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Lava House is a modern home with a colour scheme inspired by the 1970's and hot lava. Dark orange, dark red, reddish brown and black are dominant colours.
The house is situated on a volcano shaped rock surrounded by a stream of water and sand. In some way it reminds me of Calmwater Cliff House MOC, but it is still very different.
Inside the house you find a fully furnished living room, kitchen, bedroom and bathroom downstairs and TV corner upstairs.
The grille tiled roof can easily be lifted off in order to display the interior.
My plan is to display Lava House at a Swebrick exhibition in Hässleholm, Sweden, in the middle of August 2018.
Macau is a city in south-east China. Until 1999 it belonged to Portugal. Then it became part of China as a Special Administrative Region, thus maintaining some autonomy, same as Hongkong. Nowadays Macau is best known as world’s largest center of gambling. In this MOC, however, I focus on the old part of the city.
Thanks to its Portuguese roots, Macau has a unique charm. At every step you see western and eastern culture merge into one. It’s probably the only place in the world where you can taste pasteis de nata with durian topping.
The MOC shows some highlights from my trip to Macau in the summer of 2019:
* Architecture - mainly based on this place: www.flickr.com/gp/toltomeja/82N4Us
* Bilingual signboards (in Portuguese and Cantonese)
* Buddhist altar - many small altars are scattered around the city, same as larger temples and catcholic churches. It is quite an exceptional mix, but the buddhist tradition seems to be more lively.
* Bus stop – timetables are attached to a cyllinder that you can rotate to find your line. When it comes to public transport, everything happens really fast -something that I’m not used to. To make the things more confusing, in Macau you drive on the left side of the road, so the bus always arrived from the opposite side than a European tourist would expect.
* Shop with... Strange things – I honestly don’t know how to call this. From the look of them, the items for sale looked like dried fish fins and bones, perhaps some sea snails and herbs as well... If anybody has a clue, please let me know!
* Vietnamese Banh Mi sandwich restaurant – this might not clearly be a local dish, but I’ve been there a couple of times and definitely recommend it!
See more pictures here: www.flickr.com/gp/toltomeja/5jv22X
This is my 24th build for the Iron Forge and I made one of my favorite robots. Used the seed part 6 times.
A rookie Dark Hunter who commissioned the Nynrah Ghosts to make her a weapon she can't drop. They took that a bit literally.
An AFOLs' worst nightmare of sorts when a minute detail looks annoyingly out of place. The first attempt on the double-sided circular stained glass window left a gap between the upper and lower halves of the windows which was totally unexpected and unacceptable.
The struggle is real!
Did NOT want to rush it so left it overnight with the thought of fixing it the next day when I went to sleep. When I woke up I had the problem solved in my mind (who doesn't experience this during sleep) and that's what was shown in the original post. The solution was very tricky and no cheats/cuts. This might also shed some light on those trying to figure out how it was done and if you've already reached this point, you're on the right track...
#BuildWhatInspiresYou
#PisambanMaragul
Work In Progress - Side Elevation
I was sick this past week and stuck in bed for three days. So what else to do but design my dream home? 15,000 pieces so far, and 38 hours of work! Still working on the interiors, but I'm super pleased with how it's coming. I plan to build it with real bricks as soon as I'm able :)
My second build for Iron Forge round 3. Used the seed part only 1 time, on the piano top (I don't know how this is called).
This was a fun build inspired by PaulvilleMOCs beautiful instruments. Check his builds and I'm sure you'll love them.
Falu red summer cottages are a common sight in the Scandinavian archipelago. They were often built a long time ago in the 19th or 20th Century. Here is my contemporary take on a Falu red cottage.
Really happy with how this turned out. I made a short video about it if you want to see me try to swoosh it around.
Pure and radiant, may it's eternal glow guide you...
Main photo here: www.flickr.com/photos/thesecretwalrus/37823467394/in/date...
"I'm sorry, sir. You should probably come back another time. I can tell this is your first time buying a dragon, so let me offer you some advice. SUMMER is the absolute worst time to buy dragons, everybody knows that! When the temperature rises, almost all dragon breeds become more active and you can easily lose a hand or a leg, and how are you supposed to ride a dragon after that? Trust me. Our family has been in the dragon business for almost a hundred years. We know everything about the dragons in these parts. For example, it may not look like it but I can assure you that this one is the best one. Not the cheapest mind you, but you want quality, don't you? Now if you can't tell that, then please stand back and leave it to the professionals."
This is what my brother said to our first customer this morning, and this is why I'm in such a good mood. That big viking was an imbecile, and we couldn't just let one of our prized dragons go to him. He left our shop without even looking. What can I say. Not only do you choose your dragon, but your dragon has to choose you too...and here at The Edge we have a lot dragons: fire breathers, green hornets, saberhorns, granny tooths and even rhino dragons. Just saying, if you are looking for one...
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This is my entry for the Through the Seasons category in this year's Summer Joust 2021. I've teamed up with 3 awesome builders: Ted, Magnus and Josh. Thank you very much guys for your feedback and ideas! Thank you Ted also for helping me with the backstory!
Turaga Lhikan
"Without self-discovery, you will never find your destiny."
A fun build that was part of a collaboration on Instagram.
A model of the player board from one of my favourite games.
You can see the original here: boardgamegeek.com/image/3864358/azul
Got inspired by Nick Brick's Post-Human build. Mine is still a human, I think, but with slight modifications :D
From the ashes of the Chimera comes a newly designed Revenant Sisterhood auxiliary walker. Real photo with real lights.
The alien hippy looking for universal piece and understanding in the most odd places on this planet and beyond ...
In the future a new earth-like planet - named Ademis - is discovered. A group of people with different skills is sent to Ademis to live there and examine the pre-conditions for a larger colony to be established.
Another diorama scene in the making this time. This hangar is design with playable part such as foldable mechanic arms that can be place in a storage also the arms can be stretch out too, movable mechanism at the middle bar that will be lower up or down for pickup spare parts, multiple walkway platform and soon some led lights will be installing to create an environment mood.
In a glade shadowed by pine trees lies this house. It has a large terrace (to some extent inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater) and a cosy conservatory with garden view.
It might not be my most complex build so far, but it's still one of of my hardest to finish. In April, after years and years of hard work as a legal counsel with high speed approach and self-imposed performance requirements, I ran out of energy. My brain stopped co-operating and I lost my ability to focus. Since then, I have been struggling to recover and to find a balance both at work and in my creative process with LEGO. Thus, finishing Pineglade House MOC means a lot to me and I'm glad that I'm now on a more sustainable path ahead.
THE BIRCH BELLE TREANT.
(May You Bloom Series, Pt. 2)
This is the second post in a series of treants I've built for the #MayYouBloom challenge hosted by @bricksandfables over on Instagram. I tried to loosely base each of these treants off of a type of tree, though I'll admit that I am no student of the branch. I also did my best to give each treant a unique color scheme. With this post, I also broke treants out into dioecious typologies (taking creative liberties, of course)! This second treant is based on a birch tree!
Many folks like to assume that treants all have the personality and disposition of an old, crotchety man. Many folks are wrong! Just as trees can have pollinating trees and fruiting trees, so too can treants! Here we see a lovely birch treant, who seems to be taking a stroll through the woods, whistling a tune.
Birch treants are some of the most friendly to humanoids, and love to interact with smaller creatures. They're also some of the most social, forming friendships with other nearby treants as easily as they grow bark. This particular Belle of the woods seems to be headed toward somewhere far away, as though hearing the call of a new friend. I wonder where she could be going..?
Some LED tape and a 32x32 trans-yellow plate from Bricks And Minifigs in Grandville, and boom! Instant fun.
First introduced 10 years ago in 2010 with the classic rangefinder silhouette, excellent ergonomics, and impeccable optics - the iconic X100 series has developed a cult following amongst street photographers.
More series 4 minifig fun, i am sure this guy will be everywhere soon, so i thought i would join in...
First attempts on building a rover. I didn't know anything about Febrovery, but saw Frost's builds and got hooked.
As this is my favorite minifig from the latest Series 21, I've decided to build one for this guy.
For the 12*12 vignette category of Summer Joust 2025. After I got knocked out of MELO I wanted to continue building in Tolkien’s universe.
“The streets of Gondolin were paved with stone and wide, kerbed with marble and fair houses and courts amid gardens of bright flowers were set about the ways[..]“
A vignette of a small courtyard of Gondolin before the fall. A soldier of the Gondolindrim is on duty guarding a gold-dressed gate while the infamous Glorfindel stands on the balcony. Perhaps he senses the betrayal at hand and what is coming?
QUEEN ELIZABETH II - this submitted idea to LEGO IDEAS is an homage to Queen Elizabeth II and all the courage, hope and inspiration she gave to many people over her 70-year reign.
The proposed set has a size of 14 cm (W) x 13 cm (L) x 13 cm (H) - 16 x 16 studs - an shows the Queen, in company of two of her dogs, at work on her desk in the Buckingham Palace. The vignette is composed of 455 parts.
If you would like my idea to be an official LEGO set please support my project at LEGO IDEAS and feel free to share the project link on social media. Queen Elizabeth II life's work would merit to have a memory in form of a real LEGO set sold in stores.
Many thanks in advance & with kind regards,
legolux1973