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Design commentary: Star Wars and world war armor

2012-01-31T14:39:00.000-07:00

WWI Wehrmacht

Killzone for Sony Playstation 2

The act of recycling is not new, and putting on the Reich seems to be a popular antic among science fiction's badies. I believe such a blatant liberation of aesthetics to now be a cheap shot on the part of art teams to convey that these are the bad guys; the trick has lost some of its impact. Let's go back a ways, prior to the advent of Master Chief (or even Atari) and cross examine a small part of the art direction in Star Wars.

Can we agree that Starfox had cooler belt-buckles?

The original movies was an unexpected hit, and its sequel, The Empire Strikes Back, was slated for a 1980 release. This time around a generous budget would be put toward all kinds of cool things, like the Bespin sets and Frank Oz. Stop-motion animation was utilized in one battle sequence to animate towering battle walkers.

All Terrain Armored Transport vs. German 1918 A7V tank. Beyond the costumes, perhaps there are also parallels in vehicles design. The spacecraft battles in the first film were heavily influenced by WWII aerial combat footage; I'd like to believe the artists who designed the walkers that appeared in the invasion of Hoth had seen this particular armored vehicle. Notice the sloping roofs, the kind of raised cupola in the center, and how the driver and idler track wheels on the tank are placed where the hip joints are on the walker. Also, the tank's main armament was fixed on the front unlike the turreted vehicle we think of as tanks; the ATAT is similar in that its big pew-pews were mounted forward-facing under its command cabin. You would think that rogue squadron would have had an easier time flying around.

More on the A7V via Dieselpunks. Due to its poor ground clearance the A76 did not have the trench-clearing ability demonstrated by the legged AT AT walker. Still, there is something to be said in terms of the fright factor of armored boxes creeping their way along.

Pirates are fierce.

It's worth noting that each vehicle had its shortcomings.

Jagdpanther vs. All Terrain Attack Pod. I.e. wedges with guns:

The Jagdpanter fulfilled a tank destroyer role with the potent 88 gun mounted on the terrain-able Panzer VI Panther chassis. The walker here is from the third prequel. As it had very little screen time, the most "official" image I could find was of the Hasbro toy.

Here's a well-produced brickfilm that jives with this post:

2012-01-26T12:59:00.003-07:00

It feels good to come home from exams and look at Lego Mecha.

This one by Tony Knaak has a lot of character. I like what is being done with the R2D2 printed dome.

Why not just build the gun as a part of the robot

2012-01-20T20:42:00.003-07:00

Because that's not cool. Jared drops some illogical goodness:

I built this one:

Blatantly inspired by Wimbe:

Wimbe's line of mecha is worth a look, he was fairly prolific last year. In addition, that of Fateheart's has developed a lot since I came across it in 2011.

Friday The Oops

2012-01-13T14:42:00.003-07:00

This Ghost in the Shell-inspired mecha by Curtis Collins caught my eye:

Here is some work by his brother, David:

Interesting how there is overlap in their styles. Both are quality!

A 19-foot replica of a Saturn V by Ryan McNaught. Via Brothers-Brick.

Psiaki's X-Wing Instructions,

2012-01-08T09:59:00.005-07:00

I was pretty into Star Wars. Some claim to be, and they'll say how they know all the ships, like, "that's an X-Wing". I would be the one to specify with a bit more detail, say, "it's a T-65 X-Wing starfighter, as manufactured by the Incom Corporation and distributed the Rebel alliance During the Galactic Civil War."

Mike Psiaki has unveiled building plans for his X-Wing in Lego, which is probably the best in the medium anywhere by anyone.

Blogger's post editor can't handle 3888 x 2592! Everything's slowwwiingg doowwnnn.

Anyway looking into a builder's work and seeing all the solutions they have come up with is really fascinating, even more so than the finished model. It is clear the Psiaki has taken every step to replicate both the form and feel of such a classic design. It is also evident that he has taken more care to produce these images than I did with instructions for my M4 Sherman tank.

He recently finished his Foxbat:

And has made progress on his millennium Falcon:

As per usual we can expect it to be a finer model than any put out by the Lego Company, even the Ultimate Collector's Series kit that was released a couple years ago.

Nick Dean has started work on the Pan Am Space Clipper as seen briefly in 2001 ASO. Here is some concept artwork by Peter Elson:

See more of Elson's work.

Nick finished building a different clipper from a different era last month, here is his Boeing 314:

Moonlighting

2012-01-07T07:12:00.006-07:00

I hope not to have this blog lay dormant as it was for most of last month. I've taken on duties at another publication and my output on this one seems to have been halved.

Sly Owl has a real great post apoc / steampunk scene here. It is ornate but without all the pointless embellishments that permeate lesser builds in the genre, such as pearl gold. The floating rock technique is innovative.

This mech has good colors:

Each of these models, by Theo and Louis, display exceptional application of unique parts. The common phrase some throw around is NPU, but Nice Part Usage doesn't put enough emphasis on the integration of funky Lego pieces.

What happens if we don't have an holiday themed post?

2011-12-24T08:02:00.005-07:00

Toby Hein finished his starfighter. It's pretty great. I too have recently received an amount of dark tan 2 x 2 tiles (Rockefeller PaB) that I'll have too put too use in the new year.

m_o_n_k_e_y put together these bots:

He cites Soren as an influence but I think it is evident that his own style shines through.

Black and Bad

2011-12-21T18:02:00.004-07:00

There are a lot of cool things going on with Shannon Young's recent SHIP; 123 studs longs, it is. But all length is wasted if space is not utilized well, and in this area I admire the repetition of texture.

Also worth noting is the absence of color blocking, Young seems to take not heed of the brand-name Homeworld striping that has become more or less standard with Lego capital craft. Some red is spliced in with the greebling, and interesting enough is only visible when viewed from the top and bottom. Viewed from the side, no red is visible on the ship:

I would like to pretend this is because the sides are more armored than the top and bottom sides, but then another part of me would argue that there are no ups and downs in zero-gravity and start a kind of internal nerd-cred duel. Geek-induced schizophrenia attacks etc.

"Didn't you ever read about the battleschool games in Ender's Game?"
"Physics need not apply in science fiction. Notice how the capital ships in The Return of the Jedi are all aligned to the same plane in the battle of Endor..."
"Yeah, maybe not in bad sci fi."
"Jedi wasn't terrible."
"Wicket."
"Yo that dude was cool."

The "Ozymandias" was built around a technic structure for integrity, as is shown:

Lastly, I love how this work just screams, "evil". In addition to lack of smoothness, the color scheme sure works to convey menace. Looking into relics of my childhood, surely red and black can mean nothing but malevolence:

2011-12-19T17:38:00.004-07:00

So the Rock and Roll contest over at Lego Steampunk has indeed turned out some pretty cool creations.

Erth&Fiya's Batmobile entry for the wheels of Justice contest over at FBTB was featured here recently. He continues the Batman trend with his, uh, Cyberpunk Bat-train. Certainly not the mainstream idea of steampunk, but it is refreshing to see someone bending the boundaries a bit. It looks good on the old blue tracks.

I adore the checker pattern on Psakaru76's "rail castle". Kind of a simple build, but as a rolling block of armor it doesn't need to be complex. The special 4 x 6 plates are utilized well. The catcher on the front is a bit illogical, but in form I find it similar to a knight's visor, adding to the medieval flair.

One of these things does not belong*

2011-12-11T09:52:00.005-07:00

let's play a game!

Well sheesh who knew cyber punk forklifts had such an appeal.

*hint it is the star trek borg themed one

Lightning, the Sequel

2011-12-03T15:39:00.002-07:00

F-35 lightning II by Simon T. James.

Aww yeah man, we don't need tiles.

Pretty slick, as is this Batmobile by flickr user erth&fiya:

Falls into the the "doesn't look like lego" category.

THE POWER OF MAGNETS

2011-12-02T14:19:00.002-07:00

On of the things I admire about Shannon's stuff is his forsaking of "advanced" techniques as a gimmick in favor of things that actually look good.

He also does good with colors. Subtle asymmetry done right. Not to say that technique and design cannot be combined, as Rob "Dasnewten" shows:

Rob just might be my favorite builder of anything space. Not too many colors, not to many shapes. Although I do prefer this particular model without the stand.

Speaking of colors, Wimbe incorporates the four main neutrals as well as two shades of red on this neat mech:

Catch the use of torsos on the shins.

Don Solo, whose diorama I featured previously, took some photos of the accompanying rover. See them here. It utilizes a cool technic assembly that raises and lowers the chassis.

Armored Trains

2011-11-26T22:36:00.012-07:00

Prepare yourself, for I am about to defer again the blogging of Lego for that of niche strangeness that suits my fancy, but I assure YSAB will be back on track with our favorite precision-molded blocks. I'm building an armored train of my own with the stuff, so here's some stuff I found inspirational. The fellow fan of Lego might find it an interesting collection, as might the random internet wanderer.

Lego Steampunk is holding a Train/Floating Rock competition, and while steampunk is a great premise, it is more likely to see quantity of MOCs built in the theme rather than quality. Here's to hoping that it brings out a similar turnout to that of the Ma.K. Starfighter contest that saw so many great entrants.

An armored train seen in the Miyazaki film Howl's Moving Castle. If I might allow myself to be obsessive and critical, I offer the opinion that this particular design doesn't jive with the rest of the war machines in the movie. The sloping armor, the reasonable barrel length (as opposed to the smoothbore nubs on the battleship of the same faction) and overall plausibility clash with the fantastical/turn-of-the-century theme, such as the quirky airships and ornithopters. But what the hell, it's a cartoon fantasy movie.

A German armored train from the second world war. After the war sloped armor would be teh n0rmalz and all the cool kids would be doing it. It was then deemed ruined by hipsters and in protest the Leopard 2A4 was developed, which was essentially a box on treads with the sloped armor swapped out for titanium armor.

Mind you, a handsome box with a 120mm armament. But back to static tracks:

An armored train from another Miyazaki work, Laputa / Castle in the Sky that seems to take heavy influence from the German design. Darn it if more combat vehicles shouldn't have pink/peach yellow camouflage.

I might coin the therm, "rivet-punk".

Here's the Russian WWII era "MVB-2".
In pictures I've found of armored trains, most of them looked pretty DIY-grunge, but the MVB-2 has an amount of aesthetic value. Kind of submarine-like; the protrusion halway down the vehicle looks akin to a conning tower.

Seriously, what's with the pink and yellow?

Hey that's not official

2011-11-04T21:10:00.005-06:00

System? Bionicle? Fabuland? Jack Stone? Clickits?

No sir, them Rabbids is illegitimate. Regardless, it's a spiffy Star Wars: Episode I pod racer design, although exhaust from the center engine would probably blast the 'Bids in the face. That might explain their expressions.

By Jocelyn.

Say those figurines remind me of this bro with very little brains:

Now that's some cool joint Christiansen-Milne swag, though Disney probably got in more than his fair share too. Look at his expression, he's either sugar-high from too much honey or he's trolling. He extends one arm as to shake paws, but what he intends with the other is a mystery. Respect.

How much do these go for on Bricklink?

Bartosz is a Boss

2011-10-30T19:41:00.004-06:00

I blog pretty much everything he does.

I mean, this is really cool, right? It reminds me of Jon Hall's work, with the sleekness traded for a bit of jank. It's grunge on wings. Here's a work of Hall's:

Don Solo made a cool space windmill, accompanied by the sweetest rover you ever did see. Trans purple!

Evolution of Swag: Ominous Fotress Edition

2011-10-21T23:12:00.003-06:00

Non-Lego, but eh. First.

Elsewhere on the internet, I follow a blog that led me to this image:

Now my initial reaction was, "that's pretty cool", but on second thought, and I am always one to ask myself this, where have I seen this before?

Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer (1985)
I admit to having seen this film multiple times.

Metropolis (1927)

Laputa / Castle in the Sky (1986)

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998)

Spirited Away (2001)

Steamboy (2004)

Where are the Brickarms

2011-10-20T15:04:00.003-06:00

In the Tile Every Damn Stud era, these minifig scale models by Brickshelf user "Nyu" stand out as quaint. Each of them can be seen in this Brickshelf folder.

Excuse me, did you perchance say, BATTLE TRAIN?

I am currently making a historic military MOC in a similar scale, so these have been pleasant inspiration. Perhaps these obscure lo-fi builds from yesteryear can be accommodated by obscure lo-fi music from yesteryear. Hmm.

How is that for impressment of taste?

Maschinen Krieger Contest / alt. title MA.K IN ACTION

2011-10-14T13:23:00.005-06:00

A bit late, but fashionably so. Winners of the Ma.K starfighter contest were announced last week. The contest drew a greater participant response than expected, and it was great to see so many different takes on Yokoyama's theme from a number of builders. It was also comforting to see the starfighter mold to be broken with such enthusiasm, because you know, seeing the same repeated arrow/bullet shaped craft loses its perk after a while. Here's some notable entries:

Mountain King seems recently joined Flickr in order to enter the contest. His Mercenary Dragonfly is my favorite among those that placed in the top three.

Ted Andes' Hammerhead was my favorite entry. Good shaping all around, and the sticker is ace.

I commend Mark Stafford for his use of the big technic panels. Wow I don't even know where they're from. Also, I found some people's interpretations of Ma.K to simply be a myriad of cylinders and rounds things attached at odd angles. Though this has a place (as exemplified below) Stafford refreshingly fulfilled the Ma.K Mercenary faction's aesthetics with his model.

Cole's entry has a most interesting shape, and I'm in love with the beige. It stands out from a lot of other models that made use of neutral colors.

Tyler Clites won Tim Gould's "heart tile" printed piece award for his Zebra rounds. His also features two shades of orange, one in the craft and one in the stand, both of which I can only guess as to what they might be. Dark orange? Nougat? Brown?

Also, FeMechanic.

Perhaps I'm kinky but I've always wondered if someone would come along and totally diss the brick, cutting them up and painting them while still coming out with a product that didn't look crappy. Enter John Judy. Unfortunately his entry was disqualified because it was painted.

"Steelbreeze9's" entry is really bad ass.

Outside of official entries, a number of Ma.K creations surfaced of the non-starfighter variety. Organizer T.R. Brownridge build a number of hardsuits that I have featured in previous posts. Tim "Spook" Zarki made this multiped:

/unrelated

2011-09-11T08:33:00.006-06:00

Choose your ~~weapon~~ cheese

Well done, John.

"This was the last photo of the gathered family. Their bond was irrevocably harmed during the protracted battle over Pa Mech's estate, and Maggie Mech was shunned because of her inter-thematic relationship with some Bionicle thing."

By The Ice Breaker. Look, teal!

More of Tromas-Krieger. Ma.K. "Nutrocker" and "Neuspotter".

Source Maschinen Krieger:

Lego Ma.K. Krieger contest

Mechy

2011-09-08T12:55:00.004-06:00

First up is the Think Tank from Ghost in the Shell by Tim Gould:

Here's a Maschinen Krieger-inspired hardsuit by Tromas:

As was this starfighter, also of his design:

The Ma.K contest thread has a surprising amount of high-quality entries, could be tough work for whoever is doing the judging.

Malcolm Graig

Fredo

Spook

Apoligies for Having Held Out

2011-08-28T17:30:00.004-06:00

Now back to blogging! Speaking of hiatus, it only took McZargald two years to build his "Phoenix" frigate:

Looka them crewmen thar, puttin on the final touches.

Armored car by Andrew Somers. I can't help but call to mind Otto's opus:

I miss Otto and his annual updates because they were the shit.

Quote Matt "Jaster" Hamann of Twee Affect, "Spook is home from college and, fortunately for us, decided to put some legos together."

Solid, as all Tim's stuff is.

The Oneman (Bartoz) built a bug that tranforms into a robot. Say what? See for yourself:

I built a dirigible:

wow you're not to bashful about this plugging stuff are you

...And that about wraps it up. Stay tuned for results from the Microspacetopia build-off. (Which may or may not be extended?) as well as results from the Ma.K starfighter contest in a month.

Hopefully this will see an update before then!

-_-

2011-08-07T19:34:00.005-06:00

Original concept walker by FateHeart.

Scale re-creation of the Pulse Rifle from Jame's Cameron's Aliens.

Both flickr users FateHeart and Giovanni Tuzzi are a bit unsung but both competent builders.

Okay For Real Now

2011-07-25T11:31:00.003-06:00

The mechanical steed is of Scotty's design.

This one by red space cat is so great I am posting more than one picture of it!

Very sleek lines, and accomplished with a relatively low part count and in sand blue to boot!

Hey, smod's back! I sense portal inspiration. Looks like something off of an Aperture Science assembly line.

Embrace Your Inner Townhead

2011-07-25T11:10:00.002-06:00

YSAB reblogged Brothers-Brick

2011-07-23T16:04:00.004-06:00

heheh it's like tumblr. Via Timothy Gould of TBB. Spaceship models by Soren Roberts and Rob "DasnewTEN". Here's some earlier work from both builders. It is always interesting how technique develops over time while retaining similar style and aesthetics.

Also I don't know what this is entirely but it's green and has cool wheels.

what the what

2011-07-04T14:32:00.005-06:00

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Brothers-Brick blogged this back in February, but since then the builder has posted it on flickr as opposed to MOCpages. MOCP's uploader grains up images something fearsome, I do enjoy using the site but I choose to embed pictures off of brickshelf.

This too was featured by the Brothers Brick, which is slightly surprising seeing as it doesn't have a clean, monochrome background, but it's obvious the fantastic build compensates for any presentation shortcomings. Looking at something against a sheet makes me feel like I'm looking at something by Adrian Drake circa 2005. It's kind of cool.

I meant to post this Mech of Robby's design a while ago. I met both the builder and the build at Brickworld in Chicago.

Lastly, this Lego emulation of cold-war Polish bizniz:

Lego Kidsfest 2011, Pittsburg

2011-06-22T19:44:00.007-06:00

Via Mark of Classic Game room. He does say "legos" quite a bit, but you'll have to deal with it. Mark and the CGR is really the only media outlet I follow when it comes to teh vidya gamez. I think gamer culture has degraded from the nerdy pastime into the mainstream wannabe-geek entertainment hub it is today. Poo.

About four minutes he features some of Peter Morris' starfighters, which for me is the highlight. Some of the fighers in the video:

click any of the images to see his starfighter photo set.

Classic Game Room on Youtube.

Peter Morris' flickr.

BW2011 pt.2: And we will Crawl

2011-06-20T19:02:00.014-06:00

I was able to get into the vendor's area before the mad public was let in. I nabbed some of Will Chapman's accessories (brickarms) just before the line that had stretched the length of the hall was let in. On a second excursion to the booths for some sand green wedges I overheard one aggressive soccer mom exclaiming to another:

"I'm buying my son a minigun"

Love is purchasing third-party precision molded plastic.

I liked this fish.
The bottom the the new Star Destroyer is not sloped. Seems as if the Kuat Drive Yards subsidiary of The LEGO Group is slacking.

I could have sworn I took more photos of this WWII-era U-Boat. Its creator had threaded some obnoxiously small lighting system through it. Fickle!
The Middle Earth display had some impressive castle-fantasy set ups, some better than others. Here are my favorite bits.

That's all old dark grey.

I quietly accompanied Kevoh, Nick Dean, and Lukas to the LEGO store and witnessed the purchase of nine 7984 for a parts draft.

I observed a brickwarz table-top war game, notable combatants included Robby and Carter Baldwin. I nearly fell asleep during the beginning dispute over the rulez, but when the game actually started I found myself able to take interest in....

Well, let's just say it must be a more engaging activity for the participants than spectators. This blogger will stick to "Advance Wars". Actually, the dim lighting in the empty restaurant area was reminiscent of staring at an old 2001-model Gameboy, before all the LCD displays were back-lit. Good memories, but not really. I took the opportunity to gawk at Carter's NATO armor.

After the battle closed, during which vehicles were found to particularly useful infantry-ramming instruments, I brought my ugly beige/brown mech over from the tweepunk dirigible table where Jonesy was kind enough to make room for it. I talked with Peter and discussed 2 x 2 round tiles with Robby while Carter ordered pizza on my laptop.

Former(?) crewman Jacob and I questioned the appropriateness of the display card next this Tank Girl MOC.

"Think about it like the first time you got laid. Gotta go, "Daddy, are you sure this is right?"

Yeah, I don't get the reference. But it did stand out against the some of the more drab, dull military displays.

Cool sci-fi towers:

Some guy with a possibly french accent was toting a laptop computer, on video chat. He was showing the person on the other end around, who if I heard the man with the computer correctly said was from Montreal. Like many others he had stopped to gawk-view at the twee-fantasty-nonsense-battlefield display and all its flowers. The man on the computer screen wished to know its creators, and while he didn't recognize their real names he did know them by their flickr screen names.

It was a weird, detached-but-connected kind of feeling.

The last thing I did before leaving was talk with Rocco Buttliere. After the public and all its dumb questions (where can I buy that?) he was able to disassemble sections of his models for me to peer inside of. His work is heavily based off that of Spencer R.'s, but he claimed he reworked the internal bits to his own liking. Finding different routes to the same conclusion is its own art.

We talked of things like compensating for the lack of trans smoke 1 x 2 plates and headlight brick vs. brackets when it comes to half-plate maneuvering. Looks can be deceiving, even the most rectangular of his builds had some sneaky, intricate internal SNOT. Not as obsessive as Jaster, but still damn impressive. Check out the old grey/new gray transition on the maintenance floors of the WTC towers.

Brickworld 2011 part 1: my heart is slowly dryin up

2011-06-17T21:37:00.010-06:00

On the cover of Modest Mouse's 1997 sohpomore album are the towers of the Westin hotel in Seattle, Washington. The convention, BrickCon, is held in Seattle Washington. The convention, Brickworld, is held in the Westin hotel of Wheeling Illinois. These bits of trivia seemed a lot more connected in my head but appear kind of stupid written up, so disregard this paragraph, play the awesome song, and skip to the cluttered convention photos.

I gawk-awkwardly came across the tuii effectors throwing back pepsi throwbacks and hovered around their collaborative display.

"Camp Twee" found itself in an event advertised as a "train drag race" but ended up more of a contest of stamina and control. Those lacking found themselves hurdling Matt's locos off the track and into their competitor's boxcars. A wee kid ran around the table yelling to the operators, "Slow down! Speed up!" and the word "biff" saw regular use.

Say, you look familiar.

I also talked briefly talked with Marcus Schultz of the upcoming custom kit producer Brick Battalions (site under construction). I respect his determination for pursuing the WWII themed kit market despite competition from outfits like Mechanized Brick and Daniel Siskind's Brickmania, the latter of which also had a booth on site.

I also admire the builds themselves, I'm not a military equipment whiz but Marcus' work seems to utilize smoother and more modern techniques than that of Brickmania's. Particularly this piece Wehrmacht Armor, love the 2 x 2 flag/flap on the turret. He spoke of more soon-to-be available products soon to come around, when their site is up for use I'll be sure to do a feature post.

Some rather attractive steam engines:

Not the least of which is Matt DeLanoy's take on the Southern Pacific GS4.

lol trains on a space blog

This model is based on a design from the Portal video games. No, for real, I mean it.

Kyle Vrieze's light blue mech. We talked some about something and then caught the unveiling of what some referred to as Dano's latest MOC. It will be available in September for mass-consumption for people who like Star Wars or do not have enough plates.

Frank Lloyd Wright-looking haus. Granted, that style of architecture lends itself well to reproduction with Lego blocks, still an impressive display if not technical. The color variation in the red roof tiles, probably a result of age, weathering, and lapses in quality control, is a neat effect.

Winged things, of one kind, and another.

Reeeed Robin

2011-06-15T17:20:00.007-06:00

Yum! Some of my favorite builders have updated:

Another one of Pierre Fieschi's miniature behemoths. He announces this the first use of a new camera. As a long-time fan of his work this is thrilling as his earliest MOCpages-era work is marred by poor image quality and jpeg grain. The build is up to par with the pixels, above is my own crop so click this freaking link to view full size.

Crimso Giger, boys.

Ralph Salvesburg. The man with the plan. Er, plane.

Soren? Moko? No bro, its Tony.Barth up in this .

Brickworld, anyone?

Project Geosword

2011-06-06T06:11:00.005-06:00

Do I know what it is? Not really. Does it not matter because it's just that awesome? Totally.
Read all about it on Red Spacecat's Flickr

EV Heavy Industries

2011-05-28T08:10:00.007-06:00

A UK builder under the flicker username Fateheart has recently been putting out consistently awesome anime-inspired mecha, think mobile suits and vertical tanks.

I love the un-tiled studs. FateHeart's style might look a bit antiquated as we've come accustom to sleek, studless builds, but FH's mecha here prove that you don't need the most advanced techniques to get a cool design across. Kudos, man.

Not that we're hating on Brian's MOCs of course. He has yet to post a build this year, let's hope there's something big in the works.

Lastly, this neo-World War II mech is quite great. Liking the simplicity, it looks like it could be easily mass-produced alongside T34 tanks.

Check him out.

2011-05-17T06:49:00.004-06:00

Nathaniel Brill built a Starfighter that may be my favorite MOC in years. While the overall design of the craft reminds me of early fighter jets from the Korean war, what really sells it is that canopy. Complete design win.

Nutcracker Sweet

2011-05-07T07:04:00.001-06:00

Cole Blaq kills it again with his latest spaceship. A self-described "Nutcracker" for breaching enemy ships, Cole has an uncanny ability to use pieces in just the right way.

Legos

2011-04-30T21:29:00.002-06:00

Sometimes life is just a pain in the royal ass. I am so very angry right now. Fortunately, the internet is full of brilliant MOCs like this bad boy. Mechs with guns are always fun to look at.

Flying Slabs

2011-04-23T07:50:00.007-06:00

I don't know where Aaron Williams came out from (he joined flickr early 2010) but his stuff his amazing.

Tony Hafner. Class.

That blue one is my favorite "starfighter" MOC this side of Peter Morris. What has become of the mealy-mouthed?

uh-huh, You Know What It Is

2011-04-15T15:00:00.005-06:00

blue and orange, blue and orange.

Historic

2011-04-12T17:49:00.003-06:00

Yuri Gagarin - 50th anniversary of the first manned space flight.

Space Shuttle Columbia - 30th anniversary of the first Space Shuttle launch.

http://www.nasa.gov/centers/glenn/news/pressrel/2011/11-017_yuri_prt.htm

omg halo legos

2011-04-03T20:50:00.010-06:00

Because everyone knows Lego models based on popular video games is a sure-fire way to get page views and geek cred.

MOCpages user Stephen Chao is a Tiawanese Lego builder. Both prolific and skilled, his latest model is based on a design from the acclaimed Halo video game franchise.

Chuck Citrin's "Petrel" light dropship comes to mind; it too was based on art from Halo:

Such SNOT!

Huib Versteeg's represents a Main Battle Tank from the Command and Conquer video games.

shamless pluggin'. sshhhh. from battalion wars.

Also, Ryan Wood is auctioning one of his models to benefit disaster relief efforts in Japan. Follow the links here to view and bid.

Erik, the Flamboyant Fanboi on Idols and Communication

2011-04-03T18:20:00.013-06:00

Of Chris Gidden's and Mark Sandlin's designs, respectively. Giddens and the Grand Admiral are some of the older space-head hobbyists, theirs were among big names like Lenny Hoffman, the Ryans Wood and Rubino, Tony Hafner. Back in middle school I didn't have pop-stars or sports heroes to look up to, but there was Dennis Coh and Daniel Jassim and Paul Brassington , Soren, Zhang, Clites, Psiaki, Florea, and too many others to call to mind.

God you're geeky.

Moving on, join us as we continue to pledge fanboism to this new Theo kid, seeing as this is the third recent post featuring his stuff:

His MOC's are well done and colorful, unlike the drab post-RAMM military spewing from most fledgling builders in flickr. Aesthetically quite similar to Tim/Spook's stuff, both the build and the presentation, two areas Tim excelled, perhaps even pioneered some in. Oh yeah, and they both like mechs with tiny feet.

Tim/Spook, Lukas/Gladius, Dale/Unit 186, Otto and Dean were all young teenage builders who exemplified the fact that this wasn't strictly and adult's hobby. I mean, we are working with a children's toy here. Inspired by them, about four years ago I started to put up my own crap and shake off noobishness and kiddiedom.

Parent groups and educators might argue that the internet is a dangerous place for kids, and I agree with them. But if dabbling in an online community that was originally started by pockets of geeky middle-aged men has helped to teach me one thing, it is how and how not to represent yourself in the faceless flustercluck that is the internet.

Damn that's a lot of links. Pleh

Atlas Shagged

2011-03-18T20:54:00.005-06:00

Emperor Ludgonious has been kicking around on MOCpages and flickr with his LIU theme for more than a couple years now. Cool builds, nifty back stories. Think pre-ambassador Keith Goldman watered down to be suitable for soccer moms. K-Gold has since drifted toward the PC side of things, he was last seen playing with damn duplos. O, how low the mighty have fallen.

Jokes, I love both their stuff. Ludgonious has been flushing out his science-fictiony universe with a set of themed MOCs. Check 'em.

Check out the rest of the LIU Atlas series here.

I recommend trying the new Cocaine Sauce with your fried Slug on a Stick.

Things that are excedingly good

2011-03-12T16:31:00.003-07:00

but have been done before.

That Jerrec beat everyone to the party with the whole upside-down truck bed gimmick.

And we're not even going to investigate how how many times this particular starfighter has been re-created. That said it's probably one of the best renditions of the X Wing in Lego... ever. I refer to it as "the Incom Corporation T-65" as to flaunt my geek cred, or as I refer to it, "nerd swag" as to flaunt my glibbergabsihshshshh. That last word does not mean anything.

While were on the topic of lego fan boy X Wings, the rule of thumb seems to be those that are best are those that are least phallic. Mike Psych's (whatshislastname?) here passes this test very nicely. While still a good model, Marshall Banana's fails it, but then again his screen name is Marshall Banana.

I still like niko's X wing though, if only for it's old-light grey charm; it resembles the official licensed 1999 set that I never had. Not to say that the 2004 or 2006 versions weren't bad, but man... what could we do without Biggs Darklighter?

thats rite fncking old sk00l as sh!t

evolution of SWAG

2011-03-03T07:14:00.005-07:00

Enter the late Nnenn: (active 2006-2010)

Enter Fredo: (active 2008-present)

Enter rongYiren: (active 2008-present)

Enter Rodney: (active 2007-present)

Enter Theo: (active 2009-present)

It's trending yawnsome. *yawn*

Chibi Walker

2011-02-06T07:47:00.002-07:00

Based on the "All-Terrain Tactical Enforcer" from the Star Wars universe. By Huib Versteeg.

Nothing to See Here <.< >.>

2011-02-04T18:17:00.006-07:00

From the flickr page:

--Breaking News--

SAC SOLDIERS ASSAULT NATO EMBASSY IN JAPAN, SHOOT-OUT ENSUES WITH LOCAL POLICE.

Craig adds, "Most of you won't understand this; that's ok. Just keep moving along, and pretend I didn't post anything."

I enjoy the seriousness and quiet presentation. While there is only one picture on his photostream, the composition makes for quite a realistic scene. Actually the briefness inserts a frantic, uncertain air. The situation in Egypt comes to mind.

Mike Yoder made a more elaborate, light-hearted diorama with accompanying back story.
Start here.

Also, Crimso Giger is up to his usual zaniness.

Keith Goldman as well.

Fyeah

2011-01-15T08:52:00.003-07:00

Shaping is brilliant, controlled two-tone colorscheme is thoughtful.

I also don't really know what this is:

Bartosz Kacprzyk is "the oneman".

They make photographing black look easy.

2010-12-29T16:53:00.004-07:00

by stefan

by teddy

by firas

like, OMG MATCHING COLORS. there must be something happening on the inside. look out.

click images for galleries.

Have Yourself A Nerdy Little Christmas

2010-12-24T11:39:00.002-07:00

/nerd

Aleksander Stein

2010-12-21T07:47:00.004-07:00

I honestly think that Aleksander Stein is the best military modeler, ever. The fact that his models are both detailed, functional, and that many of them have realistic camouflage color schemes, a difficult objective that a lot of military builders shy away from, places him at the top. They're system figure scale too, making them ripe for dioramas and displays.

Better than the average fan art

2010-12-19T18:30:00.004-07:00

Quite amazing artwork inspired by the original starwars trilogy, by British poster artist Olly Moss:

I'm particularly in love with the Boba Fett/Bespin one, the integration of the city as the visor is nothing short of brilliant.

Via WIRED.com

Moss' website.

who also has *exquisite* taste in video-gaming.

Vehicular

2010-12-12T14:12:00.003-07:00

Yummy space buggies from Cole Blaq and Tyler Clites, both incorporating the same windshield piece:

Both models are excellent examples of detailing. Tyler's does a great job capturing the utilitarian look with the sand red(!) color scheme and soft-core greebling by way of exposed studs and prefab parts, and I adore the rear suspension on Cole's.

I've also been impressed by Lord Dane's recent hardsuit thing, especially the armament.

Can I call it, "Float Punk"?

2010-12-11T12:27:00.008-07:00

Inspired ski-fi artwork by Ian McQue. Via Conceptships. Also, he paints. I haven't been this captivated by someone's aesthetics and technique since I discovered Ashley Wood. Then again I don't look at enough art.

DRPA 1

2010-12-08T13:23:00.003-07:00

Andreas H. (MOCPage, Flickr) throws down quite an awesome dio on a par normally reserved for adult fans, i.e. the likes of Goldman and Ried.

Fulla towers and bunkers and shtuff, as well as this nifty VTOL:

The asymmetric dual cockpit is saucy.

Click for the gallery, which includes the underground train station.

Underground train station.

Necromancy

2010-12-03T07:47:00.005-07:00

From the late great nnennFlickr. RIP.

Flickr

Flickr

2010-10-21T18:47:00.004-06:00

After a year-long hiatus or so, Rong Yiren's back in the gameeee

Also this clever exo-suit by Cade Roster.

Posting some town and castle, y'all

2010-10-18T17:44:00.007-06:00

Because it happened again. And I said I would.

Woah what's this. MattJaster of the Twea Effect seams to be ripping our posts. This means YSAB will soon be featuring train MOCs.

hahah im not actually hating

and i dont say 'yall' either

Theives

2010-10-17T11:11:00.005-06:00

Okay so the Brothers-Brick has totally been stealing possible posts by linking a ton of space stuff recently. Like, that's our job.

By fredo.

huh maybe there should be some town and castle stuff on this blog as well

Damn.

2010-09-30T08:41:00.000-06:00

Wait what?

Retro-fi

2010-09-28T14:05:00.006-06:00

It's like sky-fi/fantasy punk (lame) but with rocket engines (awesome). You won't find propellers here.

by flickr user Karwik

Talros

2010-09-26T12:23:00.002-06:00

Baller work from Talros, AKA Daniel Graffenberger, a German conceptual artist.

On deviantArt.com
On Mod DB

THIS

2010-09-22T17:29:00.002-06:00

is how to use cheese slopes.

There is no renewal.

2010-09-02T20:07:00.012-06:00

Nannan of the Bothers-Brick beat us, but wutevs.

A Goldman diorama based on the film, "Logan's Run", which everyone knows as that one movie that used Dolby A for the first time. Though I don't know about this particular build, I kinda miss the "access to the water table is key" thing Keith had going on in some of his previous stuff. Not sure if I like the blue roofs (rooves?), either.

/i dont think those are roofs/

That was a joke.

Copious amounts of pre-fab foliage as well as the newly dubbed "Keith arches" are present, but what isn't is the amusing smack-talk that I found taboo and inapro-pro on his older posts, back when I was a MOCpages lurker circa 2006. Seems to be the case throughout most of his flickr photostream, in fact I don't think his MOCpage still exists.

/ you say that like youre complaining/

Keith shows you his legos on his flickr, but if you're feeling frisky or oldschool, you can view some of the same stuff by searching oprah on brickshelf.

/um whats brickshelf/
"Are those the stolen Pokemon Yellow game paks?"

"No sir I think that's

TILE PISS

FLOOD

2010-08-30T22:00:00.003-06:00

There's actually been a lot of post-worthy stuff recently, then it occurred to me how cool and hassle-free updates are.

So sometimes I blag things made from LEGO System Building Bricks

2010-08-16T20:09:00.005-06:00

And sometimes I don't. Today of course, I do.
From Lord Dane, this nice little clawed thingy.

And then there's this thingy.

Also ornj.

So space stuff has been kinda thin lately.

2010-08-11T20:12:00.005-06:00

So we're gonna make due.

you mean "do"? Doo? Dew?

Elephant limo FTW.

So in Scott Pilgrom vs. The World the band is called "Sex Bob-Omb", like as in the things from Mario? Don't tell me that isn't cool. Because it's not. I mean it is. Ugh.

Thakrar

2010-07-29T16:09:00.004-06:00

After a the first progress photos published in mid May, Rob AKA flickr screen name dasnewton presents the finalized version of his first micro scale capital ship:

Absolute baller. Despite all the angles that make Rob's work so unique, there is a very dynamic, cohesive shape to the model which helps pass it along as a larger vessel than the fighters we're use to seeing form him. One of my favorite details is the armored-looking bridge section, practical but not without flare.

An Assortment of the Moderately Bizarre

2010-07-12T21:05:00.002-06:00

By Bartosz Kacprzyk.

The Az-Techs:

Planet Cracker:

Erik here is also a fan of Peirre's latest microspace doodle.

In a Basement in Midwestern Suburbia

2010-06-29T11:25:00.010-06:00

Sorting. It seems to be a universal excuse for in-activity in this community, something most everyone can relate to. Perhaps it's a way to distance yourself and take a break from our geeky niche-hobby without really letting go, not exactly a dark-age or even a dim-age, but like a flicker because the light bulb isn't screwed in all the way.

Scenario 1:

Jed: "Hey man, how come you haven't posted anything since the last contest?"

Ulysses: "I have been sorting."

Jed: "Cool!"

[ = Mutual Understanding!]
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Scenario 2:

Jed: "Hey man, how come you haven't posted anything since the last contest?"

Ulysses: "I got a life."

Jed: "Oh."

[ = Awkward!]
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Below is a picture (oh, really?) of my collection, out of use and hidden away in a dark corner of the basement amidst outdated computer hardware and old science projects. I'm going to be sorting it all out for the first time:

By total coincidence, Andrew over at TBB is also going through a sorting phase. He makes mention of a thought that echoes one of my own:

"What I don’t hear a lot of talk about is actually how to go about sorting one’s LEGO — other than sustained frustration about its necessity."

As much as other FOLs talk of sorting on forums and post pictures of the process, there is not so much discussion on how we go about organizing our plastic blocks. And with such a variety of building themes and thinking styles demonstrated within the community, what works for one person might not be nearly as effective for another. There's some good insight on the topic in the comments following Andrew's article, as well as in another TBB post.

As for my situation, I've got about 4 grocery bags worth of unsorted lego, I don't know if that sounds like a lot but it looks like it with the limited floor space that I have. To save space I'm thinking basic blocks will be kept aside in a couple large bins, separated into groups of 1xN and 2xN for later sorting (if any, as I don't use basics so much!). Larger plates will be grouped by dimensions, stacked and put into plastic baggies as I'm not yet sure if I have enough of the small sliding drawers to accommodate everything. Small specialized pieces, SNOT bricks, clips and small technic bits will be sorted first. Another thing I'm taking into consideration is the building style that this collection will service once sorted; elements that I use similarly will be grouped together. Aside from this general idea, I have yet to really make a plan and get started sorting, and that will have to wait until after I get back from a vacation trip, then I'll see how this goes down.

Anyway you're probably as interested in this as a Unicorn would be in cold cereal, so here's a "quick build to get away from sorting" by Spacie 11:

They prefer hot stuff, like oatmeal.

no its becuz they dont exist duhhh

Hey it's working!

2010-06-24T08:28:00.005-06:00

I mean this whole regular-posting thing.

Based on concept art from the Matrix films, Paul M. brings us a great hover ship:

And here's a snazzy red spaceship by Serrater, a few days old but still worth your view:

Guess who put a virus on their computer.

2010-06-23T09:05:00.009-06:00

So I'm here at the library diong all my computer stuff and I'm really not liking the Internet Explorer they have here. But enough complaining:

A fantastic Mecha by Lord Dane, reminds me of artwork by This Guy. Especially the arms, I love those arms!

Before summer starts to get too busy I'm going to take a stab at sorting my collection; I've been out of the hobby for close to a year now, although to be honest I wasn't ever all that into it. I'm hoping that sorting and expanding my parts library will get me building again, probably some microspace and mecha, possibly trains too. Yeah.

All of it's packed away in a corner in the basement, at least it's no longer on my bedroom floor like it used to be:

Is this why you never had a girlfriend in middle school erik?

Damn I hated middle school.

Hey, Let's See How Long This Lasts!

2010-06-20T17:41:00.003-06:00

I mean this whole regular-posting thing.

While it may be overshadowed by the recent unveiling of Tyler and Nannan's lovechild, Peter Reid's microscale space base deserves attention:

In Which We Blog Mulitple Items to Make up for Past Inactivity

2010-06-19T11:16:00.006-06:00

XB-70 Valkyrie, a replica model of the experimental bomber aircraft by Justin Vaughn (aka Mainman):

A cool droid by Cameron, notice the use of basketball hoops:

Nathan Proudlove brings us a hip red moon buggy.

and if you haven't already

Monthy post

2010-06-14T13:01:00.001-06:00

"A 1/22 scale model of the new Archer artillery system, comissioned by the Royal Norwegian Army's artillery battalion."

by Aleksander

Not only is it green

2010-05-30T22:25:00.001-06:00

It's also awesome

Excuse me, while I touch the sky

2010-05-15T08:21:00.004-06:00

Today, I stumbled across this nifty little craft done by a Flickr user who identifies only as Pha][_,][_,
Colors and lines are what this little beauty is about.

Robot In Disguise

2010-05-14T19:45:00.003-06:00

Bumblebee's Camaro incarnation from Transformers : Revenge of the Fallen.

Fully transform-able from vehicle to mecha mode, brilliantly executed by Firas Abu-Jaber.

Woah check this out!

2010-05-07T13:50:00.002-06:00

Remember District 9? Yeah!

Jas Nagra's Vertical Tanks

2010-05-06T14:55:00.003-06:00

Here's his most recent:

But this one from last week is worth a look as well:

Concepts

2010-05-05T17:28:00.004-06:00

Artwork from Deviant Art usernames dasAdam, Shinypants and Paooo

Base N

2010-04-28T19:30:00.004-06:00

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?

2010-04-26T13:21:00.003-06:00

By Luke Lyons

Rest in Piece

2010-04-14T15:00:00.007-06:00

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

\m/

2010-04-11T22:41:00.003-06:00

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

2010-04-10T17:39:00.006-06:00

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

2010-04-10T07:14:00.004-06:00

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

2010-04-08T07:19:00.008-06:00

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

2010-04-07T16:47:00.004-06:00

By MOCpages user 000 000.

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

Space!

2010-04-05T08:15:00.003-06:00

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

2010-04-03T21:06:00.002-06:00

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.

Returns

2010-03-30T14:05:00.003-06:00

Lenny Hoffman, a very prolific space builder from several years back has some new robot themed build on his flickr stream. Check 'em.

Also returning from a hiatus is smod, who had posted some cool stuff a year back or so. However he says that he's moved beyond the plastic hobby, and this post is more of a farewell:

"The little boy inside me who loves his Lego has pretty much gone so this is probably the last MOC you'll see from me in a long time. but on a brighter note I'm thinking about turning this account into a more art orientated one.. we'll see."

I look forward to seeing some of his art-related uploads in the future.

This is a Blog, and This is a Post.

2010-03-29T17:38:00.006-06:00

In terms of MOC production, I think Fredoichi has reached the same level of productivity to the likes of Jordan Schwartz and nnenn. Fredo has often been compared to the latter for his similar style, although I think his models stand out in that he masterfully uses the textures of parts to greeble-out his creations while nnenn experiments more with overall form. They're alike and different at the same time, and while nnenn's designs were innitially more impressive, there's nothing to hate about the newer builder's stuff.

As of late Fredo's been the man to see when it comes to small mecha. Check out his site.

Not a Tank

2010-03-27T08:13:00.002-06:00

By Mathew David

Check out the rest of the pictures as well as builder's commentary on MOCpages.

Pierre Fieschi

2010-03-26T14:47:00.007-06:00

I featured one of Pierre's builds last month, but since then his new flickr stream has filled up with some great stuff that deserve some coverage.

Most recently is a microspace carrier, which makes ingenious use of odd parts. As stated before the fanboys would go all "NPUUUU". The shape itself is fresh, a tubular shape with some greeblies sticking out the sides and front. Along with interesting textures Pierre incorporates lime as a secondary color, always a nice thing to see.

Pierre was also responsible for some pretty cool vehicular action a short while ago, think Jas Nagra meets Carter Baldwin in terms of style, whom happen to be two of my favorite builders.

Spacy Art

2010-03-24T17:40:00.002-06:00

Concepts for inspiration.

"Lunch Break" by dA username Hideyoshi.

"Green Cliffs" by dA username sketchboook.

Hey, an Update

2010-03-10T13:31:00.004-07:00

Craig Lavergne's recent uploads are not only well-built and presented, but accompanied by an intriguing backstory:

And if you've not yet seen Tyler Clite's fabulous walking mech, you're due for a view:

Today, I blog Town.

2010-02-24T15:40:00.005-07:00

Also known as City.

An experimental rescue VTOL by Pierre Fieschi, who also is responsible for some cool microspace action. And seeing as we've blogged VTOLs here before, it fits. The model itself is pretty darn spiffy, built at a smaller scale than we're accustomed to seeing, about half mini-fig scale. Check out some of clever part applications, if Pierre had fanboys they'd be goin all "OMG NPUUUU" and the like.

There's also another challenge in the Starfighters group. You don't win anything but you get the good feeling of participation. If my own personal ABS wasn't packed away I'd bust something out.

Thrictep C-31

2010-02-19T15:40:00.003-07:00

Cool mulitiped by spacie 11. The functioning technic parts blend in with with the look of the MOC without looking out of place, and the spikes and stripes add visual flair. It's not your average war mecha, but it's wonderfully wonky-cool.

Video

Well.

2010-02-09T18:25:00.004-07:00

Despite it being tacked into a sub-theme that's already been dragged through muds of various kinds, this MOC is actually pretty original and well built.

I really like the incorporation of that canopy piece and the tire. By _nash .

This Is Post #701

2010-02-07T10:03:00.004-07:00

:P

Of all the Star Wars vehicles that have been built to death over the past decade, the Twin Pod Cloud Car remains relatively untouched. Legohaulic, AKA Tyler Clites brings us a great rendition, and at the same time gives Chuck Citrin a run for his money in terms of Fig-Fitting.

This Is Post #700

2010-02-06T06:35:00.009-07:00

No kidding, we've posted a total of 700 updates to date. And yet you people keep reading. Clearly no one ever taught you to have good taste. But since you're here, let us show you some Lego® Building Blocks!

First up, Dan Rubin's Contus Lancer Corvette. This craft is beautiful, simply put. It reminds me heavily of a certain Star Trek ship, which has always been one of my favorites.
There are plenty of things to rave on about, the striping leading into the fins, the texture, the color scheme, but since I'm not getting paid by the hour, we're moving on!

Next, of course, is Soren Roberts and his nifty little freighter.
Generally speaking, it's accepted that anything Soren produces is magic. Never let it be said that I differed from the norm.

And last but not least, whatever happened to izzo?
Does he still build? Post on Bshelf? Walk this earth? I've been out of it for a while. I'm as flummoxed as you are dear reader.