At times dreams come true: the LEGO IDEAS A-Frame Cabin is finally here!
The LEGO IDEAS A-Frame Cabin is finally here! I'm so happy and honored for this incredible goal, never in my life I would have thought to end up here. Everything is so special these days.A lot of things have happened in the last few hours that have brought forward the...
A cute Outpost with a useful Outhouse
While I was waiting for the official release of my A-Frame Cabin as an LEGO Ideas set I built a brand-new creation. My first build of the year is a little diorama featuring a very cute sea outpost combined with a very useful...um...outhouse. Both the building has the...
Miyazaki’s Studio in Tokyo – Extra Photos
As usual some extra photos of my latest work, the tribute to master Miyazaki straight from a very snowy Tokyo.The diorama is basically composed by the dark bluish grey building plus a couple of trees, small plants and a bunch of details all around.If you want more...
Hayao Miyazaki, his Nibariki (Citroën 2CV) and Tokyo snowfall
A few months ago I built the personal studio of Hayao Miyazaki, Japan's greatest animation director and co-founder of Studio Ghibli, best-loved of all the Japanese animation studios.Now it seems that it snowed heavily in Tokyo, so much so that Hayao is walking in snow...
The Outhouse
Antiquated looking outhouse is my latest creations with its California reddish brown wood cab, side lanterns, old fashion horn and a furry seat. Replica of the California Show Car of Bob Reisner which was shown on tours and in leading Car Magazines back then. The...
Haunted A-Frame Cabin | Extra photos
As with the Guardian of the Abyss, I also made a very "spooky" version for my latest Haunted A-Frame Cabin. With this background it looks even scarier and honestly I love it.I have also added some extra photos that show the details and some curiosities of my latest...
Haunted A-Frame Cabin | Monster Fighters tribute
While I'm looking forward to the release of my A-Frame Cabin, chosen as one of the next LEGO IDEAS sets, I built a spooky variation of the rustic house based on the 2012 LEGO Monster Fighters series.It is a kind of tribute to the MF Haunted House released in 2012 by...
The Guardian of the Abyss and the Wolf Fenrir
My latest creation is loosely inspired both by the story of the writer Xavier Liras, creator of the Spiral Universe, and by the illustration of the artist Alexander Shatohin.Below you can read a very brief summary of Xavier's story that describes my creation well. The...
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“Beer Wagon” designer Tom Daniel talks about his creations and his career [Special interview for Norton74]
Few years ago I built the Lego replica of the “Beer Wagon”, a radical Show Rod built by the legendary car designer Tom Daniel in 1967. Then I built another Tom Daniel’s vehicle, the “Paddy Wagon”. Those vehicles, known as Show Rods, and many others, were built from...
Crazy/Bus unreleased pics
Let's take a look at some W.I.P. photos of the craziest Bus all around!The C/Bus is composed by 4 single modules, you can easily separate them and choose the ones you want to connect, it's easy and fun! Do you remember the Mini C/Bus? it was composed by the first and...
Mini Crazy Bus
A few days ago I showed you my latest and strangest creation, the Crazy Bus.With a few simple steps you can connect Module 1 with Module 4 to create the MINI CRAZY BUS, which is even more bizarre in this way.Hope you like it! [ngg src="galleries" ids="70"...
Crazy Bus
The Crazy Bus is the funniest, weirdest, and strangest bus out there.I built the Bus these days when I was forced to stay at home alone (!) and the thermometer touched 40 degrees, I felt like I was in hell!I was probably a little "dazed and confused" when I thought...
Crystal Mill extra pics
Let's take a look at some extra-pics of my latest super fresh build: the Crystal Mill.The double shack is built using my classic lifted-up tiles style, and it rocks!While it's my very first waterfall, rocks and trees come from my previous builds such as the A-Frame...
Crystal Mill (Colorado)
The Crystal Mill, or the Old Mill is an 1892 wooden powerhouse located on an outcrop above the Crystal River in Crystal, Colorado, United States.Although called a Watermill, it is more correctly denoted as a compressor station, which used a water turbine to drive an...
NIBARIKI: behind the scenes
Let's take an in-depth look at the "behind the scenes" of my latest work, the tribute to master Miyazaki straight from Tokyo.As usual, we start from a simple drawing to get to the photo-shoot, and in between the different building stages. Scroll through the images and...
Hayao Miyazaki and his Nibariki (Citroën 2CV)
My latest creation is a tribute to Hayao Miyazaki, Japan's greatest animation director and co-founder of Studio Ghibli, best-loved of all the Japanese animation studios.I had already written in the past how his films and his stories often inspired my creations,...
Floating Dystopia “behind the scenes”
Let's take a deeper look at my latest post-apocalyptic build, Floating Dystopia, a ramshackle pile of outhouses and palettes covered with clever techniques and textural details.Enjoy the olive-green, dark nougat and medium azure modules.Towering antennae and string...
Floating Dystopia
Floating Dystopia is a floating barge doomed to wander the oceans of Hyperuranium in search of the promised land. It all started on February 22, 2222 when a tremendous nuclear war wiped out human civilization in less than a week.The earth thrown off its axis, its...
A-FrAme Cabin approved as next LEGO IDEAS set!
I'm completely speechless and still can't believe it...but it's all true!The A-Frame Cabin has been selected to be one of the next LEGO Ideas sets! I'm so happy and honored for this incredible goal, never in my life I would have thought to end up here.Huge thanks to...
Santa’s Cottage fully detailed interiors are out now!
The past few days I've worked hard to build the interiors of the Santa's Cottage and now here they are right for the project update No. 8, in other words 8.000 supporters achieved. Thank you all! ...and if you haven't yet please support Santa's Cottage on LEGO IDEAS:...
A jump into the Santa’s Cottage building process
While Santa's Cottage is gathering support on LEGO IDEAS - please don't forget to vote it - it's time to take a look at some unreleased work-in-progress snapshots of Mr. Claus residence straight from the Polar Circle.Follow the "step by step" building stages, scroll...
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The Brothers Brick LEGO Builder of the Year 2019
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