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Thinking Outside the Box
It’s rare that we come across a Technic creation that genuinely surprises us. This is because a) our workforce of smelly little Elves appreciate quite a narrow range of models, mostly those with...
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Swiss Army Knife
With the Elves still moping at the cancelation of the Top Gear TV show we’re turning to you for Lego models to feature. This one was suggested by a reader, and it’s a bit of an odd creation. At first...
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F1
The 2015 Formula 1 season kicks off this weekend (which should take the edge off the cancelation of BBC’s Top Gear*), and the big news is that Honda have decided to return to the sport after several...
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Arctic Roll
It’s Technic! It’s Power Functions! It’s Pneumatic! It can smush 17 Elves into The Lego Car Blog carpet in one go! We’re still scraping up and plumping up our flattened workers after some of their...
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Ferrari LaFerrari Ferrari Ferrari
The Ferrari LaFerrari is the stupidest name even given to a car. But what a car it is. Powered by the combination of a 6.3 litre V12 800bhp petrol engine and a 160bhp KER system the LaFerrari could be...
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Accessorise My Set
This enormous Technic rig was discovered by an Elf on Flickr. It starts of course with the official LEGO 8258 Crane Truck set behind which Ingmar Spijkhoven has constructed a matching Power Functions...
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The Power of Dreams
The 2015 Formula 1 Championship kicked off in Australia last week, and with a long-absent name back on the grid. Or should we say back of the grid? Honda’s F1 return with McLaren has not been an easy...
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High Roller
I left the Jag and I took the Rolls, if they aint cutting then I put ‘em on foot patrol. How you like me now, when my pinky’s valued over three hundred thousand, Lets drank you the one to please,...
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Truckin’
Today’s creation is one of the simpler models to appear here in recent times, but it’s no less lovely for that. Artemy Zotov makes his TLCB debut with this neat Technic Peterbilt 379. It’s got...
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Smashing Truck
The Homeworld strategy game burst onto the scene in late 1999. It soon gained a cult following, both for its game-play and its distinctive graphic design. Many of the ships were brightly patterned,...
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Ticket to Ride
Getting a ticket isn’t fun, and in many cities if you’ve parked particularly poorly you might come back to find an empty space where your car used to be*. Brickshelf’s pipasseyoyo has recreated the...
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Airport Crash Tender Picture Special
Today we have a very special creation to share with you, one that’s had the whole office pouring over it all afternoon. This amazing Technic model is the work of previous bloggee Lucio Switch, and...
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Pagani Huayra Picture Special
Here at TLCB we regularly mock the efforts of ambitious but rubbish millionaires who promise the arrival of a new Bugatti-beating supercar every other month. Most such companies never start...
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24 Heures du Mans
This mighty-looking Technic LMP1 endurance racer was discovered on Eurobricks by one of our happy little helpers. It the work of bj51 and it’s packed full of Technic functions. These include all-wheel...
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The Force Awakens
Before we get called out on whether the X-Wing is going to feature in the new Star Wars movie ‘The Force Awakens’, we’ll be honest and say we have absolutely no idea – today’s title is shameless...
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A Clockwork Elf – 42034 Quad Bike – Set Review
What could be more fun than a hoard of The Lego Car Blog Elves, balanced on top of a careering vehicle, powered by a large, metal spring? For just £17.99 for 148 pieces from our local toy shop, we...
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24 Heures du Mans (Partie Deux)
French made, French raced, Technic LMP1 cars are like buses… The second LMP1 car to appear here this week arrived courtesy of a reader via the Feedback and Submission Suggestions page. It comes from...
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Three Garys
Today, like every pub in Birmingham, TLCB has three Gary’s present. These beautifully built Technic GAZ 51 trucks – in dropside, tipper and crane flavours – were discovered on Eurobricks. They’ve been...
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Extreme Loggers
This monster MAZ-537 logging truck was discovered not by our Elves, who are now sulking, but by one of you. It’s been built by Pavol Vanek of Flickr, and it is quite simply one of the most impressive...
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Bounce
Bounce bounce bouncy bounce. Mahjqa has created a Technic lowrider – and it really works! Check it out at the link above, and watch it in action below. YouTube Video:
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