Beautiful Brick Bouquet

Not only is this sculpture by builder jarekwally eye catching and whimsical, it’s also a reminder that LEGO is moving away from petroleum based plastic to plant-based. This is part of their commitment to being sustainable by the year 2030, and they’re well on their way. I’d personally like a couple bouquets like this around the house, fun to look at and pretty difficult to kill (bringing a live plant into this house is pretty much a death sentence).

Happy FebRovery!

We are nearly three quarters of the way through the fine LEGO month of FebRovery. For those unaware the month of FebRovery was added to the LEGO calendar in 2012, and is a month long celebration of the humble space rover. Real life rovers helped us explore the Moon and Mars, I miss the long lived Opportunity Mars rover already. LEGO rovers have helped us explore the wide realms of imagination since the early days of Classic Space. Rovers built for the FebRovery event, fall roughly into three categories, homages to classic LEGO sets, hard sci-fi delights, and my favorite the wonderfully weird, wacky, and whimsical. Instead of a single focus like most BrickNerd post I’m going to share several of these unique build.

First up is Tim Henderson’s 0031TY.  This one is a bit of a tongue in cheek alt build from a rather famous light freighter. The tallness of the model makes me smile, likely because it reminds me of something that would be on the cover of a 50’s or 60’s era sci-fi short story collection

Next is David Roberts’ rather interesting take on a 4 wheeled vehicle. A unicycle with a revolving three wheeled stabilizing set up. Check out his flickr feed he’s taken FebRovery as a daily challenge. 

Space Sharks need a way to get around too. The Fishtron ATR the Watertower is a swank tripod style rover, that would definitely five some Wells’ style Martians a run for their money.  Built by Frost’s who is also attempting a daily rover build approach.

The final rover is massive, Benny's Monorail Manufacturing Modular Mobile Moonbase or Benny’s Mmmmm .  While not posted to the FebRovery group this build by Blair Archer definitely shares the weird and wacky rover feel I like.  It’s tall and gangly, with a great crane arm and bins for monorail parts.

So often we take our subjects too seriously and forget that sometimes a little whimsy can go a long way. Whimsy plus a well-executed build can bring a lot of joy to this world and one of the reasons I love our hobby.

"Gamera" Class Destroyer

I've always been a fan of Gamera. We watched Toho movies every Saturday they were on, and it was the first ever episode of MST3K I saw. So this MOC by P. B. instantly caught my eye. It's whimsical, funny, and also part of that MOCpages contest I have no time to research, so you'll have to fill in the blanks yourself.

Jack And The Beanstalk

What a whimsical and wonderful image by builder Grant Davis. A fairytale classic, Jack ascending the beanstalk to find the giant's castle. If not for that familiar texture in the background you'd hardly know it was LEGO. I knew when the seed part of this round of Iron Builder was revealed we'd see some interesting stuff, but the creativity on this round has been off the scale. 

Clux Flapacitor

Marty McFLY would be proud of this. While I don't know the function or capabilities of this device by Si-MOCs, it's hard to imagine there being space in the Delorean for it anyway. Besides, I have to imagine it wouldn't smell terribly good. But hey, fresh eggs!

Happy Icebreaker

Considering the sometimes tedious relationship between walruses and penguins I'm not sure permitting them to sail aboard their own icebreaking ships is wise. Then again, this particular walrus seems pretty competent, and that's a pretty smart outfit he's wearing, so we'll let this one go. A charming and whimsical MOC by the_jetboy.

House Held Aloft

By far one of the most imaginative genres of builders out there are castle fans. I don't just mean this from the building standpoint, but the overall presentation of their work. A great many don't stop at the posting of images, but continue to weave fantastical tales and narratives of the drama and circumstances surrounding that build. This whimsical MOC by Milan Sekiz is a perfect example. Click through to learn how this house came to be perched atop a giant stone hand.

Y-3 Pilot

We featured nobu_tary's Y-3 Mech Walker a month ago, and at the time I was wondering what or who would be the pilot of such a wild and whimsical ride. Well, I'm afraid I still can't tell you if it's a who or a what, but as you can see, this pilot is rich with detail and character as well.

What The What?

Builder Legonardo Davidy is back (already?) with another spectacular build. It's got all the trademarks of one of his builds, marvelous curved structures, detailed and textured walls, whimsical touches and....what the heck? Is that thing standing on chicken legs? 

Hungry Radio

I have no idea why this little radio by LegoJalex would be hungry, nor why it would find little sandwiches or whatever those are appealing. All I know is this is the cutest vintage radio I've ever seen. I love everything about this, the color, composition, building techniques and photography, it's all so very well done.