Lego Microscale
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In the dark of night, when the moon is bright. Best you hide, and stay inside.
(You have to hide, there's nothing small enough to represent you...was considering adding some small (actual) house ants, thought that would look interesting...but you can never find them when you need too, only when you don't XD)
The Dauntless-class is a combat-rated, rugged combat scout used by prospectors to discover new worlds and fight to keep them. The design is one of those that violates civilian purchase agreements and as such is not legally sold within the Core Systems.
Another new 6x6 stud microscale location. Entertainingly_lame is hosting #aquajune again this year and the challenge is a 10x10 stud build, so this is practice for that.
The Cerberus - named so for it's three bulbed viewscreen up front - is the standard issue American dropship and short haul troop transport. It has adaptable, VTOL style thrusters and is easy to fly in open space and atmosphere both but come unstuck during an attack on the 'undercity' of Yystret IV shortly after it's rollout to the USEF.
Up until this mission the Cerberus had a faultless operational record, but the USEF special forces were overconfident in it's ability to operate in the confines of a half-buried city. In reality, the three ships had to drop their troops two klicks from their target and this exposed the SEAL team to enemy fire and a hostile approach. The vessels were fired upon and one crashed whilst trying to remain on station during the mission, whilst the remaining two struggled to reach the landing zone for evacuation.
The manufacturers were quick to shift blame onto poor tactical decisions for this outcome but such a warning did little to prevent a slowdown in military orders. The USEF built the mission into their virtual combat training protocols as a challenge for graduating pilots to prevent and escape; most candidates fail and are marked on how well they deal with catastrophe.
Several updates were issued to software and hydraulics to improve reliability into the Fourth Age and the Cerberus sees use with the US Marines and some of the boarding and landing forces of the USEF. Although the stock version is unarmed, it is nimble and armoured enough to survive in heavy fire zones with the right type of escort.
A Rygus Authority ship docks at a Kiilaan prison facility, unloading new convicts. A 6x6 (ish) Lego microscale sci-fi location.
Experimental Interceptor; super quick but unpredictable.
The Merlin was developed between Rolls Royce and the Royal Navy; the ship is quick enough to stage surprise counterattacks on Wun'Tux raiders but the devil-may-care pilots run the risk of passing out due to the high, unpredictable G forces which can overcome them.
I've built this 25-piece creation just for fun, because I wanted to try to build something fun with only a couple of pieces.
3D view on Mecabricks: mecabricks.com/en/models/eVaPRNRDjzB
The sixth round of the local building competition for creative use of certain parts. This time the seed part were binoculars. This time I didn't manage to build anything really worthwhile, but the idea of castle towers made of binoculars seems interesting to me, so maybe this will inspire someone more skilled to build something even cooler.
Fort Legoredo is my favorite Lego set and I have fond memories of playing with it as a kid. I didn’t have any Lego until I moved to the US, and my first sets were from the Western theme. In building this microscale version of the iconic Fort Legoredo, I wanted to capture all the features that made this set so memorable, including the 4 modular sections of the fort, the army of soldiers and bandits, and even the very fun trap door mechanism in the headquarters (which you can see a video here). The bandanas on the microfigs are the originals from my childhood copy of the set.
VFG Dauntless cruiser refuelling at Vynax substation, Ullandae V (the "bubblegum planet"). Another 6x6 microscale sci-fi location. It's always fun to do maximum space colour!
I had so much fun with Neuschwanstein Castle last year that I decided to try another micro castle for this year's Summer Joust. This one's inspired by Swallow's Nest on the Crimea. And yes, for everyone who likes to point out that these castles were not built during the medieval time period: no they were not. LEGO wasn't invented then either XD Anyways, I take the actual castles as a pretty loose starting point. I introduced some more contrasting colors on this one. and took some liberties with the size of the rock. Speaking of rock, that is pure insanity going on inside!
My expanding collection of microscale castles will again be on display at The Ultimate Brick Show in Marion, IL next week--come say hi!
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Aside from one digital train for DA4, I think this is the first train I've ever built. Way more fun than I had expected, but also super challenging--there is so much going on on the engine especially!
Built this for the LEGO House contest over on Ideas. (Finalist)
More angles on my Insta.
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I'm already missing the Artemis II mission and crew. My wife and I have been glued to the live feed for the last ten days, we've loved every minute of it. How can those those astronauts just float into our hearts and then disappear again? Well, I guess it got me building SPACE! again, so there's that.
Zodejishi Frame construction zone, Tangent B, Oberon. A mecha construction line or possibly maintenance yard.
I figured the tree technique I came up with (using stacked lassos) might work pretty well for microscale so I gave it a treehouse :)
Converted, beefed up cutter saved from the scrap heap, the Oramu turned into a pocket corvette for hire; specialising in convoy protection and blockade running.
A Liberator Mk. III of No. 120 Squadron, RAF Coastal Command, based at RAF Aldergrove in 1943. The squadron boasted the highest submarine kill count of any unit in the Royal Air Force, having sunk a total of 14 U-Boats during the war.
Another micro aircraft! I originally wanted to make the Mk. VI variant (B-24J), but I couldn’t find a good solution for the nose turret. So, here we are with the Mk. III (B-24D), which was the first Liberator model that Britain received under Lend-Lease. At some point I'll probably switch out the open 1x1 round studs for part 4265c in white, as the latter are not as thick and thus better to use with the props.
Some inspiration taken from detarame45.
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Credit to Lautinus for the katanas; the blades create a nice curve that is otherwise hard to achieve at such a small scale. I suppose that katanas are also appropriate since one of the SR-71’s other nicknames, “Habu”, was coined by Japanese civilians who thought that the aircraft resembled a species of snake native to Okinawa. A-12s, and later SR-71s, were based on the island from 1968 to 1990.
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While studying in Berlin a few years ago, I visited the Militärhistorisches Museum Flugplatz Berlin-Gatow, where this Royal Australian Air Force C-47B is on display. Numerous “Dakotas” (or “Skytrains” in American service) ferried supplies to the blockaded inhabitants of West Berlin during the “Berlin Airlift” (June 1948-September 1949). Today, the Skytrain/Dakota remains an icon in German culture as the Rosinenbomber (“raisin bomber”), so named after Allied pilots like Gail Halvorsen dropped candy from their planes to children below.
Since 2023 marks the 75th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift, I thought that it’d be fitting to kick off the year with this post.
Credit to detarame45 for the genius wing dihedral technique. Full disclosure, I did use a BrickArms U-Clip to attach the 1x2 slope to the underside of the aft fuselage; it’s not a purist solution, but it looks much better than an inverted curved slope. It also allowed me to use a minifig hand (inserted between the slats) as the tailwheel.
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I'm actually thinking of scaling this up, probably to 50-60 studs. I really like the colour scheme: black bridge up the front, light bley spine with white mission pods on lateral hardpoints.
A walled town stands aside this fertile river, allowing the residents to harness the water for agriculture and wheel power.
Built for CCCXIII Microscale.
I started getting a Gundam or Thundercats vibe halfway through this one. Phone camera quality is not as good as my old phone, so these new builds don't come up as nice-looking as the older 6x6 ones.
As I watched the funeral service for Queen Elizabeth II on Monday, I recalled the spectacular celebrations that were held this past June for the Platinum Jubilee. As part of the flypast after Trooping the Colour, a formation of RAF Typhoons spelled out “70” to honor Her Majesty’s seven decades of service to the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth, and the world. Now she rests in eternal peace, having led a life dedicated to God and her country.
Some design elements borrowed from detarame45.
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Microscale seed part build using the x383 Technic connector as the seed. I ended up spending most of my time working on the base and train tracks, but I'm pleased with how they turned out. The tunnel uses those new 3 x 3 macaroni tiles in light bluish gray, too - such a great new part.
Located on an island off the coast of the Elvish kingdom of Hesperia, Ovenntrie Castle and its village mark the only tolerated human presence near the fiercely exclusionary elves. It provides a haven for trade and news, going both ways.
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A microscale castle built as an entry to the Summer Joust 48x48 castle category. A link to an album with lots more pictures is here .