by Thita (admin)
on July 6, 2014
A few months ago I introduced you to a fellow LEGO fan who designed a very cute little WALL-E based on the 2008 animated film by Pixar. The LEGO version of WALL-E was created by Miro, and includes all the key features; the simple square shape, all-terrain treads, the shovel-hands, and binocular eyes are all there (see previous article here: Build Your Own LEGO Robot: LEGO WALL-E). And now there is more! 🙂
Since then fans of WALL-E have been asking for the other main characters of the film, EVE and M-O, so Miro set out to recreate them as well. You probably remember that EVE is WALL-E’s inspiration and love interest – a strong-headed robot who shoots first and asks questions later. And M-O is the little cleaning droid who befriends WALL-E and helps out on his adventures… oh, and also keeps him clean! 😀
And here they are; the three partners in crime. Miro actually included step-by-step instructions for his LEGO WALL-E, so you can easily build your own (see Miro’s flickr gallery here for the instructions). With EVE and M-O although there are no step-by-step instructions right now (Miro is working on it) if you have the required elements you should be able to build your own characters by looking at the pictures in this gallery.
Also, you can visit Miro’s BrickLink shop, as he regularly puts together and releases kits to build your own WALL-E, EVE and M-O. They only costs a few dollars and include all the parts needed to build the robots as well as full instructions to assemble them. Just look under Custom Items in his BrickLink shop called The Brick Corner. (Please note that I took a current screen-shot of Miro’s store, however prices and availability can change.)
What do you think? How do you like this little LEGO WALL-E? Have you built one yet? Are there any other LEGO WALL-E creations that you really like? Feel free to share in the comment section below! 😉
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by Thita (admin)
on July 5, 2014
After so much anticipation and teasers that drove LEGO Classic Space fans nuts, the #21109 LEGO Exo Suit set has been revealed! This is the 7th LEGO fan created set that came out of the LEGO CUUSOO/LEGO Ideas program. LEGO kept the announcement short and to the point: “We hereby present LEGO Ideas #007 the Exo Suit by Peter Reid. This video was co-created with LEGO fan Chris Salt. The Exo Suit will be available in early August.” Yeah, what else is there to say? 🙂
The above picture was one of the teasers Peter Reid (the original submitter of the LEGO Exo Suit) posted in his flickr gallery the day before the reveal. Then yesterday morning came the following video showing the LEGO Exo Suit in all of its glory…
In the meantime a member of Brickset discovered a picture that shows everything included in the set; the Exo Suit itself, a “turtle” (if you don’t know what a “turtle” is, you really have to check out Peter Reid and Tim Goddard’s book, LEGO Space: Building the Future, read a full review here: LEGO Book – LEGO Space: Building the Future), and two green – yes, green! – astronauts with the LEGO Classic Space logo on their suits.
I’m very-very impressed with the LEGO Exo Suit. As we have discussed previously (see links at the end of this post), the original submission of the Exo Suit, although awesome looking, was way too fragile to be released as a LEGO set. LEGO fans were deeply concerned that LEGO designers would not be able to keep the details, while also making the set sturdy enough. Once I heard however that LEGO designer Mark Stafford was working on the final design of the Exo Suit in close communication with Peter Reid, I was less worried, and more filled with anticipation. Mark Stafford is one of my favorite LEGO designers, well known for his amazing space-crafts and mechs. (Below is a picture of the original LEGO Exo Suit submission by Peter Reid, so you can compare.)
I’m not going to say anything more because I know that at this point all LEGO Classic Space fans have fainted already from all the awesomeness. Just one more thing; the #21109 LEGO Exo Suit includes 321 pieces and will retail for $34.99 beginning August 1st. In the meantime you can check out other LEGO CUUSOO/LEGO Ideas sets at the Online LEGO Shop.
So what do you think? How do you like the LEGO Exo Suit set? Do you think the final design lives up to the original submission? And what do you think of the video and the green LEGO space suits? Feel free to share and discuss in the comment section below! 😉
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