Since 1958, 472 billion Lego bricks have been made. And even though most of those bricks are hardly bigger than your finger, 472 billion of anything is a ridiculous number. So what could you build with all the Lego bricks in the world? Surprisingly a lot. Like 74 Empire State buildings a lot.
A colossal 150k-piece Lego homage to the Battle of Helm’s Deep
Wish you had $20,000 to create this Lego masterpiece? Me too. This impressive recreation of the epic battle of Helm’s Deep took four months, 150,000 bricks and 1,700 minifigs to build. It's about 90% finished and weighs around 160 lbs. If Tolkien was alive to see this, I believe he'd weep with joy (and probably say…
Well, it was only a matter of time before someone mashed up an icon of German engineering with an icon of the Galactic Empire.
These are the exciting bricks that open up whole new possibilities in LEGO building. In my experience, the most useful bricks are those that change the direction of the studs or give fine detailing to models. It seems like no matter how many of these bricks I have, they’re never enough.
Adding giant monsters. That's how you make a good Lego Star Wars model even better. Now I'm hoping that the new J.J. Abrams' movie includes vicious behemoths destroying starships (which, given the Empire Strikes Back's asteroid chase precedent and Abrams' love for monsters, seems like a certain possibility).
This Amazing Lego Instant Camera Even Pops Out Lego Polaroids
We couldn't be happier that Lego master Chris McVeigh—aka Power Pig—is continuing to use his formidable skills to create brick versions of iconic cameras. Following up on his Leica M9-P
This Lego Toyota 4A-GE Is The Coolest Tiny Engine Ever
Hey, weren't we just talking about the 4A-GE engine in this morning's feature on the Toyota MR2
This epic 200k piece Lego metropolis will blow your mind
Lego artist Mike Doyle spent over 600 painstaking hours (and 200,000 bricks) constructing this insanely well-detailed sci-fi magnum opus. It's like a galactic fantasy mash-up of Flash Gordon's planet Mongo and Minas Tirith from Lord of the Rings. The build measures 5 feet high by 6 feet wide.
A Lego Soviet missile launcher that would make Khrushchev weep
As far as long-range surface-to-air missile launchers go, the 2K11 Krug is pretty badass. This Lego 1:28 scale model krug is an incredibly well-detailed homage to Cold War military engineering. Initially designed in the late 1950s, the SA-4 Ganef/2K11 Krug went into service in 1964 and served as an iconic symbol of…
Mind the gap! This lego metro station has controlled sliding platform…
Modeled after Copenhagen’s Islands Brygge Metro Station, this build comes complete with NXT controlled sliding platform doors (which even open at the same time!) and a working elevator. MOC builder Esben Kolind showcased this impressive engineering feat at Lego World 2013 in Copenhagen. There's a 9V train running on an …
