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I've been somewhat inspired by the Dewback from the latest Star Wars Microfighters. It's not perfect, but I still like the brick built design a lot more than the single piece one that came with the previous version of the cantina. Inspired by this, I decided to have a go a brick building another creature.

This is just a work in progress, but I'm pleased how it's coming on...

Bantha Work in Progress by James Shields, on Flickr

It's a Bantha from Star Wars (A New Hope).

Bantha Work in Progress by James Shields, on Flickr

It's currently a rough sketch build.

I usually go for the more rustic, subtle colours...but this one might be more of a kid pleaser! I'm going to bring it to a Lego show in Reading tomorrow along with one of my models from last year.

I think there are a few Doctor Who fans...

Various variants of Dalek design. Which do you like best?

Which Dalek? by James Shields, on Flickr

Should the eyestalk come from under the top dish (1, 3, 5) or on top (2, 4, 6)? Coming from under is possibly more realistic, but loses the nice stack of 2x2 dishes.

If the eyestalk goes on top, should it use a pneumatic T piece (2 & 4) or a tool wheel wrench (6)? If the stalk goes under, what should go under? Another 2x2 dish (1), a black 2x2 round plate (3) or a dark grey tile with stud in centre (5)?

For the gear levers, should I use ones with black or light grey bases (sadly dark tan ones don't exist)?

Any other suggestions to improve it are welcome.

Based on an original Design by KaptainKobold.

Something new

B Squad Brick by jarekwally, on Flickr

I built this over the Christmas holidays, only just now got around to photographing it.

According to legend, the phoenix lives for many centuries. When at last it is old and tired, it flies to the city of Heliopolis, alights atop the temple of Ra and builds a nest of cinnamon bark. The following dawn, the sun god sends a spark which ignites the nest, turning it into a funeral pyre which consumes the bird. Later, a new phoenix emerges from the ashes of its predecessor.

Phoenix at Sunrise 1 by Jessica Farrell, on Flickr

Phoenix at Sunrise 2 by Jessica Farrell, on Flickr

I'm sure I started a topic like this a long time ago but I can't find it....
Post nice MOCs by others here.

To kick it off here's a great train layout at an American show.

MLTC Brickvention 2019 Layout by Alexander, on Flickr

I think I counted 27 collaborators in this video...

Walk around of the MLTC layout by Alexander, on Flickr

When Lego Movie 2 set 70841 came to the stores I had to buy it.
Later on I wanted to use Space minifigures do some different creation using different colours then usual.
Decided to take Lenny's and you see below...

It's really simple creation but those colours

Purple space by jarekwally, on Flickr

Purple space by jarekwally, on Flickr

Happy New Year!!

Happy New Year!!! by jarekwally, on Flickr

Each year for the last 5 years I've set up some Lego stuff for Christmas in work. This year, it took longer than usual and is much messier than I would like.

On the weekend before I was going to bring everything in to work on the 3rd, while moving bits around there was an accident at home. Just when I was getting into doing some landscape stuff and adding the minifigs, I moved the tunnel section off my table to the floor and put the house on top of a set of pull out drawers. Cue slow motion noooo as it slipped and bounced off the table on to the tunnel. So that set me back a week to recover and fix it up. I gave up on landscape stuff then really.

I used the JK Brickworks motorised reindeer instructions.

What you can do if you have just UCS Millenium Falcon Cocpit and Microfighter MF?

UCS Star Wars vase by jarekwally, on Flickr