Often, a good LEGO build hints at a backstory, but a great one tells a story of its own. This fairly simple build by legophthalmos showing a samurai warrior departing for battle is an excellent example of how to effectively tell a complex story with a visual medium like LEGO. The thought-provoking narrative shown here, combined with some very slick building, makes for an impressive overall effect.
While I would prefer my hamburger patty between two buns, and my eggs scrambled, this yummy looking meal by nobu_tary looks delicious. It's also a testament to thinking outside the brick...I mean box. Not many would look at Commander Cody's shoulder pauldron and think "egg yolk".
Collaborative builds, especially on this scale, are hard to cover and do justice to the MOCs. After months of work, the builder group GamerLUG (Nick Brick, Lego Junkie, Si-MOCs, DR.Church, Masked Builder, Alec_D, EdgelessAbyss) combined forces to present a show stopping and trophy winning Borderlands 2 display. As much as I'd like to feature every individual MOC, there's just not enough time, so I'll invite you to visit all these builders' individual Flickr streams and check out the video.
This heavy melee mech by Gamabomb looks ready to pummel. The unconventional proportions, color combinations and distinctive features (like that blade-like head!) all add up to a very compelling, battle-ready robot. There's so many wonderful little details on this I don't know where to start, so I'll just invite you to gawk like I am.
The unveil of builder Tim Lydy's brilliant Batman MOCs continues. This time it's Scarecrow, the homicidal hallucinogen-using psychopath. As unsettling as Nolan's Scarecrow was, the Arkhamverse version is truly the thing of nightmares and Tim has captured his essence perfectly in this beautifully frightful character MOC.
No, that's not a typo, it's a pun. Anyway, Guy Smiley posted this absolute beast of a mech. It looks incredibly utilitarian and rugged, what with the combination of smooth armor panels and greebly mechanical bits. The builder says this is a vertical tank, and I couldn't agree more. This thing could totally demolish whatever it met on the battlefield.
I always love a good collaborative build, and this one by Si-mocs and Zachmoe is no exception. Zach built the spaceship and Simon built the shipyard around it. Both parts are equally fantastic: the ship has wonderful color blocking and gorgeous shaping, and the shipyard is packed with lots of clever micro-scale details. I especially love the little trucks made from roller skates and the genius two-piece tanks.
Visitors of Brickworld Chicago got to see this (as well as many more) in person, and I'll admit to a slight tinge of jealously. Tim Lydy's Batman collection was one of the highlights of the show, and looking at Two-Face here I can see why. The sculpture work is amazing, but it's also oozing with character. I can't wait to see the rest of these.
If you think this ship by Tim Schwalfenberg is cool, just imagine a whole fleet! You may recall his Corvette, Missile Frigate, and of course, the Vaygr Battlecruiser. And if that isn't enough for you, imagine playing a game of Battleship with giant LEGO ships. That's exactly what happened at this year's Brickworld! But I'll get to all that in a future post. So for now, admire the style and detail Tim put into this sci-fi creation. That takes serious skill. But tossing it up in the air to watch it smash into a million pieces? That takes guts!
BrickWorld Chicago has come and gone, and for those who missed out here are my favorites from the show:
Timothy Lydy is master at character building. His Classic Joker Bust is a favorite within the LEGO Community and this year at BrickWorld he displayed an array of Gotham characters. His Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot, A.K.A The Penguin, is just fantastic. The use of a minifigure magnifying glass for a monocle, the fur and tooth piece for his crooked nose makes this Gentleman of Crime come to life.
Another favorite of mine by Timothy is his Mad Hatter. There's just so much good stuff going on here I cant even pick which I like more. I will say though that he found a way to use the printed blue slopes that I would not have thought of! Timothy's setup was nominated for Best Individual Layout!
I think everyone at the event this weekend would agree that this creation by Amanda Feuk, titled Imagine made everyone stop to check out.
Amanda uses piece placement to create a projection of a girl. This creation took home Best Artwork award!
Builder CheeseyStudios displayed this year an awesome layout titled "Fantastic Beasts". This creation is based of the JK Rowling textbook and upcoming spinoff movie in the Harry Potter universe. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is about a wizard, Newt Scamander, and his adventures on finding and capturing these creatures. Builder Caleb shows us some of these creatures, along with quotes that describe the dangers of the beast. Click through to see the full layout:
Caleb's Hogwarts Train was nominated for the Best Train award!
If you're thinking of checking out a convention next year, BrickWorld Chicago is definitely not one to miss!
Admittedly it's been a while since I've last seen this lamp in action (Toy Story 3 might've been it). But who can deny that the sound effects, the rhythm, and the actions of this little lamp hasn't been burned into our memory?
The lamp, or Luxo Jr., is cleverly recreated by Flickr user yu chris out of a combination of LEGO System and Technic parts. I could be wrong, but it really does look functional and bendy. You stomp that letter I till it's gone!
Around this time last year Japan was experiencing Mad Max: Fury Road for the first time. It was released about a month later than everywhere else in the world (as most movies are) but once we got it, we went mad over it. And to tell you the truth, I'm still not over it. Fury Road was a perfect movie. That's what this MOC by Kirill Mazurov has in common with the movie. It's PERFECT! We've seen a ton of brick-built cars from and inspired by the movie, but Technic Mad Max cars are still few and far between.
One of the advantages to this Technic model is its inherit robustness. It looks ready to kick ass and take a beating like a champ. From the dual V8s, the tanker, and to the fuel pod, every detail seems to be recreated with an amazing balance of functionality and fashion. Be sure to check out all the other cool shots in his album.
Wookiewarrior has created the most accurate (in shape, color, and size) golden Snitch I have ever seen in LEGO! This is truly a masterpiece worthy of display, from a wizard of a builder. I can't speak for the interior structure of this build, but I think it would be super cool if you could actually throw it around with friends. I should also mention the awesome use of the wings from the recent Ant-Man Final Battle set, which are very realistic to the actual Snitch. A very cool, unique, and magical build!
Fans of Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy should recognize the MacGuffin of the film, the Orb, an ancient and mysterious artifact of unspeakable power. Everybody wants it (at least until they know what it is) and Ronan will stop at nothing to possess it. Builder buriedbybricks masterfully recreates the prop in brick form. The use of the Death Star halves here, as well as the fiber optics, is inspired.
Another Brickworld is in the bag, and boy was it a brick-tastic few days! We saw a phenomenal amount of new and creative MOCs, and are continually impressed with how the community pushes the medium forward.
If you've never attended a convention before and live in the U.S. Midwest (or anywhere in the world really) I highly recommend that you visit this convention at least once in your lifetime. Brickworld is traditionally held over a long Father's day weekend in June. The convention offers multiple ways to attend including public viewing days however, we do suggest going as a registered attendee for the full experience.
-Bart, Mel, and Philip
"How awesome is this?!?" That's what I heard every time I walked by my pal Tyler Halliwell's display at Brickworld this weekend. Among his impressive collection of busts was this new pair of builds from the Marvel Universe. Seeing old Thanos in person was a real treat, too, once you got over the shock of how lifelike it is. Amazing creation, Dude!
Builder Lino M brought a unique perspective to this month's LUGnuts challenge "The Science of it all". Instead of interpereting it more literally, and orbiting ideas like self driving cara or state of the art technology, Lino gravitated toward this vehicle's name, the Mercury Comet Cyclone, which is very "sciency". Science aside, this beast looks road ready, and gorgeous.
I'm not exactly sure where that meme comes from, but I'll use it nonetheless because it's funny. Anyway, sci-fi master Tardisblue is back with this awesome transport vehicle. Even though it's quite different from his usual spaceship builds, this truck is still fantastic. It seems fairly simple at first, but once you look closely, you can tell that there is some next-level brickery going on here. Just look at that diagonal caution stripe across the trailer! Awesome.
This is an interesting MOC by builder p e d. We're all familiar with treasure maps, but this one is more like my imagination sees them. In stunning relief the details leap off the page and become a vivid underwater scene featuring a ship wreck, seabed teeming with life and a treasure hunter. I don't know what riches remain to be found in this ship, but I think this MOC is a treasure in itself.
The Jundland Wastes are no place to travelled lightly, especially with this thing roaming around. It seems the Jawas have a new tool (weapon?) to aid them in their efforts to find, buy and sell droids, the Mobile Suit Sandcrawler by M<0><0>DSWIM. I'd like to see Stormtroopers try and slaughter jawas now.
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