Escher’s Relativity has been made in Lego multiple times in the theme of space and castle, and now Paul Vermeesch puts a Star Wars twist on it.
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Home is where the sword is
Stefan Käsmayer (– 2×4 –) likes his samurai movies, and we like his creations. His second samurai house once again shows how effective grill tiles are for the roofs of such buildings. You can see his first samurai house we blogged last year.
Animated set building videos
I’m familiar with the custom brick lights by Max Yang (Artifex Creations), but I’m just now aware that he also produces some excellent videos showing brick-by-brick constructions of the newest Lego sets. In my opinion they are more interesting to watch than speed-up builds, which don’t show the techniques or parts used in the sets. Here are two examples; you can see the rest on Youtube.
Thanks for the tip DarkkosiS!
The Voice of Evil
Duco Brugman (bloei) presents a nightmarish castle perched on top of glowing lava. There is also a video that shows moving features of the creation. One of my favorite parts is the eerie transparent green accent, which balances the overwhelming hot colors.
Action heroes
Some times all you need to turn an OK shot into a good shot is a little action. As Simon T. James aptly demonstrates with his TS4 Put Bull AUV. Of course it helps if the model itself is good.
An Exception to Every Rule
I try to avoid posting creations based on the Halo games. There are simply too many of them around, and I don’t really think anyone wants to see another attempt at a Warthog. This diorama by legomocs. forced my hand, though. The micro scale frigate is nicely rendered, as is the accompanying Covenant spire, but neither is what caught my attention. The shape of the diorama and the angle of the ship combine to give this creation a great sense of motion. It’s difficult not to imagine the continuing flight path of the frigate, after seeing this one moment caught in time.
Tan Man
Many mecha builders avoid using large rectangular surfaces on their creations, but Aaron (m_o_n_k_e_y) purposely approached this style, drawing on inspiration from a concept art. The interesting and asymmetrical colors and the right balance of greebles are also essential characteristics of this build.
Thanks for the tip _Tiler!
Centrum Excentrum
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| Courtesy Vasby Centrum by Skrytsson |
Stockholm, Sweden- (BTT) If all malls in Sweden look like this, I’m just going to pick up and move tonight. Actually, this is a model of a mall’s front, built for a display by AwesomeProject. The building itself is great, but it’s only the beginning of the model. The brickwork, wastebasket, signage, curved window, and glass skylight all scream “Mall”, while still being interesting and visually appealing. If only their prices were as amazing as this building!
Motorized Kenworth Road Train
Paul (Sariel), one of the greatest Technic builders, seems to achieve the impossible by building a remote-controlled Lego truck capable of hauling a load of almost 20 pounds. Don’t believe it? Take a look at the video below.
