This will be sorted in reverse chronology, meaning the newest MOCs will be at the top and my first one will always be at the bottom. Feel free to share your own at [email protected].

Scaled Up LEGO Builds

Even though it is a new craze to scale up vintage LEGO builds into a larger scale, it is not a practice that originates recently. I got my inspiration (and scale) from this newspaper clipping showing a large size LEGO gnome:

So naturally I built one:

But I felt he needed a companion, so I built Scottie (Scottie is usually red but I used white):

I had parts left over, so naturally I built the smallest LEGO elephant too (as there are several sizes):

I find the elephant model so charming and fascinating for some reason. If I could keep him assembled, I would in a heartbeat:

And even though Scottie is rather simple, he also has an allure of his own:

There are many more pictures of these models you can find in the Gallery. Just use the tag MOC or search "moc" in the search bar.

"Skyscraper":

I'm very partial in particular to LEGO skyscrapers. One day I wish to build one of the ones Samsonite produced in their model shop, but this was my first.

Inspired by this building that I'm unsure of what catalog it came from, exactly what building is being shown, or when this model would've existed:

Below are the progress pictures. I got about to the columns of the second story and had to disassemble it as I no longer had the space.

Unfortunately I never got images of its last stage before it was disassembled. There are a number of liberties I took, as you can see in its last image:

"Snoopy":

As we all do growing up, I'd always thought of building a massive LEGO MOC. And when you begin purchasing one loose Samsonite collection after another—it suddenly becomes possible for surprisingly cheap. Or at least it was back then, nowadays it seems everyone wants an arm and a leg for loose Samsonite parts.

Of course you're rather limited in palette, which is where this next one comes from. I've always loved reading Peanuts, and it rather appropriately fits the timeframe of 1960s. Thus my homage to the icon:

If you'd like to see in progress images, this is where I started. Relatively recently before this image, a Samsonite collector was liquidating their collection and listed a massive lot of ~30 700e green 10x20 plates, which is what made this build possible(of course after I built the proper 717 set haha):

The progress continued over several days:

Yes, the inner structure was made using modern bricks. I had the parts to spare and it's a lot easier than trying to deal with 1960s plates.

The inner structure brings me a lot of joy for some reason, just fascinating to look at:

There never really was a design, I approximated the shapes I needed to create with a sort of wire frame and then modified as I went, trying to account for any angle:

"The Circle":

I remember being sick one day and deciding to construct this, but I don't remember what inspired me. It's a fascinating thing to see in person; I'd love to do it again eventually now that I have access to more pieces.

Maybe someday.