Rob “Dasnewten” Morrissau is a LEGO builder who’s been around the block a few times. Heck, the first time he was featured on this here blog was way back in 2007! And he’s still going strong, with a build that takes inspiration from two other space veterans. The first is Theo Bonne (Titolian), who created the D.O.A.S satellite back in 2011, before he went on to join LEGO as a set designer. That in turn inspired Hase0 to create a manned version, which we featured here at the time. Rob took his time with his iteration, but that allowed him to take advantage of plenty of new parts released in the meantime. And that makes for a great refresh of a classic piece of LEGO space design! The post LEGO space veterans combine across the stars and the years appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Theo Spencer

LEGO shipwright and Pirates fan Marooned Marin has created several impressive tall ships, from a remake of the Black Seas Barracuda to take on the Black Pearl. The builder’s latest is a cut above, and not just because of the saw-toothed prow that looks ready to rip through seas or rival ships. This time, it’s Captain Hook’s Jolly Roger that gets reimagined, but while the minifigs used are all from Disney, nothing about the ship’s design is taken from the animated classic. Instead, Marin finds a boldly original take that blends cartoony curves and nautical authenticity. Marin built out the ship’s interiors with as much detail as the hull, with bunks for the crew, a galley, and an impressive captain’s quarters complete with an organ. There’s even a jail cell for oversized fairy prisoners. Perhaps the most impressive feature it the ship’s stern that’s designed to look like a skull, complete...

Gladiators, ready! No, it’s not the next round of Iron Builder starting up. It’s just another LEGO build by Tim Lydy. Well, we say ‘just’ another LEGO build; in truth this builder is showing great prowess in his arena! Tim has done a great job of sculpting the muscles, for one thing. And yes, those 1×1 medium nougat studs are, ahem, well placed. Let’s focus on the armour that makes these Murmillo gladiators so recognisable! The different shades of gold serves to draw the focus to the helmet, where rings and clips are used to brilliant effect to create a nice organic faceplate. Whoever is building this guy’s opponent: may the Gods be on your side! The post Aren’t you glad(iator) to see this epic LEGO warrior? appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Theo Spencer

A couple of weeks ago, we posted about victoriabuilds‘ superb entry into her resident LEGO User Group’s building challenge, involving a lot of furniture made from a tail/tentacle piece. This week, we’re also posting a build from ToroLUG’s building challenge involving a lot of furniture – but it comes from Slick_Brick! And it’s funny how a similar prompt and idea can yield such different results. The rocking chair is the centrepiece, but that ball of yarn and knitting needles are great too. The cat makes more conventional use of the seed part, as does… Whatever lurks under the floorboards. Is that what was doing the knitting? The post Beware the seed part that lurks under your floorboards! appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Theo Spencer

House of the Dragons is back with a vengeance as Season 3 kicked off on Sunday. BuilderKamil Karpiński pays respect in LEGO to a standout pair from season 2: Meleys the Red Queen and her rider Rhaenys Targaryen. Kamil has proven adept at building minifig-scale monsters over the years, drawing on the world of The Witcher and Slavic mythology, and those skills shine in Meley’s design, specially the head and those piercing eyes peeking out from blade brows. Rhaenys looks great in minifig form too, wearing her wrinkles and armor proudly. Seen in full, Meleys is truly dragon royalty, with nary a stud in sight, but oh so many spikes. Custom cloth works wonderfully for the leathery wings. As a fan of LEGO dragons, I wish that LEGO would incorporate supple cloth like this into their catalog for wings instead of rigid sail cloth or plastic. The post Meleys the Red...