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Builder Thirdeye88 was kind enough to share this with the people in the Google+ Hangout after the somewhat disastrous LiveBuild yesterday. It has to be one of the most slender and tallest character MOCs I've ever seen, yet it's packed with character and stands on it's own. My favorite detail has to be the soccer control handles as upper legs, that's some inspired building.

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SNICKT!

Iron Builder rages rages on, and continues to heat up. Not to be outdone by 6kyubi6's Travis MOC, vitroleum delves into unfamiliar territory with this excellent bust of Wolverine. That's one of the things that's so awesome about Iron Builder, it pushes already amazing builders to to try new things and think outside the box. It's brutal, but it makes better builders.

Wolverine

Cacodemon

Very few would argue what a paradigm shift Doom was. While Wolfenstein blazed the trail, Doom was there to pave a 6 lane highway to Gamerville. It was dark, dirty and lets face it, pretty damn scary for the time. Especially these guys, the Cacodemons, expertly rendered in brick here by builder Jarec. As if you weren't amped up enough, when these guys showed up you were better off wearing a diaper.

Doom

Terraformar

It's long been said that the cockroach will outlast us all, but how will it evolve? Well, here's one possible scenario, Terraformar. Yes, super evolved anthropomorphized cockroaches living on mars with incredible strength and an instinctual hatred for humans. But really who can blame them. Do you suppose they've ever invent the "Human Hotel"? (wait a minute, that's already been invented...hmmm.....)

TERRAFORMAR

Star Wars "Midifigs"

This is a project I've been watching for a while, Miro78's "Midifigs". It's a cool new scale for upsizing your favorite minifigs. I really like the scale of these, they're big enough to get some fun detail in, but small enough to not take up too much space. Just about perfect for displaying on a bookshelf or desktop. I'm sure it's a challenge to get the forms and details needed, but that's also part of the fun. 

Midifig Cast of Characters
Luke (Rebel Pilot suit) midifig
Hoth Leia midifig
Chewbacca Midifigure
Han Solo midifig

Mr. Giggles

Much has been written on the subject, but this is a serious matter so I will also contribute to the knowledge base: Clowns are terrifying. Even this clown, expertly built from a beloved children's toy and carefully photographed, is terrifying. I'm sure builder Djokson meant no harm and his intentions were completely benevolent, but still, this thing is terrifying.

Mr. Giggles

L.01 NAVY STAR

Mechs are so prevalent in the AFOL community that it's hard to stand out. I see them literally every day, and it really takes something special to get my attention, something like this MOC from Moko. There's not one particular feature of this Gundam that stands out necessarily, but the whole package. It has excellent construction, cool color choices, nice poses (click through for more pics) and excellent photography. It's the whole enchilada, and pretty badass.

L.01 NAVY STAR

Ultron

The second Avengers movie will be out soon, and Ultron will be unleashed on the world. And it won't be long until we see action figures, t-shirts and PEZ dispensers. But we didn't have to wait for the movie to come out before we got this stunning bust by builder Rancorbait. What I'm really looking forward to however is opening my door this halloween to be greeted by a 2'3" Ultron with a bag. But I'll be ready for him with a bowl of Jawbreakers, the perfect weapon against adamantium.

Ultron

Deadpool

While everyone knows I'm not much into comics, it doesn't take a genius to know the popularity of this character. One walk around the floor at San Diego Comic Con and you'll spot many, of varying sizes and weights. Very few of them are as badass as this MOC from nobu_tary though. And while the Nixel face belt buckle isn't totally accurate to the illustrations, it's totally in line with his character.

Deadpool

The Only Oscar I Ever Cared About

Not to take anything away from my friends that were nominated (no really, congrats!) but I've never really cared about the Oscars. That is of course unless we're talking about everyone's favorite can-dwelling grouch. I grew up watching PBS and Sesame Street, and Oscar was always a favorite. This version by Legohaulic does him justice, in all his grumpiness.

So where's my award?

Snow Miku

I know it's winter. I know this because Santa visited recently and shorts are hard to find in the stores. Yes, it's snowing and cold in a great many places in the northern hemisphere, but California isn't one of those places (as in not cold, we're still in the northern hemisphere, most of the time). I also know it's winter because of awesome MOCs like this one from MikeVD. Yes, Miku looks quite cozy in her winter coat with her furry little friend.

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Ash

Here's a fun fact, I worked on Army of Darkness. No really, check it out. It was one of the wackiest, most fun to work on films of my career in make up effects. Bruce Campbell was as awesome to work with as you'd expect and I'm positive he would get a total kick out of this excellent MOC by vitreolum. That chainsaw technique is brilliant.

Hail to the King, Baby!

My Life As A Teenage Robot

You millennials might recognize this shiny young lady. It's XJ9 from My Life as a Teenage Robot. I can recall quite clearly sitting on the couch with my oldest son, eating goldfish crackers and watching Jenny in her adventures. This version by builder lingonkart not only looks just like her, but it's amazingly posable. Click through for many more pics.

XJ9
XJ9