Nadroj has build a brick version of her and she's a beauty. May I suggest a power suit and Ripley next? Has to be done Jordan, get to work.

Geek & Sundry's New Look

The fine humans at Geek & Sundry reached out to me last month to help them roll out a new look and logo for their brand. I had a great time building this and shooting a time-lapse. It was a lot of work, but well worth the effort.