Keith's Mocpages here "High Octane Mix"
Brian's Mocpages here "Dawn Forge Mix"
High Octane Mix on Flickr
Dawn Forge Mix on Flickr
And because this is a Lego cars blog, you might want to check out the credits post, detailing each vehicle contributed.
Friday, April 3, 2009
Zero Hour on Highway 44
This near future diorama is evidence of a huge collection of laygoes, many cronies to do your bidding and a sick mind,. Yes I admit to being one of the cronies. Check out the latest bloated diorama from Keithlug, "Zero Hour on Highway 44."
Keith's Mocpages here "High Octane Mix"
Brian's Mocpages here "Dawn Forge Mix"
High Octane Mix on Flickr
Dawn Forge Mix on Flickr
And because this is a Lego cars blog, you might want to check out the credits post, detailing each vehicle contributed.
Keith's Mocpages here "High Octane Mix"
Brian's Mocpages here "Dawn Forge Mix"
High Octane Mix on Flickr
Dawn Forge Mix on Flickr
And because this is a Lego cars blog, you might want to check out the credits post, detailing each vehicle contributed.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Play that funky music round up.
Rock and Roll is all about angst, rebellion...and breaking the rules. This challenge follows the Rock and Roll spirit and didn't disappoint. Lets check out the line up, shall we?
Fe2cruz opened the stage with a sleek bike inspired by the synth composer Giorgio Moroder and his song The Chase...which happens to be the theme music to the Movie Midnight Express. That movie teaches a valuable lesson...stay off the goof balls, kids...and DO NOT get yourself landed in a Turkish prison!
Midnight Express video
Mr. Cruz also shows us his humorous side with this Ford Timelord cop car that looks suspiciously like a 1968 Ford Galaxie. The low budget video that goes with it is one NOT to be missed! I get a HUGE chuckle out of it. I've watched it several times already and lets just say you'll be cursing Dr. Who and Gary Glitter for quite some time.
Doctorin' The Tardis
For such a Hip Hop lovin' dude, Aaron Dayman has a couple of decidedly Rock and Roll entries. First Aaron takes us way back in time for some Space Truckin'. It turns out Deep Purple had another song besides Smoke on the Water and its almost as good.
Space Truckin' video
Then later in the challenge, just when I've lost all faith in humanity and figured LUGNuts was all talk and no action, The AHOL Man-Child saves the day with an entry depicting a bunch of happy dudes in a white convertible. (As the military used to say, don't ask...don't tell) The band is called Trooper and is...um...ok if you like watered down hair metal from a band less famous than Winger. Damn, Aaron, and I was hoping you'd bust out some G-Unit, Snoop Dogg, or Outkast. ;)
Boys in the Bright White Sports Car
nolnet shows us an awesome little Power Functions truck that can pull wheelies. Naturally its Overpowered...which happens to be his musical choice by the always intriguing Roisin Murphy. Nolnet warns that the chick is totally crazy...which ought to make her feel right at home with most of the women I've ever dated.
Overpowered video
Then later Nolnet shows us a White Wheeled Limousine inspired by classic rocker Bruce Honsby. He thinks its a total fail but I'm digging it...especially the money license plate. His limo inspired discussions of an Aphex Twin video and a Peter Gabriel video...both of them featuring super sized limos. Yanno, if I had a limo I'd have to call it...a Linousine.
White Wheeled Limousine video
For his first entry, Raphy shows us what happens when your band is too poor to have their own touring van or bus. You hire this generic white Amusivan to schlepp around your stuff. Instead of it saying Metallica or Motorhead along the side it has some musical note...g-clef...or half note...I don't know. I never was good at studying music and apparently for the band who has to hire this van...neither are they. ;)
Then Raphy shows us some international flare and posts the much talked about (after like 60 posts with everyone talking about it, thank God he finally posted it!) Lincoln inspired by Polish rapper Pezet who dreams of a black Lincoln. The song...is actually pretty good and the video includes written lyrics so you can follow along...in Polish, of course.
Ukryty W Miescie Krzyk
video
Then later Raphy gets inspired by a song way before his time (and mine)with his Little Deuce Coupe. This is my personal fave of the trio of cars Raphy built as he went for some pretty advanced shapes for such a little car. I'm sure The Beach Boys would get some Good Vibrations off of this one.
Li'l Deuce Coupe
Rabidnovaracer somehow lives up to his Chevy lovin' name with this decidedly awesome '41 Willys Coupe. Its powered by a Chevy 409 which happens to be his Beach Boys inspiration for the build. This car is chock full of not-to-be-missed details! I've wanted to build a Willys coupe for quite some time but have been too...um...what's that word I seldom use? Ah yes...intimidated. Rabidnovaracer shows us how its done.
"409" video
Ozzy Osbourne posts a non-descript black car with no title, video, or write up. Then 20 hours later we find out its Black Sunshine based on that pretty cool song by Rob Zombie. Definitely check out the video...oh and while you're at it, be sure to rent The Devil's Rejects. Seeing Sid Haig come back 30 years after his prime as an older, fatter, scarier character was amazing. And the end scene orchestrated to Skynard's Free Bird...I don't want to spoil it for you but it was well done.
Black Sunshine video
Then Ozzy presents a rather boxy lead sled based on the classic Led Zeppelin tune Stairway to Heaven. Then a couple of other boxy white cars linked to some electronic noise. I get the feeling our Prince of Darkness has a lot of white pieces...and none of them curvy.
Stairway to Heaven
When Proudlove first posed his yellow and black van inspired by the 80's Christian hair metal band Stryper, I shook my head and grinned. I thought it was a joke. A groaner to some...but to others this Lego dedication was the best thing in the history of the world ever! Closeted...and not-so-closeted Christians came out in droves to praise Jesus, praise this Stryper van, and to give Nathan hallelujahs right onto the annuls of flickr Explore. Ya gotta hand it to Nathan, he sure knows how to pick a winner.
Soldiers Under Command
If I've learned only one thing in this life, its that Germans love David Hasslehoff...oh and the uber-efficiant synth pop electronic stylings of Kraftwerk.
Ralph a.k.a. Mad Physicist was inspired by their tune Autobahn to construct these two German autos...the Mercedes W112 and the VW Bug in contrasting black and white. They're a great homage to the song and to German culture. Hmmm...I wonder if Ralph has ever heard of Rammstein?
Kraftwerk Autobahn album art
Sometime before I was born a darling gal named Janis Joplin pleaded in a wailing, husky voice "Oh Lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz!" Then 39 years after she was plucked from this Earth, Ralph and his friend Ed finally pull through with the whole Mercedes thing...but in Lego. They throw in a Porsche 911 for good measure as the Porsche was also mentioned in her song...and yanno a lady can never have enough exotic cars. Miss Joplin would be proud of you two. Now if only you had long hair, bell bottoms and was in your prime 45 years ago...you would have had a chance to win her heart.
Mercedes Benz video
Just when we thought we'd have to put his face on a milk carton as a missing kid, Apple Pie busts all up in this piece with the challenge's first hip-hop influenced creation...a truck based on Akon's "I'm so paid" and "Ridin' Dirty" by Chamillionare. Yanno...that one song that helped introduce white and nerdy types to hip-hop with Weird Al's rendition of..."White and Nerdy". Good to see Apple back in the game...even if just for a while.
Ridin' Dirty and I'm So Paid
No stranger to flickr Explore himself, Lino takes inspiration from the band Queens of the Stone Age who advise to just Go With The Flow on this one. The video features a high speed game of chicken in a stark red desert between two classic Chevy pickups which then somehow represents life, sex, death, rebirth...and...um...something. I don't know. Cool tune though.
Go With the Flow
Dylan Denton finds inspiration from a song before his time (but not before mine!) with this cool RC drift car that appropriately goes with the tune "You Spin Me Round (like A Record)" by Dead or Alive. That song was so catchy that there was a time in the 80's I wanted to be a 6ft tall androgynous guy with a British accent, an eye patch, and hair that defies conventional physics. Then I come to find out I wasn't gonna grow that tall, my British impersonations are mediocre at best and make up irritates my skin. Probably for the best. Still, don't miss Dylan's self made video.
You Spin Me Right Round
Dylan's second entry is a heavy duty APC called a Casspir that can run over mines and its unique V-shaped hull helps divert the bomb blast away from the vehicle. Neat! It was also predominantly featured in the video called "Dirty Harry" by the only band ever made up entirely of cartoon characters...The Gorillaz. For some reason they have a lot of Clint Eastwood inspired songs that have nothing to do with Clint Eastwood. Maybe they're punks who're feeling lucky.
Dirty Harry video
Firas never fails to impress! This time he's concocted the concept Hummer HX and inspired by the song "Hummer & A Jacob" by OJ Da Juiceman. I'm still drooling over this fine creation. Firas will be going places in life. In 5 years we'll all know his name. I'm not sure I can say the same about that OJ DA Juiceman guy.
Hummer and a Jacob
Lego911 slows the tempo down to a saunter with this fine Ferrari 250 Testarossa Sports Racer parked in front of an Italian villa. its for the song "Girl In A Sportscar" by Chris Rhea. 911 tells us the car is noisy, hot and cramped but if you're looking to woo a pretty girl in Italy you'd better have one of these. Wouldn't a girl prefer a 60's era Galaxie? I mean, they had the biggest back seats out of any car ever built; suitable for...um...yanno...sitting. ;)
Girl In A Sports Car
So it turns out Sheryl Crow wrote a song about the King of Cool, Steve McQueen. I know, who would have thunk it! This is why 911 built the iconic Bullitt '68 Mustang Fasback in hunter green...with a little help from photoshop, and the Ford GT40 LeMans sports racer in blue. Cool, eh?
Steve McQueen
Then 911 takes us back to the world of Chris Rhea and his movie called 'La Passione'...but this time Shirley Bassey performs a tune full of intrigue, mystery and...um...passione. A tune suitable for Agent Janus had that challenge had a sound track. For this track, he builds three cars; one is the Ferrari 330 P4 LeMans Sports Racing Prototype. Lovely yellow rims on that one. The next is the Dino 246 GTS Spyder and lastly he pulls out the Italian villa again to showcase the Ferrari 156 F1 Formula 1 Monoposto. Ahh...La Passione has so much luxury, beauty and intrigue. Somebody should edit in my dad's 86 Aries K wagon as a joke.
La Passione
Remember when I said Germans love David Hasslehoff? Well its damn true. This video proves it. Here we see The Hoff coaxing pretty young maidens into his car then getting all devilish about it with the brimstone and the horns. What's even better is the link I clicked on didn't have any sound...which made it funnier and probably more tolerable. Anyway, to commemorate the video, 911 builds the cool Kitt car.
Jump In My Car
But wait, there's more! 911 kicks up the pace and races along with car nut Jay Kay of Jamiroquai in the song Cosmic Girl. The video features cars from Jay Kay's own collection (oh, now he's just showing off!)One being the Ferrari F40 Berlinetta and the other being the Ferrari F355 Berlinetta. And not a Dodge Aries K in the whole lot!
Cosmic Girl
And if you thought 911 was done building, you'd be stupid wrong. The automotive maestro comes back for an encore performance of Janis Joplin's "Oh Lord Wont You Buy Me A Mercedes Benz" Proving that great minds think alike, like Team Ralph and Ed, 911 makes sure the songstress is also provided for with a matching Porsche. Sweet!
Mercedes Benz... Again
Kwycstix seeks inspiration from The Man In Black himself...the great Mr. Johnny Cash and his song Walk The Line. Man, old Mr. Cash was always in full black attire...black pants, black jacket, black shirt. You'd think during a heat wave he'd put on black shorts, but no. Anyway, cool car.
Walk the Line
And flying in just under the deadline for this challenge's encore performance is Duq and his famous Bluesmobile..."Our blessed lady of acceleration". "It’s got a cop motor, a 440 cubic inch plant. It’s got cop tires, cop suspension, cop shocks. It’s a model made before catalytic converters, so it will run good on regular gas." These Blues Brothers jokes just write themselves! What would a music based challenge be without this?
Best clip ever!
Great job, everyone! Now we're gonna see what you're made of in top gear. In this next challenge called "At The Races", we're hopefully gonna see some of the fastest racing vehicles on the planet. What will yours be? Baja Racer? Dragster? Formula 1? The sky is the limit. Let's see what you got!
Fe2cruz opened the stage with a sleek bike inspired by the synth composer Giorgio Moroder and his song The Chase...which happens to be the theme music to the Movie Midnight Express. That movie teaches a valuable lesson...stay off the goof balls, kids...and DO NOT get yourself landed in a Turkish prison!
Midnight Express video
Mr. Cruz also shows us his humorous side with this Ford Timelord cop car that looks suspiciously like a 1968 Ford Galaxie. The low budget video that goes with it is one NOT to be missed! I get a HUGE chuckle out of it. I've watched it several times already and lets just say you'll be cursing Dr. Who and Gary Glitter for quite some time.
Doctorin' The Tardis
For such a Hip Hop lovin' dude, Aaron Dayman has a couple of decidedly Rock and Roll entries. First Aaron takes us way back in time for some Space Truckin'. It turns out Deep Purple had another song besides Smoke on the Water and its almost as good.
Space Truckin' video
Then later in the challenge, just when I've lost all faith in humanity and figured LUGNuts was all talk and no action, The AHOL Man-Child saves the day with an entry depicting a bunch of happy dudes in a white convertible. (As the military used to say, don't ask...don't tell) The band is called Trooper and is...um...ok if you like watered down hair metal from a band less famous than Winger. Damn, Aaron, and I was hoping you'd bust out some G-Unit, Snoop Dogg, or Outkast. ;)
Boys in the Bright White Sports Car
nolnet shows us an awesome little Power Functions truck that can pull wheelies. Naturally its Overpowered...which happens to be his musical choice by the always intriguing Roisin Murphy. Nolnet warns that the chick is totally crazy...which ought to make her feel right at home with most of the women I've ever dated.
Overpowered video
Then later Nolnet shows us a White Wheeled Limousine inspired by classic rocker Bruce Honsby. He thinks its a total fail but I'm digging it...especially the money license plate. His limo inspired discussions of an Aphex Twin video and a Peter Gabriel video...both of them featuring super sized limos. Yanno, if I had a limo I'd have to call it...a Linousine.
White Wheeled Limousine video
For his first entry, Raphy shows us what happens when your band is too poor to have their own touring van or bus. You hire this generic white Amusivan to schlepp around your stuff. Instead of it saying Metallica or Motorhead along the side it has some musical note...g-clef...or half note...I don't know. I never was good at studying music and apparently for the band who has to hire this van...neither are they. ;)
Then Raphy shows us some international flare and posts the much talked about (after like 60 posts with everyone talking about it, thank God he finally posted it!) Lincoln inspired by Polish rapper Pezet who dreams of a black Lincoln. The song...is actually pretty good and the video includes written lyrics so you can follow along...in Polish, of course.
Ukryty W Miescie Krzyk
video
Then later Raphy gets inspired by a song way before his time (and mine)with his Little Deuce Coupe. This is my personal fave of the trio of cars Raphy built as he went for some pretty advanced shapes for such a little car. I'm sure The Beach Boys would get some Good Vibrations off of this one.
Li'l Deuce Coupe
Rabidnovaracer somehow lives up to his Chevy lovin' name with this decidedly awesome '41 Willys Coupe. Its powered by a Chevy 409 which happens to be his Beach Boys inspiration for the build. This car is chock full of not-to-be-missed details! I've wanted to build a Willys coupe for quite some time but have been too...um...what's that word I seldom use? Ah yes...intimidated. Rabidnovaracer shows us how its done.
"409" video
Ozzy Osbourne posts a non-descript black car with no title, video, or write up. Then 20 hours later we find out its Black Sunshine based on that pretty cool song by Rob Zombie. Definitely check out the video...oh and while you're at it, be sure to rent The Devil's Rejects. Seeing Sid Haig come back 30 years after his prime as an older, fatter, scarier character was amazing. And the end scene orchestrated to Skynard's Free Bird...I don't want to spoil it for you but it was well done.
Black Sunshine video
Then Ozzy presents a rather boxy lead sled based on the classic Led Zeppelin tune Stairway to Heaven. Then a couple of other boxy white cars linked to some electronic noise. I get the feeling our Prince of Darkness has a lot of white pieces...and none of them curvy.
Stairway to Heaven
When Proudlove first posed his yellow and black van inspired by the 80's Christian hair metal band Stryper, I shook my head and grinned. I thought it was a joke. A groaner to some...but to others this Lego dedication was the best thing in the history of the world ever! Closeted...and not-so-closeted Christians came out in droves to praise Jesus, praise this Stryper van, and to give Nathan hallelujahs right onto the annuls of flickr Explore. Ya gotta hand it to Nathan, he sure knows how to pick a winner.
Soldiers Under Command
If I've learned only one thing in this life, its that Germans love David Hasslehoff...oh and the uber-efficiant synth pop electronic stylings of Kraftwerk.
Ralph a.k.a. Mad Physicist was inspired by their tune Autobahn to construct these two German autos...the Mercedes W112 and the VW Bug in contrasting black and white. They're a great homage to the song and to German culture. Hmmm...I wonder if Ralph has ever heard of Rammstein?
Kraftwerk Autobahn album art
Sometime before I was born a darling gal named Janis Joplin pleaded in a wailing, husky voice "Oh Lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz!" Then 39 years after she was plucked from this Earth, Ralph and his friend Ed finally pull through with the whole Mercedes thing...but in Lego. They throw in a Porsche 911 for good measure as the Porsche was also mentioned in her song...and yanno a lady can never have enough exotic cars. Miss Joplin would be proud of you two. Now if only you had long hair, bell bottoms and was in your prime 45 years ago...you would have had a chance to win her heart.
Mercedes Benz video
Just when we thought we'd have to put his face on a milk carton as a missing kid, Apple Pie busts all up in this piece with the challenge's first hip-hop influenced creation...a truck based on Akon's "I'm so paid" and "Ridin' Dirty" by Chamillionare. Yanno...that one song that helped introduce white and nerdy types to hip-hop with Weird Al's rendition of..."White and Nerdy". Good to see Apple back in the game...even if just for a while.
Ridin' Dirty and I'm So Paid
No stranger to flickr Explore himself, Lino takes inspiration from the band Queens of the Stone Age who advise to just Go With The Flow on this one. The video features a high speed game of chicken in a stark red desert between two classic Chevy pickups which then somehow represents life, sex, death, rebirth...and...um...something. I don't know. Cool tune though.
Go With the Flow
Dylan Denton finds inspiration from a song before his time (but not before mine!) with this cool RC drift car that appropriately goes with the tune "You Spin Me Round (like A Record)" by Dead or Alive. That song was so catchy that there was a time in the 80's I wanted to be a 6ft tall androgynous guy with a British accent, an eye patch, and hair that defies conventional physics. Then I come to find out I wasn't gonna grow that tall, my British impersonations are mediocre at best and make up irritates my skin. Probably for the best. Still, don't miss Dylan's self made video.
You Spin Me Right Round
Dylan's second entry is a heavy duty APC called a Casspir that can run over mines and its unique V-shaped hull helps divert the bomb blast away from the vehicle. Neat! It was also predominantly featured in the video called "Dirty Harry" by the only band ever made up entirely of cartoon characters...The Gorillaz. For some reason they have a lot of Clint Eastwood inspired songs that have nothing to do with Clint Eastwood. Maybe they're punks who're feeling lucky.
Dirty Harry video
Firas never fails to impress! This time he's concocted the concept Hummer HX and inspired by the song "Hummer & A Jacob" by OJ Da Juiceman. I'm still drooling over this fine creation. Firas will be going places in life. In 5 years we'll all know his name. I'm not sure I can say the same about that OJ DA Juiceman guy.
Hummer and a Jacob
Lego911 slows the tempo down to a saunter with this fine Ferrari 250 Testarossa Sports Racer parked in front of an Italian villa. its for the song "Girl In A Sportscar" by Chris Rhea. 911 tells us the car is noisy, hot and cramped but if you're looking to woo a pretty girl in Italy you'd better have one of these. Wouldn't a girl prefer a 60's era Galaxie? I mean, they had the biggest back seats out of any car ever built; suitable for...um...yanno...sitting. ;)
Girl In A Sports Car
So it turns out Sheryl Crow wrote a song about the King of Cool, Steve McQueen. I know, who would have thunk it! This is why 911 built the iconic Bullitt '68 Mustang Fasback in hunter green...with a little help from photoshop, and the Ford GT40 LeMans sports racer in blue. Cool, eh?
Steve McQueen
Then 911 takes us back to the world of Chris Rhea and his movie called 'La Passione'...but this time Shirley Bassey performs a tune full of intrigue, mystery and...um...passione. A tune suitable for Agent Janus had that challenge had a sound track. For this track, he builds three cars; one is the Ferrari 330 P4 LeMans Sports Racing Prototype. Lovely yellow rims on that one. The next is the Dino 246 GTS Spyder and lastly he pulls out the Italian villa again to showcase the Ferrari 156 F1 Formula 1 Monoposto. Ahh...La Passione has so much luxury, beauty and intrigue. Somebody should edit in my dad's 86 Aries K wagon as a joke.
La Passione
Remember when I said Germans love David Hasslehoff? Well its damn true. This video proves it. Here we see The Hoff coaxing pretty young maidens into his car then getting all devilish about it with the brimstone and the horns. What's even better is the link I clicked on didn't have any sound...which made it funnier and probably more tolerable. Anyway, to commemorate the video, 911 builds the cool Kitt car.
Jump In My Car
But wait, there's more! 911 kicks up the pace and races along with car nut Jay Kay of Jamiroquai in the song Cosmic Girl. The video features cars from Jay Kay's own collection (oh, now he's just showing off!)One being the Ferrari F40 Berlinetta and the other being the Ferrari F355 Berlinetta. And not a Dodge Aries K in the whole lot!
Cosmic Girl
And if you thought 911 was done building, you'd be stupid wrong. The automotive maestro comes back for an encore performance of Janis Joplin's "Oh Lord Wont You Buy Me A Mercedes Benz" Proving that great minds think alike, like Team Ralph and Ed, 911 makes sure the songstress is also provided for with a matching Porsche. Sweet!
Mercedes Benz... Again
Kwycstix seeks inspiration from The Man In Black himself...the great Mr. Johnny Cash and his song Walk The Line. Man, old Mr. Cash was always in full black attire...black pants, black jacket, black shirt. You'd think during a heat wave he'd put on black shorts, but no. Anyway, cool car.
Walk the Line
And flying in just under the deadline for this challenge's encore performance is Duq and his famous Bluesmobile..."Our blessed lady of acceleration". "It’s got a cop motor, a 440 cubic inch plant. It’s got cop tires, cop suspension, cop shocks. It’s a model made before catalytic converters, so it will run good on regular gas." These Blues Brothers jokes just write themselves! What would a music based challenge be without this?
Best clip ever!
Great job, everyone! Now we're gonna see what you're made of in top gear. In this next challenge called "At The Races", we're hopefully gonna see some of the fastest racing vehicles on the planet. What will yours be? Baja Racer? Dragster? Formula 1? The sky is the limit. Let's see what you got!
Monday, March 2, 2009
What A Concept round-up
This challenge turned out to be one of the more conceptually difficult challenges we've had but the results were predictably...unpredictable! lets check out the round up, shall we?
Kwycstix races out of the starting line in probably the slowest concept car in the whole lot...an old timey Model A concept. He knows that concepts don't have to be all about in-dash GPS and cameras for rear view mirrors. A tilted windshield and a two tone paint job would have freaked out auto buyers back in the day.
Speaking of retro freak outs, Kwycstix comes back later in the challenge with this awesome Futurliner bus. Faithful to its original, this Art Deco ride was a sleek vision of the future and stands out as an instant crowd pleaser!
Our own Prince of Darkness Ozzy Osbourne catches the four wide bug from Raphy with these cute little future concept cars. The first entry is in iconic yellow and black followed later by a yellow, a blue and a long and low red and white car. Neat!
Fe2cruz feels the fuel crunch and the struggling economy with this great entry. His character, Brick Reynolds (a salute to the mustachioed Burt Reynolds) is a struggling underpaid physics teacher that recruits the kids from detention to construct this electric concept. His socio-political commentary is well worth the read.
Proving that flattery gets you everywhere, fe2cruz submits this micro scaled salute to me with his version of the concept Hyanide snowmobile. High five, Mr. Cruz...we're the only two people on the planet to ever build a Lego Hyanide! Yeah!
But that's not all, he also combines fisher-price and lego elements to create this hybrid love child bike. Your weird secret is safe with us...we won't tell!
Raphy shows some enthusiasm in this challenge with this uncanny trio of trucks called Rocky, YellowTruck and...wait for it...The Obliterator Of Hell! Hmmmm...I wonder which one wins the arm wrestling match.
Proving he's not just all about trucks, Raphy races in at 200mph with this Orchid GT7. That's a lot of horsepower for such a little car!
But wait there's more! Just a hair behind the the GT7 comes this blue Flare RR. its super fast but it handles like a shopping cart...yanno, one stuck wobbly wheel...the kind of cart that'll tip all your groceries and your little brother out of it when you try to take a corner too fast. Boy did I get grounded for that!
And that's not all! Raphy ups the ante...and the scale with this GTTM R-450! You have to say it with an exclamation point. It also helps if you're yelling...like from a speeding car. Try it with me...GTTM R-450!! See what I mean? I'm digging the two tone black and white!
Rabidnovaracer shows us that if we weren't in such a financial crunch we'd have the Pontiac G8 Sport Truck Concept. Unfortunately Pontiac had to re-prioritize their new line up and the G8 project was ditched. I wonder if I can build a real one out of a mattress, a lawn mower and a pile of wood. Probably not. We'll just have to live with this nice Lego replica.
He also shows us this sleek Cadillac Cien Concept Super Car. Leave it to Cadillac to install increasingly bigger motors into their cars, in this case a 750 HP V-12. Cadillac...and incidentally Rabidnovaracer combines a design philosophy of "Art and Science" into their work. I dig it!
Lino Martins wanted to build a super sleek spy snowmobile for Agent Janus but time restraints didn't allow for it. With icy tundra still on the brain, he goes way outside his comfort zone (and to the nearest pub!) with this single tread Hyanide concept snowmobile. lets have drinks...I'll provide the ice!
They must have been doing controlled substances of a different verity back in the 60's when they came up with the Deora. You chop a Dodge A-100 van and add parts from a Ford wagon and Ford sedan to get this concoction. But this sleek SNOT riddled ride is much more within what is expected from Lino's comfort zones. Maybe that's why Nathan built one too!
Newbie _nash (say that 10 times fast!) shows us that he fits well within our fine group with this stunning, wild concept inspired by the Bat Tumbler. As I recall, I gave nash no choice but to join our group and submit this ride to this challenge. I think we're all quite happy with the results!
Proving my instincts (and bullying) was spot on, Nash shows us all he isn't a one trick pony with this fabulous Roadster Venia Coupe & Convertible pair...one in red, the other yellow. Each is chock full of stunning detail. nash quickly proves to be a great new asset to our team. We welcome you!
To compliment the new green creator set, J4ke submits this LDD concept Viper in eight wide. What's great about this...it's fully buyable! The high piece count just about doubles the price of it's green counterpart but fully worth it in my opinion. Way to go, Jake!
NK DeSign-er says "its all about the big wheels" with this wild concept ride that is sure not to set foot (or tire) in the carpool lane. Extra seats...kinda like vegetables are just empty calories anyway! he calls this ride...The Bug.
Me Proudlove. Me build Original Concept Car. Me call it Wheel! Chicks like Wheel! Especially Pam Anderson and Tawny Katain. They sprawl over top of Wheel in pictures. Look sexy on Wheel! Og like chicks on Wheel!
Every car enthusiast must know the name Ed "Big Daddy" Roth. If you don't, I urge you all to make it right with the world and look him up right away! Look down at the t-shirt you're wearing. Does it say something? Does it have a picture on it? That is because of "Big Daddy" Roth. He was also a world famous car builder. Car shows would try to ban him because it was guaranteed he'd take the top prize. Nathan knows all about him as evidenced by his Roth inspired Sidewinder. You should too.
No concept car build challenge would be complete without a Deora...and it's more modern and rounded Chip Foose designed Deora II. That's why its such a thrill that Nathan built one. This was pretty uncanny, folks! I can't stress enough that this was not planned. Also our Santa bikes were unplanned. Ever since the very first challenge, Nathan and I have been on the same astral wavelength. There are several more times that we almost built nearly identical ideas but decided against it mod-production. Its getting pretty spooky, even to us...but all we can do is laugh our asses off about it.
Thankfully, Gambort doesn't exist on any astral plain with anyone else as evidenced by this wild concept bike in 'ever awesome' lime green. With cheese slopes and a cheese grater, what's not to love? See what I did there? Actually I stole that joke. hey, it least it wasn't a joke about my dad's Aries K wagon.
It turns out MetalGearAddict has a vision for the year 2025 and its a lot like that 60's era Hanna Barbera cartoon about drag racing called Wacky Races. When driving this bad boy you don't look directly at the road but rather you lie down and see the road on a video screen. Let's hope the driver doesn't fall asleep while watching 2001 like I did. That's another fanciful retro vision of the future that didn't quite pan out.
Mad Physicist feared that dreaming up his own concept car would turn out hideous (I hear that!)so instead opted for an already existing concept, the 2003 Chrysler Airflite. Its subtle shape looked to be a challenging build, but Ralph pulled it off nicely with this build that he can only describe as "gangster cool"! I'll have to agree on that one. The grille has to be my fave feature!
Dave Shaddix concocts a wild black and white space age ride called the Vindicator Convertible. Dave doesn't say much in his write up, but this sleek car most certainly screams..."What a Concept!"
What would a challenge be without Firas Abu-Jaber? It was only a few short months ago that the flickr world had no idea who he was but has quickly become a perfect LUGNuts staple and this time with a stunning Audi R8 TDI Le Mans Concept. The intersecting rings of the Audi sign are simple yet brilliant. I think Raphy is now technically obligated to marry Firas as he built an Audi, his fave automaker. Yeah, yeah, I know...one is a kid and they're both male but I don't make the rules around here...I only enforce them...especially if the end result is hilarious! Now get to the holy matrimony, you two! I take it your gift registry will be at the Lego store.
Proving that all concept cars don't have to be red (what's with that this month?!)Dylan Denton submits this decidedly neat (and yellow) 1997 Volkswagen W12 Syncro Concept. A car not to be missed, this MOC has sleek styling all around. And check out the racing style suspension! I'm luvin' the gull wing doors on this one!
New guy Alexander Hoogerwerf shows us what he's made of. It turns out he's made of six wheels and a lot of black bricks! Oh and a 6.5 litre turbo V-8 engine. The truck bed under the cover is shaped like a coffin. Pretty convenient if you happen to be in the body transport biz. Or the mob.
thepaleman9 (because there are 8 other pale men before him?)submits this decidedly flashy concept car in red and lime green called the Zelyor. I'm digging the unusual shape and odd color combo on this one. Also paleman teaches us a new word with this MOC...can you all say Yumtown? I knew you could!
And just when we thought the most prolific car builder in the history of the world ever was going to take an oath of silence on this challenge, Lego911 squeaks in just before the deadline with not one, but two awesome entries! One being the Peugeot 507CC Retrofuturismo...well done in two versions, one with the roof on and the other retracted, it is a faithful representation of the original. Great color scheme also!
911 told us there would be only one entry...but as he still had a few seconds left to the challenge deadline, this gave him more than enough time to whip up the Peugeot 507 Cote d'Azure Luxury Cabriolet Retrofuturismo. This one also has a stunning color scheme. 911 apologizes profusely for being so slack on this challenge...but what he probably doesn't know is two awesome entries in one challenge is more than some people produce all year. I think we can find it in our hearts to forgive him.
Wow..."What a Concept"...what a great challenge indeed! Now we rock and roll with our all music inspired challenge called "Play That Funky Music!" Its already panning out to be a pretty good challenge so far...stay tuned to see how it all turns out.
Kwycstix races out of the starting line in probably the slowest concept car in the whole lot...an old timey Model A concept. He knows that concepts don't have to be all about in-dash GPS and cameras for rear view mirrors. A tilted windshield and a two tone paint job would have freaked out auto buyers back in the day.
Speaking of retro freak outs, Kwycstix comes back later in the challenge with this awesome Futurliner bus. Faithful to its original, this Art Deco ride was a sleek vision of the future and stands out as an instant crowd pleaser!
Our own Prince of Darkness Ozzy Osbourne catches the four wide bug from Raphy with these cute little future concept cars. The first entry is in iconic yellow and black followed later by a yellow, a blue and a long and low red and white car. Neat!
Fe2cruz feels the fuel crunch and the struggling economy with this great entry. His character, Brick Reynolds (a salute to the mustachioed Burt Reynolds) is a struggling underpaid physics teacher that recruits the kids from detention to construct this electric concept. His socio-political commentary is well worth the read.
Proving that flattery gets you everywhere, fe2cruz submits this micro scaled salute to me with his version of the concept Hyanide snowmobile. High five, Mr. Cruz...we're the only two people on the planet to ever build a Lego Hyanide! Yeah!
But that's not all, he also combines fisher-price and lego elements to create this hybrid love child bike. Your weird secret is safe with us...we won't tell!
Raphy shows some enthusiasm in this challenge with this uncanny trio of trucks called Rocky, YellowTruck and...wait for it...The Obliterator Of Hell! Hmmmm...I wonder which one wins the arm wrestling match.
Proving he's not just all about trucks, Raphy races in at 200mph with this Orchid GT7. That's a lot of horsepower for such a little car!
But wait there's more! Just a hair behind the the GT7 comes this blue Flare RR. its super fast but it handles like a shopping cart...yanno, one stuck wobbly wheel...the kind of cart that'll tip all your groceries and your little brother out of it when you try to take a corner too fast. Boy did I get grounded for that!
And that's not all! Raphy ups the ante...and the scale with this GTTM R-450! You have to say it with an exclamation point. It also helps if you're yelling...like from a speeding car. Try it with me...GTTM R-450!! See what I mean? I'm digging the two tone black and white!
Rabidnovaracer shows us that if we weren't in such a financial crunch we'd have the Pontiac G8 Sport Truck Concept. Unfortunately Pontiac had to re-prioritize their new line up and the G8 project was ditched. I wonder if I can build a real one out of a mattress, a lawn mower and a pile of wood. Probably not. We'll just have to live with this nice Lego replica.
He also shows us this sleek Cadillac Cien Concept Super Car. Leave it to Cadillac to install increasingly bigger motors into their cars, in this case a 750 HP V-12. Cadillac...and incidentally Rabidnovaracer combines a design philosophy of "Art and Science" into their work. I dig it!
Lino Martins wanted to build a super sleek spy snowmobile for Agent Janus but time restraints didn't allow for it. With icy tundra still on the brain, he goes way outside his comfort zone (and to the nearest pub!) with this single tread Hyanide concept snowmobile. lets have drinks...I'll provide the ice!
They must have been doing controlled substances of a different verity back in the 60's when they came up with the Deora. You chop a Dodge A-100 van and add parts from a Ford wagon and Ford sedan to get this concoction. But this sleek SNOT riddled ride is much more within what is expected from Lino's comfort zones. Maybe that's why Nathan built one too!
Newbie _nash (say that 10 times fast!) shows us that he fits well within our fine group with this stunning, wild concept inspired by the Bat Tumbler. As I recall, I gave nash no choice but to join our group and submit this ride to this challenge. I think we're all quite happy with the results!
Proving my instincts (and bullying) was spot on, Nash shows us all he isn't a one trick pony with this fabulous Roadster Venia Coupe & Convertible pair...one in red, the other yellow. Each is chock full of stunning detail. nash quickly proves to be a great new asset to our team. We welcome you!
To compliment the new green creator set, J4ke submits this LDD concept Viper in eight wide. What's great about this...it's fully buyable! The high piece count just about doubles the price of it's green counterpart but fully worth it in my opinion. Way to go, Jake!
NK DeSign-er says "its all about the big wheels" with this wild concept ride that is sure not to set foot (or tire) in the carpool lane. Extra seats...kinda like vegetables are just empty calories anyway! he calls this ride...The Bug.
Me Proudlove. Me build Original Concept Car. Me call it Wheel! Chicks like Wheel! Especially Pam Anderson and Tawny Katain. They sprawl over top of Wheel in pictures. Look sexy on Wheel! Og like chicks on Wheel!
Every car enthusiast must know the name Ed "Big Daddy" Roth. If you don't, I urge you all to make it right with the world and look him up right away! Look down at the t-shirt you're wearing. Does it say something? Does it have a picture on it? That is because of "Big Daddy" Roth. He was also a world famous car builder. Car shows would try to ban him because it was guaranteed he'd take the top prize. Nathan knows all about him as evidenced by his Roth inspired Sidewinder. You should too.
No concept car build challenge would be complete without a Deora...and it's more modern and rounded Chip Foose designed Deora II. That's why its such a thrill that Nathan built one. This was pretty uncanny, folks! I can't stress enough that this was not planned. Also our Santa bikes were unplanned. Ever since the very first challenge, Nathan and I have been on the same astral wavelength. There are several more times that we almost built nearly identical ideas but decided against it mod-production. Its getting pretty spooky, even to us...but all we can do is laugh our asses off about it.
Thankfully, Gambort doesn't exist on any astral plain with anyone else as evidenced by this wild concept bike in 'ever awesome' lime green. With cheese slopes and a cheese grater, what's not to love? See what I did there? Actually I stole that joke. hey, it least it wasn't a joke about my dad's Aries K wagon.
It turns out MetalGearAddict has a vision for the year 2025 and its a lot like that 60's era Hanna Barbera cartoon about drag racing called Wacky Races. When driving this bad boy you don't look directly at the road but rather you lie down and see the road on a video screen. Let's hope the driver doesn't fall asleep while watching 2001 like I did. That's another fanciful retro vision of the future that didn't quite pan out.
Mad Physicist feared that dreaming up his own concept car would turn out hideous (I hear that!)so instead opted for an already existing concept, the 2003 Chrysler Airflite. Its subtle shape looked to be a challenging build, but Ralph pulled it off nicely with this build that he can only describe as "gangster cool"! I'll have to agree on that one. The grille has to be my fave feature!
Dave Shaddix concocts a wild black and white space age ride called the Vindicator Convertible. Dave doesn't say much in his write up, but this sleek car most certainly screams..."What a Concept!"
What would a challenge be without Firas Abu-Jaber? It was only a few short months ago that the flickr world had no idea who he was but has quickly become a perfect LUGNuts staple and this time with a stunning Audi R8 TDI Le Mans Concept. The intersecting rings of the Audi sign are simple yet brilliant. I think Raphy is now technically obligated to marry Firas as he built an Audi, his fave automaker. Yeah, yeah, I know...one is a kid and they're both male but I don't make the rules around here...I only enforce them...especially if the end result is hilarious! Now get to the holy matrimony, you two! I take it your gift registry will be at the Lego store.
Proving that all concept cars don't have to be red (what's with that this month?!)Dylan Denton submits this decidedly neat (and yellow) 1997 Volkswagen W12 Syncro Concept. A car not to be missed, this MOC has sleek styling all around. And check out the racing style suspension! I'm luvin' the gull wing doors on this one!
New guy Alexander Hoogerwerf shows us what he's made of. It turns out he's made of six wheels and a lot of black bricks! Oh and a 6.5 litre turbo V-8 engine. The truck bed under the cover is shaped like a coffin. Pretty convenient if you happen to be in the body transport biz. Or the mob.
thepaleman9 (because there are 8 other pale men before him?)submits this decidedly flashy concept car in red and lime green called the Zelyor. I'm digging the unusual shape and odd color combo on this one. Also paleman teaches us a new word with this MOC...can you all say Yumtown? I knew you could!
And just when we thought the most prolific car builder in the history of the world ever was going to take an oath of silence on this challenge, Lego911 squeaks in just before the deadline with not one, but two awesome entries! One being the Peugeot 507CC Retrofuturismo...well done in two versions, one with the roof on and the other retracted, it is a faithful representation of the original. Great color scheme also!
911 told us there would be only one entry...but as he still had a few seconds left to the challenge deadline, this gave him more than enough time to whip up the Peugeot 507 Cote d'Azure Luxury Cabriolet Retrofuturismo. This one also has a stunning color scheme. 911 apologizes profusely for being so slack on this challenge...but what he probably doesn't know is two awesome entries in one challenge is more than some people produce all year. I think we can find it in our hearts to forgive him.
Wow..."What a Concept"...what a great challenge indeed! Now we rock and roll with our all music inspired challenge called "Play That Funky Music!" Its already panning out to be a pretty good challenge so far...stay tuned to see how it all turns out.
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