Paul Boratko's been a Lego maniac since he bought his first set in 1977. In the year's since he's perfected his craft and built insane models like the awesome Vampire GT Supercar, which has a working five-speed transmission and a dash switch that lets you select drivetrain configuration. We're a big fan of his work and …

I've been putting off any Lego purchases until my nephew gets old enough to build with non-Duplo sets without potentially swallowing any pieces. The new Lego Technic 4x4 Off-Roader might have me breaking that policy. Hey, his 11th birthday is barely a decade away!

The Ford Explorer, the ex-SUV crossover that started the soccer mom trend, has now been reinvented in 382,858 Lego bricks for a new partnership between Legoland and Ford. Watch this amazing time-lapse video of the epic build, Lego-by-Lego.

When he was a kid, Luca Rusconi's father took him to the 1975 Italian Grand Prix, where Ferrari engineers escorted him into the pits and showed him the car Niki Lauda drove to a world title the next day. 34 years later, Rusconi designed a scale replica virtually and built it with Legos. Here's how. — Ed.

Preparing the right vehicle for the zombie apocalypse often requires a lot of time, space and a forgiving family. This is where ApocaLEGO vehicles come in. If minifig zombies want brains, they're going to have to get through this crew.

There are few people in this country who appreciate American hot rods more than the wonderfully inventive Johannes Rojola of Finland. A gallery of his detailed and creative builds of V8-powered 1970s muscle machines, and his philosophy, below.

We always enjoy a good LEGO Technic kit, though we never thought to ask for a snow groomer. For those uninterested in slope maintenance, it transforms into the much cooler Hägglund. [Shop.LEGO.com]

Top Gear's James May is looking to build a life-size house in Surrey, England made out of three million Lego bricks, complete with a staircase, toilet and shower. Capt. Slow then plans to live in it for a weekend.