A Place to Get All You Need

Portuguese builder Cesbrick is back presenting another fantastic scene for us! A general store is something I always enjoy seeing recreated in LEGO form in different scales. Every time, I see brand new techniques for creating that rustic and vintage appearance one would expect from one of these stops on an old road. This model is, of course, no exception. Not only does it feature an awesome car, but the detailing is out of this world (an interesting word choice, I know, considering the classic vibe this scene gives off). Make sure to take a closer look, because I am still noticing little techniques included!

General Store
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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

Dawnwood Castle

I really like this castle diorama by builder LegoLord. One of the things I find a bit tiresome in castle MOCs, especially large scale ones, is the tendency to get a little "one note". By that I mean textures that can be complex, but all the same, color palettes that become monochrome in large volume and structures that lose their identity in clusters. Here we have foliage that is interesting and diverse at any distance, each structure has it's own identity, and details that are rich up close, but don't become distracting when you step away. Click through for many more pictures.

Dawnwood Castle

Deadline?

This isn't the first time I don't understand what I'm posting, and I'm sure it won't be the last (I am exceptionally ignorant). I understand the clock, we're one minute to midnight, and builder The Chosen One calls this "Deadline!", which I assume is connected to the time. I don't know enough about chemistry to understand what molecule that is. And is that a huge clock or a tiny katana? So many questions...

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Lobo

I'm not familiar with the DC character Lobo, but after seeing this ginormous build by Shawn Snyder I'm now curious. This MOC is over 30" long, 18" wide and 17" tall, a truly colossal character build. And building at this scale allows for incredible levels of detail, just look at this baby. Shawn displays at BrickCon every year, so I'm hoping I'll get to see this in person in October.

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Impressive Even When Tiny

Dwalin Forkbeard unveils a rather well designed microscale castle and accompanying landscape creation. What instantly caught my attention was the excellent execution of the castle's curved walls, and the main gateway. It's also really nice to see the inclusion of the different buildings that would house important figures, considering the small scale. 

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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

The Center Of London

Hmm, I honestly didn't set out to make this a Londoncentric morning, but check out this massive micro (is that a thing?) of one of the most iconic sections of London. This was the last view I had on my morning commute before pulling into Charing Cross Station. I rode the Eye, I visited County Hall, I stood in the shadow of Big Ben and witnessed the royal wedding at Westminster Abbey. I know this area very well, and this MOC by Rocco Buttliere is an exceptionally detailed, accurate and wonderful tribute. Click through for many more pictures of this gorgeous creation.

Handsome Hansom

When I lived in London and commuted by train every day I had a lot of time to kill. One of the ways I did it was reading the entire Sherlock Holmes library. I found it fascinating not only for the legendary adventures of Holmes and Watson, but since they were written as contemporary pieces back in the late 1800's, they're a time capsule of life at the time. Back then one of the primary forms of transportation was horse drawn carriage, like this charming example by crises_crs, and since most of the places and streets in the books still exist, it wasn't hard to imagine Sherlock and John making their way around that way.

19th century London carriage

Apocalyptic Roadster

Dystopia is everywhere you look these days, online, in movies, on TV and unfortunately in real life. And while everything seems a bit grim these days, at least if things go really south we can all look forward to outfitting our vehicles Mad Max style. Yes, the world will be a free-for-all wasteland, but we'll be screaming around in cool cars like this one from Mark of Falworth, at least until someone shows up with a bigger one.

Apocalyptic Roadster.

Long Range Scout

Feast your eyes on the NCS greebly goodness that is hhcBrick's Long Range Scout. It's got all the hallmarks of neo classic space, classic blue and light grey, yellow canopies, bumble-bee stripes and fantastic retro style design. But the real jaw dropper on this craft is when you flip it over. Proper greebs should look functional as well as complicated, not just a bunch of stuff attached, this is how it's done!

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Micro 8094

I've always been fascinated by the Technic Control Center. It came out during my reluctant dim age, when I was struggling to get into the film industry and truly a starving artist. I never got one, I had no money, but I remember ogling at it in the toy store. To tell the truth I'm not even totally sure of it's capabilities. I'm equally fascinated with this micro scale version of the set by builder byStfn.

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Cabin In The Woods

This rustic cabin MOC by Giggs made me do a double take, then an ultra-rate triple take. At first you look at it and all you see is a charming, woodsy scene, with a classic cabin in the woods. Then you notice some figures in there and your first thought is "ah, there's campers or woodsman". Then you look a little bit closer and think "oh, there's zombies too". Suddenly it's no longer a tranquil rural scene, but now a fight for survival.

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