Santa’s Cottage (on LEGO IDEAS too!)
It’s starting to look a lot like Christmas...As usual in this period it's time for a Christmas themed creation and here it is Santa's Cottage, a cozy shelter for Santa who is preparing his worldwide tour for delivering gifts. Let’s give the iconic Santa's Cottage a...
Theo’s Trebuchet Fishing Hut: behind the scenes of the building process
Let's take a look at some unreleased WIP snapshots of my latest creation straight from the sea.Follow Theo's Trabuchet "step by step" building stages, scroll through the images and find out the secrets of my fishing diorama.Below the captions of the photos. Step 1:...
Theo’s Trabuchet fishing hut
The Trabucco (Trabuchet) is a typical and ancient fishing machine from the east coast of Italy.It's made of wood and consists of a platform into the sea connected to the coast by a tight bridge made of wooden boards.From this platform, two (or more) long arms called...
From sketch to model: behind the scenes of the Sweet Tooth building process
Even for my latest creations, the Sweet Tooth cabin from Netflix TV series, I took the work in progress photos, or rather the steps to assemble the parts of which the diorama is made up of. While you can take a look at the photos below to check out the assembly steps,...
Sweet Tooth Cabin
I recently saw the Netflix TV series Sweet Tooth (an American fantasy drama streaming television series developed by Jim Mickle based on the comic book of the same name by Jeff Lemire) and, although I'm not a big fan of the TV series, the first episode gave me a...
Wheelbarrow Tutorial
With just a few pieces you can build yourself the decorative wheelbarrow you spotted in my latest diorama Magda's Garden Shed, the kingdom of Mrs. Magda, a friendly Spanish lady who has retired to countryside with her plants and flowers.I hope you like it and have...
Magda’s Garden Shed: behind the scenes of the building process
Let's take a look at some unreleased WIP snapshots of my latest creation straight from the countryside. Follow Magda's Garden Shed "step by step" building stages, scroll through the images and find out the secrets of my latest flowering diorama.In the middle of the...
Magda’s Garden Shed (or the Shed with the Tree)
Every time I visit a garden shop I am fascinated by the mixture of colors and shapes of the plants that you can find there. I really like that atmosphere especially in the ancient shacks. I tried to recreate that kind of location by building a barn-shaped shed...
Classic Sports Car | Instructions and part list
Build your own Classic Sports CarThis white/black classic sports car was featured in my "'Americana Barn Find diorama" and in my "Mustang Hard Top at the shop" both from 2018. I recently I enjoyed taking "step by step" instructions pictures.Scroll through the images...
A-FrAme Cabin fully detailed interiors are out now!
The past weekend I've worked hard to complete the A-Frame interiors and now they are ready!The A-Frame/C features a complete interiors with two floors: the upper one with the bedroom; and the ground floor with the living room and kitchen.The whole interior is chock...
Support the A-FrAme Cabin on LEGO IDEAS!
Let's give the iconic A-FrAme Cabin a chance to turn into an official LEGO IDEAS SET! SUPPORT IT NOW! One of my favorite builds, the well known A-Frame Cabin, is now on LEGO IDEAS and you can support it to give it a chance of becoming an actual LEGO IDEAS set! Click...
The Blue Cottage: behind the scenes of the building process
Let's take a look at some unreleased work in progress snapshots of my latest creation straight from the woods: the very popular Blue Cottage.Follow The Blue Cottage "step by step" building stages, scroll through the images and find out the secrets of one of my beloved...
Off the road, on your own.
One week ago I posted the The Blue Cottage diorama which also featured a four-wheel drive vehicle with a color combo matching the cottage. It was time to show it alone in plain sight and here it is!It is based on my previous Chevrolet Blazer spotted in the Sheriff...
The Blue Cottage
My latest creation is a rural house that joins my series of weird houses I have built in the last two years.My goal was to build a cozy country house featuring three new elements: an uncommon color scheme, a shape I hadn't used before and an unconventional...
The crumbling bridge: behind the scenes of the building process
Last November I built a MOC in which two weird guys lived 30 feet in the air in minimal but cozy stilts. It was called Stilt Houses precisely. In the diorama there was also an off-road vehicle for which I wanted to build a small dedicated setting. Recently I came up...
All-Terrain vehicle
You can go fast, I can go everywhere! A few days ago I posted the Crumbling Bridge straight from the woods. The little diorama featured also an All-Terrain vehicle and It was time to show it alone in plain sight.The A/T vehicle is ready to deal with mud and rough...
Don’t mess with the Black Bear!
One of the characters from my Stilt Houses (which I presented last November) seems to have gone to a dangerous area with a very hungry black bear ready to defend his territory…Better to escape and take shelter on the Stilt Houses. But beware of that crumbling bridge!I...
Santa’s Cabin
As usual in this period it's time for a Christmas themed creation and this is a cozy shelter for Santa Claus and his reindeer. Speaking of the brand new reindeer, it's really cute!The house is a typical A-frame cabin, a kind of cottage I do really like. You probably...
Stilt Houses building process
Let's take a deep look at the building process of the bizarre Stilt Houses. Don't miss the tons of NPUs (New Part Usage) and techniques I used, especially check out the weird pieces you can spot here and there. Have fun!In order:1) Building the first and tallest...
Stilt Houses: how to live 30 feet in the air!
Partially inspired by the films of the masterful animation filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki - I'm not actually referring to a particular film but rather its unique style and atmospheres - my latest creation features two weird guys living 30 feet in the air in minimal but cozy...
Snowy Magic Bus: behind the scenes of the building process
Let's take a look at some unreleased WIP snapshots of my latest creation straight from Alaska: the Magic Bus in the snow from Sean Penn 2007 "Into the Wild" movie. Follow the Snowy Magic Bus diorama step by step building stages, scroll through the images and find out...
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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