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This LEGO Fantastic Four scene has me on cloud nine

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By Steve Barker
| The Brothers Brick
I love a good microscale LEGO creation, and this model by flambo14 delivers in a big way. There's a pretty well established trend in the LEGO community where builders challenge themselves (and each other) to create original vehicles and environments inspired by a specific minifigure, but this may well be the first environment built to suit a LEGO Construction Figure.
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No man is an island, but some secret hideouts are

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By Steve Barker
| The Brothers Brick
German builder Gerrit Gottschalk's latest LEGO creation titled Ronin's Refuge depicts the struggles of a solitary life, in another time and on another continent. In feudal Japan, a "ronin" was a masterless samurai who had either lost their lord through death, disgrace, or had left their service. The term is often literally translated to "drifter", making Gerrit's choice of a watery location for this reclusive warrior's hideout almost poetic.
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A humble scene delivers an epic sense of time and place

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By Steve Barker
| The Brothers Brick
When it comes to an eye for detail there are few LEGO builders that measure up to Gerrit Gottschalk, who seems to consistently and effortlessly achieve the outcomes I always hope (and sometimes struggle) to include in my creations. This scene, titled Signs of Ageing, is superbly balanced and packed with texture and great parts usage. I love the look of those brown weed pieces with their stems buried deep in the blocky terrain.
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