Oh, WOW. This is TOO COOL, man. I'm quite literally Flabbergasted! - Huss Q.

That doesn't look like LEGO it's so good!

That doesn't look like LEGO it's so good!

no words! excellent! congratulations Regards Carol from Argentina

wooooow..... XD

I believe that stunning is one of the only words that can be used to describe this build. Very good job, one of the best things Ive seen of mocpages!

265 commentz.....I can see why !!

Dude! You are amazing! I love all of your abandoned homes! You should male some minifig scale abandoned homes too! How long did it take to make this?

you rock man!!!

lol this is a self esteem crusher (really great though I dont even know where to begin with how great this is) I like the fact that this kind of black fantasy aswell as a victorian era house

Much thanks for the nice comment! I'm afraid the bricks are much too costly for me to keep, as well the space in my house to valuable to hold. So, I have broken down the moc and reuse the pieces for the next project. The moc lives in the main image which I sell limited edition prints of. http://bumbleandbramble.blogspot.com/

Quelle merveille. Passion for the brick elevated to new heights. Where - When can we see this exhibited?

SHIIIII- IT'S OVER 9THOUSUUUUUND

Falcon, As I remember I used 2 different techniques. For the tower, I needed a thin roof so I could get the steep angles of the different roof sides to come somewhat close together – fewer gaps where they meet. In that case, it is merely 2x2 tiles (sometimes half pushed) on plates with the center section using scuba diver flippers. For those, I needed to reverse the plates underneath to face down so I could attach the flippers. The cylinder edges hide any gaps between the plates/tiles not meeting from side to side. For the main roof(s), I built the roof plates up in a stairstep fashion to give the 2x2 plates more depth. Hope that helps.

Wonderful! How did you do the roof? As in the tiles? Please reply, thanks!

(sniff) you make us feel so useless!

This is just awesome! Extremely impressive work on the texture.

Woah..... Needs a color photo.

I'm deeply impresed ! The topic of abandoned houses is really original, working with so much black pieces mus hase given you chronic headaches and the result is just outstanding. Congratulation for such a masterpiece.

A masterpiece

I don't know what to say. Its incredible, i thought it wasn't Lego at first. This is First class building!

Mike, this is absolutely stunning! Had I known I was in the presence of an artist as yourself I'd have had you pull up a chair, poured a cup of coffee, and spent more time chatting with you! This is truly fabulous work and I can't wait to see what you cook up next.

soooo much detail really cool

Doesnt look Lego...haha really great job, possibly one of the most detailed models I've seen by far!

Pure brilliance.

Mike again I've got to comment - really an amazing piece of art. You are a talented man and I'm sure glad you chose Lego as your medium for these :-) What an inspiration! Cheers!

REALLY nice! At the first look i thought the tree was real!

That is awesome

COOL! I especially like how you made the plank siding and bricks on the house. I wish I had half your talent. By the way Hi, I'm new here.

This is brilliant! At first it looks like a real wooden model or something, but when you look closer you can see all the LEGO that's gone into this awesome house. Great work

Your two MOCs are the equivalent of Mozart composing his Symphonies 40 and 41 as his very first work of music! An astounding creation. The various details including the appearance of peeling paint on the tower, etc. are very impressive. Where do you get your inspiration... you do not happen to live in or around Detroit do you?? In case you need more subjects for houses: check out some shots of Detroit's Brush Park: http://www.flickr.com/photos/decojim/sets/72157594184088087/

It's hard to add yet another comment after all what has been written already, so I'll be short: thank you for inspiring us!

Spooky:P

coolllll!!!!!

Even after a second look, I thought this was a photo of a real building. Incredibly life-like. I am definitely ordering a photo! I am so impressed and amazed with your work, no, INSPIRED!

Simply Stunning !!!!

no... way.

...(no words) WOW!!!!! :(=)

Okay...I'm impressed!!! Is that seriously all Lego!?!?!?

WOW!!!! at first I thought it was a real house, it looks so real! i really like this MOC. 6 stars out of 5. please check out my new stuff!

Terrific work, Mike - awesomely atmospheric, delightfully detailed :-) It's great to see what a graphic designer/illustrator's sensibility can bring to LEGO creations. You've raised the bar for the rest of us. I agree on the color limitations of LEGO, and think you made a wise choice in going with monochromatic. I hope you *will* come to BrickWorld 2011. I hope to be there and would love to see your work in person. Also, we have a chance for input with The LEGO Group, and I would love for you to join your voice with mine and others in advocating for more realistic LEGO color choices. My favorites: sand blue, sand red, and light yellow, have all gone out of production :-( I also checked out and enjoyed your blog and look forward to your "Collection of Boxes". Thanks again for the wonderful MOC post! Hopefully your work will inspire others to adopt LEGO as an artistic medium.

well done. how long did it take you?

(Insert Addams Family theme here.)

OMG!!!!! That is literally insane (in a good way)

Just... No word for that ! It is such a wonderful, beautiful, extraordinary, amazing MOC ! I think it is the best MOC I have ever seen in my life... and surely I will never see some better than this one ! Congratulations. Congratulations. Really.

it looks like a picture,but it's really a house

The first words that came to mind after seeing this were inappropriate for MOCpages. With that said very impressive! There's just so much detail put into this it's simply mind boggling.

I couldn't resist being the 100th commentator. This is stunning work, all the more stunning for your short time in the hobby. I read your gread interview with Marcos B, nice work there too. Can't wait for the next one.

best moc I've ever seen, ever. period.

holli conoli that if frick-pie-in awesome! keep up the fantabulstic work!

:O OMG I can't believe this is Lego... It is unbelievably extremely super duper AWESOME!!!!

Absolutely brilliant sir.

Wow, I really like the trees and the wall designs. 5/5!

This is ridiculously good. I honestly couldn't tell that this was lego from the first picture.

Mate God has given you a gift - its fantastic to see you sharing it with us. This is why you were a fav after your first build. Just outstanding. ~Thoy

One glance at the thumbnail and I knew this had to be another one of yours... spectacular vision and level of detail again. The tree is a fantastic addition, really different from the cartoon-y look of official Lego foliage.

thats 10 of 5 realy nice work

Looks so realistic. I thought it wasn`t built with legos :D

!!! If thats lego then it must be huge!

O...M..G... I had to look THREE TIMES before I realized that it was lego! Wow... :O Amazing...

Unbelievable. Stunning. Amazing. The visual effect is perfect. I had to look twice to realize. You must have built this with your soul, we can feel it in your words. You're a master builder.

The tree is AMAZING! :D

you are a very talented man! spiritual and deep! it is just right, that you can get known by creating a new lego building genre and category! for this, not only do you get my highest respect, but, also my admiration! the best of luck in your future projects! francis.

you a genius,,,this creation is truly awesome and inpressive details

Wow, this is incredibly intricate!

Wow! That thing is amazing! It is so detailed, and it looks so awesome!

This thing is awesome!!!! It looks like it is made of real bricks and wood. The tree is awesome too!!

If you had assembled just the tree I would have proclaimed you the greatest Lego artist of all time, but the house as well? I'm speechless (and that's rare). This work is so absurdly realistic, only a gas chromatograph can prove it's made of Lego.

wow.. that is just great... did you do a whole house first and dropped a tree on it then?

You, sir, are a genius.

I think I lost a lot of spittle over my keyboard while marveling at this magnificent creation. I can't describe what I feel, when I look at it... it's amazing!

Most inspiring! We usually see Lego as spanking new in many building/house models, but to make it seem "dilapidated" is quite an achievement.

Simply stunning. This is even better than your last one. The details are astounding, and the entire piece is very dramatic with the black and white color scheme. This is a true piece of art.

NO, no, NO! When you're making MOC you have to post photos of LEGO build, no pictures of real things like building on yo.... WHAT?! What do you mean saying this is LEGO ?!

Impressive, the details are quite stunning. Now THATS what I call a MOC!

I finally get to comment after ,lets see..... 1 week in Disney world and my power went out a few weeks after that!any way....very authentic nicely done!PS: can you check out some of my creations?

Stunning. I particularly appreciate your refined approach to materiality and texture.

Amazing and extremely impressive. You are very creative with an exceptional eye for detail.

Well, now after two days since I've finally stopped gawking, I'm going to comment. Simply put, though there's nothing simple about this build, it far and away sets the benchmark for realism in Lego buildings. They say the more difficult the medium, the more glory to the artist. We are artists - you are one of the best.

I already commented, so what? The last time I commented I couldn't take in all it's glory. This is indeed the MOC of the year, excuse me - eternity. Yes, by far the best creation in existence. Because even if some ultra OMFGLOLPWNEPIX genius aliens know LEGO, this would wipe the floor with them. May I download this picture and use it for my background?

omg i was thinking that the first picture was a real picture of the house

When I saw the main picture I thought that tree was photoshop. Wow....

did you hear the sound of my jaw dropping under the table? and btw...it took me 10 minutes to regain the capacity of speech...this is the best MOC ever seen, pls be my guest in Italy as long as we build a moc...pls...I need to see your magic fingers at work...

Lovely work you got here! Your artistic sense is really accurate! Congrats!

When I first looked at this, I was expecting to be disappointed because I thought there was no way that tree was Lego. Surprise! Now I am utterly speechless! Your talent is beyond amazing. You are in a class by yourself.

When I took a first look I thought it was refernce pic of house you have builded. It looks so real. Unbelieveable!

FANTASTIC!

FANTASTIC!

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Awesome!

Just seeing this makes me think one thing, BUM Bum bum(eerie horror movie music.) Incredible job.

I could have sworn that it was a painting in the first picture, well done!

This is incredible... Doesn't ever look like Lego until you zoom in! It's stunning!

Even more beautiful than your last. I'm awe struck by your talent. Perhaps you should think about hitting a convention sometime with a couple of these? I know the Brickworld gang in Chicago this June would go NUTS over your stuff! ~ Chris.

I have nothing to say to this, because my comment would underplay how much i love this house. My roommate saw this over my shoulder and we got into a heated argument over whether or not this was made out of lego

American Gothic! This is stunning, perhaps my fave Moc on the pages. Stunning!

How our visual systems fill in details is not magic, but your creations may well be. I do see your point about the appeal of deterioration as a subject for art. Again, magnificent.

Thanks for sharing this with us... Normally we give 5/5 for a good MOC, but this kind of masterpiece leaves the system short...

Fantastic.

This is truly stunning. WOW. For a moment I thought that only the house was lego, but this is superb.

Cool picture, you should try to build that house out of le-OH MY GOSH!!! It is made out of legos! Seriously dude that's crazy.

Ha! For a moment there I though you were saying that this model was made of Lego! Nice one! Wait...what? It IS Lego???? No way!!!! Seriously amazing work here, I would love to see even more pictures, this house has gone beyond the norm of Lego. Simply stunning.

Whoa! That's beyond excellent!

All I have to say is OH, MY GOD!

you're just amazing !!!! I'm jealous of your talent...

5 stars isn't nearly enough, the attention to detail, the scale, the overall effect.... this really is a work of art.

MOC of the year. No further questions your honor.

Where did you get all those bricks from? The whole building looked like it took forever to make.

Wow... I'm speechless. This is seriously one of the best builds I've seen in my life.

That really is the best Lego cration I've ever seen. You are the best! The Level of details of the Tree and the house is just unbeliveable....so amazing! Simply enchanting..... That's the stuff Lego dreams are made of!

the best Lego creation that i ever seen! This deserves at least 200 votes!!

*jaw drops*

There's just so much here... the unbelievable level of detail makes this look real. None of this looks like plastic, it seems as if this is an actual house made out of brick and wood and shingles. The black and white effect really adds to this as well. There isn't a specific look or detail that you have overlooked, it's all there in a magnificent color scheme. This is simply stunning.

That is truely a work of art. The house is brilliant, the tree, stunning. Excellent build!

Well this is just the best moc I've ever seen!

I am not conviced that this is made of LEGO bricks at all! :D Does not look like it anyway.... Excellent work! I liked the previous one too. This is even better, even I didn't think it couldn't be any better and more realistic than the previous one... but you did it!

I will echo the sentiments of Kelso as I find it hard to capture my own words to describe what I see before me. The creation alone is enough to solidify you as an artist but the eloquent and poetic description of your piece elevates you to another level. Bravo, we are not worthy.!H

O.o WOW! AWESOME! That is probably one of the best builds I have ever seen! CONGRATS!Cheers!~Swift

I'm speechless on how amazing this is. Never has this combination of colors look so perfect.

You do realise you're one of the best, if not the best builder in the world, right?

Simply put, this is PURE VISUAL GENIOUS! The amount of detail, from the tiles coming off the sides, to that amazing tree, just leave me breathless. My only request would be to add MORE PICS! I want to see every nook and craney of this amazing piece. Pure art, man.

OMG :D, it looks so perfect it doesn't even look like LEGO :D

Right, now that I have been drooling over this for the past 10 minutes I find it appropriate to comment. Not very often will you be hearing me say this but this is my favorite non castle model. Fantastic work! The atmosphere to this is in my opinion the best part. A good build without atmosphere would be nothing but you have perfected this stunner. Great work.

HOLY CRAP!

I refuse to believe this is LEGO! You are a LEGO master!!!!!

Simply put, one of THE finest Lego creations I have ever seen! I'm absolutely stunned and speechless. This should certainly win MOC of the Year here on our site's annual awards, but the larger community of Lego enthusiasts need to see this as well. The scale, the textural work, the composition, and even the "feel" of the piece is nothing short of amazing. Absolutely breathtaking work!!!!

Incredible work! It doesen't even look like lego! Great work!!

THE best piece of Lego art on this site - hands down. And I do mean art. Lots of MOCers claim to be artists, but really it's just an excitable ego. This though, in my mind, absolutely qualifies. Normally I don't really like big-budget, all-the-bricks-you-want, creations, as often the money is more of a factor to the MOC's success than the talent behind it. Here though, whilst I'm sure this cost a fortune, the build cost is still vastly outweighed by the creativity and skill required to pull the creation off. This is so far ahead of what most of us think of as a MOC I'm almost ashamed I can only give it 5/5. Astounding work.

Wow. Just, WOW! The tree looks soo realistic!!!

Truly a beautiful work and nicely written about too.

Simply breathtaking!

O.O What the.... This is sick!!

i couldnt belive it all those pieces just to make the tree and the grass just thinking about building this moc is giving me the hebejebes! its truely the greatest moc ive ever seen but i know it to forever and 2 lifetimes to make this moc. i salute you for your courage paitence and skill that u put into this moc

fantastic at first glance I thought the tree and shrubs were real, some wonderful details.

I cannot believe how insane this is. Honestly.

This is not true .. I look at this creation and not believe .. a masterpiece ..!

So you did it again. What a masterpiece. Though everything I see here is top-notch, the overthrown tree is probably my most favourite part.

Epic!!

Reminds me of the Addams Family house back in the 60's, so creepy looking.

Stunning, to say the least.

How realistic. Awesome work!

Wow, this is simply amazing what you do. Very well done! :-)

sometimes i think that i can build nice models, and sometimes that i'm quite good in putting some lego together.....but then, i see this and i'm back on my feet again. best i have ever saw. even the smallest details like worn off paint. incredible. 5/5

Now this is something!

Incredible, surpassing your previous house by quite a bit in my opinion, which is quite a feat. Amazing!

This is amazing not just on the detail, but also on the huge scale of this build. It is the most realistic looking lego house I've ever seen

This is stunning. Poetic choice of subject and amazing execution. An inspiring work of art.

This is truly amazing. Astounding! i totally get what you're saying about the duality as well. For when i first looked at this, i didn't even pick up on the fact that the tree had destroyed part of the house. i saw an intact house and tree, then the damage. So real. So visceral. This is one i'll be coming back to ...

I couldn't believe the top was actually LEGO. /Faints...

unbelievable