Wasp

Builder Tim Lydy continues his pursuit of the perfect female figure at this scale, and it's coming along great. He may not be fully satisfied with the final results, but I'm smitten. I understand his position though, artists often are their own worst critics. But I assure you Tim, the pose, forms and composition of this shot is stellar, I look forward to seeing more.

Ghost Rider

This is the awesome convergence of Bionicle, System, comic books and mad building skills. Meet Johnny Blaze, AKA Ghost Rider, he bargained his soul to save his father, and now fights evil while his head is a flaming skull. Now I don't want to start rumors, but building skills like this are uncommon, you don't suppose dennis qiu has struck some kind of bargain do you? Let's hope there's no hellfire involved though, LEGO melts at 221º.

MOC - Ghost Rider

Rei's Plugsuit

As is usually the case when a cool anime MOC is posted, like this one from nobu_tary, I have no clue who I'm looking at. And of course doing my due diligence I Google it so I can at least post with a minimal amount of knowledge. This morning I learned about plugsuits, and I have to say if I could work out a way to control my computer, or better yet my motion control slider with one of these, I would look totally awesome here in the studio wearing one of these skin-tight beauties. Wait, where are you going?

Rei Ayanami

Smeeeee!

I was supposed to be at Disneyland this weekend, but I'm not (very sad face). But if I were, we'd be waiting not-so-patiently for the fireworks. I the mean time I'm sure we'd get a Dole whip, probably ride Pirates and Mansion, and maybe if the crowds aren't bad wait in line for Peter Pan. And of course we'd get to see Captain Hook and Tick Tock in their eternal struggle. Luckily i've got this fabulous MOC by 'rolli to give me just a little dose of Disney magic.

Captain Hook

Star Wars: A New Hip

I'm old. I'm really old. But at least I still have vivid memories of seeing Star Wars in the theater (like every weekend for a year, plus many viewings during the summer, lost count). But the inevitable march of time means that everyone and everything involved in my favorite movie of all time is also aging. And Han & Leia are no exception as imagined by Pepa Quin.

Star Wars: A New Hip

Gizmo

Man the early 80's were a great time for movies. Think about how many fantastic films came out at that time, there were so many. It was also a time when I was finding myself as an artist and filmmaker, and was warped and inspired for life. One such inspirational films was Gremlins. It had cute moments, crazy moments, laughs and scares, and some of the best creature work ever caught on film. And of course, everyone fell in love with Gizmo, as depicted here by builder paddybricksplitter

Gizmo

Where The Wild Things Are

I read it as a kid, and I read it to my kids as an adult. It's Maurice Sendak's classic book Where The Wild Things Are. It's got a unique look that's instantly recognizable, and has been captured perfectly in this MOC by Max Pointner. There's also some clever part use here, like the croc tails on the tree, genius.

Where The Wild Things Are Main 2

But It's Not Over

I've often wondered where the "fat lady sings" euphemism comes from. I suppose I could google it, but that would be too easy. But the notion that nothing is "over" until a heavyset woman wearing viking armor, not unlike this MOC by Pepa Quin, comes out belting operatic tones seems really odd. What if your opera is set in ancient Mongolia? She would be completely out of place. What if it's set in modern Los Angeles? Actually, that's not much of a stretch, never mind.

Brunhilde

The Force Meets Minions

I do enjoy a good mashup, and builder car_mp has brought together two things that needed to be united, Star Wars and Minions. Although, Luke would probably argue that learning from Yoda was difficult enough, now he speaks in nonsensical bursts and craves bananas? At least Lando probably never knew what the deal was so he didn't know it was getting worse.

MInion Yoda
Minion Vader and Minion Solo

First Order Stormtrooper

When I saw the teaser trailer for Star Wars The Force Awakens and there was that glimpse of the new stormtroopers I had a surge of childhood course through my veins. It's a thrill that's indescribable, yet here I sit trying to come up with the words. I had a little taste of it this morning too, when I saw this delightful MOC by umamen. Suddenly I'm nine years old, and I want to save the galaxy. I want to jump around with a flashlight and make swooshing noises. I want to climb aboard a starship and jump to light speed. I want some Star Wars.

LEGO: Stormtrooper of episode 7 (8inch)

Wonder Woman

This is truly another golden age of the comic book hero. While comic books themselves reigned supreme in the 50's, they've certainly had their ups and downs since then. But now all those heroes that kept our imaginations thrilled are making big screen appearances on a scale that would have scarcely been imagined just 20 years ago. These heroes are also enjoying a renaissance of public awareness and cultural significance that has nerds around the world overjoyed. And of course we're seeing an explosion of heroes in brick form, which makes me all kinds of happy. Like this awesome MOC of Wonder Woman by Tim Lydy, gorgeous.

Anubis

So, you're recently deceased and mummified huh? Well congratulations! Next stop the afterlife, just as long as you can get there. Not to worry though, you've got protection. Meet Anubis, the jackal-headed god by builder dennis qiu. Now just gather up your belongings (and don't forget your kidneys in that jar over there) and make your way to the kingdom of the dead (and no line jumping).

MOC - Anubis