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Shannon Young, not be confused with the other Shannon, brings us this neo-classic diorama:



The sub-theme does have its critics and while I'm not a hater, sometimes it's not my favorite. However, Young brings us an entire Goldman wannabe esque diorama, complete with witty chatter:

"Ha! Classic Space never had to deal with a native population! I guess it's pretty easy to live in harmony with hypothetical beings... Serve some time with the Mars Mission like I did, hippie. Then you'd know these things for the filthy animals they are."
"Um, that's a Life on Mars Martian, not a Mars Mission Martian..."
"Quiet, hippie! The Space Police aren't above whomping alien-lovers too!"

Check it!

Return of Frogspace?

By Luke Lyons

Rest in Piece

I'm sure this blog isn't the first place most people to visit when seeking news regarding the online Fans Of Lego community. That in mind I assume the reader has already been informed of the recent death of popular builder Nate Nielson, known by most as nnenn or by his signature flickr icon:
An inside joke among those who know what it is, a rubber band holder that most would regard as a throw-away piece, something to keep at the bottom of a box of unsorted lego and forget about. Several years ago when I was a lurker, simply looking at builds rather than taking part in the community, I came across his photostream and was intrigued by his zany, contemporary plastic creations.

I believe my first encounter Nate's builds during this lurking phase was with this four-legged mech:


I remember the cartoon-like portrayal of a war machine drawing me in. Upon further inspection the use of knock-off brand "clone" parts as well as the modded pieces struck me as breaking the rules, I thought of it as a kind of cheating, like, "that isn't right". Heh, I can imagine that the mixture of new and old grey would have also caused minor controversy among the community back in the day, and if not that then the usage of those otherwise frowned-upon insectoid prefab legs would definitely turn some heads.

I'm probably too new and uninvolved to appreciate what nnenn brought to the community, and I don't want to ramble on about things I am in no position to knowledgeably discuss. But I believe this small, outdated build still strongly represents nnenn's flair and style, his ideas and his message.

A hugely prolific builder, his frequent posts will be missed as well as his insight.



Interview with nnenn on LAML

Nate's flickr

Read more on the Brothers Brick

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Nothing more can be said about the awesomeness that is one of the ever-prolific Shannon Ocean's latest works. So I won't say any more.

From the Shipwrecker's Inn

I featured a diorama by Austrian builder "Space Pirate" last year, and since then he's produced some more quality stuff:



I love the utilitarian aesthetic on this build.



Check out the fuselage technique here:



The pictures link to his flickr, but also check out his MOCpage.

Nostalgic Future

A Neo-Futuron themed land vehicle by Crimso Giger. Great shaping achieved by the use of the old-school panels, definitely captures the Futuron vibe.

There Should be a List of Possible Blog Post Titles That I can Grab From to Avoid Awkwardness Such as This

Lack of creativity aside, first up is great sci-fi military armor by Chase:



Next is SPLEP (Single Person Landing Exploration Probe)by PCS God Chris Giddens:

Wiesel

By MOCpages user 000 000.


Reminds me very much of our very own Spook's stuff

Space!

Huh, no kidding.

Peter Morris again experiments with an asymmetric shape and the usage of *seven* colors:



Flickr user Creme-de-la-creme builds a starfighter in a style not unlike Morris', perhaps not original but not a bad MOC at all.

Flashy and Original

That's what I thought of Polish builder Bartosz Kacprzyk latest flickr post:



Check out the rest of his stream for more contemporary spacey-ness.