It's finally finished... Zero Hour on Highway 44!

That amazing MOCer and AFOL Keith Goldman has, just yesterday, released pictures of the amazing Zero Hour on Highway 44 project. It is a huge diorama (Keith says it's bigger than your mum with diabetes) with loads of cars made by all your favourite MOCers, including Chuck Citrin and Nannan Zhang too. So I'm delighted to show you a few pictures, but if you want to see it all, check out the MOCpages article here. Wow.

Oh, and so you know: It's much MUCH bigger than you think it is.

A brilliant idea!

One of my favourite parts of the whole Diorama: the lighting on this is excellent.

How to make Walter

Hi guys, earlier John told you all about 'Walter', so I thought I'd jump on the bandwagon and show you how to make him in 5 really easy steps.
But before that, these are the pieces you'll need.

1) So, now you've got all the pieces ready, here's what to do. First attach these three pieces together.

2) Now, put the last part to one side and put the next two pieces together.

3) Now, get back the piece from the first step and attach it to the one from the previous set to get this:

Finally attach the next two pieces and you're done. Make sure to push the eyes on properly or they'll fall off.

Make sure you send in your pics of walter to brickspace. Enjoy!
NB For more info, and to see Dan Solo's instructions, just click here.



-Luke, editor

The Last Stand

LUGPol member Kris Kelvin's diorama, "The Last Stand" is rife with details and atmosphere. Based on the Warhammer 40k universe, it depicts two desperate factions waging battle in the shattered remains of what was once a majestic city. I love the architecture in this one.

Walter the M8!

This is an immense post, because I want to tell all you guys about the phenomenon that is Walter the M8.

Walter is an easy-to-build Lego droid that contains only 7 parts. He was designed by Don Solo, and the M8 theme has caught on and is now a whole bandwagon. In this post I will show you some of the best of the M8 pics. Here goes...

We're gonna start with a simple MOC by WisrthanU , in which Obi-Wan (!?) is trying to persuade Walter to not jump off the pier and kill himself. At least, that's what I got out of it.

WisrthanU has also provided us with this great pic of Walter dressed up as a Viper, a popular spaceship in the LOC.

ALIEN_COMMANDER brings us this fantastic shot of when Walter met Wall-E.

Walter's creator, Don Solo himself, has a Weekly adventures of Walter project. Here's what happened when Walter tried alcohol!

Mr. Solo also brings Walter and a Rock Monster together.

Don also chromed Walter, for a special-edition M8 which will stand alongside his other chrome pieces and his gold 3PO. Lucky guy...

 This is one of my favourite shots, also by Don Solo. Walter is right in the box too!

This excellently composed shot by Don Solo is pretty freaky.

Things get a little hot for Walter in this exasperating shot, by the king of M8s, Don Solo. Funnily enough, Don has provided us with the other end of the thermal spectrum too...

Walter always keeps a cool head in tough situations.

There is no end to the customisation of Walter either. Plums_Deify has added a simple pair of shoulder pads to add a commander-like effect.

Wunztwice shows us a well-designed M6 droid...

Rocko has made a large-scale version of Walter, to make sure no one picks on him. This is one of my favourites.

Lloyd W shows us the Dark Side of Walter. I am your father!

Our very own Zack Newright brings Indiana Jones V to the internoodle... the adventures of Walter!

That's all I have time - and space - for today, folks. If you want to see more pictures, check out the M8 Flickr Pool . If you want to know how to make Walter, stay tuned here on Flickr or go ask Don Solo!

See ya!
~John

Baku

Baku, originally uploaded by Mǝmory.

I love this truck by memory, the photo's great, really high quality, and it's basically just very interesting to look at. Hope you like it!
-Luke, editor