A movie quickie now. Nothing we can write here will do Sariel‘s Helicarrier from the Avengers Assemble movie justice, it’s just too awesome. In fact, it’s so awesome we broke our own rule to not default to the adjective ‘awesome’. Anyway, see how awesome Sariel’s latest creation is on MOCpages via the link above, or via Sariel’s blog. Awesome.
The Elves, told yesterday to include more oranges in their diet, have taken the advice to heart and as such one of them brought this back to The Lego Car Blog office today. Promptly rewarded with an orange Smartie (they’re the best kind) the happy Elf has wandered off to find other orange things and we’re free to elaborate on this rather brilliant creation.
The work of [Maks] on Flickr, it’s a Town scale replica of LEGO’s own superb 8110 Mercedez-Benz Unimog set, to date the largest and most complex Technic set produced. [Maks] has recreated visually all the working aspects of the 2,048 piece Technic original, right down to the grab attachment on the rear-mounted crane. To see more of this superb mini-‘Mog click on [Maks] name, and you can read The Lego Car Blog’s review of the 8110 Technic set via the hyperlink above or by typing ‘8110’ into the Search function at the foot of this page.
In contrast to Doc Brown’s Technic Ford Tudor, which we featured yesterday, comes 1saac W.’s tiny Model A hot rod, also from 1932. You can see more of Issac’s cars, including his Dodge Polara Police car which we featured recently, on his Flickr photostream.
In the meantime some of the Elves have been looking a bit malnourished recently. The doctors suggested more oranges in their diet, so here’s the result. This mini monster truck is the work of LEGOLIZE IT MAN, on Flickr, who’s better known for his stylish spacecraft, with accompanying concept artwork. As well as a colour scheme and graphics similar to some of his spaceships, this little car features multiple stud angles and a pair of lightsabers as axles, attached to a chunky propshaft. See more at the link.
Besides being a CBC television programme containing quite a lot of sex (and also quite a lot of historical inaccuracy), ‘Tudors’ can also refer to buildings of a certain style and, perhaps more strangely, Hot Rods.
We have no idea how a car can be a ‘Tudor’ (can anyone help?), but looking at Doc Brown‘s ’32 Ford Tudor we do quite like the results. As is commonplace in recent Technic creations Doc’s Ford is remote controlled via LEGO’s Power Functions system and he’s produced a video to show it in action that’s nearly as slick as the model itself. Check it out below, and see the Ford’s full gallery on Flickr via the link above, or on Eurobricks here.
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Newcomer Re-Zortker‘s chunky remote control Polish Star 266 truck hides a suite of Power Functions components underneath its bright yellow bodywork and black canvas flatbed. See it an action on Flickr at the link.
The elf who brought this in was so excited it took us ages to calm him (it?) down. Poor guy was panting… We can see why though; this simply stunning build is full of the kind of detail and function that the very best builders like to put in their cars. Senator Chinchilla is that builder, and MOCpages is your guide. Go now, and amaze yourself.
The humble Mark II Ford Escort has become something of a legend amongst car fans. Built to take your mum to the shops it was thrust into the hands of rally drivers who turned it into one of the most famous racing cars ever made.
Of the thousands of Escorts manufactured not many are left today, most having turned to rust due to the era’s non existent rust-proofing. However the few that do remain tend to look like this one, being snapped up by racers and modified into rally weapons. MOCpages’ Greg Thompson, a newcomer to TLCB, pays homage to the motorsport legend. See more via the link.
We’re coming to the end of a ridiculously busy week here at TLCB. Originally when we started this humble website we envisaged an average of a post a day, but the last week has seen so many brilliant models uploaded that we’ve been publishing around three times this. Some of the more successful Elves are even starting to look a bit portly…
So, before we slow it down a bit next week we thought we’d wrap up our busiest week so far with something a bit special; VFracingteams‘ astonishing Technic ship, the SL Gabon.
‘SHIP’ is slang in the LEGO Community for a ‘Seriously Huge Investment in Parts’, and it’s safe to say the SL Gabon fulfils this, being one of the largest models we’ve ever publicised.
VFracingteam also very kindly agreed to an interview by TLCB, and he becomes the third builder to feature in our ‘Master MOCer’ series. You can read all about his Lego journey and the amazing SL Gabon ship in his interview here, or by hovering over the ‘Interviews’ tab of the main menu.
This jaw-dropping Pagani Huayra was discovered on Brickshelf. Featuring a seven speed gearbox, remote control and a name we can’t pronounce it’s a true Lego Technic Supercar in every sense. Jorgeopesi is the builder and you can see the full gallery here.
The Elves were very excited when they found this creation today. They like cars, they like racing and they like explosions, so it ticked all their boxes. Porsche-building genius Malte Dorowski returns, with one of the stars from the movie Death Race; ’14K’s Porsche 911, or what remains of one post-modification.
Normally at this point we’d give a synopsis of the movie plot, but as there isn’t one we’ll skip straight to the links! – See more of Malte’s brilliant model on either Flickr or MOCpages. Just watch out for Jason Statham’s Mustang.
Found on MOCpages, Starscream Soundwave’s ‘American Cruiser‘ is yellow, low and seriously smooth.
After the success of Tuesday’s titles, we couldn’t think of a better name for this post featuring Gabor Horvath’s “Tow Truck from Johnny English”. As well as being a good representation of a Metropolitan Police Vehicle Removal Unit lorry, this build has a high degree of “workingness”. Everything is remote controlled, including the speed, steering and outrigger legs. Once you’re in position, you can rotate and extend the crane’s arm to hook up that illegally parked car. You can see more photos and technical design details on Gabor’s MOCpages page or his Flickr photostream. Gabor shows off his truck’s functions in this nicely humourous video, complete with some custom built figures.
The ‘Pile Driver’ is something we’re all too familiar here with here at TLCB Towers. The Elves seem to have a good working knowledge of wrestling moves and it’s one we see attempted fairly regularly before a blast of the air horn breaks them up. The ‘Pile Driver’ is also a large piece of construction equipment used for, er, driving piles, and msbbanl‘s done a superb job recreating one in Lego form including a lovely Town-scale Scania truck to haul it. See more of the rig on Flickr via the link above.
A far more professional Lego site beat us to publishing this spectacular 1:10 Harley Davidson ’88’ by TLCB favourite Brickonwheels, however our witty titles guy is back (points if you get this one!) and it’s just too cool not to post here too. Featuring a chromed 88 cubic inch engine and a brilliant rear wheel choice – using two 2903 wheels with a wide tyre stretched around both – you can find full galleries of this incredible motorcycle on both MOCpages and Flickr.
TLCB also interviewed Bricksonwheels recently and you can read the transcript in our Master MOCers series here, where he shares his building techniques, how he got into LEGO model-making, and his favourite bricks and builders.
