About me
Some of you who have wandered over here may wonder what this 'Mad physicist' thing is all about? Well, I actually am a physicist in my daily life and my fellow LEGO builders sometimes seem to think that I have a particular way of doing things that they themselves wouldn't normally come up with. Because of that, when I was living in the UK, it wasn't entirely unusual for my British friends to refer to me as the 'Mad physicist'.
Selling models or instructions
I get a lot of requests by people who would like to buy my models or who would like instructions. I am sorry if it disappoints anybody, but I have no interest in selling any of my models. They are fragile, complicated, and tend to use a lot of parts, sometimes including rare ones that LEGO don't make any more. I don't make instructions either. I'd rather spend my time building new things. I don't work for LEGO and my LEGO building is strictly a hobby.
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- JoinedFebruary 2008
- OccupationAssociate professor
- CountryThe Netherlands
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Ralph is an amazing Lego creator. He creates vehicle of all sorts in an amazing realistic and to-scale way like no other! I'm always wondering how on earth did he do that, and then it hits me ... what a genius idea. He is an inspiration!
Ralph you're an inspiration, I am blown away with your UH-1H. I am going to study your photos with the view of trying to recreate this masterpiece. Keep up the awesome work.
I often think Ralph sees Lego in a different way than we mere mortals do. The way he's able to mold those bricks into the irregular shapes that make up an aircraft, is baffling. When even mathematics get involved in building, you know the attention to detail is taken very seriously indeed. In general a very kind, well … Read more
I often think Ralph sees Lego in a different way than we mere mortals do. The way he's able to mold those bricks into the irregular shapes that make up an aircraft, is baffling. When even mathematics get involved in building, you know the attention to detail is taken very seriously indeed. In general a very kind, well spoken and fun guy to be around.
Read lessI think Ralph is the best LEGO-builder in world. The way he build is inimitable. So Ralph is my bigest idol. Thank you for the beautiful models.
What can I say, he is my brother and a pretty awesome one too! He's just a very nice and gentle man, and I admire his lego-work! He has been "playing" with those little bricks ever since he was a toddler, there usually was a car or a plane or a train on the table when we had our dinner (or breakfast, or lunch). I gav… Read more
What can I say, he is my brother and a pretty awesome one too! He's just a very nice and gentle man, and I admire his lego-work! He has been "playing" with those little bricks ever since he was a toddler, there usually was a car or a plane or a train on the table when we had our dinner (or breakfast, or lunch). I gave him my Lego one day, well, we traded it since I got his Ministeck, it was somewhere in the eighties. I am just a proud sister ;-)
Read lessMad Physicist, what an amazing builder.
I have been intrigued for so long with Ralph's models. His models are some of the best that I have seen -- but just a quick look around his stream can tell you that! He's also been of huge help to me on numerous projects of mine! Keep on brickin' mate! :)
The master of detail. Whether it be cars, jets, helicopters, or even a building every once in awhile, Ralph pulls it together with expertise. Certainly someone to reference to when building.
A genius, and a friend. Ralph is one of those rare people that you meet only once in a lifetime.
Ralph is, simply put, an amazing builder. Every time I think I've finally figured out how he does it, another model comes out, and I am left once again wondering, "How did he do that?" His techniques are very simple, yet they always work very gracefully. I've learned a great many things from simply studying his models… Read more
Ralph is, simply put, an amazing builder. Every time I think I've finally figured out how he does it, another model comes out, and I am left once again wondering, "How did he do that?" His techniques are very simple, yet they always work very gracefully. I've learned a great many things from simply studying his models, and I suggest anyone who builds aircraft to do the same.
Read lessMad Physicist is one of those builders I've admired long before the days of flickr. Now that we're both on this fine site I was pleased to learn that Ralph is not only talented, but knowledgeable, diplomatic...and forever a good friend to all.
Mad Physicist (a.k.a. Ralph S.) is one of the great LEGO builders of the world. Name anything and he will be able to build it.
He's so good at building planes, can start his own airport if he wanted to
Ralph is one (rather mad) Lego builder who painstakingly combines all sorts of building techniques into his aircraft, land vehicles as well as into his minifig sets that make them all look and feel realistic. If I were to compare his creations to that of others, his feel like they were made from smaller bits that w… Read more
Ralph is one (rather mad) Lego builder who painstakingly combines all sorts of building techniques into his aircraft, land vehicles as well as into his minifig sets that make them all look and feel realistic. If I were to compare his creations to that of others, his feel like they were made from smaller bits that were integrated and specially made for each other. Rather than coming up with simpler solutions, he pushes the limits of Lego building techniques (particularly for land vehicles and aircraft) and almost always comes up with a design that's better, smoother, more realistic, and has that "wow" effect most of his viewers express the moment they see his models. Outside of MOCpages, Brickshelf or Flickr he's also a good friend who provides sound advice in terms of Lego building techniques as well as anything else under the sun. Cheers, Patrick
Read lessRalph builds simply the most realistic aircraft out of Lego that you are ever gonna see... and he's a nice guy too - go figure!
The best Lego aircrafts builder in the world, next to lego monster according to me, so far.