Batmobile: 2025 Roundup

Here is a little tidbit that was said about one of my art pieces recently. “...The cover has the semi-overt racism down pat with the evil yet sexualised 'oriental' traumatising the good white folks. Which fits the era it's based on perfectly. Unfortunately it's no longer that era and it comes across as more than a little sinister...”

Boy, that person could have benefitted from spell check...but that still hits ya right in the breadbasket, doesn’t it? Then I went on to read some of my past roundups and found crude jokes about taking the browns to the super bowl and awkward father-son talks about how my mom used to have a hot ass but now has an ass like a bag of wet clothes. Where do I get this stuff? Gosh darn it, I’m just a seething cauldron of angst, aren’t I? No wonder I hardly ever make Brothers Brick! So that is why for this round up for a challenge called Batmobile: 2025, I am turning over a new leaf. Yes sir, you will witness a softer, gentler Lino...one who doesn’t crack jokes about grown-ass men playing with legos. I’m gonna turn this frown upside-down and from now on its gonna be sunshine and rainbows. That’s right, no more being a Negative Nancy...think Bob Ross but with facial hair. Well, he already had facial hair, but you know what I’m saying...happy trees all the way, man...happy trees. Lets show ya what I mean, shall we?


Here’s the premise: Its the year 2025 and young Raphy grows up to be a movie director. He needs a team of designers to completely reinvent the Batmobile for a new Batman trilogy and low and behold Peteris Sprogis is the first to step up to the plate with this futuristic design. Boy, ain’t that just a little slice of heaven, right there?



Later in the challenge, Peteris comes back with a new creation that says...hey, I’m Batman’s new ride, how do you do? By now the old Lino would have cracked some quip about drinking Three-Peckered Billy Goat coffee but the new Lino says “good day, sir” to your evil three-peckered ways. I drink soy milk now.



Sharpspeed tells us The Penguin did a number on Batman’s first ride so a newer, better one had to be built and the result...is as dreamy as cookies and milk with a beefy V-8 engine. No, wait, Sharpy tells us V-6. Why would Batman go from a jet engine to a V-6? It doesn’t matter. You can do whatever you want in your world. There are no mistakes in your world, only happy little trees.



In Sharpspeed’s world, Batman’s boy chum Robin needs a sweet set of wheels too...in this case a high powered Dune Hopper for all those...you know...sand dunes that Gotham City has. Its like sunshine on four wheels and Santa Claus is driving!



How are you liking the new Lino? Its like a big hug from grandpa while listening to an easy listening station, right? Nathan Proudlove’s version of the Batmobile is a lot like that too. With the new Lino, no one is telling you to shut your damned puke holes, because you’re not puking, by golly!



And God bless you if you are. Its just the Good Lord’s way of saying you drink too much, you silly-billy...or you ate too many hot dogs, sonny boy...or whatever it is you do that makes you upchuck. You know what doesn’t make me upchuck? This weapon-laden black and blue Batmobile as built by Gilcellio Chagas. It makes me feel all warm and fuzzy like a blanket made of puppies.



Ok, maybe that wasn’t the best warm/ fuzzy analogy. I’m rather new at this turning over a new leaf stuff. But what isn’t so warm and fuzzy is this second entry by Gilcellio...a romp ‘em, stomp ‘em icy vehicle for Mr. Freeze. Isn’t that just as sweet as molasses? Frozen molasses, but molasses none the less.



You know what I like more than happy little trees? This...um...S shaped Batmobile built by lsgc. You know, Batman doesn’t believe in guns so he wouldn’t know what to make of the two big honkin’ cannons up front but there’s no mistakes in your world. Only happy little accidents. Yeah.



So you take your canvas here. Take some Midnight Black, some Cadmium Yellow and just a touch of Alizarin Crimson and sort of combine the Batmobile and the Weinermobile and you’ve got yourself this first entry by Shannon Ocean. Boy, look at that alternate reality Batman in his cape and fedora! Its like a party in my mouth and everyone is hiccuping.



Wait, that didn’t make sense. Ok, lets see if I can come up with some better happy analogies for this second entry. With its sleek shape and cool non-LEGO additions its like that song We Are The World where LEGO pieces and Dr. Who pieces meld together in perfect harmony. And check out the Afro-American Batman in a phat cybersuit. You can do that in your world.



And just to show that he’s in it for the long haul, Shannon whips up a third entry. The Batmobile challenge brought Shannon to LUGNuts and so far he’s doing A-OK. If he knew I had such a potty mouth he’d bounce right back out of here...but its gonna be sunshine and rainbows from now on. And happy little trees.



What did the leper say to the prostitute? Doesn’t matter, does it? That particular punch line is certainly nothing suitable for tender young ears, so forget it! The old Lino would have chuckled about it anyway but the new Lino...he’s all about hallmark cards and kittens. But check out my version of the Batmobile...all red and Art Deco-y. And there’s Robin on his bike here to say howdy do. Maybe they’ll take the Bat-truck out for a picnic.



Bad Furday takes a break from his...um...Bad Furday to build this NASCAR looking ride with a bat shape up front. I know, I use that joke every time. But what else can I say when you’re name is bad furday? Well, that bat emblem is as sweet as Apple Pie. Speaking of which, where did that kid go anyway?



In spite of being a Legohaulic, Tyler doesn’t visit our LUGNuts challenges much. But, like many other outsiders he couldn’t resist this challenge so he took a page from the Tim Burton’s Batman as this Batmobile lights up like a Christmas tree. Heck, its lights up like a whole Christmas village!  Neat shaping on this one.



Also with a neat shape is this entry by JayTheRobot. In the not too distant future it turns out the Batman movies are taking a turn back to the retro campy style of the 60’s. Its blue, yellow, and neon green palate are one of the stranger color schemes we’ve seen yet but as Bob Ross and the new nicer Lino says...you can do anything in your world.



That anything in your world could also include a boxy haphazard Batmobile with a yellow and black Blacktron inspired color scheme as built by Kiss@flick. Another newbie brought in by this challenge, the old Lino would have cracked some joke about punching Howie Mandell in the face right about now! But not the new Lino.



You’ve all heard of Rat Fink, right? Well here is Ace’s Bat Fink. Turns out gool ‘ol Batman drives a thugged out hot rod. Makes perfect sense to me, every Batmobile so far has been like a hot rod in a way.



This black and blue Batmobile built by Christophbrill is the bees knees. Its like a hug from grandpa while he’s wearing a soft puppy skin coat. Wait, that turned out all weird. Gosh, I really have a lot of getting used to with this turning over a new leaf thing. Being kinder and gentler is way harder than I thought.



Channel Bob Ross! Channel Bob Ross! Happy little trees. Yeah...ok, I got it. There’s no need to crack jokes about Raphy’s entry clocking in past the due date like spoiled milk. That’s because soy milk already tastes spoiled right from the get go. But this entry is baaaadasss. Um...I mean good-ass! Good-ass! Phew, I almost reverted back!



Damn, this Three-Peckered Billy Goat coffee is good! I mean...no it isn’t! I’m not drinking three-peckered billy goat coffee so don’t get that idea in your heads! I’m drinking...uh...rainbow...puppy juice. This surf inspired Bat-Wagon by DocktorZapp is really, really awesome. C’mon Lino, you can do this!



He’s not even a real doctor! Ok, it doesn’t matter. Just move on! Erth&Fiya renders the futuristic Batmobile like no one else...he uses some magic sticker techno-fritz that looks like carbon fiber and he has all of us scratching our noggins over how he built the wheels. Chock full of awesome, dude!



cjedwards47 finishes us off and leaves a nice taste in our mouths with this futuristic design. He’s another newbie to LUGNuts brought in by this challenge and from the looks of things, I hope he sticks around. Think happy thoughts! Think happy thoughts! Sunshine! Rainbows! Puppies!



Kittens! Leprechauns! Snuggly blankets! (CRASH! BANG! POW! ZING!) Prank calls! Creepy grandpas! Scary clowns! Holy crappy pants, Batman! I just reverted back! Sorry guys, but I think you like the old me better, anyway. You know, I’m not going to let some comment about my art knock me down. I’m gonna be as badass as I wannabe...because no matter what, you can’t change me. I suggest none of you change either...unless said change involves being more badass...more rock n’ roll...then in that case, change is good. Ok, you ingrates, let’s see how badass you wannabe with this month’s challenge called 52 Pickup...all about playing cards and card games. You can build pretty much any badass custom ride you want...call it Blackjack or King of Diamonds or One Eyed Jack and all is good. So stay tuned to see how this card inspired challenge plays out. See what I did there? Oh, and...what did the leper say to the prostitute? Keep the tip. HAH! Keep the tip! I can’t believe how funny I am! Look, actually, that joke was told to me by my dad and look how I turned out. Pretty good, right? I mean I do have animal skulls in my home and creepy shrunken heads but otherwise I turned out alright. Didn’t I? Right? Guys?

The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of Roundup

Boy do we have a doozie of a roundup! Welcome to only the second build challenge in LUGNuts history that involved prizes. For the first challenge with prizes we alerted our big blogging brothers and they, in turn, alerted the rest of the world. The responses and entries were overwhelming...but certain people came for the prizes, then left the group. This time, our strategy was different. We alerted no one and made it so only our most dedicated builders had a chance at winning. This time there were fewer entries but our most dedicated members took the gold...or the LEGO, as it were. Its called The Stuff Dreams Are Made of and has to do with some sort of weird dream sequence written like an old pulp noir detective novel. A mysterious woman walks into a lonely coffee shop where she and the owner have the most intriguing conversation of his lifetime. he keeps wondering if this was a dream because they're discussing anti-gravity, time and space travel...some really heavy stuff. At the end of the night, without even finding out her name or where she is from, she drives off in the kind of vehicle that only makes sense in dreams. We were all tasked with interpreting and building her vehicle.

   We couldn't get any celebrity judges for this. Turns out I couldn't afford Johnny Depp and Justin Beiber didn't want to be associated with a bunch of grown-ass men playing with Legos. So Nathan and I (your LUGNuts founders) did the judging in my Seattle Fortress of Solitude over some bread pudding and Three-Peckered Billy Goat Coffee. No seriously, the stuff is called Three-Peckered Billy Goat! And if you ask me, that's just one pecker too many! Anyway, we thought about the entries in terms of "the kind of vehicle that only made sense in dreams", as the challenge was written. Not dream cars. There is a difference. The kind of vehicle that only makes sense in dreams throws away logic in favor of something with a little more feeling and an artist's spirit. With that in mind, we will first list the top three winners followed by the rest of the entries. Enjoy.

   First place went to Dylan Denton and his stunning concept Piranha. This car unveils neat surprises from every angle. In terms of "the kind of vehicle that only makes sense in dreams", this space-age ride was the clear, undisputed winner. What makes this entry particularly amazing is that Dylan made up this concept from the ground up. Sure we're all talented builders, but when it comes to making up our own concept designs many of us fall short. I'm including myself into the mix. But Dylan pulls it off with integrity and pizzazz. The solar panel, working headlights, and the mysterious, gothy woman with just a little swatch of green hair dyed like seaweed was enough to skyrocket this entry into super stardom!



   Dennis Glaasker is well known for building chromed out big rig trucks. But this time his talent and copious chrome was used to construct this dazzling '32 Ford Hiboy Hot Rod. The presentation and build quality sits somewhere in the upper stratosphere on this one and its just oozing with not to be missed glimmering details and mind bending techniques. While judging, we asked ourselves if it was fair to give a prize to a guy with plenty of photoshop skills and the money and resources to chrome-plate his own pieces. We tried not to be dazzled by all the chrome and imagined all the shiny bits as grey instead. When considering the skill and techniques, our conclusion was still a resounding yes and the well deserved prizes for second place.



First and second place was not even disputed. The decisions were easy. But there were a lot of contenders for third place. The one we kept coming back to...the one that tickled our fancy the most...was Tim Inman's 1938 Bugatti 57SC Atlantic. Only four of these rare beauties were ever made and with its sleek lines and riveted dorsal seam, this riveting ride only makes sense in dreams indeed. Equally as shapely and exotic as the car, was the female fig Tim built to go with it. That helped my vote. And if having a crush on a LEGO chick with a lime green cocktail dress and a shelf for a butt is crazy, then...uh...yeah.



You've seen the best now see the rest. Probably had I have thought this out, it would have been...you've seen the rest, now see the best. It would be like a bunch of openers, then the main attractions. But I didn't think this out and gave you the big shebang first. Now that I've lost most of our readers, I have to admit this '58 or possibly '59 Corvette built by Legogil made me smile. This retro ride and the pretty girl is the stuff dreams are made of for sure.



Lime green comes up a lot in this challenge. That's because in dreams, colors are important, almost symbolic. Builders keyed in in the key lime pie the mysterious woman ordered at the cafe. One of many excellent key lime entries is this second serving of goodness by gil is this lime and black chopper called Mysterious. She's a beauty suitable enough for this intriguing woman of mystery.



My case in point, this third serving of lime by legogil simply called Hot Rod. I looked up lime green in dream interpretation and it turns out it means hope for prosperity. Hmmm, interesting.



Red, as interpreted in dreams, is an indication of raw energy, force, vigor, intense passion, aggression, power, courage, and impulsiveness. Perhaps this is what DoktorZapp was thinking when he constructed this long and low Red Meteor. I have to admit, I did smile a bit when I saw this low-slung 50's era concept.



According to Croc Bomb, The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of may very well be...a Volkwagen Golf. Its kinda like that dream you have about the first day of school where you've made sure you had the proper books, pencils, lunch money, notebooks and class schedules but sometime during 5th period you realize you've been naked all day. I wonder if that has ever really happened to anyone.



It may have likely happened to Peteris Sprogis. Not really, but I had to segue into his blue Motte Two concept coupe somehow and that seemed to be the only logical transition from one idea to another. You try writing this stuff. It ain't easy!



Later he enters this Motte_Ergetta, a futuristic looking car. The story suggested the mystery woman may have been a time traveller. This time travel stuff is difficult business due to what they call The Butterfly Effect. Go back in time, kill a butterfly in China, then through a bizarre chain of events suddenly you're your own grandpa!



When time traveling, its best to leave things exactly as is and be mindful of fashion and slang of the times or else cause undue attention to your time traveling shenanigans. You may find it amusing to freak out the early settlers with your iPhone Touch but it is not a good idea, lest they will burn you at the stake for witchcraft. Oh and Jonathan Derksen built a cool car.



When I wrote the story of the mystery woman, I fancied her as perhaps a time traveller or maybe a denizen of Atlantis. Oldeconoline sees her as a villainous murderess who drives a blocky square...um...thing with walls as thick as castle stone. Its miniland scale on the outside but minifig scale on the inside, as evidenced by the tiny minifig skeletons and captives. Uh...yeah, makes sense to me!



Ace goes and builds us a crazy robot chick with flowing red hair, red moon boots and a Blacktron Spider car...which apparently has red cylinder heads. That's just the kind of craziness that goes on in the future, probably as a cause of the Butterfly Effect. Whatever the future holds, I want in on those robot claws!


Shunazaver was in a whimsical mood so he built a...um...two-wheeled bike, jet car, horsey thingy. I admit the minifig girl does look adorable in her hat and cape. Shuna calls her my crush. Was I projecting myself when I wrote the story? was I the man with the bad hip and was I projecting what my dream girl could be? My hips seem in perfect working order, but my knees...often a bit sore. Maybe he has me figured out.



Or maybe Jason Son has us all figured out with this Pussy Wagon. What's with that lowbrow name? Well, it comes from Kill Bill and unlike the Silverado from the movie, this Pussy Wagon is actually a wagon...a '66 Pontiac GTO, to be exact. This contender for third place had us admiring its shape and with Uma Thurman at the wheel, this is one badass ride! Oh and this post got real lowbrow already way back when I mentioned the three-peckered goat so...no big deal, really.



We go from lowbrow to high class with Ralph Savelsberg's Mercedes 500K Special Roadster. This sophisticated ride also had us considering it for third place with its fine, luxuriant curves and equally opulent Lady In Red figure. Red in dreams can also symbolize sexual impulses. I wonder if the usually straight-laced Ralph knew this while building.



Dohoon Kim goes all black with this Ferrari Enzo. Its Dohoon's first 12-wide and a shining specimen at that. I'm sure dream interpreters would have a field day with the meaning of it's all black design and as he said he is not so good at building figures...she is crammed squarely within the driver's seat.



On the second to the last day of the challenge Raphy cranks out this creation he simply calls...car. While a description is lacking, it looks suspiciously like an early 50's Buick...quite possibly the same '53 I built some time ago. He was feeling rushed and exhausted when he posted as evidenced by the dark grainy photo positioned on the kitchen table, but build quality is a step in the right direction. Some good photos and a write up...might have been just enough to put him over the top.



Rolic did precisely what I had hoped someone would do...plant the vehicle in the back ally nighttime scene portrayed in the story. This reminds me of some untapped potential that was never considered...like who is the man with the bad hip and what was his name in green neon lights outside the cafe? But this is a stunning concept Porsche 918 Spyder with exciting views from every angle. It would have been a strong contender for the win had the presentation not come a little too late.



What would LUGNuts be without a last minute run from Lego911. It would be much more punctual but without that exhilarating feeling that a game could be overturned in the last few seconds. First on the 911 slab is this 1957 Chevy bel Air Sports Coupe...one of the most iconic cars on the planet. Peter's story mentions the girl running from the past...Butterfly Effect be damned.



Next Peter presents the 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Seville Hardtop. In life, this car was nearly 20 feet of automotive excellence with rocket taillights, the biggest fins of any production car ever made and a hood the size of a ping pong table. In this entry Peter describes the mystery woman's travels as if along a long black ribbon without a clue as to where or when the ribbon will take you next.



Turns out the next stop on the black ribbon, in this version of the story, anyway, takes the form of a Mercedes-Benz 540 K Autobahnkurier called...Key Lime. Another entry that taps into the wonderfully strange color of the key lime pie she ordered at the cafe, this stunning vehicle was a strong contender for third place and our favorite of the Lego911 run.



When you learn how the long black ribbon of travel works you get to come back to it as often as you want. This time the form is chock full of mid-engine weirdness with this blue DeTomaso Mangusta. The engine was Detroit muscle but the body and chassis was all European design with a rare bumper-less inverted slope nose. This vehicle is completely fitting for such an intriguing woman because Ferraris are so passe after all.



There's a phantom in our midst...according to lego911 anyway. Its a 1970 Citroen SM, what he describes as a...get this...light and fruity car. Light and fruity like a key lime pie perhaps. Peter is surely the only builder to claim he has built more LEGO cars than the run of many real cars. Its true. There were 14,000 of these cars made...911 has built over 20,000 LEGO cars.



And to add to his 20,000 car tally is this 1967 Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale in red with nice gold spoked rims from the Lightning McQueen set. Peter is probably still cranking out entries for this challenge almost two weeks after we locked the thread. That's just how Peter rolls. But the LUGNuts challenges are a harsh mistress, especially where big prizes are involved so that's all we got.



Oh and speaking of which, Dylan took home the coveted VW microbus set and chose Francesco, surely for its red classic hot rod rims. Dennis got the yellow creator car along with Mater...cuz he likes his American charm. And Tim takes home Lightning McQueen...also chock full of American Charm.


Alright, that wraps up our very special prize-laden 50th build challenge. Stay tuned for the totally balls out freakin' sweet-ass challenge many of you were born to take part of...design and build a totally new Batmobile. Its called Batmobile:2025. Here's the premise...we all take a trip to the year 2025. (try not to kill any butterflies on the way) Raphy has become a successful young director and is making another Batman trilogy...we all design totally new Batmobiles...'nuff said. Remember, just because the movies are made in 2025, doesn't mean they take place in 2025, so anything goes. Maybe even a freaky new color scheme would be in order.


There has been a lot of talk of time travel this round. Can it really exist? Perhaps Stephen Hawking has already went ahead in time to where they found a cure for his crippling ailment. Or maybe Ralph has already freaked out some colonial settlers with his iPhone Touch and, thanks to the Butterfly Effect, that is precisely the reason why strip clubs now exist. It makes perfect sense to me. Its all your fault, Ralph. Its all your fault.

On The Job Roundup

Turns out Gwen Stefani is a hollaback girl after all. I’m all like “heeeeey” and then she’s all like “Holla!”.  And I’m all like...that solves that god damned issue right there! I don’t know what all the fuss was about. Anyway, welcome to the round up for the challenge we like to call On The Job...all about the vehicles we sometimes use while doing our jobs. Taxis, fire trucks, and zambonis are all the rage, so lets see what the hard working people all over the world are driving, shall we?

No, its not a fire truck/ tour bus. Its a Fiat 682/RN2 Bartoletti Ferrari Race Transporter as built by Apefight and it comes complete with fully working Power Functions remote control, opening doors, dropping tailgate, lowering top deck, detailed interior...but, as it turns out, nothing to haul.



One builder who didn’t forget the payload is TechnicFenix13 with his I-ran-out-of-black-so-also-went-with-four-other-colors low loader tow truck. Its just the perfect thing when you leave your yellow Ferrari abandoned at the scene of your LEGO worktable and need to tow it away pronto.



Back before most of us were born the hard working 1964 Ford Thames Trader brought goods to and fro in eye catching Jonathan Derksen color blocking style. That’s just chock full of classic Ford goodness right there!



Let’s face it, whether we work as a pizza delivery guy or a bikini waxer, none of us would get to our jobs if it wasn’t for fuel to take us there. This is why christophbrill built us a 30’s era old timey Octan Fuel Truck. The little minifig there...helping others get to their jobs by doing his. Do you think they had bikini waxers in the ‘30s?



While we all ponder that question we can marvel at this tan and blue Milk Float as built by Legogil. Back in the milk delivery days, we had the Divco in America, but most of Europe had the Milk Float, a quiet battery operated vehicle suited to silently deliver milk in the wee morning hours. Good stuff, Gil!



L@go built what looks like a 70’s era winnebago flattened by a truck trailer. That’s because its a Steinwinter and its a real thing! It was designed to maximize payload while giving the rest of the truck an extremely low profile.



We go from the bizarre Steinwinter to...the humble stroller as built by NK DeSign-er. Sure we’re all about big, rugged automotive vehicles here, but the stroller has an important job to to...to keep little tykes safe and happy while moms and dads go about their business. As usual for NK, this is an alternate model to the official 5867 Creator set.



When you think of the Ford Focus you think of a small fuel efficient hatchback. But Sangi13 takes it a step further and converts the little Focus into...of all things...a tow truck. I’m not quite sure how much tow capacity a Focus has but it sure does haul a big...um...double crucifix...thingy.



Here’s the scene: You’re racing across state lines in a candy apple red convertible with Johnny Law in hot pursuit. You’ve keestered a balloon full of high quality bon bons, you have a blow up sex doll in the passenger seat, a trunk load of illegally smuggled Venezuelan fruit bats and no one can explain why you’ve let a chimpanzee take the wheel. I know, we’ve all been there, right? But if you were in Australia you’d be chased by Bruce the Highway Patrolman in his ’86 Holden VL Commodore as built by Lego911



Next on the Lego911 slab is busty Sharon and her 2013 Ford Flex. You see, Sharon has the hardest job in the world...being a soccer mom. Between all the schlepping the kids to school, the puking, head lice, spilled juice, hair pulling, kid farts, and crying its a wonder she still looks as good as any of the gals from Desperate Housewives.



See, now here is a law enforcement scenario I’m much more familiar with. Take the same scene from before, only set it in the forested and rain soaked Pacific Northwest and you have yourself Sheriff Johnson and his 2009 Crown Vic Washington State Patrol Car. You also have my preferred ride home after a big night out. What with me being car-less its always nice when Seattle’s finest offers up their services for a safe ride home and the right to remain silent.



I had the right to remain silent but didn’t have the ability. That’s because I was so excited about Peter’s fourth entry, this Aston Martin V8 Vantage N24 Racer driven by Oliver Mathai. His job is being a 24 hour race car driver. Seems exciting but what if ya gotta drop the kids off at the pool? Or...yanno...take the browns to the superbowl? Are any of you getting these analogies?



I was talking about pooping, in case you didn’t know. Anyway, in case you got a hankering for pepperoni and cheese delivered straight to your door, we have Peter and his Ford 2011 Focus Trend Hatchback. Ahhh yes, that familiar red, white and blue color scheme can only mean one thing...maximum taste at minimum wage!



What travels on a track but isn’t a train? Turns out its this Western Star Brandt Power Unit built by Ricecracker. This is powerful enough to pull up to 10 loaded train cars and would make those awkward father-son road trip talks a whole lot better. You know the one...your mom used to have a hot ass but now has an ass like a bag of wet clothes.



Ok, that made no sense at all, but I wanted to slip in a father-son awkward road trip joke and none of these hard working vehicles are really suited for father-son car rides. Lets just admire DeTomaso77’s Mercedes-Benz O 317 Renntransporter "Porsche". I have no idea what its supposed to transport, but its still cool as hell.



We all know what this next build by Aaron F1 transports. I have fond memories of riding these school busses as a kid. Their bright yellow color, their green vinyl seats, their flashing lights...the stop sign that flips out to alert passers by that pint sized tikes are exiting. reminds me of that one time this kid brian threw up on the bus and no one ever saw him again.



Thats because Brian probably grew up to be a British Police Officer somehow. Its an unlikely story but how else was I going to segue from the school bus to this UK Police Ford Focus built by Ralph Savelsberg. Writing is all about smoothly segueing one idea to another. And awkward father-son car trip jokes. And dropping off the kids at the pool.



Someone else with police cars on the brain is DoktorZapp with his Jensen Interceptor Police Car. Its seen here negotiating the punishing terrain of a berber carpet. That stuff right there...the number one cause of rug burns on my knees and elbows. Don’t ask how I know this.



Peteris Sprogis delivers some fine Octan fuel to a busy minifig intersection with his Octan Delivery Truck. Cuz that’s what they do...deliver Octan to...places in need of Octan delivery. Love that brick built Octan logo. Octan. Delivery. Yep. Ok, I used up my three to five lines. Lets move on, shall we?



Felipe Descomplicado also has Octan colors on the brain and a Heavy-Duty Wrecker - Sliding Rotator Boom Truck with motion effects that I can only describe as witchcraft or sorcery. Surely there can’t be some sort of magical photo shop program to make neat effects like this!



And Raphy submits what can only be described as...a hefty bag full of a broken red LEGO mess. Travel is a harsh mistress and so is the LUGNuts round up as this is the result of a 5,500 mile journey and nearly three weeks past the deadline we have no idea what the vehicle was intended to be. Sorry dude, we’ve just gotta publish as is.



And the sole reason this round up is three weeks late is to showcase this Australian 2010 Holden Ute Camera Car built by Lino Martins. I guess you can do things like this when you’re in charge. Iron Builder, crazy hours at work and other obligations made this entry late but I asked for a random assignment and didn’t want to let Marioman3138 down. So, better late than never, I suppose.



So...what did you all think of the round up? It was alright, I guess. But stay tuned for our next very special 50th build challenge where we do something crazy. Its called The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of and the best interpretation of the weird dreamy sequence gets cool LEGO prizes! Second and third place also stands to win prizes. This is an unprecedented challenge and so far...very few entries. This could still be anyone’s game and we’re all waiting on pins and needles here. And let me tell ya, pins and needles are mighty pointy and uncomfortable! So stay tuned to see how it all turns out.