Monthly Archives: November 2013

Something for the Weekend

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Lego GTO

We round off the working week here at The Lego Car Blog with two diminutive models that prove small can be beautiful. First (above) is previous TLCB bloggee Angka Utama‘s modular-build GTO, with interchangeable chassis and bodywork designs. You can see how it works on Flickr at the link above.

Second (below) is a model that comes from another builder who’s featured here before, the brilliant Chris Elliott. Chris has a rapidly expanding portfolio of beautifully presented fictional 1960s vehicles, the latest of which is the ‘Volvexa Songbird’ shown here. The name may sound like it belongs on a feminine hygiene product, but the model is wonderful. You can check out the Songbird and Chris’ other works on Flickr at the link above.

Lego Volvexa Convertible Car

 

Old Yeller

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Lego Hot Rod

This, suggested via the Feedback page, looks like it would make an awesome noise. Unfortunately this has meant the Elves have been making ‘Vrum Vruuuum’ noises for most of the afternoon, but at least they’re happy. drdesignz is the culprit, and you can see more of his brilliant hot rod on either MOCpages or Flickr.

Vanishing Point

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Lego Vanishing Point

The chase. The desert. The shack. The girl. The roadblock. The end. Nick Barrett recreates the ultimate road movie with his superb forced-perspective scene from the legendary 1971 film ‘Vanishing Point’. The piece earns him a place in the MOCpages 2013 MOC Olympics semi-finals, and you can see the amazing techniques that Nick used to create the above shot at his MOCpage here.

Black Label

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Lego Volvo F16 Truck

This enormous 1987 Volvo F16 Globetrotter truck is the work of Andrea Lattanzio on MOCpages. Featuring opening doors, a tilting cab, and a detailed straight-6 engine and gearbox, it’s one of the standout trucks of 2013. See all the photos on Andrea’s MOCpage here.

 

Bad Guy No.1

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Lego Bad Guy No.1 Tank

No-one wants to be the bad guy. Though they might if they get to ride around in this. It’s the work of Flickr’s legohaulic, and it’s a commissioned model of Academy Award Winning Animator Hayao Miyazaki’s ‘Akuyaku’ (Bad Guy No. 1) tank. See more of the Bad Guy and legohaulic’s previous creations over on Flickr.

JapFest

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Lego Honda S2000

Today’s Japanese double features two of the best sports cars of the last decade, the brilliant Honda S2000 and Mazda RX-7. These cars are now stars of the tuning scene, and the builders of both today’s models have included popular real-world modifications to their Lego versions of the famous sports cars.

First up (above) is Aaden H‘s early S2000, suggested to us via the Feedback and Submission Suggestions page. Aaden has ‘stanced’ his model to replicate the common tuning trend that, er… thoroughly ruins the ride and handling. It looks cool though…

Second (below) is another yellow Japanese legend, and one we’ve actually featured here before. So what is Rhys’ Pieces’ RX-7 doing here again? Well, much like the owner of a real modified car, Rhys can’t resist tinkering with his pride an joy, and he’s added a crate-load of further modifications to his original creation. He was also one of the readers that suggested Aaden H’s S2000 above, so his own model featuring too is a bit of good karma!

You can check out each model on Flickr at the links above.

Lego Mazda RX-7

Mr. Whippy

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Lego Ice Cream Van

Winter may be arriving here at The Lego Car Blog Towers, but for many of you it’s a glorious hot sunny day. So for all of you reading this from warmer climes, here’s a Lego ice cream van by Kosmas Santosa. Make mine a mint choc-chip.

Riddle Me This

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Lego Riddler Hot RodWhat’s small, green, and lives under punctuation? Find out on _Tiler‘s photostream.

Mini RC

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Lego RCKeeping the Elves quiet yesterday for Armistice Day was quite a feat. A game of ‘who can stay quiet the longest’, rewarded with Smarties, did the trick. Today though, normal service resumed; but now that the Elf fight has been broken up and the small fire extinguished, we’re ready to post!

This funky little model RC car by Flickr’s LegoJalex is a bit smaller and simpler than the stuff we usually publish, but looks so good we had to recognise it here. The Elves love RC cars too, but as the second-highest cause of Elf work-related injuries this year we’re relieved this one is a model only. See it on Flickr at the link above.

Takushi! タクシー

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Lego Toyota Crown Comfort Taxi

We don’t often post normal cars here at The Lego Car Blog. Partly because TLCB Elves get far more excited by big engines and racing stripes, but mostly it’s because Lego builders tend to think the same way.

Dohoon Kim however, has decided that something far more every-day deserves to be immortalised in plastic; the humble Toyota Crown Comfort taxi.

Launched in 1995 (and already looking dated!) the Comfort quickly became Japan’s favourite cab, through its astonishing reliability, space inside, and of course, its comfort. Powered by either diesel or LPG and featuring amazing self-opening rear doors, if you hail a taxi in Japan, Hong Kong or Singapore you’ll almost certainly be making your journey in one of these. The Crown Comfort is still in production too, looking at least 20 years out of date, but still the king of Asian cabs.

See more of Dohoon’s excellent Model Team recreation of the famous Toyota on either MOCpages or Flickr.

Solar Striker

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Lego Viper Solar StrikerThis marvellous slice of blue sci-fi is the work of Flickr’s Nick Trotta (aka tardisblue). Part of the NoVVember* ‘Vic Viper’ theme month, you can see more of Nick’s ‘Solar Striker’ and his other creations at the link above.

*We’ll let the other Lego blogs explain / endorse the rules in this month’s bandwagon. We would, but we don’t care for rules. We’re rebels.

Weekend Town Special

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Lego Plymouth Fury

It’s the weekend, hurrah! And we’ve got a very special post for you today. MOCpages-based Henrik Hoexbroe has featured on The Lego Car Blog a number of times over the past two years with his superb Town-scale vehicles of all descriptions. Henrik uses these cars to add life and realism to his ‘Mega MOC’ Town displays, filling the streets with all sorts of wonderful classic metal.

Lego Cars

Henrik is currently working on his latest large Town scene and has shown a preview of the vehicles that will feature within it. They range from historic vans, buses and trucks (above) to well-known and easily identifiable classic cars, like the Ford Capri, Mercedes Taxi and Citroen DS (below).

Lego Cars

We highly recommend a visit to Henrik’s stunning MOCpages preview here, and we can’t wait to see the finished Town. We know he’s a reader of The Lego Car Blog, so Henrik, if you’re reading this, we’d love to interview you upon your Town’s completion!

Lego VW Bus

And the award for shot of the year goes to…

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And the award for shot of the year goes to...

Another brave Elf today, which comes back to base with a digital creation. Although we do like ‘old-skool’ real brick builds more, this is a photo that stood out above everything.

This is a Hercules C-130 Coast Guard plane, made by mmbace (or Matt Bace, if you are from MOCpages). Making the MOC is one task, editing the image is two. This MOC stands out because of the amazing image of it “in the air”, and Matt’s other shots have a beautiful finish and rendering too.

We’ll give this Elf a medal for its braveness, because hey, we do have a new post. Check out all the images on Flickr at the link above.

1/2 Million!!

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Lego Movie MinifiguresYesterday The Lego Car Blog passed a momentous number, as almost two years to the day since our first post, TLCB’s hit counter ticked over to the big Half-a-Mill. So, from all of us here at TLCB, a huge Thank You to each and every one of you – without your readership we simply wouldn’t be here.

You’ve come from Afghanistan to Zambia (and almost every country in-between), left over 1000 comments, and read over 700 articles since our creation this time two years ago.

We’ve also published articles by several guest bloggers – if you think you have something that the LEGO Community would like to read relating to LEGO cars or other vehicles please get in touch through the aforementioned routes, and you could see your work appear here.

As always, please let us know what you think of the publications so far and what you’d like to see more or less of. You can contact us in the usual ways via the Feedback page, or via Flickr.

Thank you!

TLCB Team