This miniland-esque creation is, for our overseas readers, an British ‘AA’ roadside assistance van. A common sight at the side of UK roads, they’re regularly seen helping those who’ve broken down, or far more likely, changing a wheel for someone who’s too incompetent to do so themselves. Ironically for anyone who’s owned a French car, the van is a Renault – we wonder what the AA will send out when the van itself breaks down… Anyhoo, the amazing Ralph Savelsberg aka ‘Mad Physicist’ is the builder behind it, and you can see more on Flickr.
Monthly Archives: July 2012
All terrain Volvo
Not your usual Volvo, this monstrous all terrain truck, built by Vibor Cavor, is the Elves latest find. Fully RC via Lego Power Functions, it’s complete with pendular suspension, a two-speed gearbox, 4×4 with diff-locks, and… the sail from an old Lego Pirate ship! Check out all the details on MOCpages.
Open Happiness
An unusual paint job for a race car, but somehow it seems to work. Dylan Denton is the creator behind this 1997 Toyota MR2 Race Car, complete with fizzy drink sponsorship. Unfortunately for us it got the Elves in the mood for sugar, and we’re still fixing The Lego Car Blog office as a result. So whilst we get busy with the gaffer tape, you can view the MR2’s full gallery on Flickr.
They see me rollin’
Orion Pax is back! This is his latest creation, a Chevrolet Impala Low Rider. A cool enough creation based upon looks alone, Orion goes one further, because this car really works. The suspension is controlled by Lego’s Power Functions motors, so it can bounce, scrape, buck and do other Low-Ridery type things. Check it out at Orion’s blog, or view the video on Flickr.
Website of the Month – The Brothers Brick
We seem to have long months here at The Lego Car Blog; 7 months in and only 3 of these posts have made it onto the site. Nevermind, the Elves have been now been suitably kicked, er, we mean, redirected, and we have another group to show you, hurrah! This time it’s a rival blog (fulfilling a promise we made way back at the start of our car-blogging endeavor), and it’s probably the best Lego blog out there to boot.
The Brothers Brick started way back in 2005, when AOL ruled the interweb, YouTube was but a month old, and Lehman Brothers were definitely absolutely positively making secure and wise investments. Most of you will be more than familiar with the work of this esteemed digital media engine, its penchant for beautiful landscapes, its blatant sci-fi bias, and… its disregard for anything with wheels.
In fact it was this disdain for transport related MOCs that triggered the creation of The Lego Car Blog. We wanted a blog to feed the huge Lego vehicle building community that had so far gone hungry. A hole was definitely there to be filled <insert your own dirty joke here>.
Now it seems the AFOL community has awoken to the vehicle-building scene. Both The Brothers Brick and the MOCpages Awards have started including vehicles in the mainstream, thanks largely to the brilliant creations you guys are uploading, which is also what gives us a reason for being.
So thank you Lego Car Blog reader, and if you’ve not checked them out yet, make sure you visit the guys that started the ball rolling in the first place…
Banzai Bomber
This superb Fighter-Bomber is a Japanese A6M5, equipped to take-off from the Japanese fleet of aircraft carriers and further the Empire’s assaults during World War Two. Sydag Paragon has captured the shape and details of the real aircraft beautifully, through a combination of SNOT and traditional studs-up building. View it on MOCpages.
Shaken not Stirred
We’ve featured a few of Malte Dorowski’s astonishing racing cars before on The Lego Car Blog, and this time he’s completed the set by beautifully photographing his Martini Racing Team VW Parts Van alongside one of his Porsche racing cars. Part of a Classic Racing group, you can view the full gallery on MOCpages.
Dodging Bullets
This beautiful Dodge WC54 Ambulance is a product of Project Azazel, discovered by one of The Lego Car Blog Elves on Flickr. Mini-fig scale and loaded with SNOTy goodness, it resides with Azazel’s other military MOCs (including the famous Great Escape motorcycle jump) on his Flickr photostream.
Mystery Rescue
Marin Stipkovic is back, with his incredible Model Team MAN Tow Truck. It’s an almost perfect replica of the real one-of-a-kind vehicle. But what is it built to tow? You’ll have to visit his Flickr page and follow the links to discover…
A Slab of Seventies Shi… Er, Stuff
This might just be the best mix of Technic and System parts we’ve ever seen. Combining smooth Technic beams, Technic plates, and regular studs-up build System bricks, this 1970 Ford LTD Coupe is an astonishing piece of design. Not something you can say about many 1970s American cars. Paliason is the MOCer behind this, and you can view it and his other amazing works on Brickshelf.
Floggin’ Fezzas
Time for a Town post, and today it’s a superb modular Ferrari dealership by danthaman 11. We’re diggin’ the mini-fig cars (we are a car blog after all), but most of all we’re diggin’ the awesome ‘Ferrari’ lettering, which almost matches the real font. Check out the full gallery on MOCpages.
I wandered lonely as a cloud
The Elves were feeling a bit spacey again today, and thus brought us something a bit more sci-fi than we usually get. Discovered on MOCpages, ‘rongYIREN‘ is the builder behind these delightfully chunky gunships, which match his delightfully chunky clouds.
Jet Set

Rolls Royce Trent 1000. 152,455 Lego bricks, 307 kilograms, 6.5 feet long, and it’s still only half-size.
The world-famous Farnborough International Airshow is underway in Southern England, and this year alongside the fighter jets, stunt planes and aero manufacturers wooing clients with champagne and suitcases full of money is this; possibly the most complex Lego creation ever built.
Rolls Royce commissioned this half-size replica of their Trent 1000 jet engine, complete down to every individual component it took a team of four people two months to construct. For more pictures check out the story on Gizmodo.
Pritty Car*
Lego911 is back, with this gorgeous ’60s Alfa Romeo GTV. There’s not really much more we can say on this one, because, as with all Alfas, the best thing to do is just look at it. For more pictures visit Lego911’s superb Flickr Photostream.
*Italian Job fans will get this reference
MOCpages Gets Wheels!
We love MOCpages here at The Lego Car Blog. Only thing was, none of the mods were interested in vehicles, so our favourite things with wheels were always under-represented in the competitions. Not any more.
For the 2012 Mocies, a sort of Oscars for Lego builders, the gods have smiled upon us and there’s a ‘Best Realistic Vehicle’ category. The nominations are in, giving you the chance to vote for things like this….
It’s a Ford GT40 by Mortalswordsman, but regular readers already knew that. There’s a Malte Dorowski Porsche too, and a huge and menacing black JPS Lotus transporter by DeTomaso Pantera, and an MGB by Nick Barrett and, and….. get in there and vote: http://www.mocpages.com/group.php/20804. The elves are beside themselves. They’ll probably post enough votes to crash the servers…

















