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I regulary look at brickshelf for new creations, but I know that there are so
many other creations out there that I (or someone else for that matter) have
never seen. So I thought it would be intresting to see other MOCS there may be
out there..
What is your most favorite creation (MOC) by another builder?
Post a link if possible.
Jeff VW
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In lugnet.general, Jeff Van Winden wrote:
> I regulary look at brickshelf for new creations, but I know that there are so
> many other creations out there that I (or someone else for that matter) have
> never seen. So I thought it would be intresting to see other MOCS there may be
> out there..
>
> What is your most favorite creation (MOC) by another builder?
>
> Post a link if possible.
>
>
> Jeff VW
Favorite? I don't think I could pick an all time favorite, but I remember being
really impressed with and old time gas station that, I think, Thomas Avery
(please correct me if I am wrong) created for a contest a few years ago. I was
unable to find it, but I remember going: Wow!.
Does anyone recall the MOC I am referring to? It had an airplane propeller as a
ceiling fan.
Jonathan
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In lugnet.general, Jeff Van Winden wrote:
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> What is your most favorite creation (MOC) by another builder?
>
> Post a link if possible.
>
>
> Jeff VW
Among my favorites have been the Eschers done by Andrew Lipson and Daniel Shiu.
Unfortunately the blueyonder links seem to be dead. :-(
Maggie C.
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In lugnet.general, Jeff Van Winden wrote:
> I regulary look at brickshelf for new creations, but I know that there are so
> many other creations out there that I (or someone else for that matter) have
> never seen. So I thought it would be intresting to see other MOCS there may be
> out there..
>
> What is your most favorite creation (MOC) by another builder?
>
> Post a link if possible.
>
>
Well, I tend to more amazed by MOCs live and in person than in pictures,
so, hard as it is to choose, I am judging based on the degree of "jaw drop"
when I first saw this MOC.
Trouble is, I can't find pictures online, but I think numerous people will know
which one I am describing.
It was at BrickFest a couple of years ago by the escalator on the 2nd floor.
Just a plain tower block from the outside, about 6 feet tall. But the whole
structure hinged open to show hundreds of appartments each one individually
detailed. I was simply astonished by it!
JB
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In lugnet.general, Jeff Van Winden wrote:
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What is your most favorite creation (MOC) by another builder?
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Really tough. Theres so many good ones.
Jason Allemanns U.S.S. Discovery:
John Neals TCLTC layout
is an example of true Lego Craftsmanship.
Sean Kenneys Greenwich Village set a new
standard for urban detailing - that years later is still emulated by many.
Wow, great thread!
Spencer
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In lugnet.general, Jeff Van Winden wrote:
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I regulary look at brickshelf for new creations, but I know that there are so
many other creations out there that I (or someone else for that matter) have
never seen. So I thought it would be intresting to see other MOCS there may be
out there..
What is your most favorite creation (MOC) by another builder?
Post a link if possible.
Jeff VW
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Lindsay Frederick Brauns Takao and Friedrich der Grosse.
Marc Nelson Jr.
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In lugnet.general, Jeff Van Winden wrote:
> What is your most favorite creation (MOC) by another builder?
Like others have said, it's hard to pick just one, but the first to spring to
mind is Johannes Koehler's "The Tower in the Lonely Woods":
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=46446
Ken
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In lugnet.general, Jeff Van Winden wrote:
> I regulary look at brickshelf for new creations, but I know that there are so
> many other creations out there that I (or someone else for that matter) have
> never seen. So I thought it would be intresting to see other MOCS there may be
> out there..
>
> What is your most favorite creation (MOC) by another builder?
>
> Post a link if possible.
>
>
> Jeff VW
I do not know if I can answer that question as there have been so many amazing
MOCs over the years. That said, for me the MOC I remember getting the most
excited about was the AV-98 Ingram Labor by Gla Gla. It was an amazingly
accurate rendition of the mecha. Regretably Gla Gla's BS account is emptied out
so I do not have any pictures I can point to.
Jude
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Jeff Van Winden wrote:
> I regulary look at brickshelf for new creations, but I know that there are so
> many other creations out there that I (or someone else for that matter) have
> never seen. So I thought it would be intresting to see other MOCS there may be
> out there..
>
> What is your most favorite creation (MOC) by another builder?
>
> Post a link if possible.
>
>
> Jeff VW
Its so hard to decide, there have been so many great ones over the years.
One of the best I have seen in recent times though has to be the large
scale Boeing 737-400:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=174439
Now if only that guy could pull off an A380 :)
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Years ago, maybe even on rec.toys.lego, there was a link to a european website
of someone who had created a lot of traveling carnival rides, the kind that
break down and travel on trucks. These things were amazing!
More recently, I was amazed by this dragon train, bought the instructions, and
built it:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=5245
And late last year, a new train appeared that I would love to buy or recreate:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=153247
That one is simply amazing...Megan, where are the plans?!?!?
Having just seen that pastel tea garden in this thread, it's getting added to
the bookmark list!
Paul Sinasohn
LUGNET #115
BAYLUG/BAYLTC
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Jeff Van Winden wrote:
> I regulary look at brickshelf for new creations, but I know that there are
> so many other creations out there that I (or someone else for that matter)
> have never seen. So I thought it would be intresting to see other MOCS
> there may be out there..
>
> What is your most favorite creation (MOC) by another builder?
Impossible to name one...
Casper van Nimwegen's worker houses were a great inspiration for me to start
building better and more detailled buildings :
http://www.vanree.net/fotoalbum/javanree/lego/rail_2003/day4/tn/img_0004.jpg.html
Patrick Yrizarry's Japanese Restaurant
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=123722
The building techniques, the amount of details, just amazing!
The last one is impossible to grasp just from the pic...
http://www.vanree.net/fotoalbum/javanree/lego/reims_juli2005/legnome_constructionworker.jpg
It was built by Pascal Breard from FreeLUG. The construction worker stands
on a 2*2 turntable, which in turn is placed upon a 2*16 plate, which is
only fixed on one end. The other end runs against a 24T gear which rotates
every now and then at medium speed. This causes the 2*16 plate to tremble,
something which is magnified by the turntable, making it appear as if the
worker is really operating that jackhammer. Bonus : the sound of the gear
over the plate and the rattling inside the turntable!
So simple, but SOOO effective
--
Jan-Albert van Ree | http://www.vanree.net/brickpiles/
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In lugnet.general, Jan-Albert van Ree wrote:
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> Patrick Yrizarry's Japanese Restaurant
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=123722
> The building techniques, the amount of details, just amazing!
This is one I agree as one of finest MOC I've ever scene. If fans can do stuff
like this, why can't Lego? It isn't like it is gigantic.
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In lugnet.general, Paul Sinasohn wrote:
> Years ago, maybe even on rec.toys.lego, there was a link to a european website
> of someone who had created a lot of traveling carnival rides, the kind that
> break down and travel on trucks. These things were amazing!
This may be the one you're thinking of: http://legorides.webmasterplanet.co.uk/
Extraordinary models, even if he does cut baseplates ;)
ROSCO
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In lugnet.general, Ross Crawford wrote:
> In lugnet.general, Paul Sinasohn wrote:
> > Years ago, maybe even on rec.toys.lego, there was a link to a european website
> > of someone who had created a lot of traveling carnival rides, the kind that
> > break down and travel on trucks. These things were amazing!
>
> This may be the one you're thinking of: http://legorides.webmasterplanet.co.uk/
>
> Extraordinary models, even if he does cut baseplates ;)
>
> ROSCO
Yes, Ross - that's the one - I had seen some of the pictures when I was
searching yesterday, but missed the one with all the tricks parcked.
Thanks!
Paul
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In lugnet.general, Jeff Van Winden wrote:
> I regulary look at brickshelf for new creations, but I know that there are so
> many other creations out there that I (or someone else for that matter) have
> never seen. So I thought it would be intresting to see other MOCS there may be
> out there..
>
> What is your most favorite creation (MOC) by another builder?
>
> Post a link if possible.
>
>
> Jeff VW
Well, I'm gonna threadjack a little by posting my own favorite MOC that I built
myself. It is a 20,000 piece Gothic Cathedral (mostly 1x1, 1x2, 1x3 and 1x4
bricks) that I started in 1996, and is still not 100% finished (like the real
Gothic cathedrals of Europe that took centuries, mine took a decade). Germany's
Cologne Cathedral took 632 years to complete (1248-1880), so I don't feel so
bad.....
Here it is still under construction in 1998 just before the central tower fell
in a storm....
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=1332751
And here it is in 2005..... with the south transept still not complete (but out
of view)....
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=1332749
It took me a long time until I got the facade the way I wanted it (with a
sculptural feel), and the great west window above the central portal is a SNOT
technique with clear bricks and 1x red plates.
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=1332750
My cathedral is red because back in 1996-2000 there was no such thing as
Bricklink, and the arches were only plentiful in many sizes in red (thanks to
over 30 plundered London Bus sets). And it is built in the classic scale (door=
3 bricks tall) with a length of nearly 5 ft., and the central tower soaring
nearly 2 feet.
My future plans for the cathedral call for building a monastery complex around
the church, including a cloister, gate house, monastery walls and all the other
buildings associated with a monastery (such as water tower, granery, abbots
palace, chapter house, etc).
Just wish I had better pics...
Gary Istok
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In lugnet.general, Doug Foreman wrote:
> This is one I agree as one of finest MOC I've ever scene. If fans can do stuff
> like this, why can't Lego? It isn't like it is gigantic.
Maybe not in size but I think the piececount would scare you... and that's what
ultimately makes a large part of the set price. Look at the LEGO Factory sets, I
found them quite expensive, until I saw the list of parts on Peeron for them...
quite impressive!
Second : wouldn't work in the new grey colours [1]
Other than that, it's not very suitable for kids to play with, many things are
just too fragile for that. Don't forget LEGO's primary target group.
I'm still amazed how well Dan Siskind's blacksmith shop survived the conversion
from AFOL MOC to mainstream product. Then again, the original was already closer
to the LEGO style than in this case
Another great (series of) MOC(s) I just thought of :
http://www.vanree.net/fotoalbum/javanree/lego/frechen2006/Andreas_Oppermann/
The German train collection of Andreas Oppermann, presented in an equally
wonderful MOC of the former Leipzig railroad station. Specially the V160, V200
and E44 are stunning...
So much talent in this community!
--
Jan-Albert van Ree
[1] With me, you HAD to expect me to slam the colour change in somewhere...
c'mon didn't everybody see that coming
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In lugnet.general, Jeff Van Winden wrote:
> I regulary look at brickshelf for new creations, but I know that there are so
> many other creations out there that I (or someone else for that matter) have
> never seen. So I thought it would be intresting to see other MOCS there may be
> out there..
>
> What is your most favorite creation (MOC) by another builder?
>
> Post a link if possible.
I was greatly impressed by Joel Kuester's Benevolent Grace a few years back:
http://news.lugnet.com/space/?n=7772
Sadly, the bricklink account is no longer active, and my (admittedly brief)
search turned up no current page hosting pictures of the BG. If anyone has a
link, I'd love to see the ship again.
Also very impressive is Richard Parson's entire Port Block Yards:
http://www.portblockyards.com/yar/welcome.htm
In particular, I've always really liked the HES Valhalla:
http://www.portblockyards.com/yar/007.htm
Dave!
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In lugnet.general, Jonathan Lopes wrote:
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> Favorite? I don't think I could pick an all time favorite, but I remember being
> really impressed with and old time gas station that, I think, Thomas Avery
> (please correct me if I am wrong) created for a contest a few years ago. I was
> unable to find it, but I remember going: Wow!.
>
> Does anyone recall the MOC I am referring to? It had an airplane propeller as a
> ceiling fan.
>
> Jonathan
Is it this?
http://www.mocpages.com/moc.php/5828
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Thomas Main
thomasmain@charter.net
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In lugnet.general, Thomas Main wrote:
> In lugnet.general, Jonathan Lopes wrote:
> <snip>
> > Favorite? I don't think I could pick an all time favorite, but I remember being
> > really impressed with and old time gas station that, I think, Thomas Avery
> > (please correct me if I am wrong) created for a contest a few years ago. I was
> > unable to find it, but I remember going: Wow!.
> >
> > Does anyone recall the MOC I am referring to? It had an airplane propeller as a
> > ceiling fan.
> >
> > Jonathan
>
> Is it this?
>
> http://www.mocpages.com/moc.php/5828
>
> --
> Thomas Main
> thomasmain@charter.net
Indeed it is! My apologies for the mistake. Two Thomases (among a few others)
that build really good MOC's.
Thanks for posting the link. It is as nice as I remembered it!
Best,
Jonathan
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In lugnet.general, Paul Sinasohn wrote:
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Years ago, maybe even on rec.toys.lego, there was a link to a european website
of someone who had created a lot of traveling carnival rides, the kind that
break down and travel on trucks. These things were amazing!
More recently, I was amazed by this dragon train, bought the instructions, and
built it:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=5245
And late last year, a new train appeared that I would love to buy or recreate:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=153247
That one is simply amazing...Megan, where are the plans?!?!?
Having just seen that pastel tea garden in this thread, its getting added to
the bookmark list!
Paul Sinasohn
LUGNET #115
BAYLUG/BAYLTC
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This jogged my memory about a crystal train from about 5 yrs ago. The site seems
to be long gone: http://www.force-x.com/~inosuke/trainsamigo/E-trainsamigo.htm
EJLTC seems to be still active but not updated in some time, and the only
pictures I could find of it are thumbnails here:
http://www.ejltc.com/gallery.htm
I foolishly didnt save these pics when first saw them, does anyone have copies
by any chance? Here is Inosukes post on Lugnet regarding the trains:
http://news.lugnet.com/trains/?n=5754
cheers, Joseph
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In lugnet.general, Jeff Van Winden wrote:
> I regulary look at brickshelf for new creations, but I know that there are so
> many other creations out there that I (or someone else for that matter) have
> never seen. So I thought it would be intresting to see other MOCS there may be
> out there..
>
> What is your most favorite creation (MOC) by another builder?
>
> Post a link if possible.
>
>
> Jeff VW
After going through the list of models, it's sad that some of the links are
gone.
Just an idea, but someone should put together a MOC Hall of Fame, have models
nominated, and voted on. That way, some of the pictures of these creations can
be saved for prosperity.
Lars
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