While the subject matter, slums of Brazil, is nothing to celebrate, this micro scale MOC by simply bricking it is wonderful. The subtle variations in scale, type and color make this a very compelling miniature diorama. An entire hillside village, on a 16 x 16 base, that's some clever building.
Looks like our pal Nick Trotta's been busy with this impressive fighter for the Nnovvember contest. He was inspired of course by the Vic Viper design, a ship from the Yukikaze anime, and an F-117. I encourage you to click on the picture to see the high resolution image. The details, color blocking and a crafty angle changes are a real treat. How the heck did he do that? Well, it's Nick, so naturally there's a video. Wicked!
Eero Okkenen has come up with another stunning figure making use of those nifty "orient-esque" pieces from the Final Flight of Destiny's Bounty Nijago set. Now, as all of us anglers know, the red lady of the stream refers to the Grayling species of freshwater fish. So creating a literal yet mythological interpretation is certainly an intriguing concept, and I'd argue worthy of an entire anime series.
I've always been a fan of the tech of Aliens. James Cameron is a legitimate creative genius and some of my favorite all time movie gadgets are in that film. This is one of them, the motion tracker. It's humble real-life story is as fascinating as it's time on screen, being the product of the 80's scrappy and get-it-done prop builders. This version by W. Navarre does it justice...game over man, game over.
There seems to be a sudden wave of many amazing micro and nano scale creations in the past few months. This miniature (yet mighty) space rover is a wonderful addition! Builder Sad Brick has created a rover that is so unique, but incredibly realistic at the same time. I would definitely cruise around in a full size version of this adorable little build!
No, your eyes aren't deceiving you (and no, we haven't started covering other toys), these are LEGO. Builder Brick Flag has recreated some classic Hot Wheels, and the results are perfect. Of course they're significantly larger than their tiny rolling counterparts, but I think that's part of the fun. What's more is I had these very cars when I was a kid, the paramedic truck was one of my favorites, and the fastest in my collection.
I watched a lot of nature shows when I was a kid, so when I saw this shot of Miro Dudas' new moc, I could almost hear David Attenborough's voice. Built for a contest on Eurobricks, Miro has captured the action perfectly. The fox, listening to it's prey scurrying beneath the snow, almost has a smile on its face, ready to strike. Lunchtime!
Every once in a while a ship comes along that just screams to be swooshed. You know what I mean, you just wish you could reach into the screen, grab ahold of it, pull it out and run around the room making ridiculous but totally satisfying spaceship sounds and flying it with one hand (and in my case closing one eye and pretend the other is a camera). Today, this marvelous Vic Viper by builder Tim Schwalfenberg is that ship.
Nick Brick is back with another top-notch video game inspired weapon. This time around it's a rifle from Destiny: Rise of Iron, and it's pretty stunning. It's a bit of a departure from the more fanciful weapons of recent history and seems more rooted in reality (looks an awful lot like an AK-47 in my opinion). The attention to detail is what we'd expect from Nick, making this a jaw-dropping reproduction.
Builder Mark E shows us what it's like to shop in style with this magnificent MOC. The combination of excellent architectural details, rare colors and a compact but open design make for a wonderful scene. You really need to zoom in to truly appreciate this, so I recommend clicking through and checking out the many full size pics.
Those fine folks at Humble Bundle and No Starch Press are having "pay what you want" sale and you can score some amazing deals on ebook versions of a load of LEGO inspired titles. Check out this lineup!
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The LEGO Build-It Book, Vol. 2
Forbidden LEGO
LEGO Space
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The LEGO Architect
The LEGO Christmas Ornaments Book
The LEGO Neighborhood Book
The LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Discovery Book
The LEGO Power Functions Idea Book, Vol. 1
Steampunk LEGO
It's $323 in books that you can have for as little as $15, and it supports charity! What are you waiting for? The sale ends Nov 23rd so get going!
Character design and animation at Pixar is pretty amazing. If you saw a sketch of Eve from Wall-E before you saw the movie, you would scarcely suspect she was capable of the range of emotions required for the film, but she was. You might also have suspected she would be pretty much impossible to build with LEGO, but thanks to builder LuisPG2015 you can see it's not
Every once in a while a MOC comes along that makes you go "wait...what?" This motorized gimbal by builder Sheo stopped me cold this morning, and I love that. It seems impossible at first (even for someone with a background in mechanical contraptions) but then you look more carefully and it makes sense. And in motion it's as beautiful as it is confounding.
As you may have noticed there's a counter at the top of the page, that's how long you have left to build and enter your Disney inspired Nerdly MOC for Nerdvember 2016. The official Flickr group is already filling up with marvelous MOCs, like this adorable Mickey by Ronnie. So what are you waiting for? Build on and nerd out!
Builder Norton74 is back with another top-notch automobile MOC. This one is based on a real car and it's interesting history (click through for the whole story), starting right here in California and ending in Oslo of all places. It's a true piece of custom hotrod Americana. The backdrop of Route 66 is also an iconic part of American car culture.
It was just the other day I blogged about a My Neighbor Totoro MOC, and now another great one has appeared! This creation by CK Tsang is based on the magical Catbus creature from the film. The use of the eyes from the Doctor Strange set is fantastic, and the Catbus' (slightly unsettling) expression is captured perfectly.
Last night Mrs. BrickNerd and I had the distinct honor and privilege to attend the wedding of one of my best pals in the AFOL community, Brandon Griffith. These brilliant little clapboards served as our place cards and told us where we were seated (yes, I squee'd). The ceremony and reception were truly a joyous occasion and a great time was had by all. I can think of no two people more perfect together and I'm so happy you found each other. Congratulations Brandon and Daphne, live long and prosper.
If you're not familiar with Dr. Grordbort, you need to acquaint yourself. It's a rabbit hole of much steampunk goodness "where science meets violence". This pistol by Grantmasters was inspired by the Saboteur 66, one of a great many whimsical and wonderful steampunk weapons featured. It's small, much smaller than you would first think, but t's powerful.
Fun fact: When I was a kid my parents started a hotdog restaurant. Starting restaurants was something they did, some of them are still going strong (Tom's Burgers in Lompoc anyone?). While "The Dog House" was only reasonably successful, I did have the satisfaction of having a dog named after me. The "Tommy" was a simple dog with ketchup, very popular. My brother's dog, the "Paul" had sauerkraut, and didn't sell nearly as well, much to my brother's chagrin. I have no qualms whatsoever admitting that seeing this clever MOC by nobu_tary has me craving hotdogs, I think I'll be having some soon.
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