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Archive for the ‘Airplanes’ Category
LEGO Aircraft Transport
Saturday, July 17th, 2010Da Bomb(er)
Monday, March 15th, 2010Normally I don’t like blogging military MOCs, but for Ralph Savelsberg (a.k.a. the Mad physicist) I’ll gladly make an exception. He built this model of an Avenger torpedo bomber for a WIP minifig scale aircraft carrier by Ed Diment. The Avenger, heavily used during World War II, sports a dark-blue, grey, and white camouflage color scheme. The best feature is undoubtedly the hinged wing construction, but the cleverly constructed cockpit is also worth viewing.
Avenger Torpedo Bomber
What’s Your Preferred Mode of Transportation?
Monday, February 15th, 2010That’s the question that TheBrickster asks in the Eurobricks Town Forum. It seems like townies TheBrickster (Trains) and MetroiD (motorcycles) have already made up their minds. But… how do you prefer to travel? What Lego MOCs or sets to you prefer?
How do you prefer to travel?
The Most Talked-About Aircraft
Thursday, January 28th, 2010…Now in bricks! What you see here, ladies and gentlemen, is an award winning achievement. And I’m not even talking about the airplane. Eurobricks member Ryan Mugs (reload) has created a MOC so unique that it has absolutely every reason to be crowned Best in the Show in this year’s edition of Brickvention. And it surely needs a big crown too, considering the lengths this master of the brick has gone to in order to create such an accurate representation of this flying behemoth.
Qantas must surely love this!
This award-winning flying beauty is not only as true to scale (minifig scale, mind you!) as they come, but is also fitted with a bunch of NXT goodies and mechanics in order to guarantee maximum realism. As listed by the creator himself, some of the functions include front and rear landing gear with opening gear doors, airbrakes and landing flaps, as well as engines and landing lights. And if that weren’t enough, you can even have a look at what’s in the belly of the beast.
Does it have any interi... oh, wait.
Make sure you check out Ryan Mugs’ photostream on flickr as well for additional pics of his Airbus A380 and stop by to congratulate him over at Eurobricks. And in case you want to see it live, you can find this truly epic MOC at Brickworld in Chicago in June.
Seaplane landing in the coast of Classic Town
Sunday, December 13th, 2009It appears there is a seaplane has just landed onto Eurobricks Community. Thanks to Eurobricks member, daoudbazzar for sharing this lovely 3178 Seaplane with us, and also thanking our Eurobricks Town Moderator, TheBrickster for this nice frontpage graphic!
3178 Seaplane
Beechcraft King Air
Thursday, July 30th, 2009It’s the last week in July and for those of us who are pilots, it means the “World’s Greatest Aviation Celebration” is in full swing in Oshkosh, WI. In honor of this great event, I bring you Brickshelf user “mikepsiaki’s” awesome MOC of a Beechcraft King Air. The King Air Series is a line of business-class turboprop aircraft from Beech Aircraft Corporation (now Beech Aircraft a Division of Hawker Beechcraft). The King Air was the first aircraft in it’s class and has outsold all its competitors combined. It has been in production since 1964 and is one of the only small twin-turboprop business aircraft currently in production.
Mikepsiaki’s LEGO version of this classic aircraft just oozes the style, grace, and sleek lines that the real aircraft possesses. The brick-built wings look convincing along with the fantastic engine nacelles and details. The design of the landing gear is ingenious and I like the it is functional as it adds to the “swooshability factor”. The aft portion of the fuselage (notoriously difficult to model using LEGO bricks) is captured well and the aft air-stair is a nice touch. The scale should fit right in with the classic “official” LEGO aircraft. You can see more pictures in his Brickshelf Gallery.
Spirit of St. Louis Flies Again
Wednesday, July 15th, 2009Back in 1976/1977, during the era of the large brick-built “not-so-mini-fig” (later replaced by the armless and faceless minifig), Lego offered a few models similar to the modern Creator set. One such set, in dedication to the first trans-Atlantic solo flight by Charles Lindbergh in 1927, honored the plane, the Spirit of St. Louis. With no open cockpit and the use of a clear 2×2 brick, this airplane would serves as the beginning of a new generation of Lego aircraft along a much smaller variety. Eurobricks member Walter Kovacs restores this classic aircraft to provide a review for vintage Lego fans, complete with box and still intact sticker. Make sure you check out this truly classic set review in the EB Trains & Town forum, the only place to visit for reviews of this kind.
The Cessna – A General Aviation Icon
Thursday, July 9th, 2009When you here the name Cessna, what comes to mind? For most people, the image of a single engine, high-wing, general aviation aircraft is the first thing that pops into their head. For over 80 years, Cessna has been building aircraft that many a pilot have used to ’slip the surly bonds of earth and dance the skies on laughter-silvered wings’. Flickr user ‘legodude‘ brings us a great rendition of this iconic image. While he says it’s not based on any specific model, I personally feel that the burly lines give it the feel of a Cessna 182 or Cessna 210.
In terms of technical achievements, I really like the way he has captured the shape of the cowl and the aft portion of the fuselage. The attachment points for the wing struts are also something I haven’t seen before. Finally, the landing gear solution is just downright cute. This would certainly look right at home parked on the GA ramp at a small LEGO airport.
Dornier DO-X
Sunday, July 5th, 2009I must admit that I know very little about aircraft history, but upon seeing Eastpole’s Dornier DO-X flying boat, I immediately realized that this is a beautiful MOC. Based upon Wikipedia information, the Dornier DO-X was the most powerful flying boat in the world upon creation in 1929. Eastpole creates a magnificent Lego version of the aircraft that is definately deserving of a blog. More information about the DO-X can be found in this Wikipedia article.
Watch out for “Top Gun II”
Thursday, April 30th, 2009Eurobricks Combo Reviewer, svelte_corps has presented an exclusive LEGO set which could perhaps be only available in some airlines as part of their promotional campaign.
Attention everyone, this is a special aerial acrobat showcase display demonstrated by the Creepy Bearded Minifig that is the lead actor for the upcoming “Top Gun II” movie and together with the beautiful Ice cream vendor at zero altitude, in this high flying 7643 Air Show Plane.
7643 Air Show Plane
