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"Gathered friends... Listen again to the Legend of the BIONICLE."
A microscale landscape build with a central location from the island of Mata Nui, with a minifigure trophy part representing Takanuva, Toa of Light.
Taking inspiration from different depictions of Kini Nui temple from three separate BIONICLE media: the temple hidden in the jungle as depicted in commercials for the first BIONICLE sets, the four-spired temple in Mata Nui Online Game, and the area across the stream with the sand pit and the giant Toa head carving that features prominently in BIONICLE: Mask of Light.
Main temple structure was originally built for New Elementary Parts Fest
“No cost has been spared to build Torra Doza a state-of-the-art ship, a bright blue-hued custom creation. Regarded for its aerodynamic design and artistic elements that match her personality and racing style, her #5 racer was built for speed.”
~ Star Wars databank
Ah yes, the space Porsche 917K that has been the source of my headaches for the past six weeks.
I really wanted to build this starfighter, but at the same time I did not want to build it because at the time I had no idea how I would achieve the curved front with the “Porsche headlights” and the rounded wings.
Six weeks of tinkering with all sorts of LEGO bricks and building techniques imaginable, I managed to capture its unique shape with clever solutions using Mixel joints and Technic panels.
I never thought Technic panels and normal bricks would look good together, but in this case they’re almost seamless thanks to many curved slope bricks LEGO has produced in the past few years.
I’m curious to how LEGO will tackle this beautiful fighter, if they ever decide to make a playset of it.
I hit a wall while working on the Fireball, which is why there has been very little change since the last WIP pic. That gave me an excuse to take a break and start on the other Aces as well.
Green Ace and Black Ace are complete! Yellow Ace is about halfway done. Not pictured are Red and Blue Ace.
I have been tinkering with Torra Doza's Blue Ace racer since I started on the Fireball (around a month now) but it has proven extremely difficult because of it's rounded shape. It's basically a Porsche 917K but in space, and Porsches are difficult to get right with LEGO because of the insane curves.
Just this morning I finalized a design for Blue Ace's front, a heavily complex design that has been giving me headaches for a week now. All I have left to do is reinforce the internal structure along with the cockpit, and then build the rest of the craft which shouldn't be too hard.
And then build Red Ace, which should be fairly easy.
So I guess a batch of these racers from Star Wars: Resistance will be published... this weekend? Next week?
Soon...
(Also, yes. Custom stickers!)
“Griff Halloran has made a lot of special modifications himself to turn his own Imperial-issue TIE fighter into a unique and fearsome machine. Although his extensive refittings are regarded by some as a little too drastic, it's inarguable that he's created an aggressively powerful and aerodynamic machine.”
~ Star Wars databank
It’s like a TIE Fighter and a Eta-2 Jedi Interceptor had an ugly baby. And the most recognizable starfighter from this show as instantly Star Wars. I love it.
It was actually LEGO's own model (and the lack of Fireball) which inspired me to build the Aces.
I’m not really happy with some design decisions on LEGO’s model so I went for a more accurate representation of the starfighter.
I focused a lot on getting the Imperial helmet pattern to be accurate with sideways slope bricks. Once again I applied some custom stickers in a few spots. The cockpit area was tough because of the mishmash of all sorts of angles.
I always hear that phrase describing animals, but does it apply to dragons as well?
This is an entry for The Enchanted Forest category of Brickscalibur 2023.
Here's an entry for Summer Joust 2024's Beast Masters category. A classic story of a man and his dog dire wolf.
My entry for Brickscalibur 2024's Tails from the Meadow category as well as a fifth for Iron Forge round 1. I made the characters solely for Brickscalibur, but I was having so much fun with the seed part that I threw in 6 for the chairs, 2 for the windows, and 4 for the candelabras.
My entry for the Road Trip Theme of Day 4 of Vignweek. I figured that failed family photos are a staple of the road trip, and so I tried to replicate that here in front of Old Faithful.
“Hype Fazon's racer is a perfect match for his own pomposity: an over-the-top ship plastered with the names and logos of his many high-end sponsors. Beyond its extravagance, the racer boasts wings that can shift angles for maximum maneuverability while speeding through turns.”
~ Star Wars databank
A flashy racer that was surprisingly easy to design and build. The hardest part was replicating the sponsor decals into custom stickers, thankfully this was possible by concept art made available on starwars.com
It’s a beautiful and simple ship that I hope one day gets the LEGO set treatment. I just really want a Hype Fazon minifigure.
“To achieve his many high-flying stunts, Bo Keevil's ship has been customized for agility, with wings that shift into a variety of configurations to complete his death-defying tricks. For a less-practiced pilot, the machine can be a little difficult to handle; even Keevil wears an extra crash helmet and visor just to be safe.”
~ Star Wars databank
This starfighter was a fun one to build. Fairly simple body, simple engines, but with interesting poseable wings. A lot of Technic pieces went into the internal structure of the wings stable and moveable, and the wingtips are attached with Bionicle ball-and-socket joints to achieve all kinds of configurations.
Also, this is the only starfighter out of all six Aces that I didn’t have to design custom stickers for.
“A decrepit racing ship that earns its colorful name Fireball due to its tendency to erupt in flames, this sleek vessel is a focus of constant and sometimes frustrated attention from the repair crew of Jarek Yeager’s garage. Team Fireball invests a lot of time, effort, and care into keeping the Fireball in high-flying shape.”
~ Star Wars databank
Influenced by World War II planes combined obscure starfighter designs from the old X-wing, TIE Fighter, and The Old Republic games, the Fireball is one of the best looking starfighters in all of Star Wars.
I am a bit upset that LEGO did not make an official model of the Fireball... yet. I hope they do in the future. This prompted me to design my own version, and it turned out more complex than I anticipated.
But I like to build things to be a perfect match, which makes things complicated and challenging. I exhausted my brain to apply all kinds of building techniques to convey the complex shape of this ship. There are also some really ancient and obscure LEGO Technic pieces utilized in the complexity of this model.
Here's my second build for the round 1 of Iron Forge 2025, using a variety of wheel wells. This is one of the biggest creations I've made. I'm not sure how many times, but I believe it's around 40: 27 for the shredder itself, 4 as the feet (unfortunately hard to show) and quite a few more as shredded paper.
Built for New Elementary Parts Festival, inspired by the Duomos of Florence and Milan.
See here for details on parts usage and build process.
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A retro take on my LL-527 Falchion MOC, using only LGO parts available in the early 1980s.
Designed on Bricklink Studio, rendered with Mecabricks
When I saw how well part 58247 fit into the bottom of a brick, I knew what I had to do. I think it came together rather nicely!
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“A decrepit racing ship that earns its colorful name Fireball due to its tendency to erupt in flames, this sleek vessel is a focus of constant and sometimes frustrated attention from the repair crew of Jarek Yeager’s garage. Team Fireball invests a lot of time, effort, and care into keeping the Fireball in high-flying shape.”
~ Star Wars databank
Influenced by World War II planes combined obscure starfighter designs from the old X-wing, TIE Fighter, and The Old Republic games, the Fireball is one of the best looking starfighters in all of Star Wars.
I am a bit upset that LEGO did not make an official model of the Fireball... yet. I hope they do in the future. This prompted me to design my own version, and it turned out more complex than I anticipated.
But I like to build things to be a perfect match, which makes things complicated and challenging. I exhausted my brain to apply all kinds of building techniques to convey the complex shape of this ship. There are also some really ancient and obscure LEGO Technic pieces utilized in the complexity of this model.
Here's my fifth entry for round 2 of Iron Forge 2025. I had two glow-in-the-dark heads, and I couldn't help but borrow an idea from my first year of Iron Forge. It uses two heads as the glowing abdomens of the fireflies.
“Freya Fenris' ship is a reflection of her cool and calm demeanor, a technologically powerful machine of her own design that's built for precision performance. Matched to appeal to her endurance and efficiency, the ship's features maintain a delicate balance of speed, acceleration, and power.”
~ Star Wars databank
Out of all the Aces, this was the easiest to design and build since it’s so small. I designed the front using elements of Jerac's beautiful A-wings and designed some custom stickers to convey the racing stripes.
Despite being small and compact, I did challenge myself to pack complex building techniques to give the starfighter an overall smooth and slick look.
"Gathered friends... Listen again to the Legend of the BIONICLE."
A microscale landscape build with a central location from the island of Mata Nui, with a minifigure trophy part representing Takanuva, Toa of Light.
Taking inspiration from different depictions of Kini Nui temple from three separate BIONICLE media: the temple hidden in the jungle as depicted in commercials for the first BIONICLE sets, the four-spired temple in Mata Nui Online Game, and the area across the stream with the sand pit and the giant Toa head carving that features prominently in BIONICLE: Mask of Light.
Main temple structure was originally built for New Elementary Parts Fest
“To achieve his many high-flying stunts, Bo Keevil's ship has been customized for agility, with wings that shift into a variety of configurations to complete his death-defying tricks. For a less-practiced pilot, the machine can be a little difficult to handle; even Keevil wears an extra crash helmet and visor just to be safe.”
~ Star Wars databank
This starfighter was a fun one to build. Fairly simple body, simple engines, but with interesting poseable wings. A lot of Technic pieces went into the internal structure of the wings stable and moveable, and the wingtips are attached with Bionicle ball-and-socket joints to achieve all kinds of configurations.
Also, this is the only starfighter out of all six Aces that I didn’t have to design custom stickers for.
“No cost has been spared to build Torra Doza a state-of-the-art ship, a bright blue-hued custom creation. Regarded for its aerodynamic design and artistic elements that match her personality and racing style, her #5 racer was built for speed.”
~ Star Wars databank
Ah yes, the space Porsche 917K that has been the source of my headaches for the past six weeks.
I really wanted to build this starfighter, but at the same time I did not want to build it because at the time I had no idea how I would achieve the curved front with the “Porsche headlights” and the rounded wings.
Six weeks of tinkering with all sorts of LEGO bricks and building techniques imaginable, I managed to capture its unique shape with clever solutions using Mixel joints and Technic panels.
I never thought Technic panels and normal bricks would look good together, but in this case they’re almost seamless thanks to many curved slope bricks LEGO has produced in the past few years.
I’m curious to how LEGO will tackle this beautiful fighter, if they ever decide to make a playset of it.
“To achieve his many high-flying stunts, Bo Keevil's ship has been customized for agility, with wings that shift into a variety of configurations to complete his death-defying tricks. For a less-practiced pilot, the machine can be a little difficult to handle; even Keevil wears an extra crash helmet and visor just to be safe.”
~ Star Wars databank
This starfighter was a fun one to build. Fairly simple body, simple engines, but with interesting poseable wings. A lot of Technic pieces went into the internal structure of the wings stable and moveable, and the wingtips are attached with Bionicle ball-and-socket joints to achieve all kinds of configurations.
Also, this is the only starfighter out of all six Aces that I didn’t have to design custom stickers for.
My fourth entry for the second round of Iron Forge with the seed part of tooth plates. I used 16 of them in this build.
I've been antsy to share this build! I was struck that Garmadon's helmet resembled mandibles, and the rest of it flowed from there.
“Hype Fazon's racer is a perfect match for his own pomposity: an over-the-top ship plastered with the names and logos of his many high-end sponsors. Beyond its extravagance, the racer boasts wings that can shift angles for maximum maneuverability while speeding through turns.”
~ Star Wars databank
A flashy racer that was surprisingly easy to design and build. The hardest part was replicating the sponsor decals into custom stickers, thankfully this was possible by concept art made available on starwars.com
It’s a beautiful and simple ship that I hope one day gets the LEGO set treatment. I just really want a Hype Fazon minifigure.
A horned creature from Central European folklore, Krampus is one of the companions of St. Nicholas, and punishes children who misbehaved during the year
“Griff Halloran has made a lot of special modifications himself to turn his own Imperial-issue TIE fighter into a unique and fearsome machine. Although his extensive refittings are regarded by some as a little too drastic, it's inarguable that he's created an aggressively powerful and aerodynamic machine.”
~ Star Wars databank
It’s like a TIE Fighter and a Eta-2 Jedi Interceptor had an ugly baby. And the most recognizable starfighter from this show as instantly #starwars. I love it.
It was actually LEGO's own model (and the lack of Fireball) which inspired me to build the Aces.
I’m not really happy with some design decisions on LEGO’s model so I went for a more accurate representation of the starfighter.
I focused a lot on getting the Imperial helmet pattern to be accurate with sideways slope bricks. Once again I applied some custom stickers in a few spots. The cockpit area was tough because of the mishmash of all sorts of angles.
The Princess Bride has always been a favorite story of mine. In fact, my Lego Ideas project of the Princess Bride a few years ago was my first step into the online Lego fan community. When one of the prompts for Summer Joust 2025 was "Where No One Dares Go," the fire swamp was my first thought.
Buttercup: "We'll never survive!"
Westley: "Nonsense — you're only saying that because no one ever has."
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My entry for the Where No One Dares Go category of Summer Joust 2025, along with alternate views.
Thanks once again to BII for help refining the presentation.
I'm new to Flickr, but I have made a lot of creations that I really like, and I wanted to start sharing them!
This is actually not a usual build for me, and was my first time experimenting with landscaping with physical bricks as well as my first time trying a realistic-ish tree. I hope you like it! Any feedback is appreciated!
Heat Miser and Snow Miser are the keepers of hot and cold weather introduced in the 1974 TV special The Year Without a Santa Claus. They seemed extremely appropriate for this week's Rogue Olympics theme of Temperature.
In addition to this, I played with color temperature in my design and lighting to place Heat Miser in warm lighting with warm colors and Cold Miser in cold lighting with cold colors.
Finally, I thought it would be fitting to use a thermometer element as Cold Miser's nose.
This uses the full allowance of 101 parts. I miscounted on my initial draft and had 111, but I barely managed to winnow it down.
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