I keep faving and bookmarking each new creation from Rong Yiren but failing to blog them not because they’re unworthy but because I like his next creation even more. But enough delay! Rong’s mechanical gorilla is stunning — full of personality and life. The mechGORILLA’s expression is almost wistful… Rong has also been delving into the [...]

I Scream Clone heads for the depths of the sea with this fantastic depiction of Davy Jones’ Locker from Pirates of the Caribbean. The Kit Fisto minifig works very well for the nefarious Davy Jones himself, while Jones’ pipe organ is well-built indeed.

Please excuse the Asimov reference but I couldn’t resist using it for such an adorable Neo-Classic Space model. Shannon Sproule (Ocean) shows us how to truly go retro.

LEGO fans here in Seattle still unconvinced that the new Power Miners color scheme isn’t “realistic” need only look out their windows on recycling day each week — the new natural gas-powered trucks are exactly the same color as Bob Newill’s walker: Check out more photos of Bob’s walker in his LEGO Power Miners Walker photoset [...]

James Turley (Turkguy) has been working on a podracer for FBTB’s contest, and what a solid bar-setting entry indeed! The nonagonal design of the engies is a rare technical treat and the red stripes on it are just gorgeous.

If I understand correctly, Corfe Castle station is going to be the centre-piece of Carl Greatrix’s new train layout. If the rest of the layout is even half as good (and I have no doubts it will be) it promises to be one of the best. In other news, congratulations are in order for Carl for [...]

The action and buildings in SlyOwl’s are expectedly excellent, but what impresses me most about this pirate diorama is the base: The angled water with flotsam and jetsam in the foreground meshes neatly with the dock in the background. More photos in SlyOwl’s Tortuga gallery on Brickshelf. Via those diligent TFOLs.

Matt De Lanoy (Pepa Quin) combines three of the world’s most popular brands — Star Wars, Apple, and LEGO — in a mashup that is sure to be a strong contender in the FBTB Podracer Challenge. Those earbuds are brilliant.

Chris Wunz (Wuntztwice) has built a cool little flying car. I love retro-futuristic stuff, and this car captures that aesthetic very well. He’s also built in some cool features, like the rotating hover engines, and a very detailed cockpit.

Christophe Bongay has a bone-crushingly brutal creation in his Brickshelf gallery. I don’t know what it’s called, but I sure don’t want to see this thing coming at me.

Chris B has recently posted a couple of small robots/hardsuits that have a lot of style. He has achieved some really cool shapes and details at a small scale. I especially like the head and shoulder winglets on the yellow one. Based on their names, there may even be a third one [...]

There have been a lot of really great starfighters posted online lately, and this one by Johnny (Dr. X) is certainly no exception. One thing that does make it different, is that it’s not an entry for the “Show us what you got” contest over on flickr, for which I am a judge. [...]

I neither know nor care if this is new. I think it looks great so I’m blogging it. Nice work Ulimy.

There’s something inherently funny about advertising a sold-out product, as Peter Edwards does with a hand car from Big Ben Bricks in this video: The video features a fantastic Technic bridge long enough to span a LEGO Amazon:

In most niches of LEGO there are a handful of builders who have really pushed building. Any list is, of course, going to be quite personal but hopefully can give a good idea of what can be achieved. On The Brothers Brick we tend to focus only on new models but this can neglect some [...]