Crane

I modeled this crane after a crane in one of Jeremiah's books. The trickiest part was the boom, which actually extends. At first it couldn't hold any weight, but after a little tinkering, it was able to hold up a match box car.

Wagon

Jeremiah and I built this wagon together. Unfortunately, the other two pictures came out blurry. The handle swivels up and down and side to side, like a real wagon handle does. The window and window lock on the back were Jeremiah's idea. He enjoys transporting stuff.

Bug

Jeremiah asked me to make a taxi for him, which means a Volkswagon bug. Jeremiah has never been in a taxi. The only taxi experience he has is a toy VW taxi David gave him after a trip to New York. Jeremiah wanted the lego taxi to be blue.

Precarious Stairs

Bi-plane

David suggested that I make this plane. The pilot is dressed in cute early days of aviation style clothes. I like the fun bright yellow lego color.

Rocket

If you could peak inside this rocket, you'd see an astronaut inside.

Ice Cream Truck

Jeremiah loves the ice cream truck that comes around on the weekends. He especially likes the ice cream window.

Some More Designs by Jeremiah

While I built the Block Ferry, Jeremiah built this beluga, a large cargo airplane. I think it doubles as a stellar scooter.
Jeremiah's ice-cream truck (below).

Ferry Boat

The whole family headed out to Rhode Island this summer to visit relatives. While we were there we went to Galilee and saw the Block Island ferry. Jeremiah was very impressed by the trucks and cars riding in the hold. When we got back, we just had to make a lego version.

Yellow Car

I was very excited about this two seater I built, because of its size and all the moving parts. Jeremiah liked the little hidden spaces



Jeremiah built the engine.








I especially liked the reclining seats.






Jeremiah put a car in the trunk (below).

Claw-Arm

Awhile back, Jeremiah and I saw an excavator with a claw attachment to gather up brush and branches and feed them into a mulcher.






Jeremiah was very impressed with the claw arm. Together we built this version of what we saw.
In this pic, the truck is carrying a branch.

Egg beater Helicopter

Built at Jeremiah's request, modeled after a die-cat toy.

Thomas

I built this version of Thomas the Tank Engine for Jeremiah. He's a big fan of Brio.

Large Helicopter

I was inspired to build this while idly toying with a castle turret. It became the rotor. Because the blocks are pretty generic and in classic legos colors, it reminds me of legos kits from when I was a kid.

Chair

Unfortunately, this chair didn't hold Jeremiah's weight for all that long. It looks fun, though.

Motor boat

This is a motor boat that Jeremiah made. It has propellers on it. The red seat is for the driver.

SR 71 Blackbird

Hi everybody! Sorry it's been so long since I last posted. Hopefully, I'll be able to post more frequently from here on out.

David built this plane. I think I got the name right. David, if you'd like to say anything about it, I can post it for you. Just let me know!

David says...

Yep, that is the SR-71 alright, or at least my rendition of the famous spyplane. The top-speed has never offically been released, but it can fly over three times the speed of sound and has never been downed over enemy territory. The real airplane flies so fast that the metal in the body expands by a few inches in flight due to atmospheric drag!

Castle Tower

Another beatiful creation from Jeremiah

I actually don't remember what this is exactly, and Jeremiah's out with Nana and Papa so I can't ask him right now. I really like it, though, especially the way the light shines through the windshields.

Space Shuttle

Jeremiah has been learning about the space shuttle recently. He likes how it goes "boom boom" when it lands. David built this lego shuttle for him.







In the picture below, the cargo doors are open so you can see inside. David originally built a robotic arm for the inside, but it mysteriously disappeared before the photo shoot.