Sniper Cover
We’ve blogged much of Project Azazel‘s work before, and this new shot is too good not to feature. Recreated from the fantastic movie that recounted the 1993 Somalian mission that went horribly wrong, Azazel’s Delta Force snipers are positioned on the rooftops. Attempting to safeguard the rescue team heading for the downed Black Hawk helicopters, they didn’t all survive the night.
Not a car
With MOCpages broken (again) we’ve sent the Elves a little further from their usual haunts. To Brickshelf’s ‘Space’ categories in fact. Which means that today’s post stretches our blog name a little, but hey, who doesn’t like Spacey MOCs?
The first (above) is by forrest-john, and is entitled ‘Unlikely Flying Machine’. It certainly doesn’t pay much attention to aerodynamics, but it looks cool and that’s what counts.
Our second MOC today (below) comes from figueifoto, and is the sort of Classic Space freighter that makes the whole office go ‘oooh’. Liveried in the famous blue hue of the early sets, its style pre-dates even the Blacktron/M-Tron/Futuron years. See more of both MOCs via the Brickshelf galleries – just click the links.
Also not a car
‘WEAVER’ Mech
This awesome looking mech comes from mondayn00dle over on Flickr. Inside the beautifully complex grey shell there’s a mini-figure wielding the controls. Bet he’s got a smile on his face too…
Insert Power Functions for twice the… oh, he did? Yeh, it’s awesome.
This wonderfully old-school looking Mack Titan truck was unearthed by one of our Elves on Brickshelf. Underneath the retro studs-up bodywork there’s some very new-school Power Functions goodies, including working lights and full remote drive and steer. See more photos of the Titan and a link to a video of it in action at timbob‘s Brickshelf gallery.
Alas, no official set either: danthaman11’s Octan Gas Station
Gas stations, filling stations, servos – the dinosaurs of the petrol age are still a popular LEGO subject. Disappointed that the Gas Station at the Copenhagen Toy Fair won’t be an official set, Eurobricks user Lego City Mann has proclaimed a contest named “The Servo Showdown!” It’s not an official EB contest (although it is hosted there), and we think it’s a rather nice idea.
“Get your imagination fueled”, as Lego City Mann puts it, and join the contest on Eurobricks.
We’d like to take the opportunity to feature danthaman11’s amazing Octan Gas Station on TLCB which, whilst not involved in the contest, should give you plenty of inspiration.
Soccer Mum inside somewhere…
Dartz, the Latvian-based manufacturer for the rich and tasteless, were the perfect choice for the latest Die Hard movie. Gone were the subtleties of the superb 1988 original, replaced in A Good Day To Die Hard by explosions, car crashes, explosions and a few more explosions.
rabidnovaracer did seem to enjoy the cynical fifth installment of the franchise though, and has created the star vehicle from the movie with a huge bucket of grey bricks. The Dartz Kombat features a 1000bhp V8, armour plating, an interior made out of many many dead animals, and – if you’re a lady – a limited edition vibrator. No we’re not making that up.
See more on Flickr (where we wonder just how much of the above detail rabidnovaracer has included…).
Insert Keiichi Tsuchiya for twice the awesome
This yellow rocket was discovered by one of our Elves on Flickr. Rhys’ Pieces‘ Model Team Mazda RX-7 has been modded for much driftiness, with a wider track, full body kit, roll cage and a 20b engine under the hood. The full gallery can be found at the link above.
Insert almost any other car for twice the awesome
This incredible model is the work of Rolands Kirpis, aka Rolic, on Flickr. One of the most detailed cars we’ve ever featured, Rolands’ Jeep Grand Cherokee comes complete with a full tan interior, V8 under the hood, and opening everything. It’s just a shame it’s a replica of such a rubbish car (cue a load of comments from angry Americans). Still, the new Cherokee is getting surprisingly good reviews in Europe, so there’s hope for Jeep yet. See more of the old model in Lego form on Flickr.
Mahjqa’s ‘CR04KD’ All Wheel Steered Rat Rod
Mahjqa returns with a small brown rat. Like its animal counterpart, Mahjqa’s creation is nimble – thanks to all-wheel-steering, and fast – thanks to some chunky Power Functions motors hidden within.
Part of the All-round Car Competition series, you can see it in action here:
The prettiest Lego Supercar yet
This might just be the perfect Lego car. With a huge V12 up front and full suspension, gearbox and steering underneath the impossibly pretty bodywork, szecs‘ Technic Supercar stopped The Lego Car Blog office for quite a while. There’s a huge gallery to flick through on Brickshelf. See it via the link above.
Lunar Lifter
FebRovery 2013 is almost over, and there have been some delightfully inventive space-related vehicles entered (use our ‘search’ function at the bottom of the page to see those that we’ve featured here on TLCB). So, as a Grand Finale of sorts, here’s drdesignz’ rather large Space Crane. You know, a crane, but in space. See more of the Dr.’s work on either Flickr or MOCpages, and until next year, keep rovin’.
Let’s Off-Road!
Pipasseyoyo returns with this bright Baja Truck. With a big V8 and full suspension it’s ready for some desert punishment. See more on Brickshelf.
Probably the hardest car to make in LEGO. Ever.
With The Brothers Brick stealing our last few posts (we’re on to you TBB!) it’s time for something that won’t get nicked. Because this is far from the best car we’ve featured on The Lego Car Blog. So what’s it doing here? Well firstly, it’s one of the most fiendishly difficult vehicles to replicate using little plastic blocks, and secondly, it’s the sort of grass-roots building that The Lego Car Blog Team really admires.
Harry Gravett has done a thoroughly decent job of translating the TVR Sagaris’ incredibly complex shape into Lego, and he’s done it whilst being restricted almost entirely to the bricks found in a single set. In fact, all his creations stem from this one palette. And that’s why we like Harry’s work; it’s low budget but high talent, and so often in the Lego Community it’s the other way round.
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Insert the Hoff for twice the aweso… Actually don’t, it’s probably more awesome without him.
Michael Knight, a lone crusader in a dangerous world. The world… of the Knight Rider. Orion Pax reminds reminds us just how cheesy American TV was in the ’80s with his Knight Industries Two Thousand. See more of the camp car on Flickr.
Whimsical War Machine
Shannon Ocean’s ‘US Battle Mech’ is ready to wreak havoc. Until his clockwork runs out of juice. Complete with giant winding-key, tape-deck and sinister grabby hands (mini-fig parts look a whole lot more menacing when scaled-up!) this retro robot is available to view on Flickr.