Barret Wallace

When I was a kid I was a big fan of the little known TV show "A Man Called Sloane", a spy series in the spirit of James Bond and Mission: Impossible. While Sloan was cool, his right hand man (pun intended) Torque was awesome, he had an amazing chrome mechanical hand with attachments. They would have been the perfect adversary of this character by vincentkiew, an eco-terrorist named Barret Wallace (from Final Fantasy VII), who also has a pretty spectacular modular arm.

Reverend Frantic

I'm not sure if I'm breaking policy here. In general BrickNerd doesn't feature politics or religion, yet according to the description by builder Pate-keetongu the good reverend here is "Man of faith, force and a circular saw hat." He's also positively dashing, and it's my blog, so I'll do what I want. And before you stare puzzled for too long, yes, those are big fig arms as his chest, some impressive NPU.

He Who Draws The Sword From The Stone, He Shall Be King

I'm not sure if I've ever shared what an Excalibur fan I am. I've been enthralled with John Boorman's classic medieval tale since it came out in 1981. And while this brilliant sword in the stone by builder Corvus Auriac MOCs may not be the one from the movie, it's still pretty awesome. And now I'm just gonna have to put that movie on.

Aldingham Keep

While the first word that leaps to mind to describe this wonderful keep by Brother Seven would probably be "tall", I'm going to go with "clean". While I truly appreciate a craggy, richly textured castle build, it seems they're all that way any more. That makes this especially clean tower stand out all the more, and it's a gleaming while treat for the eyes.

SL20 Streamliner

Of course the first thing I thought when I saw this stunning vehicle by builder Vince_Toulouse was "cool, art deco Batmobile!" But as we all know Batman only builds in black...and sometimes very dark gray. This slick beauty features a bubble canopy, chrome exhaust, quad headlights and Duplo tires (yes, Duplo tires).

USS Meyer

Since I haven't seen the new Star Trek series (because CBS sucks and only has it on their own awful online service) I have to admit I didn't know if this was an official design when I first saw it. After reading Ben "Spaceship!" Smith's description I see it's an entirely original design, but the fact that I couldn't tell just says how good this is. The presentation is stellar too (see what I did there?).

Earthworm Jim And Psycrow

I remember playing Earthworm Jim long, long ago, but for the life of me I can't recall what platform it was on. I do remember enjoying it's quirky animation and style, but nothing else. Of course I recognized these figures from builder captainsmog instantly, so there's hope for my old, dusty memory.

Motion Tracker

I love props, especially fan-built props. Seriously, you'd think after 30 years in the movie biz I'd be over that crap, but no (did you see the blaster I built?). And that extends to props from video games, like this absolutely awesome motion tracker from the game Alien: Isolation by Nick Brick. As usual, Nick nailed the look, and always one to "plus it up" he added lighting effects as well. I want one of these!

Armathain Manor

Builder Groovybones describes this as a "Castle-type thing" and I find it equally hard to categorize. What I don't find hard is it's appeal, with it's interesting angles, splashes of color and Persian flair. It looks right out of an adventure movie, with plenty of action and intrigue, a movie I'd totally watch.

Whale Watching

I love this boat, if I was sure it wouldn't make totally barfy I'd love to be on it (but I would). But even more than the boat I love the presentation of it. With the whale intersecting the edge of the display it adds motion and interest, taking an already brilliant creation and elevating it to the next level. Well done Markus "Madstopper" Ronge.

Architect's Workspace

I remember considering being an architect when I was young. I've always been interested in drawing and the nuts and bolts of how things come together, but I think it was because Mr. Brady had such a sweet home office (yeah, that Mr. Brady). This build by Anthony SÉJOURNÉ is exceptionally clean and tidy, makes me want to draft something.

Vibrant Rover

TFDesigns has been rolling out some very interesting rover designs this month, including the one you see just below. This rover, for whatever reason, seems very playful to me (and certainly friendly). I think it's the choice of the bright colors that seem to call: "Come closer! I won't roll over you." This model also shows us that you don't need any truly specialty parts to make a solid rover, you just need a bit of creativity! Well done indeed!

The Violet Vanquisher

When it comes to building starfighters these days, the stranger the better, as demonstrated here by dark-purple fan Chris Perron. Thanks to LEGO's Nexo Knights series, we have had several new curved elements introduced to the ever growing collection of our favorite plastic pieces. Several newer parts are used throughout this spacecraft, for example the dark purple curved panel elements that work miraculously well as...well...panels on this ship's body. Another great and unique starfighter to showcase here on BrickNerd, and I can't wait to see some more designs from Chris in the future!

Star Wars Racer

While I might not be a big prequel fan, I did appreciate the podrace from Episode 1, and the video games that followed, and I really dig this latest creation by tkel86. It combines LEGO, Mindstorms and Star Wars to great effect, making an arcade game that l would absolutely love to try. Check out the video to see it in action, it's amazing.

For The Birds

The Pixar shorts have become practically as big a draw as the films they proceed. Through the years there have been many, but few have charmed me and made me laugh as much as For the Birds. Builder Yatkuu captures the essence of the mocking and bullying birds very well (don't worry, they get what's coming to them).

Holy Fruit-of-the-Loom, Batman!

My old pal Thorsten Bonsch has kicked off a new series of Gothic Batman scenes with this rendition of Bruce and Dick's tony changing area in the Batcave.  Note the highly ornate cabinets for their costumes, and even a candelabra on the table.  All this surrounded by the rugged stalactites and stalagmites of the mysterious underground lair.  And there's Robin, in his tighty-whities...  What a scene!

The White Tulip

I will admit I have very little knowledge of Russian architecture. In fact, beyond onion domes on colorful buildings or monolithic concrete structures, I'm really not aware of much more. So I found this wonderful building by buildingmaster1966 fascinating not only for it's brick construction, but for opening my eyes to a gap in my knowledge. Time for some google image searches and a little learning.

Stormtrooper E-11 Blaster

I've always been a fan of Stormtroopers, they're white armor, their expert aim, their ability to navigate doorways with ease (ok, I kid, but I am a fan). I've also been a fan of their blasters too, in fact I was just looking at photos last night for an upcoming prop project. So I was quite surprised and delighted to find this awesome LEGO blaster by Daryl Ng in my feed this morning. It's even got a spiffy UCS style display stand, neat!

Tianfeng Tower

Here in America we have a strange concept of what "history" is, or at least a strange time scale. Since our country has only been around 242 years, things going back that far seem really old. I can assure you there are paint flakes on this magnificent structure in China that are older than our oldest standing structure. This is Tianfeng Tower, and it's been standing for over 1300 years! This LEGO version of it by acgshow(G.S) is absolutely jaw dropping. Click through for many more pictures.

Mini Parisian Restaurant

If there's anything I enjoy more than nicely done modular buildings, it's a micro build of said modular buildings. The Parisian Restaurant is one of my favorites, and this miniature version of it by builder Simon NH is instantly recognizable. And just like it's full size counterpart, it's brimming with charm. There's so many clever techniques and part uses here I don't know where to start, so just gawk at it like I've been doing.