I was stunned when I came across this photo in Cole Blaq‘s flickr stream. The colors in the thumbnail seemed so intense that I had to take a closer look. I have to admit, I never thought I’d see someone use those tentacles for anything other than tentacles.
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Truckin’ in air
Air trucks are the 18-wheelers of the sky (we count the thrusters instead of wheels). This air truck by Ragsnarock has both functional details and an interior. There’s even several animated gifs showing off the features.
Medivac 439 VTOL by legodrome
Speaking of VTOLs, this lovely medivac by French builder legodrome has an off-center cockpit and detailed underside.
Like the builders of the last VTOL we featured, the rest of legodrome’s photostream is also worth a lengthy perusal.
CVT-GS39 “Shrike” VTOL combat aircraft by The Brothers Merz
Joe & Will Merzlak, aka The Brothers Merz, deploy the CVT-GS39 Shrike.
Circle is the new square
There was a time when circular towers were the latest innovation in castle building, now Tyler (Legohaulic) builds castle on a circular base. I only remember one other creation that features this technique, and that was built several years ago. Filling the circle is difficult with rectangular LEGO bricks, but Tyler finds an effective solution by laying differently shaped bricks to create a cobblestone mosaic.
Rødovre Townhouse
Courtesy Rødovre Townhouse by John.
Motorised Rocket
As unbelievable as it seems it appears that M and M has managed to make an adorably cute and motorised version of Stephenson’s Rocket. The original is notable as one of the first effective steam trains and the LEGO version might just be the first effective pull-back motor train.
“Underneath, it’s a hyperalloy combat chassis.”
This bust of the classic Terminator frame is incredibly detailed and wonderfully menacing. Martin Latta has done a most excellent job. While the actual Terminator is awesome, that base just makes it that much better and complements the build perfectly. This is one of those that I would like to own.
Many thanks to Tom Williamson for the heads up!