21/05/2020 - 13:21 Lego news

lego brick sketches 2020 batman joker bb 8 stormtrooper

This is the new range of the day: From June 1, it will be possible to afford Brick Sketches LEGO officials that those who follow the most prominent MOCeurs have already seen somewhere.

And for good reason, it was Chris McVeigh who had "invented" this format of 3D portraits before becoming a designer at LEGO, his flickr gallery is full of variations on the same principle.

The manufacturer therefore picks up the idea and will offer four first models in 12x16 with the possibility of hanging them on the wall or exhibiting them on a shelf via the support included at the back of the construction. The possibilities here are endless and if you are planning to embark on this new collection, quickly make room on your shelves:

  • LEGO Star Wars 40391 First Order Stormtrooper
  • LEGO Star Wars 40431BB-8
  • Lego dc comics 40386 Batman
  • Lego dc comics 40428 The Joker

Update : Availability scheduled for July 15, 2020. Public price: € 19.99.

LEGO DC Comics 40386 Batman

03/09/2015 - 20:56 LEGO Ideas Lego news

walle head mod

Here's something to keep everyone who bought the set busy LEGO Ideas 21303 WALL-E and who want to modify the mounting bracket of the head to give it a little stiffness.

Chris McVeigh, A talented MOCeur and emeritus photographer, is the first to share his solution via the visual above.

The exploded view will allow you to gather the parts necessary for the assembly of the module in question.

Update : Chris McVeigh has uploaded a complete guide to integrate this solution at this address.

28/08/2013 - 11:33 MOCs

Brick Sketch: Man in the Iron Mask by Chris McVeigh

If you follow the facebook pages of Hoth Bricks ou Brick Heroes, you have already been able to discover this magnificent series of "coloring" based on LEGO proposed by Chris McVeigh, a brilliant type that you already know for his Christmas ornaments in the shape of Death Star, Millennium Falcon or Tie Fighter (See these articles).

The idea of ​​reproducing some famous characters in this form is quite simply brilliant, it is a real breath of freshness in the middle of the usual MOCs and the presence of "pencils" reinforces the coloring / drawing aspect. All of this is obviously superbly photographed.

Don't be fooled by the apparent simplicity of the exercise, I challenge you to do just as well with a few coins. I tried on my side, I already gave up ...

No need to go into more superlatives on the subject, just take a look at the flickr gallery of the gentleman is essential.

Brick Sketch: Beware the Batman by Chris McVeigh

25/12/2011 - 23:00 Lego news

Christmas at The Skywalkers by Chris McVeigh

To end this December 25 in style, here are two superb thumbnails of Chris McVeigh, the creator of Christmas balls in the shape of Death Star. He offers us here a nice scene which originally features Luke, Leia and the head of Darth Vader at the top of the tree.

Following the comments of Internet users, Chris McVeigh remade the photo with the head of C-3PO. He did not use the new minifigure from the 9490 set, as this shot might lead one to believe, but C-3PO's eyes have been retouched to embody this new minifigure.

To comment on these photos or see other photos of Chris McVeigh, visit his flickr gallery.

Christmas at The Skywalkers by Chris McVeigh

15/11/2011 - 21:11 MOCs

Millennium Falcon Ornament by Chris Mc Veigh

You have already seen the famous Death Star to hang on your tree for Christmas. This year, Chris McVeigh put the place back with this magnificent Millennium Falcon to hang from the branches of your tree.

And you can do it with ease thanks to the kindness of this MOCeur which offers instructions in excellent quality pdf format to download via the links below for these two creations:

Millennium Falcon - Instructions pdf

Death Star - Instructions pdf

It also offers on his website the list of essential parts for these two MOCs as well as the files in .lxf format. You will also find some other very interesting Christmas themed creations.

Death Star Ornament by Chris Mc Veigh