Some Sunshine to Chase Away Monday Blues

As promised, a few summer-y MOCs to help chase away the Monday Blues…

Skier by JETfri

I’m not quite sure why skier is trying surfing, but the wave looks good. In fact, I kinda wish he would re-create the Charlie’s Angels scene in the movie where Cameron Diaz was surfing.

Lego Mini Train by akunthita

Nice huh? I have the same creator set too, but I wouldn’t have thought to build carts for it, or even special rails for it to run on. 

Chariot Festival (Ratha Yatra) Lego Style by akunthita

While checking out akunthita’s Flickr, I saw this and thought it looks amazing.

Baywatch by stoomgek

Ok, this is my last attempt to chase away Monday blues. If this doesn’t work, pls go play with some bricks (or Pamela Andersons) of your own.  😛

A Couple of Micro MOCs I Like

I was wondering about the sudden increase in quality microscale creations on Flickr, and realised that there is a Mini Castle Contest VI at Classic Castle.  Am now hoping for a Halloween creations contest so I can see more spooky MOCs. 😀 

In the meantime tho, I found some summer-y goodness but I’ll save those MOCs for blogging tomorrow to chase away the Monday blues.  😉

Romaneu Aqueduct by Dylan B..

Atlantis before the Fall by 2 Much Caffeine

Magicalandia by Casey M.

Castle Pozega by Pjurkovi

Singapore Formula 1 Grand Prix

I’m not a Formula 1 fan, but the stunning backdrop – the entire Singapore city centre, never fails to wow me when I see it.  You can judge for yourself…

Oh, and it’s today btw. In fact happening right now as I’m typing…

The 1st pic is an official wallpaper from the 2010 Singapore F1 website, and the 2nd pic is from Vince Golango’s blog.

The Singapore F1 is the 1st and only night race in the F1 circuit, and started in 2008.  Which is a good thing actually cos any later, and it would be quite hard to get the Ferrari sets which I managed to acquire.

You see, I got a few Ferrari sets so I can have my very own street circuit in my Lego town…

Need more info on the sets? Here’s the link to Brickset’s entries for Ferrari Racer sets.

I meant to add some nice Lego F1 street circuit layouts, but unfortunately I couldn’t find any.  If you have seen one before, pls send me the link k?

Ok, I can switch TV channels now… I’ve been insisting on switching the TV to the ‘live’ show tho I’m not a F1 one (my bf wonders why) to get some inspiration for this post.   😛

New Harry Potter, Star Wars & Animal Key Chains & Magnets

Update on 2 Oct: Pictures of all the 2010 Harry Potter key chains and the previous versions here: Harry Potter key chains: Old-vs-New  🙂

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Update: All links repaired… pls let me know if any are broken… they should lead you to Brickset’s inventory list so you can click on ‘I want’ or ‘I own’.  If not you can just click here for Brickset’s new additions. 😉

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Update: Got Hermione and Dumbledore to complete the HP keychains series. So that’s 6 in total so far.
Update: All updated in Brickset, thanks to Huw who updated the database. 😀 Links to the new entries in case you wanna add them to your Brickset ‘I Want’ list (or ‘I own’ for Singapore readers). 😉

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Got a couple of new stuff today, and couldn’t update them all in my Brickset inventory…

Harry Potter Magnets & Key Chains

• 852982 magnet set contains Harry in Quidditch uniform, Dumbledore & Hermione in Hogwarts uniform.
• 852983 magnet set contains Harry & Draco in Hogwarts uniforms, & Snape.
• 852954 keychain of Harry in Hogwarts uniform
• 852955 keychain of Ron in Hogwarts uniform
• 852956 keychain of Hermione in Hogwarts uniform
• 852957 keychain of Rubeus Hagrid
• 852979 keychain of Albus Dumbledore
• 852980 keychain of Severus Snape

Star Wars Magnets & Key Chains

• 853037 magnet set contains Anakin, Senate Commando & Ahsoka.
• 853038 keychain of Anakin
• 853039 keychain of Clone Pilot
• 853040 keychain of Senate Commando

Classic Key Chains (no picture in Brickset yet…)

• 852985 keychain of Duck
• 852986 keychain of Crocodile
• 852987 keychain of Penguin

So here they are, my new Star Wars & Harry Potter Magnets and Key Chains. So while I can’t get the HP sets yet, at least I can preview the minifigs from the key chains and magnets… and the best part? They are presents from my lovable bf. 😀

Brickset doesn’t have a picture for 852984 Key Covers, but I’m guessing these are it. Nope didn’t get them… I don’t actually buy everything… now you know…

Where Else Can You Find 2011 Set Pics?

For the benefit of readers who missed the earlier postings, while I’m not posting the 2011 set pictures, you can still find the Pharoah’s Quest, Ninjago, City, Atlantis & Collectible Minifig Series 3 here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/54191445@N03/

I’m sure there are others, but like I said, while it lasts…

(and no, it’s not my Flickr account)

2011 Technic & Hero Factory

Update: New pictures of Ninjago sets here (2011 Ninjago Sets) & Star Wars battlepacks here (2011 Star Wars News & Rumours) All pictures removed, sorry!

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I’m not a fan of Technic & Hero Factory… but for completeness sake, here they are.

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Some Recent MOCs I Like

Bethany by retinence

I hope this doesn’t make me sound creepy but she’s feminine and attractive… the curves, the corset, the little ribbon on her head… 😛

From the same builder who gave us the lovely Seahorses a few posts back btw.

Unnamed by zgrredek

The curved facade caught my eye. Not an easy technique I think. 

 This is probably useful to give some context, as copied from his Flickr text: “the years 1982-1990 were a period of partial prohibition in Poland, with alcohol being sold from 1 p.m. onwards.”

Tipoca Outpost 930 by ACPin

“The outpost 930 juts out on one of the exterior structures on stilts from Tipoca city. Clone troopers man the various installations similar to outpost 930 as part of their training. Clone pilots also hone their skills with the V-Wings in landing and take-off from the platform amidst the turbulent seas of Kamino.”  Full gallery of pics available.

Edisons Bane’s Steam Train by V&A Steamworks

I’m not really a train person,, but the use of POP parts really gives it an oriental fantasy feel that I like. 🙂

Eggplants Chateau 3  by Eggy Pop

I actually like the use of old bricks that gives the MOC an ‘aged’ feel.  The waves at the bottom of the round tower are also very nicely done.