Quick Build #1: Hellboy
/Welcome to BrickNerd Quick Builds! These are instructions for small, fun LEGO builds that we will publish regularly. We are starting with Hellboy!
Read MoreWelcome to BrickNerd Quick Builds! These are instructions for small, fun LEGO builds that we will publish regularly. We are starting with Hellboy!
Read MoreIt's everyone's favorite hell-spawn with a heart of gold, Hellboy. I'm a fan of this movie, and the fact that I played a completely insignificant role in it's making fills me with strangely misplaced pride. According to the builder vitreolum, he really enjoys building these busts. I find that encouraging because I certainly enjoy seeing them (and of course sharing them with you).
This post seems perfectly timed with San Diego Comic-Con kicking off today. This is the Samaritan, Hellboy's larger-than-life paranormal peacekeeper by builder Si-MOCs. This is way out of Simon's wheelhouse and an absolutely stunning build, and to find out it was built as a secret santa gift makes it all the more impressive to me. Hellboy would be proud.
Here's a cute and squee-riffic collection from one of my favorite builders, KOS brick. He calls these Brick Buddies, I call them adorable. They're like Nerdly's pop culture cousins, and I want my own collection of them immediately. Click through for even more of these cuddly little wonders.
If you've seen Hellboy this should be instantly recognizable. And if you haven't...WHY NOT!? It's unclear if this is inspired by Mike Mignola's original comics or Guillermo del Toro's brilliant interpretation of those comics. Either way, this MOC by buriedbybricks is phenomenal.
Yes it was just last week when I posted another version of Hellboy, but what can I say, he's cool! This medium sized bust by HP Mohnroth packs all the character into a small package and does it perfectly. I especially like the use of the new ball and socket joint for the neck, allows for excellent pose-ability.
I only peripherally got to work on Hellboy, but I did help, and I'm proud of it since it's an awesome movie. Speaking of awesome, check out this way cool MOC of Red himself by The Dealthly Halliwell. It's like a hybrid of the movie and comic versions of Hellboy, and it's very successful. The MOC isn't new, but it's finally been glamor shot so we can all enjoy it.
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