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I originally started this build back in the end of November with the intention of entering it into the Colossal Castle Contest. But, life got very busy, and I ended up running out of time. So when they extended the deadline to January 31st, I used that as motivation to finish the half-completed monstrosity that was taking up the majority of my desk. There are still some things I would revise a bit if I had more time, (particularly some of the interior areas) but all in all I’m very happy to have it finished! And I’m also super glad to have finally done another sizable build set in Allanar Forest. The build was inspired by this wonderful artwork by Myoung Hoon Park.
The Dwelves’ primary mine is located on the west edge of Allanar Forest. These days Goren generally oversees mining operations, but the massive lodge is used for much more than just mining. Added on to and repaired many times over the years, the structure is a welcome sight for any dwelves traveling through that part of the forest. From offering shelter and accommodation for hunters, to warmth and a hearty meal for herdsman moving animals between pastures, the ancient building is a true landmark and great place to meet with old friends.
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I can never resist FebRovery, and wasn’t going to let my tiny rover from the Astro Warden be my only contribution! This mining vehicle brought back lots of memories of playing with Power Miners and was a ton of fun to build. I managed to utilize some interesting yellow elements I’ve had around for a while along with the unusual sand blue technic column.
The saw arm can rotate 360° and extend or retract for mining or transit mode. The windscreen also opens, and the whole roof can be removed for easier access to the cabin.
Full credit for the wheel design goes to Frost.
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Brickbuilt Jyn Erso from the upcoming Rogue One. This is her in a pose from the early photo shot of her and her crew.
Haven't seen anyone attempt at brick building Jyn Erso at this scale. Look forward to other's work. I might build the rest of the Rebels in the near future.
Here is the complete collab I made with John during my last visit. He has an immersive edit in his stream.
As the title indicates, it was inspired by the boardgame Everdell.
More images showing all the details are available on Brickbuilt.
Behind King's Cross Railway Station - the old brick built buildings on the Regents Canal Tow Path.
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My first build for the latest Iron Builder round against Jayfa. The seed part is the Technic Cable Connector in green.
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My second build for the latest Iron Builder round against Danko. The seed part is the Toy Winder Key in dark orange.
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Posable models of Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde, the main characters of the 2016 Disney animation film Zootopia.
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→ Separate photos: Nick Wilde, Judy Hopps
You can have a chance at winning this model by entering the Island Bound category of the 2025 Summer Joust. Built together with John.
See all the contest details in the flickr group or Discord server.
Several more photos of the model available on Brickbuilt.
My first build for the latest Iron Builder round against Inthert. The seed part is the Plate, Modified 2 x 3 with Bar in dark red.
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As promised, here is my expanded version of the Tryandal Woodlands model I posted a few weeks ago. I had a lot of fun with both the landscape and buildings, and it was great to not have a limit of just 101 parts this time!
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One collab wasn’t enough, and we just managed to squeeze in a second build before I returned to Denmark.
It’s yet another scene set in our Alnya, and we returned to our roots by making it viewable from all sides, and even including a full interior!
It fits on a 48×48 baseplate and is an entry in the Civilian Building category of the CCC.
Extra credit to John for handling the last details and photography!
Some high res detail shots available in his stream.
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This article was originally published in Brick Fanatics Magazine and is reproduced here with permission.
If it wasn’t already obvious to you, this model was largely influenced by John’s Winter Serenity build. I still find it refreshing to make snowy scenes, and was rather pleased with how the arching walkway of the bridge came together.
Credit for the deer design goes to Grantmasters.
You can find breakdowns of the more interesting techniques in Issue 9 of Brick Fanatics magazine.
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This build has been sitting around, half-finished on my desk for about 5 months now. Needless to say, I’m very glad to finally be done with it! I started building it back in January, after seeing Marius Herrmann’s incredible model, Alfheim. Due to some lack of planning on my part though, I wasn’t entirely sure what I wanted in my build, which led to me setting it aside for several months. After it had collected a thick layer of dust, I decided I should just finish it and get it out of the way. So this is what I came up with. Not overly happy with the final result, but I’m quite thrilled to be able to move on to other projects without this taking up space in our build area!
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My fifth build for the latest Iron Builder round against Inthert. The seed part is the Plate, Modified 2 x 3 with Bar in dark red.
The tractor was inspired by several of Damian Z.'s incredible designs.
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An entry for the Seasonal Bliss category of the Wandering Skies contest . My idea was to create a frigid yet peaceful winter landscape with the only hints of warmth and comfort coming from the house’s window light. And then an incredibly cozy, steampunk interior inside. So be sure to check out the second interior photo.
Nothing like being able to enjoy winter’s beauty from a warm, comfortable vantage point!
Nigel Langridge is an experienced airship captain who spends most of the year traveling across the skies. Yet when winter comes and storms make such journeys too dangerous, he returns to his snug lakeside home. There he relaxes with his curmudgeonly cat, Reginald, and ever energetic dog, Maxwell.
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My third build for the latest Iron Builder round against Danko. The seed part is the Toy Winder Key in dark orange.
Inspired by Tyler's chainsaw.
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My first entry for Round 3 of the Iron Builder Forge competition, with the seed part this week as the infamous stud shooter. I thought about this one for a while as this is the trickiest seed part this far, and realized the handle resembles the components of a soda machine, which evolved into this restaurant soft drink bar.
Here's a drink to the next round and builds I create!
-FEBROVERY 2023-
CMBR - Mushroom Planet Coloniser
Another contribution for FebRovery, though this time as part of a collab with Marin and Aron! We each contributed one inspiration image to a mood board, and then all designed new rovers based off those three images. It was a really fun project and I also took this an opportunity to try motorizing a rover for the first time.
I copied the general setup of motors from the App Controlled Batmobile, so it doesn't have articulated steering just left and right drive.
Video covering some of the build process and showing the rover in action is available on Brickbuilt.
My entry for the LEGO House Rebrick contest. Upon seeing the categories, I knew I wanted to create a landscape – the question was, what kind? After much deliberation, (and even a couple of failed starts), I decided on doing a serene winter forest. I tried to create a deep, fluffy feeling for the snow, which I think ended up working very well. The icy trees are something I’ve wanted to try for a while now too – let me know what you think of them!
Credit for the idea of using light yellow in the path goes to Mark Erickson, and his Northward Bound build. Inspiration for the fox design goes to Markus, to Balbo for the squirrel design, and Dathil for the deer head.
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Continuing my series of prize models is a set of Elven daggers. Check out the category details in the 2023 Summer Joust group if you’re interested in winning these.
I had the pleasure of collaborating with Pohaturon this time. He designed the daggers while I built the display stand.
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An entry for the Seasonal Bliss category of the Wandering Skies contest . My idea was to create a frigid yet peaceful winter landscape with the only hints of warmth and comfort coming from the house’s window light. And then an incredibly cozy, steampunk interior inside. So be sure to check out the second interior photo.
Nothing like being able to enjoy winter’s beauty from a warm, comfortable vantage point!
Nigel Langridge is an experienced airship captain who spends most of the year traveling across the skies. Yet when winter comes and storms make such journeys too dangerous, he returns to his snug lakeside home. There he relaxes with his curmudgeonly cat, Reginald, and ever energetic dog, Maxwell.
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Finished my SHIP for the year just in time!
For those of you unaware, SHIPtember is an annual event that challenges participants to create a space SHIP (Super Huge Investment in Parts, minimum length of 100 studs) in a single month. I knew I wanted to participate this year, but let the first few days of September slide by without getting started. Which made things very tight time-wise, especially since the end of the month has been busy for me with Skaerbaek and other things.
Glad to have it done now! It is quite solid and can be swooshed with a single hand – though it’s heavy enough to be uncomfortable to handle that way for extended periods 😀
I will try to post a Build Log eventually as I took a lot of WIP photos that never got posted due to time constraints. Thanks everyone for your encouragement during the build process!
This year, my primary inspiration was one of my all time favorite SHIPs: Pierre’s Comarca Class Battleship.
Length: 104 Studs
Weight: 2.8kg (6.2 pounds)
Build Time: 25 days.
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A collab between Isaac and I for the miscellaneous category of the CCC XVII. The build was inspired by this stunning concept art. It weighs in at 41.2 pounds, making it our second largest build to date, behind only Life In Nordheim.
Credit for the deer design goes to Grantmasters.
We hope you enjoy our last build of 2019!
Sabishi Monastery is located high in the Heavenly Mountains of Mitgardia, leading to a very secluded life for the monks who reside there. Still there is plenty to do, and the scenery is beyond beautiful.
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My entry for the 12×12 vignette category of Brickscalibur.
Not entirely happy with how this ended up turning out, but wanted to get at least one entry in for Brickscalibur this year :)
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My part of a collaborative entry to Challenge V for the Guilds of Historica on Eurobricks.
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Quick one day build to get in on the fun of Marchitecture. It’s based off the Markarth Guard Tower from Skyrim. Apparently it’s been 7 years since I last made a Skyrim MOC on my own, that doesn’t seem right…
Used to be a regular occurrence!
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John and I finished this sometime ago but never got around to posting it. It’s certainly a very different project than what we normally build!
Also our first time working together virtually, as I handled most of the design but John was the one to build the final model in the US.
It was made as a wedding gift and is built off of four 32×32 baseplates with some overhang, making it 70×68 studs.
Inspired primarily by this artwork, and a model with similar concept by Grantmasters.
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With the end of the week comes another RogueOlympics entry, for the category “Big and Small”. John suggested an elephant and mouse combo, and Markus lent me a rolli for the scene. I’m quite happy with how the elephant turned out, and will likely keep ‘Olli’ together for some time.
Parts count? It should hardly be a surprise at this point that it is precisely 101 elements.
A rather unusual pair of friends, Olli and Rolli get along fabulously nonetheless. This may not be obvious to onlookers due to their constant bantering, but the two know they can always depend on each other for help.
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My second entry for round 3 of the Iron Forge. I’ve wanted to try my hand at building Wall-E for a while now, and this seed part provided the perfect opportunity to do so. And of course I had to include M-O!
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I've started this MOC over two years ago, and had made substantial progress towards this current version all the way back in Jan 2021, when it was about 75% done. Then life got in the way, and I had to prioritise other things, namely finishing my PhD, moving house, getting married, and a whole lot more. Since January I've been slowly reclaiming back some time for my #LEGO #hobby and I've been really enjoying it as of late. I plan to bring you guys a whole lot more in the coming weeks and months.
For now, enjoy this MOC and please let me know what you think! I'll also take this moment to thank my MasterPiece friends for their constant encouragement and support throughout this journey, without whom I'm not sure this would have turned out nearly as good.
My build for the 8th and final round of the RogueOlympics, using 101 parts exactly. This week’s theme was “Upside Down”. I had very little time to build this week, but I’m glad I managed to at least get something together for the final round. It’s been a very fun contest, but I’m definitely looking forward to building without a parts limit again!
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Built for the third round of the RogueOlympics on Roguebricks. After seeing this week’s theme was “Bon apetit”, I knew I had to get an entry in – though I wasn’t sure exactly what I wanted to build. Then I had an idea for how to make the radish slices, and the rest of the build came together from there.
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Isaac and I worked together to create another Everdell scene, this time based off of the Chapel card.
We built it in about a week working on it sporadically. I primarily handled rockwork, animals and some small details, while Isaac built the chapel and helped finish the landscaping. I also handled the photography and photo editing.
It’s always a treat building together, and we're super pleased with how this came out!
Check out a solid color background edit on Isaac's stream.
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Netley Abbey, Hampshire has an interesting history, making the structure all the more strange. It started as a Cistercian monastery then was converted to a mansion after its' disolution by Henry VIII.
My 7th entry into the CCC XIV, for the Small Miscellaneous category. The colorscheme was inspired by Legopard and Brickvader’s Venice. I wanted to try something a little different from the typical vineyard, so I decided to do a wall and tower surrounding it.
Harvest time brings plenty of activity to the vineyard as everyone works together to gather the ripe grapes.
Contests to see who can harvest most are common, though some take a more relaxed approach.
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Built for the first week of Mechtober. Had lots of fun with the turtle’s aquatic mech, and it allowed me to use some neat elements like the Ant Man windscreen.
Quirky Turtle uses the Aq-2 to free a Dazed Dolphin. The United Animal Rescue Squad has a variety of mechs for search and rescue missions around the world.
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The first of four builds that serve as prizes in the Portalborne Collaborative category of the 2025 Summer Joust. See more details and submit your entry in the flickr group or Discord server.
Lyra’s first portal opened when she was four: a brief glimpse into a distant desert that left a small pile of sand as proof it was not just their imagination. Well aware that dangerous people would love to acquire a young portalborne, her parents did their best to keep her hidden at home.
Her father was able to borrow books from the baron occasionally, and these would keep Lyra occupied for hours, reading by the fire. “Stories are safer than the real thing,” her mother would say.
So Lyra kept reading, ever curious to discover what the places and people described would really be like.
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My entry for the Fairy Tale category of the CCC. This was inspired by Scott Gustafson’s Rumpelstiltskin illustration from his book “Classic Fairy Tales”. If you’re ever looking for wonderful concept art, I highly recommend his works! Also had a ton of fun putting some of our dark tan 1×2 rounded plates to use in this scene. Oh, and of course our bright light orange leaves.
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Built for the Return of the G.O.A.T. contest on classic-castle. I chose to re-imagine set 6078 and had fun putting my own twist on the recognizable structure. My rendition features ladders or stairs to reach every area of the gatehouse, along with a functional drawbridge. The two hidden spaces under ramps at front and back are also there, though I added some barred gates under the front ramp so minifigures have access to that storage area. The rear one contains a hidden nook where some unfortunate soul seems to have been on the wrong end of a magical scroll.
Special thanks to Rolli for loaning me the original minifigures!
Plenty more images and a functions video on Brickbuilt.
Built for round one of the RogueOlympics. The first category was “Above the Clouds”. After some deliberation, I decided on building a fantasy airship for a couple goblins. I ended up using 96 parts total.
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Here is my second build for the CCC, this time in the Medieval Shop category. The bakery changed a lot during the build process, but I’m very pleased with how it turned out. And for the first time since moving to Billund, I actually included an interior!
Kym’s small bakery in Allanar Forest is well known for its delightful breads and pastries. She has plenty of Dwelven and Adventurer’s Guild customers, along with an abundance of flying friends who enjoy the surplus seeds she readily shares.
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Always have to make something for Febrovery! These rovers were inspired by Frost’s various Whitetron models .
The Utility Cargo Truck features two side cargo compartments, an in-bed toolbox, cargo lift tailgate, and easy access to the cabin via hinging windscreen and liftoff roof.
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RogueBricks Annual challenge is based around celebrating 90 years of amazing LEGO sets, and for my first contribution I made a Aqua Sharks submarine. I had a blast building this and hope to do quite a few more models inspired by past themes. The main sub features an opening cockpit along with a small cargo bay. The terrain colors were based off the raised baseplate from the Aquasharks theme.
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Here is the completed Adventurers collab that John and I built. As stated before, inspiration was taken from Mark of Falworth and Grant Davis.
Johnny Thunder and his team of Adventurers have discovered an uncharted jungle island. Within the dense vegetation they find the entrance to a ruined temple! After leaping from pillar to pillar, over the crocodile swamp, Johnny reaches the gateway. They’re not the first ones there though, as the treasure-seeking gang boss, G.R. Edy is there with some henchmen. Will Johnny be able to prevail, and will Dr. Kilroy fall to the alligators?
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Clydeside Walkway - the rain had moved away leaving just a risk of showers. Typical July weather!
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