Model Gal's Modeling Skills

Nathan has given me the invite to help run this blog so I can do posts of my own and help out when my assistance is needed. My HTML skills are shoddy at best so I hope this will turn out ok...but my first order of business is to call attention away from my lack of HTML skills and to highlight someone with mad skills with the Lego brick. Mariann Asanuma (Model Gal) has produced a truck that is not only completely LUGNuts worthy, but check out the SNOT mosaic lettering! No wonder she has been a Master Modeler. Anyone lucky enough to visit LEGOLAND California can see this great model...and plenty of others by Mariann in person. Model Gal, we salute you!

Jerrec's NotRod

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Originally uploaded by Jerrec

Newcomer to LUGNuts, Jerrec, has created a hot rod with realistic proportions and stunning details. Great work man and welcome aboard.

Model Team re-imagined.

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Originally uploaded by Firas Abu-Jaber

We've got a new star in our ranks. Firas Abu-Jaber builds stunning large-scale cars and trucks but the latest re-imagining of a Model Team set stands out as a future classic. Be sure to check out some of his other work as well.

Year in Review Roundup

Welcome to the show ladies and gentlemen! We have a truly awe-inspiring assortment of entries for this month's challenge titled, "A Year in Review." You all came out in a big way for this one to celebrate the first anniversary of LUGNuts, the world's premier Lego Car Club

Azaghal Gabilzaramul brings us a vehicle fit for any Extraordinary gentleman.



Dylan Denton brings us a 4-wide Doppelganger

a '92 Volkswagen Corrado

and Ol' Scarlett.



Rabidnovaracer modifies the official Lego Beetle set. A touring version

and an off-road version.

Plus a Death Race Dodge Ram

and a Dodge Challenger SRT-10 concept.

Finally, "Split Personality" a dual V8 Rat Rod.



Aaron Dayman has five entries for this challenge. The first is a Heroes and Villains entry, the Punisher's battle van.

then the Tangergreen Machine.

a Lime Green Machine

and a pair of "Night and Day" hotrods.






Apple Pie 's buggy rod

and a killer Ratrod.



Lego911 doesn't disappoint with a slew of miniland vehicles. The first is a model of a toy "Smash Up Derby Beetle"

Then another, slightly even more famouser beetle. Herbie the Love Bug.

An 8-ball mini for the "Rack 'em Up" Challenge.

A '49 Ford Spinner Convertible.

Another Ford, this time a GT40

A Citroen DS convertible.

Then Mr. Bond's Aston Martin DB5

and a Ferrari 365 GTB Dayton Berlinetta.

Finally a DeSoto Boat-tail speedster.

and an LDD 1955 Packard Caribbean



Ralph S. builds Sonny Crockett's Ferrari from Miami Vice.




Lino's Lil' Rat Rod


and Sgt. Ballbreaker!



Model Gal has a stunning Halloween Hearse.


Charger Hornet's Peterbilt race truck


and a '69 Olds' Toronado



Country Photo (UK) gives a Ferrari a paint job.



Newcomer Nonlnet's crazy bus.



Ley Ward "Whateverly"'s "Full Tilt," a Colour Me Strange entry.



Yours truly manages a last minute "Claim to Fame" entry. A '33 Ford 3-window coupe named, "Eliminator, " from Texas rock band ZZ Top infamy.





That's about it for now. I was happy to see every challenge from the year represented here. You all rock! It's true, you do. So what does year 2 of LUGNuts hold? Many fun and exciting challenges, I assure you. Lino and I are tirelessly working at new ways to expand and improve on our club. 'Til next month.

Nathan

Noddy's new ride.

So I still troll Brickshelf every so often and once in a while, after sifting through dozens of junk pictures of junk Halo and Bionicle MOCs, something of quality catches my eye. He calls it simply a, "red car from the fifties," but there's nothing simple about the techniques that Brickshelfer, "Noddy," uses to create this beauty.


















Take special notice of the transition from six wide to five wide and back. Also note the removable sunroof. Stunning work.

Jack Daniels Delivers

Brickshelfer MrTruck has recently posted this wonderful old Model T delivery truck.




























Oh MrTruck won't you please post more soon?

Colour Me Strange Roundup.

I think that it's safe to say the response to this challenge took Lino and I both by surprise. So many entries that I am starting the round up early just to keep up. The idea in this challenge was to build a Lego vehicle using less common colours. We wanted to see some variety and we got it. Check it out.


Ralph Savelsberg (Madphysicist) is first out of the gate with a new light grey and dark red coach built collaboratively with Ed Diment (Lego Monster)

Ralph also built a builder's van.

followed by a particularly stunning '60 Impala Coupe

and a 5-wide British Police van.

Finally we have an Audi TT.



Tim Inman (rabidnovaracer) shows up in an orange Porsche 914.



Duq from Ireland shows us his white hotrod.

and a "Classic Coupe," in tan.




And the crazy prolific Lego911 starts us off with an orange Renault.

Followed by a Chevrolet Nomad

then a '60's BMW CSL

and another BMW

then a Mini

and a pair of '57 Corvettes.

Next is a pair of Lambos. Miuras to be exact,

a pair of '50's racing Ferraris; a 166 MM Vignale Barchetta and a 212 Export Supperleggera Barchetta (Touring),

a Citroen DS

a '49 Ford Woody Wagon,

and finally, a shrunken version of Lego's dark blue VW Beetle.

I think next month, I'll just pick my favourite to blog. Whew!


Matt Armstrong (Monsterbrick) surprises us all with his lime and purple constructicons.









John Royal (Charger Hornet) shows us a 1964 Chevelle.



Newcomer paramat has a go at the challenge with a custom brown microcar.



William Ward presents a fig-scale Land Rover.



Dylan Denton is another LUGNuts rookie and proves he's no slouch with a (nearly) studless white hot rod named, "White Hot," of all things.



Gold_2's '64 convertible



.eti's wacky purple and red school bus.



Lino shows his Passion with a '56 Chevy pickup. Check it out, remote controls driving and show-hopping action!



Peer Krueger (mahjqa) builds the General Lee from memory.



That's all the time I have this month folks. I am off to Brickcon tomorrow to see some of these fabulous LUGNuts cars in person. I'll do a particularly biased write-up of the 'con when I get back. For those of you with last-minute Colour-Me-Strange entries, I'm sorry I missed you.
October's challenge promises to be the best yet. It will also be the last time I blog every vehicle submitted. After that, I will be highlighting my favourites. I hope that does not dissuade any from participating, but blogging that many entries has become fairly time consuming.
See you all after the 'con.