That’s not what I ordered!
Peter deYeaule rumbles onto the scene in his Blacktron Light Tank, or BLT for short. It reminds us of Sir Killalot from Robot Wars (whatever happened to that show?). You can see more on MOCpages at the link.
Gun, Confederate Flag and Cousin just out of shot
This glorious Model Team style classic Ford F150 was brought to our attention via The Lego Car Blog Feedback and Suggestions page. The work of Brick Pimp, it features opening doors, tailgate, load-bay and hood. See more of this classic American truck at Brick Pimp’s Flickr photostream.
…Ghostbusters!!
When there’s something strange, in the neighbourhood, who you gonna call? Orion Pax (Alex Jones) has recreated one of the star cars of the ’80s. His Ecto-1 faithfully mirrors the Cadillac Ambulance used in the films, complete with proton packs and, er… stuff, on the roof. Take a trip back to 1984 on Flickr.
Designed for goosing from a safe distance (Google it)
FebRovery 2013 continues, and one of our recent favourites is this, the Hazardous Sample Handling Rover by Jon Blackford aka Heiwa71. That Classic Spaceman looks like he’s having a great time at the controls. But then, they always do…
Insert blonde for twice the awesome
Like an ultra-nerdy version of one of those ‘Spot the Boat’ pictures where a large chested lovely sits very obviously in front a boat, Nannan Z‘s Mech does indeed have a LEGO boat hidden within it. See more on MOCpages.
From three wings to two wheels
The First World War ace Manfred von Richthofen, otherwise known as the Red Baron, died tragically young like most of those lost in the Great War. However, his aerobatic prowess and number of kills has granted him lasting infamy, and he’s now revered as something of a legend. Bricksonwheels continues the Baron’s story with his stunning ‘Red Baron’ Harley Davidson. Resplendent in the Baron’s famous colour scheme and markings, and with about £1m worth of chrome plated bricks, it might just be the best bike we’ve featured yet. See more at brickonwheels’ Flickr photostream.
MAN TGX & JCB. Other acronyms available.
Ralph Savelesberg aka Mad Physisist is back, and his latest work earned a lucky Elf two meals!* Found on Flickr, Ralph’s MAN TGX truck, complete with rear-steer trailer, is hauling an ace looking JCB backhoe. To see the full gallery click here.
*Said Elf tried to argue that the trailer counted too, but it was robustly repelled with a stapler.
We’re not sure this would pass pedestrian crash tests…
This brilliantly insane hot rod entitled ‘Spirit of Bonneville’ is the work of Angka Utama on MOCpages. Looking like the bastard offspring of a Checker taxi and an Air-Cadet training plane it’s a bit death-y at the front, but there’s no-one to mince on the salt flats so it’ll be fine. Probably. See more on MOCpages at the link above.
FebRovery Rovers Roving
Classic Space builders are a colourful bunch, and February is a particularly colourful month for them. Unfortunately for us this over stimulates the Elves somewhat, but we do get lots of lovely creations to feature as a result. February’s prominence on the Classic Space Calendar is down to Crimso Giger and the FebRovery group on Flickr, which is packed full of weird and wonderful ways to voyage across the surface of a faraway planet. To see all of the creations submitted during 2013 click the above link and enjoy the madness.
More Rovers Roving.
Just like the road car. Wait, no, that’s not right.
Renualt are in big trouble in Europe. Years of making technologically advanced but shoddily built cars, combined with the ongoing Financial Crisis, have left the company hemorrhaging cash.
And yet… their once poor relation, which started making Renault knock-offs in Romania (with even worse build quality than the French managed, which is quite something) is starting to come good. Dacia, now a wholly owned subsidiary of Renualt, are expanding away from their Eastern European roots and giving the big brands a bit of headache. Their cars are so cheap that there’s nothing to drop off, and the good stuff from Renualt (engines and gearboxes) remains.
To publicize their expansion Dacia have done what any good car manufacturer does; built a ridiculous race car and made it look a bit like a car you can buy in the showroom. Their Duster Pikes Peak racer is a formidable machine, and it’s been faithfully recreated in Lego by Eric Mohier. Eric submitted his model to TLCB himself, using our Feedback and Submission Suggestions, and now he’s on the blog front-page! See, we do read your comments!
Insert (literally) Porsche racing cars for twice the awesome!
Malte Dorowski is back, and this time it’s not with a Porsche! Well, sort of. This beautiful race car hauler is a Ford C Type, as used by the Martini Porsche Racing team. Malte has already built the team’s racing cars (along with almost every other Porsche), and they fit snugly in the back via a fully working motorized lift. Continue reading
Giant rubber duck just out of shot
We all had a few bath toys when we were little. A rubber duck. A soap-carrying hippo. A submarine. But best of all were the tug boats.
This stupendous example by VFracingteam might require a slightly bigger bath though. At a meter long and 28cm wide it’s absolutely packed with details, and possibly caused a brief world-wide shortage of Technic lift-arms. We’ve featured a few ships like this one here on The Lego Car Blog, as the technique of building watercraft from smooth Technic becomes more commonplace, and this is perhaps the best yet. To see more visit the discussion on Eurobricks, or visit VFracingteam’s Brickshelf gallery.
Now that reminds us, time to catch the Elves for their monthly dip.
Swooooosh!
This slick looking spacecraft is the work of Henrik Hoexbroe on MOCpages, who came up with the design by crossing The Jetsons with a Ferrari. Well, the Premiership footballers of the future are going to need something flashy to drive around in. See more here.
Mmm… Space Burgers
Another day, another Elf returns claiming a dinner token. Today’s find hails from Flickr, and we think it’s probably easiest to let cmaddison explain it; “The space farmer hauling space hay for his space cows with his space tractor. Space.”
There you have it, space.
Captain Eugene’s Leichter Panzerspähwagen SD KFZ 222
The Leichter Panzerspähwagen (Light Armoured Reconnaissance Vehicle) was widely used by the German military throughout World War II. This particular example, built by Captain Eugene, is a SD KFZ 222 in North African specification. Built by Auto Union (which would later become Audi) the SD KFZ featured a 3.5 liter Horch V8, MG34 machine gun, 2cm Kwk cannon, and it could even be fitted with a 28mm anti-tank cannon. To see more of this historic vehicle, visit Captain Eugene’s Flickr page.