WOOOOOW!!!!!

What can I say?! Amazing!

amazing! wish i could build like you...

When i saw the picture at first, i thought it was a picture of a real house, so i scrolled down, but then i saw how many likes it has, so i had to click.

When i saw the picture at first, i thought it was a picture of a real house, so i scrolled down, but then i saw how many likes it has, so i had to click.

When i saw the picture at first, i thought it was a picture of a real house, so i scrolled down, but then i saw how many likes it has, so i had to click.

When i saw the picture at first, i thought it was a picture of a real house, so i scrolled down, but then i saw how many likes it has, so i had to click.

I couldn't build that in 100 years from now! I have no other words for it, either that or i am speechless.

Incredibly realistic !>.....well done

I'm gonna faint.....

This is the most realistic looking lego model that I've ever seen.

Amazing! Love the snow effect on the roof :)

I saw these in failblog in the WIN catagory, went looking for them on here but didnt find em, guess you got them up now

Only one thing to point, the photos, but i see you have improved it in your 3rd moc.

Lol I can See your camra in the reflection on one of the parts this is very good just one thing could it be possible to put things inside and show???

I like that dark, gloomy abandoned feel you give every MOC you build(no offense) Nice work!

tooooo epic.....bravo

A materpiece just as your Victorian house

Original and amazing!

I like your Victorian one better, Nice snow effect though!

I thought this was a photograph..... bravo!!!!So realistic

This is freakishly realistic! Supurb detail

Wow...I'm blown away...Incredible!!!

Very very beautiful MOC. You even can see the sad winter's day with snow melting around the house. Makes me feel blue! ^^ I love the roof's effects.

Did I mention this is SUPERBLY OUTSTANDINGLY AMAZINGLY STUPENDOUSLY AWESOME? No I do not think i did I think i just had some rambling about Legograd and such and here I go again... ~re

Wow that's really impressive. Very realistic. Being from the Detroit area I like to think I have special perspective on the run down,abandoned, slow death of what was once a thriving vibrant family home. Not sure if you've visited Detroit, but if your doing a study, this is certainly the place. If you survive the research that is.

This looks like it should be on the outskirts of Legograd with Wehrbrick and Brick Army soldiers crawling all around it. Very excellent build.

Again, amazing!

This is incredible. You deserve more than 5 stars.

did it catch fire originally

These projects show a level of skill, discipline, and artistic talent that inspire and humble at the same time. Your houses illustrate Lego possibilities that I would never have imagined been able to imagine previously. I don’t even think about Lego when I look at them. I think about old houses (and what they must have looked like new). Really great work! Attack!

I don't understand what's going on right now. How can anything be so amazing? There is no answer. My mind has been blown.

Fantastic! :-)

Thanks Rocky! No paint, I think just reflections you are seeing. When building I don't use any foreign materials. As for Victorian, I just finished it a few days agp and am working with the photo now. Should have that up in a day or two. Thanks for the interest! mike

Hey Mike did you paint any of the bricks? In some of the pics (like the door) they look like they are, but I can't tell if that's just lighting or if the bricks are painted. Just curious. Hey the Victorian looks awesome! Can't wait to see that one all completed. Cheers!

What the- I mean how do you- I mean-... OMGSH!!!!!

Absolutely incredible and creative. It's beautiful. Looking forward to your next creation!

WaW, you are very talented, great house/story.

wow thats a super creation looks huge!! Merry Christmas.~Marty

HA it looks like the house of up!!!!

OMG!!!!!ROCING DOOR AFFECT,and where the porch is just under that the bit where it is all brokern rocs

My kids love Lego, I never thought there are products like this one that will caught the interest of an adult like me because I only thought that Lego are just simply colorful pieces of toys.

I love the snow effect you did with the white bricks!

I love the snow effect you did with the white bricks!

Absolutely the coolest think made out of LEGOS ever!

Nic picture. Very scenic. You should try making that in Leg-OMIGOD! *Were sorry, the rest of this comment is temporarily unavailable due to the fact that MinifigManiac's jaw has dropped too far.*

just awesome.

Congratulations this MOC was selected as a Featured MOC on X-tropia.com. http://danbrokamp.com/chicagobrickartist/?p=826 Keep up the great work Mike!

wow, just awesome 5/5. its perfect for making a nazi zombie stop motion,nice

Work of art. Reminded me a little of the house from Disney's UP! http://www.moo2u.com/blog-images/up_house.jpg :) Most excellent MOC!!!

I guess it's hardly surprising that I've just blogged this over at Classic-Town.net... I'm awestruck. Hats off!

That's amazing!! :)

i agree with mega the first picture you had i couldn't tell it was legos

I couldnt even tell it was lego!!!

The design execution is mindblowing...I can't believe I'm looking at Lego pieces. It's also an ode to a skilled photographer! This is the reason I tend to neglect the black pieces in my own collection.

That's just awesome looking! I can't wait to see more from you!! :D

Awesome for a first!

Man this is fantastic. I love the snow and icicle effects. Keep up the great work!

Dude I thought it was a model at the first page. I need some help though. How do you get a profile picture?

i love the snow

Amazing! Absolutely amazing! The door is perfect, it looks just like wood, which is not the easiest feat in Lego. My only problem, I need to see more pics!

It is really beautiful ... has something melancholic ...

THIS IS SICK!

Awesome! Inspiring work

This is not just clever work, but a beautiful piece of creativity! Excellent work.

I love it but I'm curious. If the Legos are black and white, did you use paint to get the tones of rust in? This is really a great use of Legos!

Wow! You are blessed with a talent that not all are fortunate to have. And done with Lego. I am into detail in models, planes, cars, etc. But this, on a scale of from 1 to 10, 10 being the highest rating, is a 15. Please keep up the GREAT work and hope to see more on the internet, Thanks.

MIND-BLOWING

that is amazing, it looks like a real house

This house is like real, but you could add more photos :D. By the way I can see your camera on the last photo xD

Cool.I'ts like a real house

good golly how do you do this u the bearer of fingers of gold when it comes to legos,u are amazing!!

Wow that reminds me of something out of a movie. It looks awesome! I like the run-down appearance. It's very hard to make an MOC look broken becuase sometimes the pieces won't stay where you want them to. Overall, great job!

I thought the main pic was a photgraph. The closeup pics....omg. I gota say, this is the single best moc I have seen to date. Simply freakin awesome work.

...*blinks several times*...wow!

A-W-E-S-O-M-E...AWESOME! You did an incredible job on the doors, looks like real wood and bricks. Can't wait to see more of these, this ones probably worth $4,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000!

Truly Beautiful I commend your creativity

Brilliant!

A work of art! You nailed down the snow effect inspite of the tricky contrast between black and white - fantastic! Welcome to MOCpages, by the way! It´s nice to see someone coming out of his dark ages with such an awesome MOC. My first creation after my dark ages phase is a shame compared to yours. Best regards, Steffen

INCREDIBLE ! Congrats it's amazing !

Incredible details, I like the snow effect. Keep it up.

wow, such detail

You have natural talent. Keep on building!! Can't wait to see your work with experience. Your first try is awesome.

Still can't believe it's lego, absolutely brilliant!!

I thought that the main photo was a real house that you builded like everybody else is sayin!

WOW! no other word can describe it, this is such an amazing moc, not like any other i've seen before. The feel of the whole thing is captured so well, and the snow effect is simply breath taking. I would like to see more stuff from you in the future. Once again WOW!

Man, that looks so real, with the snow effects and stuffs. Awesome.

What an amazing moc,so full of detail!

amazing detail you created there.

Oh man, what a gorgeous build!!! Excellent work man! Welcome to the site, and what a great way to break the dark ages!

The building is great but the snow-effect is FANTASTIC!

really really brilliant

Truly a work of art. Every now and then someone creates something that is so realistic and doesn't even appear to be LEGO at first glance and this is one of those treasures. Bravo.

Truly a work of art, man. For some reason it reminds me of Scott Pilgrim's home, but more destroyed.

When first looking at it from a different website I didn't realize it was lego... Once I did my jaw dropped. Incredible work, 5 stars.

Amazing! All the details in this are stunning!

It's the most unique and original lego building what i ever seen!

Well you mentioned that there is not much new with regard to technique in this but boy what a way to combine the mundane into a fantastic creation.At first glance of the thumbnail I wasn't going to explore a black house regardless of the style but the snow intrigued me so I leapt on ....WOW a burnt out building was not what I expected and certainly not one of such accurate detail. You must have some painful photo references if you lived there at some stage but have turned a tragedy into something we have all enjoyed.

This is incredibly beautiful; the choice to work in black and white was excellent. Just fantastic work; I would definitely like to see more from you!

AWESOME that doesn't even look like lego P.S. Good job

Dude! I didn't know you lived in there! Must've been a dark time.

You'll never believe it's LEGO...not even at 5th look! so very, hm - realistic???

Nothing short of perfection! Brilliant work.

WOW, Insane good!

When I first saw it I thought it wasn't lego!

I admit to being somewhat critical of the usability but not the aesthetic of your game art. Now I can say that this is the most fantastic thing I've ever seen done with Lego. I look forward to seeing what else you come up with!

This is very impressive! Brilliant first MOC and the attention to detail is just amazing.

Beautifully sculpted.

Absolutely stunning.. The care and attention to detail that's gone into this take Lego to a whole new level.

Welcome! What a beauty this is!

Mike, the first photo doesn't even look like LEGO. I had to look closely just to be sure it was made out of bricks! You have some great skills. Regards, Eric.

:O

I truly don't understand how you can just pop up and do this, and not be internationally known. I think the Nobel Prize is on it's way.

Absolutely amazing! I thought it wasn't lego at first glance!

I still can't believe this is studless.

Thanks Jason! You know of my work?? Are you a gamer?

Very good build Mike. I enjoyed your graphic design work in the past, it's nice to see you working in one of my favorite mediums.

Logged into my dusty MOCpages account just to comment. This is absolutely phenomenal! The textures, colours (overal lack thereof) and emotion are brilliant. Oddly enough something that really stands out to me is the 1x2 brick-stacked... bricks around the upper right window. The use of what appears to be differently weathered bricks as well as not seeming to be quite pushed together really click (pardon the pun). Really looking forward to future entries in this series.

Wow just wow.

awesome house it looks like it isnt made out of legos very nice

WoW!,thats really cool!keep up the good work!~Bob-omb

If you see this at a first momment, you don't say it's LEGO. The textures, snow effects and shapes are amazing! And OMG, you were in a dark age?! Congratulations!

OH MY FRIENDS GOD THIS IS AMAZING!!!!!=0

That is incredible. The texture is simply amazing.

Amazing creation! Very realistic indeed, with losts of details... really impressive

If this was on any other site, I'd think it was photoshop. In fact, I was like "Oh, that's just photoshop" when I saw it. Then I looked closer. Completly epic.

thats...thats..amazing.

Thanks, yes graphic design/illustration. :)

wow! thanks so much el barto! One of my favorite blogs too!

Hah, I nearly though the second floor was photoshopped; the wall looks like 1X2s...

Dude, you made a blog! I tipped 'em off to this build. http://www.brothers-brick.com/

wow, this is really spectacular. you did an awesome job with the snow, very nice work!

Truly phenomenal, especially for a build right out of the dark ages. I suspect you have an artistic background?

Oh my gosh, this is amazing, So realistic looking.

Wow! Very nice!

Looks like the intro to the next Wes Craven movie or something! I see a lot of these in Vermont: Feral Housing it's called. The little piles of snow where it fell off the roof is very clever, and adds a lot to the realism. Awesome!

Perfectly captures the look of a burned out house covered in snow. Great detail and texures, the two-tone color works very well on this moc. Since someone said Poe, I'll say "Fall of the House of Usher".

...Kind of gives you that odd feeling of emptiness. Reminds me of the perfect backdrop for Edgar Allan Poe. Great job and stunning snow work that provides an excellent juxtaposition!

:-O !!! It is the first time I see a built so beautiful !!! What an excellent work !!! I have no words to say what I think....

Incredible, a really amazing building. On the 1st picture it even looks like a photograph of a real house. You have to look carefully to see that its actually "just" Lego. From the detail shots I like the loosely hanging door most, it looks so real, great. One of the best moc I've ever seen in this category. Keep them coming and welcome on MOCPages.

This just screams horror movie

Wow! I could ramble but I think the photos do better talking. 5/5 Welcome to MOC Pages and a stunning first MOC. ~Thoy

*-*.wow extremely nice.when i saw the first pic, i didn't thought that it is lego...amazing

Wow! When I first saw the thumbnail I didn't even think this was LEGO! Amazing!

Wow, that is simply stunning. I love how you blended the black and white for a totally natural look.

Insane skills and imagination!

Amazingly realistic, with great techniques here and there. Good day

Amazing detail. Took a second for me to realize the scale of the house and all of the details. Keep it up!

Great! Wow, very nice.

Wow! Very cool! The rubble in front of the door looks great. It reminds me of Monster House...

Beautiful creation! Clever idea! Kudos on the great build!

This is just...words fail me. The level of detail, the use of the pieces, brilliance mate, sheer brilliance.

Incredible. A truly marvelous debut! I have never seen such accuracy in a still-life creation (and belive me, I've seen a LOT)! Well done!

lol, detroit

That MOC is huge! Love the detail and color scheme. Perfect use of bricks... etc etc... ERGO: simply awesome!

Holy **** I thought this was a real house at first!

This is one of the best MOCs I ever seen... Awesome!!!

I am lost for words... This creation is so eloquent, capturing the the look, the feel, pixel perfect as though I would be looking at a photo. Wow, just wow.

stunning! this looks so real! it s actually gritty! welcome to the pages,amazingly imaginative work!

You have to look closely to realize that it's made out of LEGOs... need I say more?

This is absolutely a piece of art, a true master piece! The snow detail is amazing.

Excellent MOC! The walls are awesome, it seems real burnt wood! And what a huge quantity of details! From the broken door to the snow and ice effect everywhere... I can only say WOW!!!

Very impressive and perfectly original presentation! I'm looking forward to seeing more from you.

Beautiful... so realistic... that snow effect!! I checked a dosen times, this really is LEGO and not a real snow! Wow! You're the best!

Anything I said would merely be a repeat -- looking forward to more of your studies!

Hard to believe it's lego, I looked again and again and slowly I began to recognize pieces, this is a piece of art, Great job

Very good!

Amazing. I have to look at it again and again. This is why I love LEGO. Thanks for sharing.

With builds of this caliber, no doubt you will do quite nicely in this community. Welcome back to the bricks!

Wow doesn't begin to do this justice. I must also join the mob chant for more pics! Welcome back to the light.~H

Fantastic creation!!!

Wow, Simply amazing! The icicles, and the snow on the window panes, are brilliant! You sir, are a genius!

Amazing job, I can't help but to echo the comments before me. Keep up the good work! -Ultra

I gotta admit, when I saw this I had two thoughts enter my mind. The first was "small scale with white powder used to created snow effect" and "too good for a first-timer, must be stolen". But after looking closely at the (sadly, only one) picture, I can see that it is indeed done entirely with bricks and plates, and does not use any non-LEGO elements (that I can see). I also see that your blog has a WIP photo, and that it is actually yours. So, thank you for dispelling two erroneous snap judgements.

Fantastic level of detail. The snow looks great and adds personality to the house. I look forward to seeing more of your work.

Could you do me two tremendous favors? First, more pictures so I can absorb all the fantastic amazingness of this build. Second, more creations, so I can gape at your beautiful building skills. Third,...wait, I only asked for two... In all seriousness! What a great early build! I'm so glad to see you on Mocpages, and greatly look forward to more of your creations in the future. In summary, when I first saw the picture, I was confident it was real and not made from Lego. You are amazing!

You sure this is even Lego? At first glance l wasn't sure. Incredible.

Must... have... more... PICS!

Best... Lego.... House... In... Existence.... *Dies from awesomeness*

WOW! This is simply amazing. I love the subject and the techniques you used to create the snow-covered effect make my jaw drop. Need more pics!

That is unreal. can we get some more pics? I dont know where to begin. It doesnt even look like it was made of Lego. I feel like quitting after seeing that. Nice job!

No doubt one of the best houses, maybe even the best moc I have ever seen. This truly and accurately captures the essence of the abandoned house. -Drew

This is simply the best house I have ever seen!! Absolutely amazing!! Looks like some heavy fire and water damage there! Quite a blaze it looks like! I love the snow effects!

Wow! I love the snow effects on the window sills.

What a way to make a first impression! That thing is STUNNING! Welcome out of your dark age and welcome to MOCpages! ~ Chris.