Aaahh!!!

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I have only the vaguest of memories of watching Aaahh!!! Real Monsters reruns as a kid, but the character designs always stood out to me. I think I even had a few action figures of the monsters. Julius Von Brunk does a great job capturing the creative absurdity of the style in his latest build, Krumm. I can only hope he's planning to show us the rest of the main cast next!

Krumm

Review - The LEGO Animation Book

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Review - The LEGO Animation Book

The LEGO Animation Book (2016, No Starch Press) by David Pagano and David Pickett, is an exhaustive how-to book teaching you everything you need to know (and more) about LEGO stop-motion animation, also known as “brickfilming”. Whether you’re just starting out, or a seasoned vet with multiple films under your belt, this book is a great resource.

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Modest Archipelago

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Sergeant Chipmunk's newest build, Standing in the Sea, is a magnificent little work of art. From the bizarrely fitting bright color scheme, to the ever-realistic rocks, to the uniquely botanical boat sails, every element of this build invites closer viewing, and happily rewards it. It;s the kind of build that makes you wonder, who are these mysterious masked men, alone in these mysterious towers? What are they looking for? How do they get down?

Standing in the Sea

Halls of Thandruil

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I find it remarkable just how much inspiration certain themes - in this case The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit - provide to the LEGO fan community. As the characters were released over the past several years, they've inspired many of the most beautiful and impressive dioramas which I've seen in my time on Flickr - and Legopard's latest build, depicting the woody domain of the elves, is certainly no exception to that. Organic shapes are one of the hardest things to make realistic with LEGO, and this build is chock full of different types of organic shapes (trees, water, rocks, dirt, grass, and more) and not one of them looks out of place. If you get the chance, I recommend checking out more views of this beautiful MOC on his photostream.

Halls of Thranduil

Why O Why Did I Ever Leave My Hobbit-hole?

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As some of you may know, theres a special place in my heart for micro builds and builder Paul Wolfe has really impressed with this tiny hobbit hole! Bilbo's little abode in Bag End has some fun details like the tree on top made with hair pieces and the chimney is quite clever too! 

Paul is thinking about making a vignette series of these and although it is quite the project to take on I would be most excited to see that adventure unfold! It would be quite the Unexpected Gathering of creations, don't you think? ;)

Micro Bag-End

Aliens Live in Style

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If this is what our architecture will look like in the future, I'm totally okay with that.  Sleek and round structures appear to be our future when it comes to buildings.  Sad Brick has created his representation of a "Space Cathedral."  It's not directly referenced if this is a human structure, or something built by other beings in the universe.  The beauty about this creation is that it can be left up to interpretation.  The builder of this creation also included some landscape, using a very interesting technique to create some well-trimmed pine trees.  It seems to be a peaceful place to come visit!

Space Cathedral
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Nathaniel Stoner

     My name is Nathaniel Stoner, and I am an very active LEGO builder.  I mostly build in the themes of castle and science-fiction, but I also dabble in other genres and create occasional random MOC's (My Own Creations). 

     When I was younger, I would get and build small LEGO sets for my birthday, but I was never really into them.  When they fell apart, I would become frustrated attempting to put them back together and would throw them in a box in my closet.  I couldn't stand them!

     Then, miraculously, I became addicted to the LEGO brick later in my teen years.  Ever since, I have continued to build up (pun intended) my collection of bricks and to expand my knowledge of techniques and building skills.  LEGO is truly more than a toy, its an art form and a way to express yourself.

     For the most part, I collect LEGO Star Wars (mainly the minifigs), which is probably my favorite LEGO theme.  I have a fairly decent collection, including some of the original 1999 sets, such as the Snowspeeder, X-Wing, and Naboo starfighter.  I also collected LEGO the Lord of the Rings when those sets first came out.  The minifigs are great, and the story remains one of my favorites ever. 

     My hope is to inspire other young (and perhaps even older) LEGO builders to unleash their inner creativity!  You can find me on my Flikr here. 

Is This SPACESHIP Mocking Me?

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The RPS Mockingbird, christened by its builder Legonardo Davidy, is packed of little, interesting techniques.  Speaking of being full, the pilot looks like he might be a little cramped inside of there!  As more angled parts are released by LEGO, it's becoming easier to create sleek SPACESHIPS! such as this design, and it also creates more opportunities.  The proportions of this ship appear to be balanced well and still appear sleek (two difficult feats when building small ships).  Compact SPACESHIPS! are my favorites, mostly because I would want to be able to zoom around.

RPS - Mockingbird
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Nathaniel Stoner

     My name is Nathaniel Stoner, and I am an very active LEGO builder.  I mostly build in the themes of castle and science-fiction, but I also dabble in other genres and create occasional random MOC's (My Own Creations). 

     When I was younger, I would get and build small LEGO sets for my birthday, but I was never really into them.  When they fell apart, I would become frustrated attempting to put them back together and would throw them in a box in my closet.  I couldn't stand them!

     Then, miraculously, I became addicted to the LEGO brick later in my teen years.  Ever since, I have continued to build up (pun intended) my collection of bricks and to expand my knowledge of techniques and building skills.  LEGO is truly more than a toy, its an art form and a way to express yourself.

     For the most part, I collect LEGO Star Wars (mainly the minifigs), which is probably my favorite LEGO theme.  I have a fairly decent collection, including some of the original 1999 sets, such as the Snowspeeder, X-Wing, and Naboo starfighter.  I also collected LEGO the Lord of the Rings when those sets first came out.  The minifigs are great, and the story remains one of my favorites ever. 

     My hope is to inspire other young (and perhaps even older) LEGO builders to unleash their inner creativity!  You can find me on my Flikr here. 

Crime Lord Jabba the Hutt

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Robert Lundmark has been producing many fantastic Star Wars replicas in LEGO form.  Something worthy of noting is that many of these creations are not built in minifigure scale, but are rather quite larger.  Robert's latest work of art is a recreation of Jabba on his...throne inside of his feared palace on Tatooine.  This Jabba figure is really my kind of scum, fearless and inventive.  I mean that as a complement to the build, but also as a direct quote from Episode VI.  No old Jedi mind trick is needed to see that this is a very cool MOC! 

Jabba the Hutt
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Nathaniel Stoner

     My name is Nathaniel Stoner, and I am an very active LEGO builder.  I mostly build in the themes of castle and science-fiction, but I also dabble in other genres and create occasional random MOC's (My Own Creations). 

     When I was younger, I would get and build small LEGO sets for my birthday, but I was never really into them.  When they fell apart, I would become frustrated attempting to put them back together and would throw them in a box in my closet.  I couldn't stand them!

     Then, miraculously, I became addicted to the LEGO brick later in my teen years.  Ever since, I have continued to build up (pun intended) my collection of bricks and to expand my knowledge of techniques and building skills.  LEGO is truly more than a toy, its an art form and a way to express yourself.

     For the most part, I collect LEGO Star Wars (mainly the minifigs), which is probably my favorite LEGO theme.  I have a fairly decent collection, including some of the original 1999 sets, such as the Snowspeeder, X-Wing, and Naboo starfighter.  I also collected LEGO the Lord of the Rings when those sets first came out.  The minifigs are great, and the story remains one of my favorites ever. 

     My hope is to inspire other young (and perhaps even older) LEGO builders to unleash their inner creativity!  You can find me on my Flikr here. 

Bioshock: The Collection

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If you spent this long as a gamer and haven't played any of the Bioshock games, I am both disappointed in your life decisions but also really excited for you...why? Because Bioshock: The Collection was recently released for new gen consoles and contains all three amazing games, so really what are you waiting for?

If you need any more incentive to stop what you're doing and go out and buy the trilogy right now, (Mister real life Booker himself) Imagine Rigney has once again blessed us with this masterpiece of nostalgia. Believe it or not this isn't even the finished piece! Imagine has a few rooms to fill with some of the game scenes and is willing to take suggestions! His "bigger and better" full Rapture even lights up, and my favorite part of course has to be the micro Columbia on top! Check out his flickr for full amazing photos! 

BioShock Revisited Full View Buildings Closed
BioShock Revisited Full View Buildings Open
BioShock Revisited Full View Buildings Closed Water Lit

Wonders of the Imagination

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Builder Delayice has posted a couple of very colorful and bright creations that I can't get enough of! The first one is called Whale Island and is such an interesting idea, the second is called Maze Entrance and has some really fun techniques and details! Both creations give off such mystery, it leaves you wanting to know the story behind them. Check them out!

whale island
Maze of entrance

It's All About That Base

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The current ABS Builder Challenge has started and we're witnessing some fantastic builds so far! The ABS Challenge is a 2-week competition where 4 builders use a "seed piece", a specific LEGO element, that they must incorporate in all the of the creations for this competition. One of my favorites so far is Marcel V. "obligatory" flower! I know, I know, a flower is made at least once in every one of these rounds; but its not the flower, with the blue seed piece, that caught my eye...it was the stand! 

Obligatory ABS-Flower