Blue Whale

Jeep Grand Cherokee

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.

Ratty RC

Lego Rat Rod

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:

V12 Supercar

Lego Technic Supercar V12

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.

Until Next Year…

Lego Space Crane

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’.

Beast from Baja

Lego Baja Truck

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.

Featured TFOL: Harry Gravett

Lego TVR Sagaris

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.

With special thanks to the reader who shared this with us via the Feedback and Suggestions page.

Keep Your Scanners Peeled

Lego Knight Rider

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.

Clockwork Menace

Giant Lego Robot

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.

Summer Of ’69

McLaren MC7

There’s room for another wing on there Bruce…

Sigh. So much for a quiet Sunday. We walked into The Lego Car Blog office today to find the Elves engaged in civil war. After donning oven mitts to separate the little turds we discovered the fight was over who had found this beautiful 1969 McLaren M7. It turns out that two Elves had legitimately discovered it, as Nathanael McCartney has built both winged and un-winged versions. So two dinner tokens, and two calmed Elves. See both versions of this brilliant classic race car on MOCpages.

Happiness is Mini shaped

Lego Technic Mini

A Mini Mini

This Mini, recently posted to MOCpages by the incredibly talented Nick Barrett, is so lifelike it’ll probably start rusting soon. Underneath the remarkably accurate bodywork sits a real working model of the famous BMC A-Series engine, driving the fully suspended front wheels via a working gearbox. It has working lights, brakes, hand brake, door locks, tilting seats… in fact we’re fairly confident in saying this is the most accurate vehicle we’ve ever featured. Join us in awe on MOCpages.

Thunderbirds Are Go!*

Lego Thunderbirds Rescue

*Not actually Thunderbirds. Our lawyers insist.

Inspired by – but definitely not from – Thunderbirds, is this rather brilliant all-terrain rescue vehicle by sebeus. Not only does it look pretty cool, it’s a mean off-roader too. See the photos and video on Flickr at the link.

Yuk!

Lego Space Truck

Slime not included

A rather disgusting find on Flickr today (which the Elves loved); Robert H. brings us a messy vision of the future of our planet, which has been contaminated by a poisonous alien slime. Robots wielding giant Henry Vacuum Cleaners will do the trick though, as shown in the above picture. We just hope the slime isn’t the result of some kind of alien mating ritual. Yuk.

Power Functions Puller

Iveco Stralis Truck Lego

Full of Power Functions goodness

You can’t beat a good RC Technic model. And this is one of the best we’ve seen. Powered by four of LEGO’s mighty XL motors, Lucio Switch’s Iveco Stralis Truck is certainly not lacking in pulling power. It’s also got a working V8, pneumatics and lights. See the whole gallery on MOCpages.

John’s Day Off

Lego Storm Trooper Surfing

Dude, like totally nailing the surf broh

Even Storm Troopers like some time off. zebzebzeb visits John at the beach.

The Man From U.N.C.L.E

Lego Car Chase

Never have LEGO mini-figures more suited a role than that of 1960s spies

This innocuous looking blue sedan is the work of Fred Ottens on MOCpages. Plain looking it may be, but it has a secret. Contained within it are two smiling agents from U.N.C.L.E, the 1960s international anti-crime organization, and they mean business. Poised to take down the terrorist group THRUSH (no-one likes thrush), they won’t let the baddies get away this time, especially with Fred giving them a helping hand with their drive-by shooting skills…

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