Totally Tubular!
As usual a seasonal creation to celebrate summer and holidays. The two Hot Rods are previous creations I've used again to take this picture. And they look great together on the beach. The black one is a super classic Hot Rod based on a '32 Ford Model B. The Roadster...
GO! with MQQN
Back in 2017 I built the iconic Mđź‘€NEYES headquarters plus the well known MQQN pick-up and a cute Hot Rod both Minifig scaled. I also built the pick-up in a bigger scale never shown and totally forgotten. Now you can see the MOONEYES line-up completed with the 1/24...
OM Leoncino: the Italian little lion
This little truck was one of the most widespread in Italy back in the sixties. It was well known and appreciated for his strenght and versatility. It's part of my previous AGIP Gas Station diorama and now I share more detailed pictures.Manufactured by OM – Officine...
AGIP Gas Station
Back in the sixties AGIP was the most important Italian gas company. Its logo was the well known six-legged dog still used today by the company and the petrol was called Supercortemaggiore. Most of you probably remember the odd dog as Ferrari F1 sponsor back in the...
B-59 | Blacktron Armoured Personnel Carrier
This big, bad and totally black armoured personnel carrier is based on U-59 Explosive Truck from Joe 90, a 1960s British science-fiction television series created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson (the same producers of U.F.O.). It's called B-59 where B stands for...
Hot Dog Stand
The Hot Dog is probably one of the most famous and delicious street food all around and I love it, especially with mustard, ketchup, mayonnaise and sauerkraut. When Lego relaesed the Hot Dog man in the Series 13 Collectible Minifigures and then the Hot Dog vendor in...
Antique Gas Station
Back in the twenties gasoline was sold in quite simple shacks, at times they were drugstores, at times they were pharmacies. What it's sure the early gas stations were very different from modernist or art déco ones. In my latest build a classic Bugatti Type 35 Grand...
Christmas 2017
Hard to believe but Santa is probably a Hot Rodder and this year he has changed his classic sleigh with this snow-rod in bright red and gold. I think he’s having a lot of fun with his new machine.
I wish you all Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Warehouse Life | forklift and pallet truck full range
This build has been commissioned by a German leading pallet truck and forklift manufacturer: Linde MH.I've built the entire line up of its truck range plus three different warehouse scenes: unload/upload, storage and picking scene (look at the pictures). Every scene...
Bugatti Barn Find
As a petrolhead I've always dreamed about finding a classic car hidden for years in an old barn or shed. And that is what is called "Barn find". My latest build showcases two car-hunters discovering a classic Bugatti Type 35 Grand Prix in a barn. Close to the blue...
Art DĂ©co Gas Station
Fill 'er up!This build is a jump into the glory days of gas stations, when full service and free oil changes were the rule and the local station was a gathering place for neighbors. My brick-built gas station is inspired to the Shell one...
Ferrari F1 Pit Stop
The fastest brick-built pit stop ever. Pit crew members are an integral part of Formula One, with the quickest change lasting just 1.92 seconds. A rapid stop can sometimes be the difference between the race leader retaining his minor grand prix advantage to...
The Takehito Yamato Coupé
I saw this classic Hot Rod on Chop & Roll magazine and I was stricken by the uncommon colour (PPG 1936 Cordoba Tan) and by the smooth design of this Deuce. Plus its story was really cool: built in California and shipped to Japan where its new owner lives. Japan...
Waterloo: the ultimate battle?
Waterloo is one of the most famous and bloody battle. I pay tribute to it with this vignette in which Napoleon and his Grande Armée are stopped by...roadworks.Who knows what would have changed in the European history... [envira-gallery...
S.H.A.D.O. Interceptor | maintenance bay
UFO is a 1970 British television science fiction series about an alien invasion of Earth. SHADO (an acronym for Supreme Headquarters, Alien Defence Organisation) is a secret, high-technology international agency established to defend Earth and humanity against the...
MOONEYES headquarters – Santa Fe Springs CA
This build matches my passion for motoring culture: it's the MOONEYES headquarters located in Santa Fe Springs, California.Dean Moon was a Hot Rodder and innovator of speed parts. He established a company that became an icon in the Hot Rod industry. Starting his...
UFO | S.H.A.D.O. mobile evo
UFO is a 1970 British television science fiction series about an alien invasion of Earth.The show's basic premise is that in 1980 Earth is being visited and attacked by aliens from a dying planet and humans are being covertly harvested for their organs by the...
BAT Mania
A selection of BAT works.
Route 66 and Ford “T” Roadster
Get your kicks on Route 66… U.S. Route 66, also known as the Mother Road, is propably the most iconic road in the world. It was established on Nov. 11, 1926, and originally ran from Chicago, Illinois, ending at Santa Monica, California, covering a total of 3,940 km...
Warehouse Life
Everytime I visit a warehouse I'm stricken by the layout.Here my warehouse diorama complete with pallets, boxes, shelves, hand pallet truck and a fork-lift. [envira-gallery...
Scooter Shop
The scooter released in 2014 by LEGO (clearly a Vespa) is really cute and it deserved an appropriate repair workshop. Furthermore this year the legendary Vespa turns seventy and this is the right circumstance to pay tribute with a specialized garage. Here it is! The...
Awards:
The Brothers Brick LEGO Builder of the Year 2019
Archbrick Build of the Year shortlist 2019
The 10 most popular custom LEGO creation instructions on The Brothers Brick for 2018
Shortlist for Brothers Brick LEGO Creation of the Year 2018
Official exhibitor at the LEGO House Masterpiece Gallery (2018/2019)
The LEGO car blog Master MOCer
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