TLCB regular _Tiler is back with another glorious hot rod.
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Clean ‘n Chrome
Is this the nicest Town-scale Lego hot rod ever built? TLCB regular _Tiler is the builder behind it, and you can see more of his absolutely beautiful 1930 Ford Coupe on Flickr at the link above.
Teeny Tiny Trains
It’s a been a while since we’ve featured anything railway related here at The Lego Car Blog and this pair of locomotives from Bangoo H were too good to miss. Click the link to see the details of the Maersk freight hauler and the GWR style Pacific loco, complete with a clerestory passenger coach. As well as this display stand, Bangoo H has also built a rather nice engine shed for his locomotives to live in.
It Ain’t What You Do…
…it’s the way that you do it. After some of the comments about 4-wide cars here at The Lego Car Blog, we thought that we’d better blog one! A great example of doing something creative on a small scale is Grantmasters’ “Size Matters” hot-rod. Click the link in the text to spot the nice parts usage in the model or click this link to see where today’s title came from. Ah, Bananarama…
Expedition
After earlier stating that Land Rover’s iconic Defender is not the world’s best 4×4, we’re now posting one here – #awks…
But – the trusty LR is still a hugely important vehicle, being produced relatively unchanged for an incredible 67 years. That mighty production run ends next year, and to celebrate the life of one of motoring’s most influential cars previous bloggee Miro Dudas has recreated the 4×4 legend in Lego Town form, complete with expedition rack, winch, and assorted adventuring equipment. Join in the journey on Flickr at the link above.
The Antidote
With many Lego blogs focusing on the money today, we’re keeping TLCB focussed on the Lego, and what better way to counter the ridiculousness of Black Friday than with some ridiculousness of our own? Plus ours is pink!
This brilliant mini-figure Bosozoku Kaidou car comes from Flickr’s Tamotsu Nobusawa, who has recreated one of Japan’s weirdest automotive sub-cultures in perfect Lego form. If Bosozoku Kaidou is new to you we highly recommend giving it a Google, although be prepared to lose a good part of your day. There’s more to see of Tamotsu’s creation on Flickr – just click the above.
Tiny Trio
Our Elves tend to favour big creations, with which they can run down their colleagues and smush them into the carpet. But here in TLCB office we like small creations too, showing what skill and clever parts usage can achieve over big budgets and unlimited bricks. Here are three of the best uploaded to the interweb this week. From left to right;
- keko007‘s Town-scale Scania/Liebherr crane, featuring working outriggers and boom and suggested to us by a reader. See it in action on Brickshelf.
- Karf Oohlu‘s ‘Lil Hot Rod’. Unusual Lego pieces used in unusual ways results in one of the most original creations on the ‘net. See how he’s done it on Flickr.
- Angka Utama‘s ‘Targa’, a masterclass in 6-wide vehicle design. You can see more of Angka’s latest work on either Flickr or MOCpages.
All are proof you don’t need access to a Legoland-sized pile of pieces to build something great. If you’ve found a small creation that you think should appear here you can let us know – just drop us a comment at the Feedback page.
Tiny Turbo Meets Drome Racers
Today we bring you what Drome Racers would’ve looked like if it were a series about Tiny Turbo supercars. Count Sepulchure’s pint-sized racecars, numbers 3 and 18, use some early 2000s printed pieces to create a very retro-feeling pair of supercar-esque creations that you should definitely check out. You can see more of the Count’s work over on Flickr (no relation to the Sesame Street character, though how we wish there could be).
Tiny but Mighty
It’s not often that one of the Lego community’s most diminutive vehicle scales – Tiny Turbo – puts detail on full-scale models to shame, but every now and then one does. This GTR by Tommy ñ over on Flickr has enough intakes, greebles, and realistic details to go toe-to-toe with models tens of times its size (and look good doing it). You can check out this and more of Tommy ñ’s cars over on Flickr.
Good Things Come In Small Packages
Like The Lego Car Blog Elves, Vinnie Turbo’s models are small and simple. Unlike the Elves though, they’re great to look at. Plus they probably don’t try to kill each other every time his back is turned. Here we feature two of Vinnie’s latest designs, and you can see many more at his photostream here.
Ol’ Brown
Small, weird, and a bit ugly. No, not The Lego Car Blog Elves, but the latest creation from Karf Oohlu. Karf has a reputation for using LEGO pieces in new and strange ways, and his ‘Ol Brown Truck’ continues this trend, utilising a horse saddle of all things to fashion the cab! See ‘Ol Brown’ and Karf’s other works on Flickr here.
Something for the Weekend
We round off the working week here at The Lego Car Blog with two diminutive models that prove small can be beautiful. First (above) is previous TLCB bloggee Angka Utama‘s modular-build GTO, with interchangeable chassis and bodywork designs. You can see how it works on Flickr at the link above.
Second (below) is a model that comes from another builder who’s featured here before, the brilliant Chris Elliott. Chris has a rapidly expanding portfolio of beautifully presented fictional 1960s vehicles, the latest of which is the ‘Volvexa Songbird’ shown here. The name may sound like it belongs on a feminine hygiene product, but the model is wonderful. You can check out the Songbird and Chris’ other works on Flickr at the link above.
Banana Skin
Found on MOCpages, Starscream Soundwave’s ‘American Cruiser‘ is yellow, low and seriously smooth.
Happy Birthday!
This little FSO Polonez made by Flickr user r a p h y is a birthday present to his brother, who owns the real-life version of this LEGO model. Talk about original presents!
Using some cool techniques and basic pieces Raphy nails the Polonez look in a tiny scale. Great work Raphy!