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A Great Gatehouse MOC by Jako of Nerogue

 

This impressive gatehouse MOC was recently shared by flickr.com user and LEGO Fan Jako of Nerogue in his photostream. The texture of the walls is done greatly but my favourite part are the machicolations. Addition of thin bodied trees with autumn colors are also nice addition to the scenery. Check out the builders photostream for many more great historical MOC's.

A Very Unique Cyborg, Lariska


There has been a while since we have shared a Bionicle/Buildable Action Figure Style MOC and this one is absolutely a great one in that category. This cyborg, namely "Lariska" with its unique turquise-pearl gray colorscheme and unique pieces was recently built and shared by filcik.com user and talented builder Logan W. a.k.a. Logey Bear. There are lots of pieces that are not easy to recognizable from various themes including Bionicle, Hero Factory, Galidor and more. Check out the builders photostream for many more interesting character figure MOC's.

Crow Knight Outpost

 

Talented LEGO builder and flickr.com user markus19840420 who is best known for his great historical and Star Wars MOC's recently post with wonderful Outpost MOC in his photostream. Accordingly to the name of the MOC, the outpost is occupied by the Tournament (Crow) Knight from the Collectible minifigure series 20. The texture and the shaping of the building walls are done very well. The vegetation all around the MOC looks also beautiful and just the right amount. 

Middle Earth comes alive with Micro-scale Dioramas by Simon Hundsbichler

 


These amazing microscale dioramas depicting the iconic locations from Lord of the Rings were recently shared by very talented MOC'er Simon Hundsbichler who is known for his impressive micro-sclae creations like the Hanging Gardens of Semiramis and beautiful animal creations like the Tiger. The part usage on these builds are increadibly well and buildings from the trilogy are instantly recognizable. I also like the buildings are presented on top of an opened book.
 

Fruit Merchant on her Snail mount by Jonas Kramm


This beautiful and colorful MOC was recently shared by LEGO fan and flickr.com user Jonas Kramm a.k.a. Legopard in his photostream. The Shaping of the this thing is absolutely wonderful. The flower is built using arm pieces of the Shark Suit Guy and the berries are the hair pieces of various clown figures. On the other hand the custom merchant figure is very nice as well. The hood piece from the Elves line (From Naida Minidoll) fits perfectly to the torso piece of Elsa minifigure. rounded slope as legs gives the figure a natural siting pose. Even tough this MOC is a small one, its absolutely one of the best for this year in my opinion.

An Unusual and Amazing Samurai Figure MOC, Shichirōji


Some builders are really streching the limits of LEGO elements' capacity to connect. This astonishing work, a samurai figure MOC was recently build and shared by flickr.com user Djokson. This is more of a artwork than a everyday MOC in my opinion. The facial expression of this figure is the best one I have seen. If you look at the builders photo-stream you will see how good he is at building figures.

Special Interview with Anthony Wilson a.k.a. The Secret Walrus



This week we continue our series of Special Interviews starting with a very talented model builder from New Zealand. This weeks guest of honor is Anthony Wilson a.k.a. The Secret WalrusHe is known for his colorful and amazingly detailed dioramas and extraordinary shaped figures and vehicle. Photos from the work of our guest will be presented between the questions but you should check the builders Flickr photo-stream for tons of amazing creations.

Kaplan: We already know you are one of the best LEGO MOC'ers in the world. What can you tell us about yourself other than that? Is Anthony Wilson your real name? We are also curious where does the nick “The Secret Walrus” come from?

Anthony: I’m very flattered that you think I’m one of the best MOC’sts out there. Anthony Wilson is indeed my name. I’m Australian but I’ve lived in New Zealand for most of my life. I’m 21 years old and a computer science student with 2 years left on my degree. I don’t have many hobbies other than LEGO at the moment. I try to write/compose some music as a secondary hobby but it’s not much at the moment and I don’t really share it with anyone right now. I don’t exactly remember where my nickname ‘The Secret Walrus’ came from but I’m pretty sure the Beatles song “I am the Walrus” had something to do with it.


K:  Do you remember the day when you got your first LEGO set? Which set was it? And How old were you when you started playing with LEGO bricks?

A: Aside from Duplo I’m pretty sure my first LEGO set was the original Hogwarts Express. I must’ve been 3 or 4 when I got it which seems like an awfully young age to get a set like that but I built it regardless. I still have the parts from it in my collection to this day.


The Painted City


This awesome MOC was recently shared by flickr.com user and LEGO by Grant Davis. According to description this creation is a collaborative MOC built by three builders Grant Davis. Eli Willsea and Micah Biedemen. The Color combinations and irregular building techniques together with amazing textures on buildings makes this MOC amazing.

Check out the detailed video and the photo gallery for detail shots.

Modern Library by Łukasz Libuszewski Following▾


This awesome building MOC called "Modern Library" was recently shared by flickr.com user and talented LEGO MOC'er Łukasz Libuszewski. The MOC contains great building techniques and a unique visual style differentiating it from the conventional looking LEGO building MOC's and sets. The conbination of side-way building style and the large transparent panels worked impressively well. Check out the builders photo-stream for more details.

The Silver Seedling, a Wonderful Medieval Diorama


LEGO Fan and flickr.com user -LittleJohn who is known for his impressive historical LEGO MOC's shared this wonderful diorama in his photo-stream. This creation is called The Silver Seedling. The technique used to build the walkway is really amazing. The texturing on the building walls and the vegetation are also very nicely done as well.

Coming Home to Santa Fe by Nannan Zhang



This absolutely beautiful and incredibly well shaped modern house MOC was built by Nannan Zhang who is no doubt one of the best MOC'ers in the world. The curves on this thing is relly stunning. The coloring and the textures are incredible as well. The MOC looks amazing from every angle. This could be the highest level for a hause MOC. I also really like the triangular tile floor at the back of the house as well.



The Wyre, an extraordinary MOC


LEGO Fan and flikr.com user Hafynx shared this extraordinary MOC named The Wyre in his photo-stream. The articulation and the shaping of the skull is really great and scary looking in a good way. The golden details, especially the tail pieces to form the eyebrows makes the shape stand out.

Beautiful Modular Buildings by Łukasz Libuszewski

These beautiful and colorful modular buildings were built and recently shared as a group-shot by LEGO fan and flickr.com user Łukasz Libuszewski a.k.a. looooookl in his photo-stream. The texturing and and color choices are great. I especially like the use of bright light yellow ("Chima yellow") in a city-building creation. Each bulding has a fully decorated interior too, so be sure to check out the builders photo-stream for more photos.

Don't feed the monkey


LEGO Fan and flickr.com member alego alego created a MOC named Maison d'Ordralfabétix which has a huge pile of banana parts in it. alego tile his creation's roof with banana pieces. Not only banana roof technique is brillant but also his different wall technique with gray reversed tile pieces is successful. Banana roof really seems it builded by hays.

Amazing and Huge Spaceship, Nautilus


Some MOC's looks so great that you could think that it is not made of bricks. Nautilus is one of those MOC's LEGO fan and flickr.com user Alexander Safarik a.k.a. Malydilnar recently shared this amazing and huge spaceship in his photo-stream. The shaping of the ship, especially the engine  and the bridge sections are amazing.  The angles on the outer shell and the numerous details around the ship makes the creation really exceptional. The builder have built other impressive ships before but Nautilus is the largest one with a length of 220 studs. You can check out this photo to understand how large this ship truly is.

Valahadrian, An Elven Fortress by Tirrell Brown

LEGO fan and flickr.com user Tirrell Brown a.k.a. Blufiji recently shared this amazing historical fantasy creation in his photo-stream. According to the description this MOC was built for the Guilds of Historica in Eurobricks forums. The shaping of the fortress and the colors are very unique. I especially like the usage of tan colored animal tail pieces around the main structure and the wall. The vegetation around the main building is also built beautifully. 

Incredible Stone Tower Bridge (6089) Revamp by jaapxaap


I always sort of liked revamps of old LEGO sets built with modern techniques. If they are built nicely they have the nostalgia and the aesthetic look at the same time. LEGO fan and flickr.com user jaapxaap did a really great job on his latest work, a revamp of the Stone Tower Bridge (6089) castle set. According to the description this MOC was built for The Tourney 2017 in MOCpages. The color-combination and the texturing of the structures was done nicely. I also liked how the roofs were built using small connector tube pieces. The original version had very large slope pieces to form the cliff but the jaapxaap was able to do it building a wall with an angle and that also look interesting. Using Shredders helmet and shoulder spikes to form purist custom figures and using nexo power tile  (Ice dragon power tile was used. Maybe another tile with red color would fit better.) as a symbol on the gate are other interesting ideas used in this MOC.

Can you see the wing on the House of Culture?

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This awesome city building MOC was recently shared by LEGO fan and flickr.com user O0ger. According to the description this creation was built for a Swebrick Contest. I especially like how the huge wing plate piece is used as the main part of the roof. The diagonal edge of the wing piece gives the roof a unusual and modern look. Large-size chess on the floor is another great idea that takes the MOC to another level. The builder decorated the build with a nice selection of minifigures and plants as well.

Hornreach Keep, an amazing castle MOC collaboration.


This amazing castle MOC was built as a collaboration of flickr.com user and LEGO fans Ben Cossy and Eli a.k.a. É.Ɓ. for Brickvention 2017. The detailing on the wall is done greatly and there is also lots of impressive rock formations and vegetation on the diorama as well. Two shades of bluish-gray gives the wall a nice look together with black colored roof on top of the towers. There is also a small town inside the walls where you can see a lot of small interesting details. 


The smoke out of chimney is built using white snake pieces which is something I haven't seen before. I also like how the pavement around the tree was done. The 1x1 tile pieces are not fully stacked to the ground which makes it look more realistic for a historical scene. The river that flows through the village and the outer wall is also a great addition to the creation as well. Inside the keep there is also a hall full of figures and details as well. Check out Eli's photo-stream for more photos.

Porsche 911 RSR by Malte Dorowski


This amazingly realistic Porsche 911 RSR model was recently shared by flickr.com user Malte Dorowski who is well known for his great car models and for his  Porsche 911 GT3 Ideas Project. The shaping of the car is really impressive. I also liked the red+gray brick-built trim lines. The doors could be opened and there is also a fully detailed interior as well. The air-intake on the front and angles of the upper body are my other favourite sections. 


I think the back of a Porsche 911 RSR couldn't be built better for this scale.  the curvature achieved on top of the car is amazing as well.