According to early aerodynamic science, the bumblebee cannot – in fact – fly. But it can, because we’ve seen them do it. Like, all the time. We’re not sure about Shannon Sproule‘s ‘Bumblebee Short Ranger Scout’ though, as even by Classic Space standards its physics look rather improbable. The Classic Spaceman at the controls looks happy enough however, and you can fly on over to take a closer look via the link.
TLCB Elves are all happily watching ‘Indiana Jones, Raiders of the Lost Ark’ today, thanks to previous bloggee _Tyler and this excellent recreation of the 1937 Mercedes-Benz 320 Staff Car that starred in the movie.
A recreation of a real 1937 Mercedes-Benz 320 itself, the movie car saw action in a chase involving a several vintage German vehicles, a gaggle of Nazis (we’re not sure their collective noun is), and a horse, with the car eventually coming off worse in an exchange with Dr. Jones’ stolen military truck.
There’s more to see of _Tyler’s creation on Flickr via the first link, plus you can watch the famous movie scene in which it starred via the second. Take a look and start humming the theme music…
Hollywood loves a plane crash on an uninhabited island. ‘Cast Away’, ‘Lost’, ‘Send Help’, and of course the fantastic book that inspired all of them – ‘The Lord of the Flies’ – explore what happens when man is left alone. Well, except ‘Lost’, which instead explored the limits of audience patience after taking a good idea and then abandoning it in favour of whatever would elongate the series the most.
Anyway, Loïc Gilbert is also exploring island survivalism through his brilliant brick-built diorama. The remains of a wrecked airliner offer his mini-figures some shelter, and there’s much more to see at his photostream where you can explore morality, instinct, and order versus anarchy. Or whatever it was ‘Lost’ ended up being about.
Click the link above to join the survivors.
We’re not really sure which gender each of TLCB Elves is. There seems to be a fairly constant number of them despite the regular accidents, so Elven procreation must occur, but we don’t want to think about it too much.
The colour of their finds is of no help either, because they all like pink. Which means Elves of every type were very excited by today’s creation, which is very pink indeed.
Previous bloggee K P is its creator and there’s more to see of his unusually hued vintage car on Flickr. Take a peek whilst we award a pink Smartie (they’re the best kind) to its discoverer.
TLCB’s Rover 200 is two-tone, but somehow beige-and-rust doesn’t look quite as good as Sseven Brick’s classic orange-and-white Ford F-250.
Cleverly constructed in 7-wide, the white portion of the bodywork has a depth of 2½ plates, and we’re not even sure that’s possible.
However he’s done it there’s more to see at Sseven’s photostream, and you can two-tone over via the link whilst we ponder if an orange rattle-can could transform the office Rover…
We like a brick-built livery here at The Lego Car Blog, as they – like their real-world counterparts – are able to turn something rather ordinary and ubiquitous (like a DAF 95 truck) into something rather more visually interesting.
Cue Flickr’s joopatkleppie, whose DAF 95 wears the ‘90s livery of haulage firm Jonker Veendam, and that means diagonal stripes…
Jooptakleppie has managed it though, and you can check this diagonally-striped DAF at his photostream via the link.
We’re in a sub-genre of a sub-genre today. In space. Which means that TLCB Team are light years away from their happy place next to an internal combustion engine. And yet we’re still happy, because how could we not be when looking at Rubblemaker’s joyous ‘chibi’ Neo-Classic Space creations. Assorted smiling Classic Spacemen, cartoon proportions, and clever construction combine for some delightful cosmic whimsy, and you can join us not knowing what we’re looking at, but enjoying it anyway, via the link!
From one beautiful classic car to another, only this one isn’t real. But gosh we wish it were.
Created by Flickr’s SHARPSPEED, this gorgeous classic coupe has notes of Corvette, Volvo P1800, E-Type, Aston Martin, and many others, with our particular favourite elements being the conical rear lights and ice-skate grille.
There’s more to see at SHARPSPEED’s photostream and you can take a look via the link.
Exactly half-way between the death of King Edward VII and Salad Fingers came this, the glorious 1957 Jaguar D-Type.
Launched in 1955 the D-Type was specifically designed to win the Le Mans 24 Hours, with a 3.4 litre straight-six and a host of aeronautical inspired innovations – most notably the tail-fin to provide stability for the (then un-chicaned) Mulsanne Straight.
The result was an outright win in ‘55, ‘56, and most dominantly in ‘57, when 250,000 spectators watched the D-Type – now with an enlarged 3.8 litre engine – take first, second, third, fourth, and sixth places.
This lovely Speed Champions recreation of the ‘57 Le Mans winner comes from regular bloggee SFH_Bricks, with custom stickers from Brickstickershop and building instructions available too.
There’s more of the model to see at SFH’s photostream, and you can head down the Mulsanne Straight in 1957 via the link above.
Sometimes a little separation is a good thing. And we have two good things today in the form of these splendid brick-separator-based speeder bikes. Flickr’s Wynd owns the hands behind them and you can separate yourself from this page via the link above.
Well this image composition will be familiar to anyone that works in the car industry…
A group of trendy persons in their twenties, covering all genders and races*, leaning casually against the car that has brought them so much enjoyment during the last 30 second montage.
Ergh, we hate car commercials. Whether a crappy hatchback, a generic crossover of unimaginable blandness, or a sedan greyer than the people that will buy it, they’re all apparently the gateway to a life filled with diversity and excitement. Which is bollocks. You’ll still be boring, just boring with a large monthly finance commitment.
Flickr’s SHARPSPEED is the marketeer behind this particular pitch, and you can transform your life via an economy hatchback on a convenient finance package at the link!
*More racially diverse mini-figures needed SHARPSPEED…
What’s better than a Lego train? Lots of Lego trains. Aaaaaand that’s the nerdiest sentence we’ve ever written. Still, we do have lots of Lego trains today, courtesy of the Brickshow Baarn 2026 event, the Lowlands L-Gauge Model Train Club (LLMTC), and layout collaborator joopatkleppie.
This beautiful railway diorama was constructed by joopatkleppie and his co-collaborators, and includes a whole range of wonderfully detailed trains, buildings, vehicles and trackside furniture.
There’s lots more of the LLMTC’s fantastic Brickshow Baarn 2026 layout to see at joopatkleppie’s photostream, and you can jump on board via the link above.
It’s just like Rock-Paper-Scissors, except Tank smushes Horse, Horse kicks Rock, and Rock explodes Tank. At least according to ‘Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade’.
Don’t worry, they didn’t smush a horse, but the tank was defeated by a rock deftly placed by the titular hero.
Recreating that iconic movie scene is Viktor Faldt, who has recreated the (fictional) Nazi tank complete with a detailed interior and engine, rotating guns, a mini-figure crew, plus Indiana Jones, a horse, and a rock.
There’s more to see at Viktor’s photostream and you can join the game of Rock-Horse-Tank via the link above.
This TLCB writer always found it strange that American taxis used to be ginormous V8 sedans. Threading through congested city streets, the only thing lower than miles-per-hour was the miles-per-gallon.
Today’s far more efficient hybrids and EVs make much more sense, but they do somehow seem less… American than the V8 barges that preceded them.
Cue Sseven Bricks’ fabulous ‘75 Plymouth Fury taxi, which captures the spirit of the lost cabs beautifully. There’s more to see on Flickr, and you can hail a ridiculously inefficient ride via the link.
*Today’s absolutely lovely title song.
We’re sticking with classic cars today, and this lovely Speed Champions 1958 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa, that won Le Mans in the hands of Phil Hill and Oliver Gendebien.
Created by SFH_Bricks, this beautifully presented model captures the iconic Ferrari racer superbly, and you can join Hill and Gendebien in France in ‘58 via the link.