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Michael Jackson's Thriller Video, in Legos

Michael Jackson's entire music video "Thriller" done completely in Lego and clay. Includes not only the song, but all non-musical scenes as well. The resolution is horrible, but it is the best I could...

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LEGO LAND

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Jonathan Eric Hunter's Lego Creations

He has several pieces on his site, including a working Lego telephone and an antique bathtub. From his bath tub page:

Here is the large ball and claw antique bathtub I made in preparation for the Legoland California Master Model Builder Search finals held January 23, 2004. Unfortunately, I didn't win. It was a GREAT experience, though!

I was ultimately hired as a Model Builder at Legoland California and I really love my job.

Golf cart:

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This is a LEGO golf cart. It has working steering, rear suspension, a one-piston motor and a ProShot Golf GPS Golf Course Management System on it. Fore!

Lego Motorcycle:


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Star Wars mosaic:


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He has lots more examples at his site. Visit his Golf Cart Page, and look for the links on the left hand side of the page, inside a blue box.

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Legos rule!

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Sweet! This is too cool!

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Giant Lego Man Found in Dutch Sea

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A giant, smiling Lego man was fished out of the sea in the Dutch resort of Zandvoort on Tuesday.

Workers at a drinks stall rescued the 2.5-metre (8-foot) tall model with a yellow head and blue torso.

"We saw something bobbing about in the sea and we decided to take it out of the water," said a stall worker. "It was a life-sized Lego toy."

A woman nearby added: "I saw the Lego toy floating towards the beach from the direction of England."

The toy was later placed in front of the drinks stall.

I could've sworn we already had a Lego thread. I remember 1NF and I discussed our mutual love of Legos in some posts. If I find the old Lego thread, I'll merge this one with it.

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Takes too long to watch video on my computer. I'm assuming this is an animated Simpsons clip, made from Legos:

Simpsons Lego Couch Gag

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Lego Last Supper


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Forbidden Set Shows Darkest Side of LEGO

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Classics in Lego

Reproductions of famous photos using Lego people

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33 Of The Most Intricate & Realistic Lego Creations

Many categories, such as Buildings, Star Wars characters, fire arms, animals, Vehicles / boats, musical instruments, national monuments

A few examples from the page:

C-3P0 with Clone Trooper:

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Animals:
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Very cool!
Recreations of famous photos using Lego people

I love lego art.

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The page has lots of pictures on it of the lego people, lego space ship, etc

LEGO Futurama Fan Set Makes Official Line a Must

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Can You Name the Bands - Lego Album Art Covers

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Movies made with Lego people

Madonna, Brangelina, Winehouse are Immortalized in Lego Land

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt:

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Madonna:

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From the article above:

Madonna, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are among a small list of celebs to become immortalized as miniture Lego figures.

The characters were created to celebrate Lego’s 30th anniversary.

Sadly, the special edition toys will not be released to the public. Drats!

No details are spared on these plastic figures. Pictures of the minifigs show an unshaven Pitt dressed in a suit and Jolie outfitted in her ‘Tomb Raider’ garb. Lego even added a set of newborn twins wrapped in blankets.

Madonna’s blonde mini-me is in a stage costume and holding a microphone in her little Lego claw/hand. Lego was sure to include the sexy mole above her lip and the small gap in her top teeth.

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt:


Amy Winehouse:

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Lego zombies.

It's a model city that's been overtaken by Lego zombies.

Zombie Apocafest 2008

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This coulda gone in the food thread, I suppose....

How to make gummy candies shaped like Lego Bricks

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I am not an Obama supporter but I do like LEGOs:
The Obama Inauguration: Lego-Style
-page has pix; it's a slide show, you have to click on the button that says "Next" to get through all 16 photos.

Obama fever has officially hit Legoland. The Carlsbad, CA, park has modified its U.S. Capitol model to illustrate the historic Presidential Inauguration of Barack Obama. The display opens to the public tomorrow, Jan. 16, and will stay on through Memorial Day.

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The Art of the Brick (Lego sculptures)

There are many sculptures on that site, this is just one sample:

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How come I never heard of this Tony Mines guy until now??

He makes movies using Lego toy people and Lego props. Here is a TV bit about him (I hope my link works):
Lego Man

You can view his site here (and see the "Lego Films" link on the left hand side of the page)

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Another 11 Fascinating LEGO Creations
-page includes a battle ship, Clone Trooper with C3-P0, Jesus Christ, sixteen foot tall Egyptian Pharaoh, Wall-E robot

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Page has a lot of photos of the Lego bridge:
46-Foot Long Self-Supporting Lego Bridge to Set New World Record

Part of a gigantic Lego train display to be shown at the 2009 Australian Model Railway Expo, this 46-feet self-supporting bridge will attempt to break a world record. It has already broke my world record for Lego awesomeness.

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Lego may snap up Maine 7-year-old's idea

The company wants to talk with Falmouth's Quaid Guarino about his brainstorm for using the toy.

Quaid Guarino was playing with some Legos at the dining room table in March when an idea hit him.

The 7-year-old – who has 32 bins of Lego products filling two rooms of his family's Falmouth home – was sure he had discovered something the Lego company would want to know about.

"He called me over and said, 'I want to tell Lego what I did. They need to know about this and they need to do this,' " said his mom, Elizabeth Guarino. "My first inclination was to blow it off, but then I looked at what he did and thought, 'Wow.' I called my husband over to look at it, and by that time Quaid had 'Googled' Lego and sent them an e-mail about it. "

Turns out, the president of Lego Systems Inc. in Billund, Denmark, was indeed interested.

Lego President Soren Torp Laursen sent the boy and his family a certified letter in April that included a release form for Quaid to sign before he and Lego could talk more about his idea. (If you're dying to know what Quaid's idea is – well, sorry. The release doesn't allow him to tell anyone else about it.)

"I knew it was a good idea," Quaid, a first-grader at Lunt Elementary School, said Thursday. "That's why I wanted to tell them."

Quaid's mom calls his idea "a new way of playing with Legos."

Julie Stern of Lego's Brand Relations division confirmed Thursday that Lego is seeking to hear more about Quaid's idea, but said she couldn't comment further.

In his letter, Laursen told the Guarinos that it was "very rare" for Lego to arrange for product development discussions with a 7-year-old.

Not every first-grader looks up corporate addresses and zings off product development pitch letters, either. But it's not surprising behavior for Quaid, his parents say.

This is a kid who orders his own Lego sets on eBay. He uses his school's directory and makes his own play dates. He built a small nine-hole golf course in his yard.

He even built a realistic replica of Anakin Skywalker's spacecraft by watching "Star Wars" films.

And although Quaid loves Legos, existing sets don't challenge him. "He can take a 400-piece kit and build it (very quickly)," his mother said. "He has to challenge himself."

The Guarino family got an e-mail Thursday from Paal Smith-Meyer, senior director for Lego's New Business Group, saying that he wanted to start discussions soon.

The parties will first exchange information via e-mail, and then probably over the phone between Falmouth and Billund in the coming weeks. Denmark time is six hours ahead of Maine time, so scheduling the phone calls will be challenging.

"Once school is out, I guess we can keep him up late for a phone call," said Elizabeth Guarino. "Or maybe they'll stay up late."

As part of his preparation, Quaid located Denmark on his globe. He wanted to know where to find the folks he'll be talking to.

What might come of the discussions is hard to say. But if there's any company that might take advice from a child, it's Lego. The written mission statement on Lego's Web site includes the sentence: "Children are our role models."

Lego also wants Quaid to do some drawings, or maybe a video, that would help illustrate his idea.

When asked whether he knew what he'd talk about in discussions with Lego, Quaid said simply:

"I'm prepared."