Finally, someone have created a Concert Grand Piano out of LEGO elements. And mind you, this is not a LEGO model of Grand Piano; this LEGO Grand Piano is totally playable. Designed and built by LEGO Ideas member, SleepyCow AKA Donny Chen, Playable LEGO Grand Piano is composed of 2,798 pieces and boast features I never thought possible, including a removable keyboard with 25 independent working keys – each with its own hammer and associated string, as well as working dampers and totally functional pedals. Continue reading Playable LEGO Grand Piano Totally Need To Be An Official LEGO Set
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Apparently, Walking Over A Path Laid With LEGO Bricks Is A Thing
LEGO-related world records aren’t new, but this particular LEGO-related Guinness World Records is something quite unthinkable because, it is about walking on a path laid with countless LEGO bricks. Stepping on a couple on accident is enough to bring tears to anyone, let alone intentionally walking over thousands and thousands of LEGO bricks. But yeah, it is a thing and it all began in Portland, Maine, in 2014. A video store had a promotion where, if a person brave the 12-foot-long “LEGO Firewalk,” the person get to purchase The LEGO Movie at 50 percent off. Continue reading Apparently, Walking Over A Path Laid With LEGO Bricks Is A Thing
LEGO Wind Turbine Set Has Plant Elements Made From Plants
LEGO is a major consumer of plastics and plastics are byproducts of crude oil and in some cases, natural gases. Whichever the source is, it is not quite as sustainable as, say, bamboo. Being a company that relies on plastics, LEGO desires to be more sustainable and it is starting with this collaborative set called LEGO 10268 Creator Expert Vestas Wind Turbine. And no, they are not going to use bamboo to replace plastic. It is going with plant-based plastic. Continue reading LEGO Wind Turbine Set Has Plant Elements Made From Plants
This Is LEGO Forma, LEGO’s Adult-centric Mechanical Toys
LEGO has decided that it wants to make toys for grown ups. Strange that the Danish toy maker has such a notion, but here it is, the LEGO Forma – a series of mechanical toys designed with adults in mind. The first series is about marine creatures, namely fishes. Forma are mechanical models that, in the tradition of LEGO, requires some assembly. It combines sturdy rods and parts with customizable skins to provide grown ups with build challenge and at the same time, offers an avenue for adults to unleash their creativity. Continue reading This Is LEGO Forma, LEGO’s Adult-centric Mechanical Toys
True Enough, LEGO Announces Overwatch Collection At BlizzCon
Remember we said LEGO could be unveiling LEGO Overwatch sets at BlizzCon 2018? Well, if we may say so ourselves, we are pretty damn spot on. LEGO has officially unveiled several LEGO Overwatch sets on day one of BlizzCon 2018. All together, there are six LEGO Overwatch sets announced and it includes LEGO 75975 Watchpoint: Gibraltar, LEGO 75974 Bastion (not to be confused with the Omnic selling on Blizzard Gear store), LEGO 75973 D.Va & Reinhardt, LEGO 75972 Dorado Showdown, LEGO 75971 Hanzo vs. Genji, and LEGO 75970 Tracer vs. Widowmaker. Continue reading True Enough, LEGO Announces Overwatch Collection At BlizzCon
Enormous 9’ LEGO Overwatch D.Va’s Mech Will Appear At BlizzCon 2018
There is going to be a 9-foot LEGO Overwatch D.Va Sculpture watching over BlizzCon 2018 attendees. The sculpture, built by LEGO Retail Model Production team, featuring D.Va and her mech in pink is made from 145,276 LEGO elements and weighs in a hefty 1,256 pounds (about 570 kilograms, or more than half a ton). It took the team 731 hours to build and it was designed and constructed especially to “protect fans” at this year’s BlizzCon. Continue reading Enormous 9’ LEGO Overwatch D.Va’s Mech Will Appear At BlizzCon 2018
You Can Get The LEGO Ideas Pop-up Book On October 27 And Have It Signed
Well, here is a new LEGO set that is going to take you back to your childhood time because, pop-up book and fairy tales. This is the LEGO Ideas 21315 Pop-Up Book originally designed and submitted by two LEGO Ideas members Grant Davis (AKA Grant_Davis_) and Jason Allemann (AKA JKBrickworks) back in August 2016. 21315 set is also the first pop-up book in LEGO’s history, btw. Now, that’s pretty dope. This set is a highly playable that is presented as a pop-up book that opens up to reveals a space where you can build one of the two included fairy tales. Continue reading You Can Get The LEGO Ideas Pop-up Book On October 27 And Have It Signed
The World’s Largest LEGO Brick Ship Is This 27 Foot Behemoth
If you have not heard, Asia’s luxury cruise liner Dream Cruises is the holder of the Guinness World Records for Largest LEGO Brick Ship. The record was affirmed by Guinness World Records’ adjudicator last November at Kai Tak Cruise Terminal in Hong Kong. The LEGO cruise liner sculpture, which was modeled after the cruise liner’s 18-deck mega ship World Dream, took two months to complete and it was the fruit of 1,000 cruising guests, members of the public, and the first LEGO Certified Professional in Greater China region, Andy Hung and his team. Continue reading The World’s Largest LEGO Brick Ship Is This 27 Foot Behemoth
Here’s The LEGO Overwatch Omnic Bastion And How You Can Win One
What you are looking at is the LEGO–lized version of Overwatch’s transformable Bastion. Specifically the Omnic Bastion. I know right. You probably didn’t realize it until we said so, but yes it is the Bastion. It must be disappointing for fans. Hope the minifigures will be able to save the rest of the line up when they becomes available. Not sure why the orange. Oh, right. It is the Bastion in Omnic Crisis Skin. I don’t know why olive military green, which is obviously a better color choice, did not get chosen. Here’s the official description: Continue reading Here’s The LEGO Overwatch Omnic Bastion And How You Can Win One
Giant LEGO Gromit Just Contributed £22K To Bristol Children’s Hospital
Bristol, UK-based charity organization The Grand Appeal has teamed up with the folks over at LEGO to create this giant version of Gromit, Wallace’s pet dog and best friend, from the British clay animation series Wallace & Gromit. The enormous Gromit sculpture, called Cracking Build Gromit!, was designed by LEGO and hand built by expert LEGO Model Builders. All told, this human height LEGO Gromit was the result of 30,456 LEGO bricks and 120 hours of build. Continue reading Giant LEGO Gromit Just Contributed £22K To Bristol Children’s Hospital