Lit Realistic Underground Station

Name of Model: Underground station based on the Stortinget station in Oslo

Created by: matija

Found at: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=427352

Details: This is a fairly surprising model. At first glance, you can't really tell what's going on. It's a reasonably realistic model of a subway station. Except that it's not just an underground station - it's actually lit up, and the train itself is a functional 9V train. It looks like the lights are actually bright enough that no other lights were used for these photos (needless to say, I'm assuming that these are not LEGO lights and are actually just wedged into LEGO pieces, by either modification of the lights, of the bricks, or both). Of the five photos here, two are inspiration photos that show how close of a likeness this is to the original. Even the signs and advertisements are replicated in LEGO form.

Modular Buildings

Name of Model: Modular Buildings

Created by: Daniel Z

Found at: Flickr

Details: I took one look at these two lovely buildings and said "oh yeah". Wonderful proportioning is used throughout the whole creation. Some very subtle details add alot to the overall appearance. I'm particularly fond of the 1x2 bley plates stuck between the studs to give a grill effect on the top of the tan/bley building. Check out Daniel's photostream on Flickr for more of his wonderful creations.