LEGO as an art medium has no limits, none. It can be blocky and colorful, contoured and realistic or clean and stark. These stags by Grantmasters could hang in any pub, huntsman club or study and I'm guessing most people wouldn't even notice they're brick-built, at least not at first. They're elegant and regal, like the beasts they convey.
We feasted on Thursday (well, had turkey legs on Main Street, Disneyland), enjoyed a little park time and traveled on Friday, Sat around in our jammies playing with LEGO and watching A Christmas Story on Saturday. Thanksgiving weekend is the start of the Christmas holiday at our house, and blogging this absolutely lovely nutcracker by Robiwan_Kenobi feels so appropriately timed. We have one in our living room every year, and he just happens to look almost exactly like this one. The cracked "nut" is a perfect finishing touch to this wonderful holiday tradition.
I think Arrival, this month's new sci-fi film, is easily one of the best films of the year so far, and what improves a film more than a LEGO interpretation? Simon Liu does a great job with that with a clever design of the unique "writing" in the film, which really captures the tone of the scene quite well.
Wacky Races was one of my favorite cartoons as a kid. There was something always very satisfying and entertaining about watching the antics of all the unlikely racers as they raced for...wait a second, what were they racing for? Anyway, I love this rendition of Red Max and the Crimson Haybailer by builder redfern1950s. He's also built the Army Surplus Special, so I'll assume they're all going to be built (or at least my favorite, the Creepy Coupe), and I highly encourage that.
David Hughes - I just don't know how he does it! He has brought Tanaquil Le Clercq to life in this model of the dancer from 'Afternoon of a Faun'. The build consists of around 3,000 LEGO bricks and is Hughes' "most complicated build to date", requiring a lot of scaffolding whilst in progress. Despite the fact the bricks used here are straight-edged, the dancers' curves are streamline and soft. Their strength, passion and fluidity are all captured perfectly.
As far as I know Mixels are coming to an end, which is too bad. As you can see from this pretty genius trio of MOCs from builder Unijob Lindo there is no end to themes that could be explored. This toy theme really makes me wish we had an official toy inspired line of these bizarrely fun series. Think of the possibilities!
Our old pal Firas Abu-Jaber is back in action with a serious jaw-dropper! This 1:16 scale Lambo is a completely new design, and built on commission. Firas admits, to no surprise, that he built a white one to keep for himself. Maybe they'll feature this super-car on the next episode of The Grand Tour on Amazon. In fact, Richard Hammond might even be able to squeeze into this one...
Get it? Nice...Norse... I know, I know. I'm sorry. Anyway, Mark of Falworth built this awesome Viking-esque ship for CCC 14. It seems that building a curvy wooden ship like this would be difficult, but Mark does a fantastic job with it. The shaping on the bow is phenomenal: it has a nice curve overall while still looking like individual planks, just like in real life. Also, the subtly shaded green water makes for a nice change from the slightly unrealistic bright blue water we're used to seeing.
The "darker" description of existing pop culture iconography gets tossed around quite a bit. And while sometimes it works, sometimes you get Zach Snyder. But if you've ever seen American McGee's Alice game, you know what darker looks like when it truly works. This interpretation of the Queen of Hearts' throne by builder LegoWyrm was inspired by that game, and I'm inspired by this MOC.
LEGO 7 has taken three Christmas characters and has redesigned them in a crazy, remixed style. My favorite (even though I like them all respectively) is the elf on the left. His colors and design just really blend well together, while keeping an insane style. Santa, on the other hand, might scare a few kids who are waiting eagerly by their home fireplaces. Rudolph seems to possibly be wearing an "ugly" Christmas sweater? And he's definitely got some bling on those antlers. Never be afraid to have some serious fun with your creations. Merry Christmas, everyone!
That timer at the top doesn't lie, you only have one week left to get nerdy with it. The creativity and skill of BrickNerd readers never ceases to amaze me, and I find great joy in checking out the official Flickr group every day. Tomorrow I will be at Disneyland to celebrate Thanksgiving with my family, the place where this all started, and you can bet I'll be checking in on my phone to see what you've all been up to. There's still plenty of time left, and no shortage of inspiration from the wonderful world of Disney, get building, enter, and maybe win some totally awesome prizes from BrickNerd and our splendid sponsors. Things like:
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According to builder Rambles of Orange there's only one way out of this maze. I don't have time to trace and discover it this morning, but perhaps you do. The construction of this is both simple and complex at the same time, it's just 1x tiles connected edge on, but what a wonderfully convoluted and challenging pattern they make. Can you find your way?
This might not be the most sophisticated MOC, but I find it irresistible. Not only do I enjoy a good pun, but I'm also a Nintendo fan, so how could I resist? I have no idea if Mario ever visited Easter Island, but if he did, I'm sure he'd appreciate this monument as well. Nicely done Unijob Lindo.
I really relish this new creation by Jonathan Lopes! Inspired by the character in Richard Scarry's children's books, Jonathan dill-igently sculpted all the curves of not only the car, but old Mr. Frumble as well. I just hope all these pickle puns don't leave a sour taste in your mouth.
In soviet Russia, hot rod modifies you (yeah, lame joke). Did you know Ford had a contract to produce cars for Russia based on the design for the '32 Deuce? Me either, and neither did builder Lino M, but what a source of inspiration for this radical chopped and lowered GAZ that came right out of the Russian space program.
On Wednesday I was one of 100 lucky AFOLs to go to the new Lego Store in London before it officially opened to the public. The store is the largest Lego brand retail store in the world and has two floors of Lego loveliness. There was a well documented scratch card giveaway of the Lester mini figure mascot (I did not win one) I did however win a go on their new Lego Mosaic Machine. This is essentially a photo booth that turns your face into instructions to make a Lego mosaic of it! It comes with a box (set number 40179) of 4500 1x1 plates in 5 colours (900 of each) and a 48x48 baseplate. Normally it retails in the store for £99.99 but as it contains nearly £240.00 worth of lego (at Shop at Home prices) its a bargain. But better than that you have your own super exclusive lego set! And I will share that with you here, no copying it now, I can trust y'all?
Or he slipped on a peel. . .
Skulls are not a common item to find in LEGO form. They're also not easy to create, assuming you're going for accuracy in shaping and size. I've only seen a few skulls that have been well done, and I'm happy to add this MOC to that short list! Grantmasters chose to create the skull of an ancient primate, which is even more unique! The builder says that this was his first attempt at a build like this, and I believe that he should be proud these bones!
So, you find yourself with some runes to decipher (don't laugh, it could happen). And say for argument these runes happen to be not very far off the ground (I said stop laughing). And say they're guarded by some nasty little thing that needs to be smashed (no really, stop laughing) what do you do? Well, you seek the services of a dwarvish runemaster, depicted here by Pate-keetongu, of course.
I don't know about the practicality of this design by d' Qiu Brick, but who cares, it's awesome. I would think that having those snakes whipping around would throw the center of gravity all over the place, but can you imagine the looks on your enemies faces if you showed up piloting one of these? They'd soil their jumpsuits!
Rumors of the legendary LEGO Illuminati, the secret society of enlightened AFOLs, are greatly exaggerated. I for one don't know what you're talking about. I mean, really, a sect of adult fans of LEGO who know people on the inside of the organization, who have special preview knowledge and early access to sets before the general public. A group who can...wait a second...I think I've said too much. Alex THELEGOFAN, it's time you learned the secret handshake..
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