Gamabomb has been on a red suitcase rampage lately, and I love it. His most recent build in the series is a police SWAT drone reminiscent of concept art designs by Theo Stylianides. The builder uses a combination of System and Bionicle parts to achieve some amazing shapes and mechanical detailing. Rather than using the Scala suitcase as he did with his two previous creations, the head of this drone is actually a Playmobil part. I have no beef with non-LEGO parts, and have used a couple myself, as long as it looks good — which is definitely the case here. And the custom stickers add an additional level of realism to an already great build. Be sure to check out his other suitcase-headed builds Botdog and Wanzer Sixfive. The post Some robots can be such head cases appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Peter
There’s a gentle wave lapping at the shore as you gaze out over the panoramic deep blue ocean. Swedish builder Magnus has chosen to maximise the view by building his beach house on stilts. Although the focus of the build is the beach house, my own favourite part is the use of the minifigure lifeguard float as a dingy sitting by the dock. The palm tree is also a nice touch, with clever use of the 4-leaf plant part to bring a touch of tropical flora to the scene. I hope those foundations are deep, as we all know what happened to the man who built his house upon the sand… The post A beach scene that will float your boat appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Elspeth De Montes
Ever since I was a kid, I’ve been fascinated with creepy crawlies, but dragonflies were always a favorite. I love how they’d appear to defy gravity as they hovered above the rippling water. Takamichi Irie has recreated this iconic insect with a ‘handful’ of minifig parts (note all the minifigure hands used as connectors on the wings), some flex tube and a sprinkling of blue and black elements. With some sharp photography and clever use of lighting, it even appears to be hovering; all that is missing is the water. The post Like a dragonfly skimming the surface of the water, touch on something without going into it deeply appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Jonathan
Soundwave was always one of my favourite Decepticons as he was unusually cool-sounding and had additional tiny transformers stored inside himself in cassette form. One un-glamourous thing was his alternate mode — he turned into a boombox of all things! Your superpower is to blend in to very unique situations! Thankfully, he spent most of his time in ‘bot’ mode. This incredible transformable build by Moko really is quite a feat. Not only does it morph into the boombox, but it comes complete with Ravage, Rumble, Buzzsaw, and Frenzy. And yes, eagle-eyed fans will notice that if you ever need extra juice, there are some energon cubes to grab as loot! The post Autobots inferior, Soundwave superior! appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Edwinder
Now this is a wholesome, back-to-basics cargo-sorting set that can hang with the best of all time. Great play value, easily adds to many other themes of the past & present, modern builds, generic, but good-looking minifigures, and a surprisingly reasonable price to part ratio, to boot.Video: LEGO City 2017 Cargo Terminal review ? 60169Original linkOriginal author: theJANG