Iron Mountain Guardians

One of the things I love about Iron Builder is the out-of-the-box thinking that it inevitably inspires. I've heard stories of builders carrying the part in their pocket for the entire month, continually aware of it, continually looking for that spark. Sure you or I look at that part and say "handle" or maybe "plumbing". But 2 Much Caffeine looks at it and says "classic Chinese dragon whiskers", brilliant.

Scourge Of The Gray Dragon

Normally if you heard the phrase "it's a dragon attacking a village, setting it on fire" you would imagine a MOC with 5-10 thousand pieces, but not if you're Grantmasters. There's what, 32 pieces here? But it tells the story so well with clever part use and construction in a tiny and effective micro MOC. That dragon is awesome, and as for the villagers...well, I suppose that's what you get for building your village out of flammable materials. 

Komodo

Here at BrickNerd we like to look back from time to time, and to far off islands with mystical creatures. This quadruped dragon by Archinto shows just how advanced you can get with some serious Bionicle chops. The detail, contouring, pose and coloration on this MOC is top notch.

Tanniyn

This magnificent snow dragon comes to us from Ecclesiastes. The whole image, from the mysterious white cloaked figures, to the perched dragon, implies a larger story. I find that fascinating, how a single image can evoke a larger world, a background, events to come as well as history.

Green Dragon

Deathly Halliwell is back with another stellar bust, this time it's a green dragon. This works very well as an overall sculpture, the pose and weight distribution is excellent. I also really like the expression, the lowered brow and slit eyes give it a really menacing look.

Sun Salamander

Yes, in the description of this stunning MOC by Siercon and Coral says Sun Salamander, but I think I'll nickname this dragon "Enpiyu" (say it out loud, you'll get it). It's been a while since I've seen so many clever techniques and part use in a single MOC. From the life jacket neck to the rip cord wings and from the watch band belly to the banana and flex tube horns this thing is awesome.

Mary Crisp Miss

I am continually amazed at what some builders can do with Bionicle and Hero Factory. Take this mind-blowing dragon by origamiguy1971, I can honestly say that the potential of these parts was lost on me, and I own a fair number of them. 

Like Watching Paint Dry, Without The Fumes

Join me for another BrickNerd Live Build tomorrow at 9am PST when I'll be putting together LEGO Castle 70403 Dragon Mountain. Castle has yet to make an appearance on BrickNerd and it's about time we fixed that. Really, what could be more exciting?

Lego Castle Dragon Mountain - 70403

LEGO

Smoke, Wings And Escape

Mark of Falworth brings us this excellent MOC with a twist. If you look closely you'll see the entire thing rests on a footprint of 8x8 studs, which is one of the categories of the Classic Castle Global Challenge VI. It's also part of a bigger story which I actually don't know anything about, but from what I gather after reading the description it's an epic tale.

Falkor

Carl Merriam is back with another entry for Iron Builder, and it's a nod to one of the greatest fantasy creatures in cinema history, Falkor from The NeverEnding Story. He captures the essence perfectly, from the shape of the eyes to the posing, it's fantastic.

Toothless

How To Train Your Dragon 2 is nearly here, and to celebrate Stormbringer built this excellent little night fury. I loved the first movie, and I'm looking forward to the second one. I also love this MOC, especially the eyes and head.

Embers Dragon

This is a stunning example of non-standard use of parts by The /\rchitect. For instance the chest is clearly a Bionicle mask, but look at the neck, it's inside-out tires. And the claws aren't really non standard, but any use of anything Galidor that actually looks cool is always an impressive feat.

The Isle Of Illumina

This micro castle caught my eye. I love the contrast of the white castle against the gray rock work. That's a pretty nifty couple of dragons or whatever they are as well. It's like a jabberwocky and a pterodactyl, though I'm not certain those two existed at the same time. It's like brontosaurus and Fred Flintstone, only partially based on fact ;-)