Thursday, August 19, 2010

στύραξσαῦρος


Styracosaurus003, originally uploaded by aurore&aube.

aurore&aube once again shows his ability to sculpt with this amazing model of a Styracosaurus (stih-RAK-uh-SAWR-us). I have always enjoyed how he is able to achieve a believable shape while still retaining pose-ability. I also like how he crafted the muscles using the smooth 2x2 round dishes on the head. Check out his stream for more similarly interesting models.

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

MK-101 Spacemule


MK-101 Spacemule, originally uploaded by Yloquen.

Now this is a nice spacecraft! The MK-101 Spacemule by Yloquen on Flickr has angles blow my mind, and I love the color patterning throughout. The small stickers add a lot of character to the MOC without overpowering the shape with needless details. I even like the two studs on the front prongs, a rare occurrence as I like MOCs to be smooth and stud-free. All in all, an excellent build, and I look forward to more!

Check out Yloquen's photostream for more sweet build!

Brickfair 2010: Fair Recap



Hey I am back with the last in USB's Brickfair 2010 posts. Unfortunately, there were so many excellent creations from new builders, I couldn't get them all! So, in parting, I will put down a few of favorites. But first here are some highlights from the fair.







- Nathan Shields, who we had spotlighted earlier for his floating rock house, won best SHIP with his Star of May.












- Karyn Traphagen's Modulex Green house got second in the miniature category.










- Ktorrek's model of the Normandy SR-1 from Mass Effect won best sci-fi creation.









- My Shinken Vic Viper won best small space craft. :)












- Some bridge thing, that has a bunch of tan cheese, came out.







Now here are a couple of would-have-been-blogged-if-had-more-time Favorites from the fair.





























































































In closing here are some links to the many flickr photo galleries of the event (Originally compiled by Dan at Fascinating Lego Model of the Day). Including some video from Fox & CNN who also made it (camera work = major fail). Enjoy and be there next year!

Richard Schoonover's flickr photos
Cale Leiphart's flickr photos
Brendan "BernMarsh"'s flickr photos
Joe Meno's flickr photos
BrickJournal flickr set: Brickfair 2010 Preparation
BrickJournal flickr set: Brickfair Set 1
BrickJournal flickr set: Brickfair Set 2
BrickJournal flickr set: Brickfair Set 2 (yes, two with the same title)
Official group pool
BernMarsh's flickr set
notenoughbricks's flickr set
jchanes927's flickr set
cajunjoel's flickr set
Joe Architect's flickr set
MiniBricks Madness' report
KateKintail's brickshelf gallery
pjmoyer's brickshelf gallery
Cale Leiphart's flickr photos
Brothers Brick blurb
qiaochang's flickr set
morganbarr's flickr set
rclaburn's flickr set
Rob Bender's flickr set
AB Quest's flickr photo sets
TJJohn12's flickr sets: Thursday Friday
rschoonover's flickr set
Brickapolis' flickr set
pcgeek's Brickshelf gallery
dan_larson008's flickr set

Monday, August 16, 2010

Y-Wing

flailx posted this great rendition of the Star Wars Y-Wing. The simplicity of detail in the middle section, and the landing gear is quite impressive. And check out that cool turret above the cockpit!


Y-wing, originally uploaded by flailx.

The Claaaaaw!

Joel.Baker constructed this utterly amazing scene from the original Toy Story movie where Sid pulls Buzz and Woody out of the claw machine in that Pizza Planet arcade. Yeah, of course you know that scene. Well, he just made it out of Lego. BAM! Go check it out for yourself, it's amazing.


The Claw, originally uploaded by Joel.Baker.

Terran Marine

ABS doohickies created this insanely awesome rendition of the Terran Marine from Starcraft 2. The entire MOC is absolutely awe-inspiring, and the use of rubber bands is icing on the cake.


IMG_3237, originally uploaded by ABS doohickies.

Saturday, August 14, 2010

Transformable Optimus Prime

ROTF Optimus Prime (Transformable !), originally uploaded by Noble Team.

This amazing truck by Noble Team on Flickr not only looks great, but can actually transform into Optimus Prime! How many people can say that about their lego cars! Both forms look awesome, and the transformation function makes this one of the best optimus models around.