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| Courtesy Urban Landscape #2 – 2011 by Jonathan Lopes |
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| Looks real, doesn’t it? |
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I don’t think I’ve ever looked so forward to a specific LEGO project finally coming to fruition. So seeing the words “as complete as it is going to get” appear on Jonathan Lopes’ MOCpage tonight was some pretty spectacular news. This is actually Jonathan’s second iteration of his urban landscape and he’s really taken lessons from his earlier layout to make this one better.
Jonathan’s chief specialty is his mastery of urban decay which adds a level of authenticity rarely seen in shiny plastic. I’ll be going through the layout pictures in detail.
Unfortunately I’m half asleep right now so will have to add the rest of this blog post tomorrow. But if ever there was a model I wanted to put up ASAP it was this one. Expect a longer version.
Thanks to some pet related drama I didn’t have a chance to update this. Short version of what I was going to write is as follows: check out each picture in detail, especially for the dirty bits as they’re what really makes it grand.
Henrik Hoexbroe’s wharf diorama combines a lot of very nice little LEGO models into an equally appealling whole diorama. His attention to detail on each small element really shows and he gathers it all into a really cogent whole through clever placement and minor details. A really excellent town diorama.
I can’t say anything more clever than The Living Brick did about this podracer that Tommy Williamson built for the 2011 FBTB Podracer Challenge, so I’ll just quote OJ: “It looks almost good enough to eat! So in that respect it’s very similar to the real thing.” Indeed…
. . . I would so eat this. This entry by Sven Junga for the Mocathalon contest is fantastic in and of itself, but the brick built scalloped edge plate, garnish and crustacean flesh extractor all enhance the awesomeness.
This psychedelic Clickipiller train by Megan Rothrock (megzter1) is both a cute creative concept, and a bit disturbing. I especially like the googly eyes and odd angle of the mouth.
I think I would generally be more into trains if they were covered in Clikits.
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| Courtesy Train Station by MrTS |
Daniel Asc created a faithful replica of the Grand Hotel in Kristiansund, Norway. His model was built 100 years after the original landmark, which was established just before the 20th century. For a creation this large, it didn’t lose out on quality. See what I mean and check out the detail shots in the gallery on Flickr.
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