Cheese Wedge

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Lego SSL SpaceshipMark Stafford aka lego_nabii is one of the few regular sci-fi builders we feature here at TLCB, such is his talent, and his back catalogue is full of previously unseen wonders that he’s only now decided to post. One such creation is this stunning version of Peter Elson’s 2200AD artwork, built back in ’06.

As well as the above ship, Mark has recently uploaded quite a few gems from years past – we won’t feature them all here as the car builders amongst you will wonder why we’re called The Lego Car Blog, but if you like this creation be sure to check out the rest. Mark’s time machine can be entered via the link above.

Where we’re going, we don’t need roads!

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Lego Hover CarYes that is a Back to the Future quote, but this isn’t a DeLorean. _Zenn has applied some nifty looking hover car tech to an old pick-up truck, and the result is rather neat. We quite like the idea that retro-fitting hover-car components to any old car may one day be a reality. Make it so boffins of the world, make it so.

Lego Hover Truck

Featured TFOL: Alexander Paschoaletto

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Lego Gumpert Apollo and SSC AeroApologies for the blogging hiatus over the past few days; some of our Elves went missing at roughly the same time as TLCB became embroiled in a legal dispute. We’re not suggesting the two occurrences are linked of course, but if anyone’s going to lock the Elves in a dark room it’s going to be us. Anyway, back to something we’ve not done for a while; a long overdue ‘Featured Teenage Fan Of Lego’ (TFOL).

Our Featured TFOL category is not about blogging the absolute best creations found, rather it allows us to recognise, and publicise, younger builders’ achievements. Alexander Paschoaletto earns the accolade this time round, with a string of solid automotive efforts, culminating in the superb Gumpert Apollo and SSC Aero shown above. You can check out these, and the rest of Alexander’s creations, on MOCpages.

Queen Vic

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Lego Space Station VictoriaLEGOLIZE IT MAN’s micro-scale ‘Victoria’ Space Station adds a dose of sci-fi to The Lego Car Blog to round off the week. See more of his work at his photostream here.

Summer Fun!

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Lego Ice RunnerSummer has finally arrived here at The Lego Car Blog Towers; the sun is shining, birds are singing, ice-cream vans are on patrol, and girls you previously wouldn’t have noticed now require a double-take. But we’re a global blog, and we know many of you are in the depths of winter, or that even in summer you live in amongst the white stuff (snow, not cocaine). As such here’s a vehicle for all of you feeling the icy hand of Jack Frost, Karwik‘s superb ‘NKL-26’ Ice Runner. See more on Flickr at the link.

Retro-Future

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Lego Wacky Racers RodInspired by Wacky Racers (maybe the greatest cartoon ever?), legoalbert‘s ‘Ikuso Concept’ for the ‘Rod Racing Championship’ looks like something that a 1960’s designer thought we’d be driving today. Around a colony on the moon.

Strangely none of these visionaries foresaw the mobile phone, X-Factor, the ipod or the Toyota Prius. But then, their concepts always did look far more fun than how real life has turned out.

Stolen Property

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Lego Vintage TruckThis lovely vintage truck was found on, er… The Brothers Brick. But it’s about time we got our own back and nicked something of theirs. Built by the previously unknown-to-us Carl Merriam, you can see more on Flickr.

*TBB lawyers have politely asked that we confirm that no TBB posts have originated from TLCB. Now please return our kidnapped Elves!

Liebherr in Lego

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Lego Liebherr CraneThis superb Town-scale Liebherr LTM crane is the work of TLCB favourite [Maks] on Flickr. [Maks] always packs astonishing detail into his creations and his latest surpasses even his own high standards. See more of his work at the link above.

Science Fiction?

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Lego VTOLDavid Roberts’ VTOL (Vertical Take Off and Landing) aircraft may look like the stuff of science fiction, but unbelievably it’s loosely based upon a real aircraft. A heroic failure of an aircraft, but nevertheless a real one. See more of David’s creation on MOCpages, and find out about the actual tail-sitting VTOL airplane that inspired it here.

Russian Monster

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Lego Maz 7907This incredible vehicle is a MAZ 7907, built in the 1980s to transport Russian missiles. It was propelled by over 1200bhp, had 24 wheels (all driven), and was more than 28 meters long. Only two were ever built, and thankfully never used for their intended purpose. Only one of the two remains, with the other machine cannibalised to supply parts for the first.

The spectacular recreation of the MAZ 7907 in the picture above is the work of Polish builder Patryk Walerzak. Weighing in at 5.3 KG and at nearly 1.5 meters long,  Patryk’s version is one of the largest Technic creations we’ve ever seen. Inside the monster chassis are 6 Power Functions motors and over 100 gearwheels. Because this awesome machine really works. To find out more visit the Eurobricks discussion page or the Brickshelf gallery.

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Roscoe, Arrest Them Duke Boys!

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Lego Dukes of Hazzard Dodge ChargerFor all the police chases, river jumps, car crashes and dodgy one-liners, the Dukes of Hazzard is really all about one thing; Daisy Duke’s hot pants. Thankfully Ralph Savelsberg has thought to recreate them as well as the Dodge Charger that they rode in. See more on Flickr. And then Google Daisy Duke.

Bike Boxing

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Lego MotorbikesWelcome to today’s fight! Iiiin the red corner, weighing in at six huuuundred pieces, Billy ‘The Bludgeon’ Burg‘s Duuuucatti! Aaaand in the blue corner, weighing in at one huuuundred pieces, Hot Rod ‘The Impaler’‘s Cafe Raaaaacer!

Beatnik’s Ride

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Lego Ford TaunusThis lovely Ford Taunus DeLux (complete with Beatnik mini-figure!) comes from mijasper on Flickr. Two-tone paint and chrome highlights make this creation one of the nicest small scale vehicles of 2013 so far. See more of the Taunus and mijapser’s other work at the link.

Queen of Hearts

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Lego Queen of HeartsJon Hall’s H-90 Falcon ‘Queen of Hearts’ looks a formidable, if aerodynamically-challenged, bit of kit. The blonde mini-figure at the controls looks like she’s not taking any prisoners either. See more of Jon’s unconventional flying machines here.

Awesome Sauce

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Just awesomeness

Well, what do we have to say about this? Any Blacktron vehicle full of RC functions is a win/win situation! See more of this awesome vehicle at Vladimir van Hoek’s MOCpage.