Fancy some more JRC?

Guess who is in town tonight ?, originally uploaded by 74louloute.

This creation by 74louloute is just to cool not to blog. I really love the colors in it as well in addition to some great building techniques. If more entries like this keep coming in JRC will work out to by a fantastic contest. Nice work 74louloute.

"Feed Him to the Sarlacc Fish!"

"Feed Him to the Sarlacc Fish!", originally uploaded by 2 Much Caffeine.

This new Pirate creation by 2 Much Caffeine is way to cool not to blog. It's a hilarious pirate spin with a Star Wars reference. In addition to the excellent concept it also sports excellent execution.

It's an entry into the Jolly Roger Contest II which you can see at: www.forbiddencove.com

LEGO Sliding Puzzle.

I have only one word to day about this creation by Peer Kreuger. GENIUS.

Dr. S.

Seaside Church

Seaside Church, originally uploaded by Matija Grguric.

This church by Matija is fantatic with plenty of details all over that any builder can really appreciate. The overall construction is very clean and makes a nice addition to any town layout. He also has plenty more photos on Flickr.

Brainbikerider builds the Nissan iV

Nissan iV, originally uploaded by Brainbikerider.

I've always been a fan of concept cars and all other things related to conceptual art. The angles that are in conceptual art are near impossible to build whenever I sit down and try to build concept art and to see a vehicle like this with the angles and curves it has are fantastic.

Iron Condor.

This beautiful bomber was built by Jon Hall. Featuring some lovely detailing on the rounded wings, engines and propellors contained with the tail booms, the creation, and the presentation is gorgeous.





Dr. S.

Lock S-Foils in Attack Position!

This glorious X-Wing comes from the shipyards of Marshal Banana - I love the little details here, the brick-built wings, the guns, and that oh-so sweet canopy. Possibly the best fan-built X-Wing I've ever seen.

Dr. S.

Let's get physical.

OK, if this isn't one of the coolest LEGO creations ever, then I'm not a genocidal maniac wearing an eyepatch (and I am).

No, your eyes are not deceiving you, these are LEGO minifigs animated in real time by lckelpete, AKAPeter Salter.

These exercising figs are apparently powered by a single LEGO Power Functions motor.  This one gets five stars.

Dr. S.

It's hypnotic...

The stare.  It's hypnotic.  I must obey...

This is Stewie from the Family Guy cartoon.  Built by car_mp.  Cute, but very deadly.

 

Dr. S.

Duuuuuude!

We've seen some cool LEGO surfing waves before, but this picture just looks so joyous, and crisp, it jumped out at me.  Perfect posing of the Minifig by Darth Yoda.

 

Dr. S.

This Mecha is hot!

I'm not really into the whole Mecha thing, probably because I wouldn't know where to start building one myself, but this one, named the Jalapeno Strife by its creator m_o_n_k_e_y really jumped out at me.  I love the striking use of colour, the simple, but effective uses of pieces for the weapons, the huge hip joint sections...

It just screams aggression and anger, both qualities that I admire.

Dr. S.

Build Like an Egyptian.

Built by Shmails, this micro construction is intended as a loose recreation of Abu Simbel, a famous temple carved into the side of an Egyptian mountain.  I especially like the the "giant" statues and the greenery on the trees and the entrance into the mountain is superbly realised in such a small scale.

Dr. S.

What a wonderful world.

I don't just like big machines that shoot things, or deadly craft that scream through the reaches of space, I can also appreciate tranquility and peace, and this creation by -2x4- sums this up perfectly for me.  I love the waterfall, the rocks, the trees, the everything.



Dr. S.

The USS Intrepid at STEAM.

Ed Diment, AKA LEGO Monster has done it again with the simply awe-inspiring 7 metre long Essex Class Aircraft Carrier USS Intrepid.

This creation really has to be seen up close to be believed - built from more than 250,000 LEGO bricks, and featuring working RADAR dishes, aircraft elevators, Power Function controlled main guns and a full air wing of Helldivers, Corsairs, Avengers and Hellcats (designed by Ralph Savelsberg, AKA Mad Physicist), the Intrepid set sail on her maiden voyage at the 2010 Great Western LEGO Show, or as we AFOLs in the UK like to call it, STEAM 2010.

These photos are from my own Flickrstream, however you can see Ed's own stream here, in which he shows the Intrepid under construction.

And finally, a video of the show, again by me, there are some detailed images of the Intrepid and her working features toward the end, along with her escorts, the Submarine USS Pampanito (built by Gary Davis, AKA Bricks for Brains) and the Destroyer USS Haggard (from Babalas Shipyards).  All three vessels are depicted as they appeared in the Pacific War in 1945.

Dr.S.

The Iron Lockjaw.

I tried to think of a clever title for this post, but nothing could beat the name given to this tough smuggling ship created by Titolian.  It's beat-up appearance is perfect for the backstory created by the builder, and the crew looks fantastic as well.  I must warn my own Mr Jek Tranter (PI) that there is a new force to be reckoned with in space...

There's even a cool video showing all the little features, I love it.



Dr. S.

Under cover

Remember Atin's mind-blowing The Bombing of LA scene? Well, he's back for more with another scene named First Contact.

First Contact by Atin

Once again, the atmosphere and lighting work brilliantly to create a mood for this scene. The sunset/sunrise in the background in particular makes the windows on the buildings glitter with the 'sun' shining through them; really beautiful stuff. Closer to the front, we sadly start to lose detail, as the buildings are quite plain and flat. So, whilst this isn't as good as The Bombing of LA, it's still another great scene and I hope to see more like this from Atin in the future.

~John

He does it again!

I don't know if you've seen the earlier creations of Jared Chan but they are all beautiful! Recently he uploaded his latest shop. The detail is marvelous.

When all his creations are put together it's a shopping(and of course a lego) paradise! Well, the picture below speaks for itself.

Ccccoooooffffeeeee!!

You should probably already know by now that I love every single thing that Alex Eylar (Profound Whatever) builds. Thus, when he turned one of my favourite paintings, Nighthawks, into Lego, I thought Christmas had come early. When I saw he'd distorted Nighthawks into a zombie post-apoc scene, I thought I'd had two Christmases, both early.

Alex Eylar, you da man.

~John

Going Country

Country Kitchen, originally uploaded by Heather LEGOgirl.

Heather "Heather LEGOgirl" built a Country Style kitchen. Best of all the fridge, freezer, dishwasher, and microwave all have opening doors. On top of that the microwave lights up. I can dig all that in addition to the great style this has. Nice work Heather!

You've had some cowboys in here...

...not actual cowboys.  Though that can happen...

Sorry, went into quote territory there.  Anyway, I'm blogging this for two reasons.  Firstly, I like it, because it's an excellent rendition of the Eleventh Doctor from Doctor Who by Legoagogo (great user name!) investigating the running theme through this year's series (the 31st no less!) - cracks in time.  Secondly, I'd like to remind viewers in the UK that this Saturday is the final episode for this season - and we'll hopefully find out what's been going on for the last 13 weeks.  So watch it, please, or I shall get Very Upset Indeed.



Oh, and this post is also something of an experiment for me as it looks like Flickr are messing with a new layout and settings for  images, I've jus tried what seems to be a new option for embedding images into blogs like this...

Dr. S.