Bustin' Ghosts, Mecha Style

I can't help but think the movie Ghostbusters would have been entirely different if the boys in gray were equipped with these babies. Builder chubbybots imagines Ghostbusting via mech, and the results are captivating. This is Ecto 4, 5 and 6, each equipped we assume with an unlicensed nuclear accelerator. Staypuft wouldn't have stood a chance against these.

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Who You Gonna Call?

We've seen a lot of BrickHeadz in recent weeks, clearly the form factor resonates with the community. Most of them don't do much for me personally, but I do really dig these from builder bricks.life.idea. Of course it helps that they're based on one of my all time favorite movies, Ghostbusters. There's more characters too, including Dana and Louis, click though to check them out.

Ghostbusters

Don't Cross The Steams!

Like most people I am quite excited to see the upcoming Ghostbusters re-boot but imagine if the story was taken back into the Victorian Age and given a Steam Punk makeover. Thats what Cpt. Brick has done! With stories of Fish & Chip eating Eco-plasm and unfriendly Librarians the scene is well set. All thats missing is an Ecto 1 for the Phantom Catchers to rush through the street of Old London Town in. "I say old chap, be a good fellow and don't cross the steams!"

Don't Cross the Steams!

Ghostbusters Headquarters - In Just Over A Minute

How do you make building one of the biggest LEGO sets ever produced even more epic? You  film it in multiple sessions with motion control time-lapse then composite all the shots with some cool speed effects and edit a video. This took over a week, but was super fun. The set is outstanding, with loads of detail and tons of nostalgia. One of my favorite all time movies is now one of my favorite all time sets.

LEGO 75827 Ghostbusters Headquarters in just over a minute. Produced by Tommy Williamson at BrickNerd Studios www.bricknerd.com/studios Special thanks to The LEGO Group, James Morr and Rob Klingberg Music by Naive Machine http://thenaivemachine.bandcamp.com/ Ghostbusters ™ & © Columbia Pictures Industries Inc.

Who You Gonna Call?

One of my favorite movies of all time and one of my favorite posters of all time build out of my favorite toy of all time, that's a trifecta of awesome! Builder Lucifer Adams brings us this brilliant poster MOC built in wonderful relief. There's many things to love about this, but my favorite has got to be the lettering and mini ghost in the title, genius.

LEGO Ghostbusters Movie Poster Front View
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Just A Little Pricey For A Unique "Fixer-Upper" Opportunity

Ok, now that you've glanced at the picture and you're reading this pause a moment and look again, it's smaller than you think. Take a look at the figures out front, those are microfigs. This brilliant interpretation by Orion Pax of the classic firehouse from Ghostbusters is only 16 STUDS WIDE! perfect size to fit on any bookshelf. Click through for more pics. 

GHOSTBUSTERS HQ Midiscale

Mechto-1

Holy mashup! To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Ghostbusters, as well as the upcoming national Ghostbusters day (no really, it's Aug 28) builder ninbendo has created a transforming Ecto-1. This is some seriously ingenious engineering. In it's car mode, it is hardly detectable that there's anything different than the standard model. The giant ghost trap and PKE meter is pretty awesome too.

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LEGO mechto-1
LEGO mechto-1
LEGO mechto-1

The Ghostbusters (No Not That One)

This is one of those "out there" builds, but it's also pretty neat. This is based on Filmation's Ghostbusters, not to be confused with the movie we all know and love, and not to be confused with The Real Ghostbusters, the animated series based on the movie. This is the animated series based on the 70's Saturday morning show The Ghost Busters (which I remember, I'm old). It was a favorite of Orion Pax, and now he has his very own playset.

Filmation Ghostbusters

BrickNerd Episode 207

Featuring two LEGO Ideas sets, The Exo Suit and Ghostbusters Ecto-1.

Featuring LEGO Ideas 21109 Exo Suit and 21108 Ghostbusters Presented by BrickNerd Nerd-In-Chief Tommy Williamson visit us at www.bricknerd.com Ghostbusters remix by http://thenaivemachine.bandcamp.com Features of the Exo Suit: Includes Pete and Yve astronaut minifigures Exo Suit features posable limbs, opening cockpit, grabbing claws and an intricate, modular design Robot turtle also included Discover the long-lost Exo Suit!

The Wait Is Over!

Yes Ghostbusters fans the wait is over, LEGO Ideas 21108 Ghostbusters is now available at LEGO! I've had the pleasure of building this set and it's one of my favorites of recent years. To get yours follow these links and you'll not only get a phenomenal set, you'll support BrickNerd.

And if you have any doubt the set is awesome, have a peek at either the live build (real-time) or the brief I posted on my YouTube channel. 

Join BrickNerd Nerd-In-Chief Tommy Williamson as he builds LEGO 21108 ghostbusters live! Special guest Mrs. BrickNerd, Dianna
A time-lapse of LEGO Ideas 21108 Ghostbusters Presented by BrickNerd Nerd-In-Chief Tommy Williamson Music by DJ Night Runner

Check Out My Briefs!

No, not those briefs, these briefs. I've uploaded a couple time-lapse videos, Trevi Fountain and Ghostbusters. 

A time-lapse of the construction of LEGO Architecture 21020, Trevi Fountain. music: Intended Force, Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
A time-lapse of LEGO Ideas 21108 Ghostbusters Presented by BrickNerd Nerd-In-Chief Tommy Williamson Music by DJ Night Runner
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Who You Gonna Call?

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Here at BrickNerd we like to look back from time to time, and to bust ghosts. I woke up with the Ghostbusters music stuck in my head. Not that crap Ray Parker Jr. ripoff of Huey Lewis, but the score by Elmer Bernstein. That of course got me thinking about the movie, which inevitably led to props, which led to this, one of my favorite LEGO props ever built. This ghost trap by Profound Whatever makes me smile whenever I see it. Sure the stripes are strait on top, but it's still friggin' awesome.

Ghostbusters trap