LEGO Annual Brick Show (LABS2012) ReBuild Christchurch

Hey Lego Fans, sorry for not posting anything in a while, I've been forgetting about my blog posts. But now, I'm back, and I have a new post for you...

I recently went to a Lego show, where MOCers showed of their awesome Lego MOCs. I was fortunate enough to bring a camera.
The initial theme was 'The Christchurch Rebuild', where people would make models to show what they think Christchurch should look like after the earthquake.... There were very few models that followed that theme.

Firstly, there was this cool little landscape of Mos Eisley and a Imperial landing Craft unloading Stormtroopers. It's simple, yet effective.

 Next, I saw a re-enactment of the battle of Naboo, from Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace. I was amazed purely by the sheer number of figures in this MOC. By the way, I do apologise that the image is a bit blurry, I couldn't quite get a stable picture...

 Here are the much anticipated LEGO Lord of the Rings sets to be released. The top image is the Battle of Helm's Deep, the bottom is the Mines of Moria. Unfortunately the flash was on, and I forgot to turn it off before I took these images, so they are a bit bright.

The next MOC was this awesome Mars Mission base, with a power generator, and a TON of custom vehicles.

A close up of the power generator. Again, a tad blurry, but you can still make out the general image.

Here's the base. I thought it looked particularly futuristic, with the air-sealed tunnels and just the overall sculpt and layout of the MOC. Love this one.

This giant drill ties in perfectly with the whole Mars Mission theme. When I saw this, the first thing that came to mind was 'The Mole' from Thunderbirds, and well, you can't blame me. If you've seen Thunderbirds, you too will probably see the resemblance.

 Here's a blast from the past! this old Castle themed set dates back to 1984, when the first LEGO Castle sets were released! The building style was fairly simplistic compared to modern LEGO sets, but back then, LEGO hadn't made the moulds for the newer pieces, so this was all they had.

Of course, if there are good knights, then there must be evil knights too! This running theme has travelled through the ages of LEGO, being applied to all of their Castle/Medieval sets, so there was always opposition for you extensive collection of courageous knights

 These MOCs show some real Kiwi Ingenuity (pun intended) as we we celebrate what it means to be a New Zealander. These were the models  that I found that followed the intended theme the most, especially the Christchurch Cathedrals below.

It warms my heart to see that BIONICLE hasn't been forgotten about, with an extensive collection of MOCs to see, I had to pick out some of my favourites...

This U2 concert was a really cool MOC. I never would have thought one could be so imaginative with these figures. That entire backboard on that amazingly crafted stage is really a ton of axles stacked in a way to create an image. That my friend is very clever...

These mini-Matoran were a great idea! The compact size of their bodies and the fact their heads are so huge in comparison I think gives them a really cute Chibi-type look to them. I congratulate whoever came up with the body idea.

These MOCs truely show what one can achieve with BIONICLE elements. The dragon had an amazing structure to it that made it look outstanding! The Midgard serpent was superb as well, showing true MOC-making skill and creativity.

Finally, there are the Hero Factory MOCs, also showing amazing skill, especially in the one on the left.  There are so many spikes on this figure and it also used a clever integration of BIONICLE and Hero Factory parts.  I am particularly liking Furno's new armour, as shown on the left.  This re-vamp was a MAJOR improvement on the original set, which is good, because the original set was kind of rubbish in my opinion.

I hope you enjoyed this post and will be watching for many more in the near future.  Until next time, keep on brickin'!