Walden; or, Life in the Woods
A few months ago a friend of mine loaned me a book I had always heard of but never read. The book is the well-known "Walden; or life in the woods" written by Henry David Thoreau and published in 1854. Walden details Thoreau's experiences over the course of two years,...
Build your own classic pick-up truck
Pick-up truck | Instructions and part list I used this pick-up truck in a few of my past creations and recently I enjoyed taking "step by step" instructions pictures. It's the evolution of my previous Mooneyes pick-up. This one is lower and marked by a smoother...
Paddy Wagon
The "Paddy Wagon" is a Show Rod designed in 1968 by Tom Daniel, probably the most talented and popular fantasy-car designer of all time. Tom worked many years for GM and in his spare time he created new “Off the Sketchpad” articles for Rod & Custom magazine. This...
Mariachi wagon and Mexican house
One of the most vivid traditions of Mexico is surely the Mariachi culture. I’ve been always intrigued by Mariachi musicians and when LEGO released the Mariachi in Series 16 Collectible Minifigures I thought it was really cute and perfect for a Mexican themed MOC....
LIfe’s a beach!
It's that time of the year when we all want to be on the beach possibly with a windsurfing board and a cold beer.And that's what's happening to the bearded hypster/hippy in my latest creation.I can't explain why, but it seems to me like a scene from the eighties: a...
Moon Landing 50th Anniversary
This July marks half a century since the Apollo 11 Lunar Lander touched down on the moon when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin took man’s first steps on to its surface.To celebrate the anniversary I go back to 1975 when LEGO released the first Lunar Lander, the "Moon...
Chevy delivery van
The bearded hipster in the picture is delivering fresh beef and vegetables to ANDY'S hamburger Stand, my latest little diorama I presented few weeks ago. He proudly drives a classic Chevy Van decked out in Andy's livery. This guy will still appear here with his trendy...
Andy’s | Hamburger Stand
I must admit I'm a big fan of hamburgers, especially if served in a beautiful restaurant marked by a modernist architecture.This creation joins my passion for the most famous sandwich in the world and the vintage architecture. Andy's stand boasts a retro modernist...
Moon Cat | S-Class Armoured Rover
This space vehicle is a Small Class Armoured Rover decked out in Classic Space livery. Named Moon Cat, it's mainly used as a mobile research laboratory and is equipped with only one weapon, a machine gun on top (not much used actually.).The canopy opens to expose a...
Mustang fever: the pony at the shop
This classic Mustang Fastback seems having some troubles and the grease monkeys are going to fix it in a few minutes. It'll be back in great shape as Ford built it. This little diorama is my second entry for LEGO Ideas contest Celebrate your favorite ford mustang in a...
Americana: Mustang Hardtop barn find
This classic first-series Mustang Hardtop has been recently discovered in an old barn. The bearded farmer is showing the little treasure to the young car hunter, wearing a black leather jacket.Despite it was recovered in a dusty shed the machine looks in great shape,...
Stranger Things | Sheriff Hopper’s Chevrolet Blazer K5
Few days ago I presented the Sheriff Hopper’s cabin from Stranger Things TV Series (netflix). In the little diorama there was also the iconic Chevrolet Blazer owned by the Hawkins Police Department and driven by Chief Jim Hopper. Here it is in plain sight. The one...
Stranger Things | Hopper’s Cabin
A couple of months ago I built one of the most iconic scene of TV Series Stranger Things season 1: the Chevy flip. While we're waiting for the series 3, release date is scheduled for next 4th of July, I enjoyed building Sheriff Hopper's cabin.To protect Eleven, one of...
Coffee Stand | Andy’s Cafe
Coffee is probably the most popular beverage in the world, with more than 400 billion cups consumed each year. I'm a big fan of coffee and recently I noticed a great attention to quality and origins of the black drink. Coffee is trendy!My latest creation is a classic...
Big Foot Monster Truck
Big Foot was an oversized truck based on a 1974 Ford F-250 four-wheel drive built by Bob Chandler from St. Louis, Missouri. Back in the eighties I had the scale model of the Monster Truck produced by Playskool. I was a big fan of that odd truck and recently I built it...
Christmas 2018
Few creations to celebrate Christmas 2018. From left to right: Santa’s looking for the right Christmas tree; Santa needs a bigger van; Norton74 Exclusive Minifigure in Christmas livery.
Stranger Things | Chevy Van
Stranger Things is an American sci-fi/horror web TV series created, written, and directed by the Duffer Brothers and released on Netflix. Set in the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana, in the 1980 everything appearing is a homage to the pop culture of that decade....
Build your own vintage gas pump
I'm happy to share the instructions to build a classic gas pump decked out in Shell livery. I used this kind of pump in a couple of past builds and recently I enjoyed taking "step by step" pictures. The gas pump is perfect to complete your classic diorama....
Ice Planet 2002 | Mobile Research Laboratory
This Mobile Laboratory is an armoured vehicle decked out in Ice Planet livery used by the peaceful men as a research laboratory. Ice Planet 2002 was a subtheme of LEGO Space introduced in 1993 and marked by a very cool color scheme: white, blue and trans-neon orange....
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 M👀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...
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