A while back, New Elementary put out a call for participants in one of their Festivals of Parts. They are one of my favorite LEGO blogs and a solid influence on the way that I write about my hobby, so I jumped at the opportunity. I wasn’t alone in wanting to test my skills, so it was lovely to be chosen to receive a bag of Nexogons. Continue reading Coronae Softworks
Monthly Archives: March 2017
Daily Internet 3/28/17
MOCs:
Carpet Lego has a sweet touch with these WWII armor.
Such great little space pods by David Roberts.
I love the Thomas the Space Train vibe on this mech by P. B.
These hardsuits by Carter have a great gritty feel.
Daily Internet 3/27/17
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Lu Sim‘s mecha have this effortless cool about them that always makes me jealous.
I’m loving this late Marchikoma by Guy Smiley 🙂.
21130 The Nether Railway
I really like the LEGO Minecraft theme. It may not be to many AFOLs liking, with brick heavy, play focused sets, but I love the modularity and the faithfulness to the spirit of the source material. This latest wave of sets has managed to combine this with reasonable prices and great designs. Continue reading 21130 The Nether Railway
Daily Internet 3/26/17
MOCs:
Check out the sculpting on this rooster by ZiO Chao!
I’ve been really enjoying this latest round of Iron Builder. This beautiful model by Jonas Kramm uses the seed part in so many amazing ways.
It has been cool to watch builders riff off of the Brickheadz. TOKYO TAG TEAM built this cool tribute to classic kaiju.
This chibi jet fighter by Damien Labrousse is really clean.
I love a well built tree and Brother Steven has really outdone himself with this bonsai.
Linda’s Houligan
I’ve been meaning to build a racer mecha for a while now, but when it was announced that the collaborative event in the Mecha theme at Bricks Cascade 2017 would be a race, I had to make it happen. Continue reading Linda’s Houligan
Daily Internet 3/21/17
MOCs:
The colors on Damien Labrousse‘s shipwreck take me back to the sci-fi book covers of my youth.
This hover-tank by KANICHUGA is sweet.
So many awesome details packed onto this pair of walking tanks by Carter.
Bricks Cascade 2017
Two weeks ago, I attended my fourth Bricks Cascade. I was really excited going in, with 29 models registered and my first year as a volunteer theme coordinator. We were going to have a huge hall, twice the size of the largest hall we’d had in the past. It felt like a lot was riding on making this a great convention. Continue reading Bricks Cascade 2017
Daily Internet 3/19/17
MOCs:
Vince_Toulouse has a distinct, streamlined style, so evident here in this massive dieselpunk flier.
This near future space fighter by P. B. has an intense crunchiness that I just love.
Daily Internet 3/14/17
MOCs:
Who doesn’t love this punk by Eero Okkonen?
Can’t say that I know the source material, but TOKYO TAG TEAM has built an awesome little dude.