Available to order now!
Nathanael Kuipers is a talented sort of chap. Not only does he build amazing models, he also helps others to do the same. His latest work is not a model at all, but a book of instructions for 10 vehicular wonders that can me made from the same palette of pieces. Volumes 1 and 2 of The Lego Build-it Book are available to pre-order now from no starch press.
Angka Utama’s ‘Retro Blue’
A quick second post today, from Angka Utama on MOCpages. We don’t normally blog Tiny Turbo style vehicles, as any Elf bringing back a Tiny Turbo find is at risk of sleeping outside, but when one looks like this we’re happy to feature it. Called ‘Retro Blue’ you can see more at the link above.
Off-Roader ‘Buster’
A tenuous Easter link if ever there was one; Bugs Bunny’s protege is called Buster (Google it!), bunnies seem to lay chocolate eggs at easter, and today’s blogged MOC is called ‘Buster’. There; seamless! Anyway, the MOC; it’s an off-roader with a big V8 in the front, two ‘L’ Power Functions motors in the chassis and a Servo motor for steering. Designed and built by Sicil, you can check it out on Eurobricks. Happy Easter!
Fast, Safe and Opulent. Wait, no, that’s not right.
FSO, Poland’s answer to Lada, did not make good cars. In fact, like Lada, they made bad cars out of the leftover bits of old Fiats. Bad cars that somehow they managed to sell to countries that really should’ve known better. Still, they’re now dead and gone, so in celebration (probably) Dohoon Kim has recreated one of their more numerous offerings, the simply dreadful Polonez 1500, in our beloved LEGO bricks. Despite the crapiness of the car, the model is rather lovely, and you can see more of it on both Flickr and MOCpages.
Town ‘mog
nolnet on Flickr revisits the early ’80s with his Unimoged version of the classic Town set 6653. We think his rebooted version is much cooler than the original! See more of nolnet’s work by clicking the link above.
We don’t really know what this is for, but we like it.
m_o_n_k_e_y on Flickr recently uploaded this very cubular (it’s a word!) mech. He hasn’t posted an explanation as to what it does, so we’ll leave the commentary at that. See more of this robotic cuboid on Flickr.
Lego Rock Crawlin’
This tasty looking Technic off-roader was unearthed by the Elves on Brickshelf. Built by chumuhou1 it features LEGO’s excellent Power Fuctions XL motors and some truly monstrous suspension. It also looks pretty lightweight, which is rarity for Technic creations and will enhance its off-road ability compared to the usual heavyweight offerings we see. Visit chumuhou1’s Brickshelf gallery to see more of his ‘Black Fox’ MOC.
Ready for the DMZ
Sariel is back with a bang! This is his latest project, a ridiculously complicated – and brilliant – replica of the most advanced tank in the world; the South Korean K2 Black Panther. Costing $8.5 million each, making it the most expensive tank in the world, the K2 features lazer lock-on weapons, 55 calibre smoothbore gun and an incredible In-Arm Suspension design which allows the tank to sit, stand or kneel depending upon the terrain.
Sariel has recreated it all (apart from the lazer lock-on, although he’ll probably manage that soon) and details the build fully at his blog, sariel.pl.
Sariel’s K2 Black Panther in Lego
Sadly the situation in the Korean Peninsula is looking increasingly unstable, as the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea, who looked on the verge of softening their stance, seem to have returned to their isolated and antagonistic state of mind*. With nuclear weapons on one side of the DMZ, and K2 Black Panthers on the other, we’re just pleased The Lego Car Blog office is a long, long way from it all.
To see the full gallery of Sariel’s K2, visit his blog at the link above, or see the tank in action on YouTube here.
(*Strong language warning)
More fun than a barrel of monkeys!
It climbs the hills like a Matchless, ‘Cause my Honda’s built really light.
When I go into the turns, Lean with me and hang on tight
I better turn on the lights, So we can ride my Honda tonight
Well said Brian Wilson of Beach Boys fame. And well built by Zoltan Precsenyi on MOCpages, who’s done a superb job of recreating the Honda CB1100 in Lego. See more of this groovy little motorbike here.
250,000 visitors!
Last week one of you, our readers, became the 250,000th person to visit The Lego Car Blog! That’s nearly the population of Iceland! As a present to ourselves we’ll be upgrading to ‘pro’ at some point soon, meaning we’ll drop the ‘wordpress’ from our site address and possibly also earn advertising revenue, although we’re still weighing that one up.
Anyhow, thank you hugely for your readership, we hope you continue to enjoy the Elves’ findings, and as always you can give us your feedback and submission suggestions via the link in the top menu. If you’re interested in writing for us let us know too, as we’re open to new authors and sources.
Onwards to a million!
I’ll be right here…
Glory Forever recreates one of the most magical moments in cinema. See more on Flickr.
1950s Dutch Coaster ‘Fiona’
I don’t think we’ve posted a Dutch ship at all before now, and yet today we’ve blogged two! The second is this 1950s Coaster, built by Konajra on Flickr. Measuring 1.25 meters long and absolutely packed with details, it’s well worth taking the trip to Flickr to see more.
Pegaso 2080/50
This rather odd looking truck is a Spanish Pegaso 2080 from the late ’70s. Pegaso started in the 1940s and made some of the most beautiful goods vehicles and coaches of the time. Unfortunately, like many independent truck makers in the ’70s and ’80s, they started to struggle on their own (probably not helped by designs like the above) and alliances were sought with other truck makers in order to secure their future. Sadly none paid off, and Pegaso was bought by, and absorbed into, Iveco, with their final trucks rolling of the production line in the early ’90s. This 1:13 scale Model Team version is the work of Cabecin on Flickr. See more by visiting his photostream.
HDMS Lougen
This beautiful replica of the Norwegian/Danish Navy brig HDMS Lougen, designed and built by Anders T on MOCpages, is one of the finest Lego ships we’ve seen yet. Armed with 18 short guns and 6 long guns, the Lougen was formidably armed for a relatively small and nimble warship. It was also the first class serving in the Norwegian/Danish Navy to be constructed from a copper hull. Anders’ has created his Lego version in mini-figure scale, and it contains a breathtaking amount of detail. To see the full gallery click his name above.
New for 2013! New Lego Technic 4×4 Crawler Redux!
LEGO have added another new Technic model to their 2013 line-up! This brilliant blue muscle car monster truck was developed from the winning submission in LEGO’s ‘You design it, we make it!‘ competition held at the start of the year.
Receiving the most votes out of the 10 finalists, Egor Karshiev’s Boss Crawler has evolved into set no. 41999, and comes in a fantastic new blue hue. Underneath the muscle car bodywork sits the chassis from the 2012 4×4 Crawler set 9398, and we think it’s even better looking than the original.
Too see full details of the new set visit the LEGO Technic Designers Blog, and look out for the arrival of 41999 in stores soon!