Six-legged "think tank" equipped with artificial intelligence from 1995 sci-fi/action film Ghost in the Shell.

When starting this model, I decided to go with the original desing, since the one from the 2017 Hollywood live-action adaptation of the movie ended up looking like a glorified brick with legs. That being said, this version, even though nice looking, didn`t come without some problems.

For starters, the balancing of the model turned out to be pure hell, all because of that big lump off mass hanging from the rear. I managed to get it to be fairly stable, but it still falls over if handled roughly (and all those Hoth-hats roll off the table into the void. Great)

Then the legs were other challenge, due to their curvy shapes and three toes sticking out. I used some cut flex tape... uh I mean flexitube to represent the tips.

Originally I also had in mind to include the car which this thing was protecting in the film, but that has to wait until we get some tires in right scale.

One of my reasons for building British Locos has always been liveries. Just so many fantastic options for color and display.

I’ve tackled building in multiple liveries in the past, but now with a few years of building experience under belt, I really want to try some old builds again (like the pannier, the N7) and see how big this Trainbow can get :) I’ve got ideas for dark brown, lime, purple, and light blue. But any other ideas y’all can think of please let me know! (I need an idea for yellow or tan!)

I didn’t yet work up the courage to get down with a spray can on the new Super Mario kart wheel piece I've used here as an engine cowl cover, but that doesn’t mean that even as it is, it’s all that far from a reasonable "IKANOPIT", the real deal which originally inspired me and got me into building this. I love the deep dark browns livery of that biplane and there are some very cool images around, should you be interested to pull a quick search or follow the tags.

bringing in wood to the Blacksmith's Shop.

Pippi Longstocking is, next to Sesame Street, The Muppet Show and Maya the Bee, one of my earliest childhood memories as far as television shows are concerned.

That's why I built a MOC for the current contest "Childhood Memories" on www.RogueBricks.de based on the stories, books and movies of the Swedish author Astrid Lindgren: The Villa Villekulla.

In addition, a Figbarf was created with some of the main characters: Pippi Longstocking herself, her two best friends Tommy and Annika Settergren, (buccaneer) Captain Efraim Longstocking, the two police inspectors Kling and Klang.

The two gangsters Blom and Dunder-Karlsson are hiding - of course ;)

During building I had to make some compromises concerning the colors and the size of the MOC. However, I think it's easy to see what it is. With the Figs I have placed some references to individual scenes. Maybe you'll discover some more of them?

Another go at the 370z, and this time I think I may leave it alone for awhile (meaning about a week :P).

This has been a very long-winded project, this being the third version I have posted, and probably the 1,492nd I have actually put together. This version is a lot shorter, and features the more realistic slanted roof.

On the side of my posts, I have been quite busy lately, and I'm afraid it will continue that way for the next few months. However, I do still get on Flickr a lot and I still enjoy seeing comments and ideas for projects.

Thanks for Looking!

Another build for 2nd round of Iron Forge, the seed part being the tap piece

A Classic Space Hangar Scene. Actually a while ago, i had a very similar build, but for another contest in a much smaller scale

Chapter 1 - The Gangs of Coruscant

Part 15 - Feet on the Ground

There was no escape now. Jona let go and dropped the last ten meters to the floor. The flaming mess, that was the Rodian’s speeder, hit the ground, bursting into a thousand metal scraps. Her trajectory irritated by the shock wave, Jona landed face first. It felt like her brain hit the front of her skull and it took her whole strength to keep her eyes open and not give in to unconsciousness. She push her head up from the ground to look around. The speeder had crashed a few meters in front of her. Most of the passenger’s side was gone, leaving only the pilot half intact. Fuel was leaking from the wreck. The shrapnel had carved deep wounds into the concrete and most of the debris was still glowing with heat from the explosion. The Rodian had been been catapulted from the cockpit by the impact and was laying amidst the debris. Jona didn’t know much about Rodian physique, but she was pretty sure a crash at that speed would have killed an average human with ease. There was no way the Rodian could have survived this. Her vision was still blurry, but she could see that they had crashed on the lower levels of the city, the home of the poor and a hive for scum of all kind. Jona could hear screams and whining. Injured people were laying on the ground while others were running for safety. Suddenly, there was movement amidst the debris. Jona didn’t know how, but the Rodian was still alive and he had the holocron! There was no way she would let him escape! She brought herself up on her feet, but immediately crouched back down. There was a sharp pain in her chest. She had broken at least two ribs in the fall, but she couldn’t worry about that now. Stumbling but determined, she followed the Rodian, who apparently still knew where he was heading. He might have gained a few meters, but definitely had taken some hits in the crash, too. Jona could see a trail of purple blood on the floor. Good. She could still sense the holocron and it gave her strength, an advantage the Rodian definitely didn’t have. She ignited her lightsaber again. Feeling the familiar pulsing of the blade in her hand increased her determination even further. The fugitive made his way along shops and garages until he reached an entrance to one of the city’s large tunnel networks. The chase was going underground.

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Uncertain Ways continues and with it comes a little special. As a course project for university, I created a little magazine, recapturing the previous events and giving some behind the scenes information on the series. I hope you enjoy UW - The Uncertain Ways Magazine!

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On another note, as we learned today, Peter Mayhew, actor of Chewbacca and beloved member of the Star Wars community, passed away recently. May he rest in peace.

Also time for me to enter the Iron Forge contest

First task ist to use minifig hips/legs.

für Lüneburg aus LEGO©

"I guess that makes me kind of notorious, right?" - Kay Vess

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Guess what I've been playing and thoroughly enjoying the last few days.

"Rule number one of guarding our prisoners... Never let them out of sight."

Built for MPMonthly. Theme: Medieval

the twins walk take one of their goats for a walk.

[Yes there is something that doesn't belong in a Lego shot! But I had to do it anyway!]

Seems that no one noticed!

These were a few baseplates of my contribution to The Brothers Brick, Ninjago City Collaboration.

The Vybe Hotel - the newest addition in Wasabi District, officially open for business!

With10 stories tall, 6000+ pieces, the 4th skyscraper in the Wasabi District is a 3/4-star hotel aimed at and caters to the younger demographic.

Build number three for the third round of the Iron Forge 2025!

Really happy with how this one came together, and how fast it did as well! The seed part, flower stem with three prongs was used 22 times. Four for the rake, and 18 old-school ones for the pruned leaves of the tree.

Eisladen und Immobilien am Stint

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Trees designed by Jeff Pinkerton from rebrickable.

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Visit [albrick.de] for more!

Fastest hand in the west.

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Thanks to Alex and Ari for the PS help.

I'm Alive!

A tiny Lego version of a RX-78 type gundam from the 1979 mecha show Mobile Suit Gundam. Microfigure for scale.

Another cinematic shot from my recent build for the Muunilinst collab.

Still needs some proportion changes, but ultimately I think its turned Out alright for a spare part build

February 12, 2023

After her recent haggis-bashing massacre, #FlossyFleecefoot quickly became smitten by the power contained within the unassuming Fortune’s Frond.

Despite her better judgment, Flossy started to fantasise about what mysteries the four-leafed clover would bestow upon the animal who dared to actually eat this mythical meal.

Weak with desire, she chowed down.

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Without even adding a basic salad dressing, Fortune’s Frond was devoured in seconds. With her tummy full and curiosity satiated, Flossy was a little confused as to why she felt so hollow inside.

The hollowness soon turned into mild indigestion, and then chronic heartburn. Flossy tried to forage for some peppermint leaves, but before long she was bent over in crippling agony. And then the transformation started…

The only witness to this herbal horror was Margaret, but despite their lifelong friendship, she bailed at the first opportunity. Margaret was always a smart bear and knew her Flossy was gone.

From the shadows stepped forward Flossy’s final form – ‘Ovinus Maximus’, a black sheep filled with bile and hatred for all things cute.

This woolly nightmare headed straight for her hometown, where cuteness was always considered a key strength (spoiler - it’s not).

By nightfall, Ovinus Maximus reached the village outskirts and encountered a lone farmer tending to his cute pumpkin patch. With only a brittle wooden rake to defend himself, he quickly abandoned both the tool and any future life goals. Dropping to his knees, the farmer wasted his final breath pleading for mercy…

*CENSORED*

Built for #DungeonCrossing challenge 3: Heart and Darkness. Please visit @BrothersBrickOfficial to read more about their #DungeonsAndDragons and #AnimalCrossing campaign called '#HeroesOfFurAndFeather'.

Credit: Ovinus Maximus is a modified version of the lamb included in the ‘Fabuland Tribute' (set 40506).

Copyright © Stewart Lamb Cromar 2025. All rights reserved.

#Lego #レゴ #Afol #TartanLUG #LegoArt #RLUG #NorthernBrickworks #LegoMoc #LegoBuilds #Fabuland #ファビュランド #LegoMinifigures #FigBarf

The Village Post Office is my first new MOC for over a year. A classic British Post Office set during the early 1930's. The model is not a modular building but features an open back design to give easy access to the interior details.

The model is now on LEGO IDEAS. f you like to vote for the model to be made in to a real set then please visit ideas.lego.com/projects/16ae1e95-cf30-41dd-ae23-36e07668df05

Thanks very much.

Been tinkering back and forth and basically chose to bite the bullet and line it while I was peak excited. Tender construction starts this weekend

My second entry for the #NerdlyStrikesBack contest hosted by BrickNerd on www.bricknerd.com.

A BrickBug is searching its way to my entry 3...

Part of my Friendly Neighbourhood series.

October 31, 2021

Wanted to show how I settled on my buffer beam design, and a few other fiddlely accents I’ve been messing with while I wait for tender parts

Medieval Watchtower build for some Dragon Knights! The tower by itself would have felt a bit empty, so I attached a small stable next to the tower.

Doing some proportion tweaking for a pannier design.

Talking with Ron_Dayes a few months back, we both mentioned how cool the Lego booklet photos used to be. Large, brick-built settings for all those little sets you could buy. After some brainstorming, Ron had the idea for a beach scene, a nod to the Paradisa and Town themes of old. With some incredible building from Ron and 18 hours of rendering, here it is!

If you look close, there are a lot of old sets remade in here, including the Sand Dollar Cafe, the Beach Hut, a Town Delivery Van, and so on. There are also two new cars for the collab, a Nissan Skyline R31, and an awesome Jeep/Land Rover that Ron made.

This is part of an on-going project that Ron and I are doing, trying to create a fun Lego world in 1/43 scale. If you are interested in trying your hand at it, shoot me a message, and go check out Ron's feed for some great scaling ideas!

I have to give a huge thanks to Ron on this project, he spent hours building most of this great scenery, and his cars are just perfect as always!

This was rendered using the fantastic Mecabricks importer for Blender, made by Mr. Jarraud. Go check out his website and try it out!

Thanks for looking, and look out for more possible collabs in the future!

Another build for Fractured Kingdoms.

This one has seen many many different versions. This looks nothing like I originally thought it would. But I love it!

More details of the latest part of Uncertain Ways.

If you haven't already, make sure to check to my Uncertain Ways Magazine!

First entry for the contest of the new Nine Kingdoms I am playing at www.RogueBricks.de

It shows a transport cart for some items the soldiers may need for the war against the monsters.

Once the major cities in the DRC and Zambia had been retaken, the only Eurasian strongholds remaining were their bases scattered throughout Central Africa. Some of these were located near a few of the major cities, but many were in remote and distant locations, having helped kept them hidden prior to Operation Isandlwana. To ensure Central Africa remained under UFA control we knew it was imperative to stomp out the Eurasian presence at these bases and preemptively end any chance at them reigniting the war from within. Multiple strike teams consisting of Oceania Advanced Infantry were again called in after their exemplary performance at the port of Soyo and airstrips throughout the region. Led by ranking members of the UFA, these teams infiltrated all the various Eurasian bases, killing the soldiers and higher ranking officers.

After we had taken out the Eurasian presence in Kinshasa the final mission of Operation Cetshwayo was taking out the Eurasian bases. My squad and I were sent on from Kinshasa up to the base near Kisangani, while other strike teams were deployed at the other bases. Our objective was simple: infiltrate the base and kill everyone. Then, destroy the base so as to make sure no one else could use the remaining supplies. This would be the final blow to Eurasia’s efforts in Central Africa, and with it we would be able to annex the DRC and Zambia, using their resources to further the UFA’s strength.

-Log of UFA Lieutenant Melokuhle Dlamini

EPILOGUE:

Operation Cetshwayo was over, and a resounding success. Eurasia’s presence in Central Africa was completely pushed out, with no remaining bases or forces left in the DRC or Zambia. All that remained were a few rough militant and rebel groups that had received funding from Eurasia before the start of the war, and without Eurasia’s continued presence these groups would be able to be easily eliminated as well. UFA casualties had been very low, and the alliance with Oceania had proven extremely useful as their operatives had been highly successful on the specialized objectives they were called in for. After taking the cities of the DRC and Zambia, the UFA also now had control of much of sub-Saharan Africa, and the resources gained from their invasion would be invaluable in continuing their ascent up the world power chain.

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The third and final part of my entry into the Operation Cetshwayo contest for the World in Darkness group. Part 1 can be viewed here, and part 2 here.

Decently happy with this scene, I like most of it a lot except for the window on the left, the foliage outside that didn't turn out as I had wanted. However I'm quite happy with the lighting for this and most of the rest of it, hope you all like it and that you enjoyed these three scenes for this story!

Inspired by this scene and this scene.

Nimble legs come handy when navigating 2090s traffic jams. Cute face was added after continuous feedback from patients complaining about the cold, empty eyes staring down at them.

My entry for Space Jam 2019s futuristic first responder -category.

Well, it's been a minute. This is actually a build from a few weeks back, but I am just now getting to post it.

Sad to say, some stuff has kept me really busy lately and I haven't been able to do much (not even a Meca render for this). But rest assured, I will keep building, it just may be more spaced out. :)

Thanks for Looking!

Hi guys!

I’m back after a break and I’m really happy to announce that I’m back with something really special. I have worked on this MOC since August and I think that it’ll really make you feel satisfied to look at.

The MOC shows the patrol of Alborne kingdom on their old terrains which were attacked and ruined by their enemies long time ago.

To be honest, I’m really proud how it turned out. Also I have to say that it’s very heartwarming for me that I could be back to you guys after a very hard period of time. Enjoy!

This weeks entry for the 101 parts challenge 'RogueOlympics' on the German RLOC RogueBricks was "Big & Small" (Groß & Klein).

I decided to build a camera that captures big things and makes them smaller inside.

Of course, I had again built in a Little Robot: This time it's Noisy. He, too, is reflected in the lens in a scaled-down way. In his hand he holds a beige 2x2 Modulex Brick, which of course is also available larger from LEGO System.

I am happy that the printed Nintendo Sets tiles fits so well for the camera.

Number: CT-4554/1606

Name: Sakana

Rank: Lieutenant

Expertise: Tactics, melee weapons

Weapons: DC-17m, beskade (mandalorian sword)

Equipment: Katarn armor, macrobinoculars, EMP grenades, kama, half cape

It was a miracle that we did survive the fight with Durge on Corellia. I can’t even remember much, despite running very, very fast and trowing as many EMPs as possible, to confuse this monster. We made it, but this battle has shown that we are in need of much, much more man- and firepower. Other than that, Corellia was a battlefield just to my taste. Cities, factories, urban warfare. That’s what an ARC is made for. Apparently, we managed to bring that across to our superiors, as I was promoted and all my requests for gear and a new recruit were granted. I’ll do my best to fill my new role as Lieutenant properly and be a good example for the men that now form Mizu Squad. And I’ll keep them alive, no matter the threat of monsters like Durge.

Number: CT-7007/2828

Name: Koi

Rank: Private

Expertise: Scouting, explosives, lock picking, stand up comedy

Weapons: DC-15, E-60R rocket launcher

Koi’s sharp eye and quick thinking have proven to be a life saving asset on Corellia for both, me and the civilians around. He’s a capable scout as well as demolitions expert with more intellect behind both those skills than I first imagined. By now, I put a lot of trust in him. After our mission on Corellia, his request for a personal rocket launcher, which he handed in when we came back from Vandos, was finally granted. We could have used it against Durge, for sure. Koi cares for it like it is his baby and I am sure we can expect the next mission to be much more explosive than the previous ones.

Number: CT-9004/7755

Name: Mag’ro

Rank: Private

Expertise:

Weapons: T-21B Target Rifle, tactical headlamp

Mag’ro is our newest addition to the squad, after we rescued him from the minefield inside the foundry complex. He is a silent fellow, but careful in his movements and a surprisingly fast runner, considering he escaped a crab droid on foot. And, by the Force, running has proven to be essential on Corellia. Mag’ro had no chance to prove his abilities to me, yet, but I give him the benefit of the doubt. If only half of what I heard is true, he’ll serve the squad well. His weapon of choice tells a lot about his mindset: Focused on the target and ready to throw a big punch. I like it.

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Here's my updated squad for mission 18 of the 253rd Elite Legion.

Figbarf for the Wild West Contest on www.RogueBricks.de

Here you have Bricky the Kid. If you get him dead or alive you may get 5000 Dollar.

My favorite figure from my recent fig-off.