While my personal interest in football is so infinitesimally small it's functionally immeasurable I can appreciate other's interest and enthusiasm for the World Cup. And while I couldn't tell you a single statistic about the current tournament (even if you refer to it as a "tournament" really) I can totally get into this LEGO version of the mascot Zabivaka by builder vir-a-cocha.
The US is currently getting warm, quite warm, and it's going to get warmer. There's a major heatwave building here in the midwest and northeast, with record highs predicted. This of course poses a serious threat, warped and melted bricks. Do not leave your bricks or creations in your car, or they could end up like this melty offering by cmaddison. Oh and you humans out there, drink lots of water, limit outdoor activity and stay inside and play with LEGO.
This looks like a pretty good plant for my house. For one, thanks to the building skills of Takamichi Irie, it's beautiful. It's also interesting, a moss covered ball of soil with a decorative plant growing out of it. And it's plastic, so I can't kill it. Actually, come to think of it, it's LEGO so it's delicate...it's doomed at my house.
It's tough being a genius billionaire playboy philanthropist superhero sometimes, and people don't necessarily understand your point of view. But Pepper Potts certainly did. In the first couple of Ironman movies, at least. That's why she came up with this novel gift idea for Tony; his first-gen arc reactor, on display for all to see. Didier Burtin has faithfully recreated the advanced piece of technology and heartwarming memento in LEGO form. Nice!
There's so many moments in our lives that last just a flash. They can be tragic, transformative or just heart warming, but it's just a fleeting moment and it's gone. Those first clumsy and adorable steps of one's child are precisely one of those moments. Not only is this a brilliantly realized and highly detailed interior, it's a moment frozen in time of builder davekaleta's life.
Yes kids, this is how we did the computer thing back in the 90's. Long gone were those lame old 5.75" floppies, we were using the much sleeker 3.5". And we were dealing with MEGABYTES of data. Sierra Games ruled the roost and there was this new thing called the internet (I don't think much came of it). For those that remember back then this MOC by powerpig should be a whole lotta nostalgia (and really slow boot times).
When Batman came out in 1989 it was a full week before I got to see it (crunch time on the Ghostbusters attraction at Universal) and by that time I heard all my friends tear it to shreds. I went in with low expectations...and loved it, still do. There are some eye roll moments, but this was the first super hero movie that wasn't just downright silly or bad, and it still holds up. This pivotal scene where Joker tries to poison the residents of Gotham with festive parade floats (spoilers!) has been gloriously recreated in bricks by builder Cpt. Brick, and I totally love it.
Having recently joined the half century club, I can sort of relate to this MOC by builder tankm. Not that I'm using a cane yet, but I'm certainly not in the fresh flush of youth any more. According to the builder this is a future self portrait, and I think it's wonderful. We should all imagine ourselves enjoying beautiful places in the winter of our lives.
Dragonball Z was one of my favorite animes growing up. It's completely ridiculous, but so much fun. Legendary builder Moko has made a MOC of Super Saiyan Vegeta in his Great Ape form (long story...). He captured the look perfectly, and I love how pose-able he looks. How will Goku get out of this pickle? TUNE IN NEXT TIME ON DRAGONBALL Z!
Humans have always envied birds. For as long as we've been looking up, we've been longing to take to the skies. Thankfully, we were clever enough to figure out how, and flying airplanes is now the aspiration. Like this little one by builder tankm, we can all dream of flight, and the dream is within reach.
Lord of the Rings fans should recognize this, it's the White City, Minas Tirith in the realm of Gondor. This build by Swan Dutchman is technically a micro build, but when it's of a subject on this scale, even in micro it's a huge undertaking. According to Koen it took about 6 months and is composed of over 11,500 parts! Just look at all the detail, it's amazing.
Scout troopers, and their mode of transportation, have always been a favorite of mine, and this custom Technic figure from builder Fifth line caught my attention immediately. The comically oversized headgear of minifigures isn't nearly as apparent until you see them on a Technic figure looking pretty much in proportion huh?
Fortnite is the hotness right now. I've played a few rounds, and while I wouldn't necessarily call myself the "best" (the highest I ranked was #19), it's still a lot of fun. DR.Church recreated the iconic Battle Bus from the game, and it looks fantastic. The big, Lowell Sphere-esque balloon is wonderful. Where we droppin', boys?
Who doesn't love mecha? This MOC from Lu Sim is gorgeous. I dig the suit-of-armor aesthetic, and the use of the translucent castle door piece as a laser sword is a stroke of genius. He looks like he's ready to square off against a mecha-dragon and save the mecha-princess (OK, I may have taken this analogy a bit too far).
When I first looked at this wonderful MOC by LEGO 7 I thought it was an official set, and that got me wondering, what made me think that? Is it the building style? The photography? I realize that even years after looking at LEGO creations every day I still don't totally understand the intangible, specific nuances that make an official set look like an official set. What do you think?
I have no idea what the genesis of this is. From a comic, from builder 2nd Life Bricks' imagination? I don't know, or care really, because it's awesome. And I could totally see Red Skull barreling down the highway in this beast, I like to imagine with classical music playing on the stereo (very loudly to be heard over that massive engine). Hail Hydra!
Builder dvdliu has an interesting thought experiment. What if xenomorphs (the aliens in the Alien movies) developed developed a civilized and "normal" lifestyle? Well, here's a peek at what that might look like, and it's sort of dreary. Yes, I wouldn't wish a desk job, especially wearing a tie, on anyone...or anything.
I do love a peek "behind the scenes", and that's what builder Missing Brick is giving us. Welcome to the set of This Week, a BBC political discussion show with hosts Andrew Neil and his guests Michael Portillo and Diane Abbott. But who cares about those people, we're really tuning in to see Molly the dog.
The addition of the large dome and quarter round parts has made for some very interesting builds. Their use in spaceships and buildings has been great, but their use in sculptures and character builds has been amazing. We've seen builds of Obelix before, but I don't believe it's ever been captured quite so well as this bust by ZetoVince, it's fantastic.
I love Game of Thrones. I was a big fan of the books, and I'm a big fan of the series. I'm also a big fan of this outstanding recreation of Harrenhal and the pit where Brienne of Tarth fights the bear (I won't tell you how it turns out, we're not about spoilers here). This jaw-dropping MOC consists of over 20,000 bricks and it shows, it's positively loaded with detail and rich texture throughout. There's tons of pictures if you click through, and believe me, it's worth it.
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