Monthy post

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



by Aleksander

Woah check this out!

Remember District 9? Yeah!

CHASE LEWIS MEGAPOST

I know it's late, buddy, but I haven't forgotten. Chase, if you didn't all know, builds some pretty cool SPACE things. HERE ARE A FEW OF MY FAVOURITES.

"LEGOPark 2009 - Don't ask."

2D-3D

Cole Blaq has an interesting propensity for turning concept art...



... into reality:



It's hard to appreciate the model fully from one shot, so click through and take a look through the whole set.

THE SNOT MUST FLOW

Stefan, you are the man.

Yet another mecha, but this time good

It's been a while since I blogged something by Tim:



I daresay he's picked up the talent for creating naturally-shaped mecha that is normally reserved for the famed Japanese builders.

0 pcs.

This fresh offering from Peter Morris is as cool as ever:

... but it was the virtual hangar he built that really caught my attention.

Pining

I was never a huge fan of the red/yellow colourscheme on 8258, but accepted it nevertheless. JunkstyleGio's picture alterations have changed my mind:

Delightfully Spacey

That is the laconic collection of words I would use to describe this moon rover by Jordan Schwartz:



He based the rover off of this design, and motorized it, as well:

It's a hardsuit

for a hardsuit:



and here's a person for comparison:

I like this MOC.

It looks like Ean read up on how to build post-apoc too.

The construction is very... logical.

Adrian Drake has tackled Spock's ship from the new Star Trek universe, and I think he did a spiffy job of it.



It takes a moment to realize this, but it's nearly three feet long- that's pretty big. Adrian spent two and a half months building and tiling this baby.

The fad mentality

Let's talk a bit about тransformaтanks; but before I start, I want to make it absolutely clear that I do not see myself as occupying some moral high ground or expanded perspective of things- this is just what I think.

тransformaтanks (the special 'т' is very important) are microscale hybrid driving/walking tanks that are built like this. Here is the original model, uploaded by вrickart!san (one of the more talented thirteen year-olds around):



This is the only image provided, and it gets quite reduced here and on the main flickr page, so jump to here to get a better look at it. It's pretty good, isn't it? It has a sort of hunkered-down aesthetic presented in a somewhat abstract style, as many micro models are wont to be. And, of course, it uses an ingenious technique for the treads. I like it. So did Geoff:



There are a few small differences- narrower body, top turret, different colourscheme- but the base is the same. However, Geoff managed to pack more detail into the model, and that struck a chord with his viewers. Over the course of a couple of days, several other variants showed up, and by the third or fourth, there was a flickr group (wheee, it's a fad now, boys).



There's the history lesson out of the way- what's my point? I guess it's that I'm suspicious of the motives here. Maybe I'm assuming the worst of people, but it feels like some guys are in it just for the sake of being in it, and gaining that recognition. Of course, this applies to most fads (we should make a list of them all). I think some people join not to challenge themselves and see where they can take the concept, but to take the chance at only half-developing a model and delivering it to an established fanbase.

Hm. Maybe Jordan will have something more interesting to say tomorrow.

what is my cat doing behind the laundry hamper get out of there

Check out this nifty little thing by [Dablackcat]!



yay for barnicle-PURE LEGO integration.

Strange new worlds need strange new robots

I don't know what was going through Spacie's head when he designed that, but the doctors say that he will continue to live a normal life.

Apparently I have some blogging to do

Jehkay, no doubt stretching his destructive muscles after the Civilian Mecha contest, has created an interesting mix of elements. He as applied his crazy, modern style to the classic PCS S.L.A.M, a popular choice for cover models. The result is what you see on your monitor below:

Fridaaaaaaay!

Some days, I get online, and there's just a lot of great stuff. This is one of those days.

First off, Cole Blaq has churned out another brilliantly creative work. Since his YSAB debut just three months ago (it was not a magnificent reception on my part), he has been creating all sorts of cool stuff. I witnessed further his creativity when he posted this concept ship, a ship crafted from rainbows. Although he and everyone else could tell that the construction was a failure, Cole stuck at it and refined it into the work you see below:



Highlight number two: Hazel is back, and this time, he's designed a concept tank- the M-03 is an evolution of the US M-1 Abrams and most notably sports duel barrels, a split chassis design, and an array of meticulous details.



Also, check out this mecha car by Micah and this Mini-Rex by Geoff.

NBT Avenger

So, apparently, there's this thing called New Blacktron (there is debate about including the 'T' in the acronym).



by Zachmoe

Let's try something new today

I'll experiment with not tagging this post "space", because it would be massively redundant. While we wait to see what happens, have a look at the awesome LL-264 by Lt. Martinet: