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Fan’s LEGO recreation of Daft Punk’s “Alive 2007” tour could become official set
The 2000-piece project needs to reach 10,000 votes on the LEGO Ideas site to officially be considered for review. Fan’s LEGO Recreation of Daft Punk’s “Alive 2007” Tour Could Become Official Set Eddie Fu
Nike Announces New Partnership With LEGO Group
No word on when we'll be getting some Nike x LEGO merchandise but best believe it's going to be a hard copp whenever they decide to drop it like it's hot. The post Nike Announces New Partnership With LEGO Group appeared first on Hip-Hop Wired.
Pharrell Williams Turns To LEGO For His Upcoming Biopic
It really does look like it's going to be a fun and inspirational film for people of all ages. And for all you true blue Hip-Hoppers out there, the film will also have Lego appearances from the likes of Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake, Busta Rhymes and Snoop Dogg.
‘LEGO Fornite’ Is The First of Three Modes Coming To The Game
LEGO Fortnite is also the first of many in-game experiences coming to Fortnite.
LEGO Artist Creates 3D Version of Daft Punk’s “Random Access Memories” Album Cover
Award-winning creator Nick Brick has leveraged the possibilities of the world’s most recognizable colored bricks to immortalize Daft Punk’s capstone album. It’s difficult to fathom that nearly 10 years have passed since the release of the robots’ Random Access Memories. But as the landmark 10th anniversary approaches of the project that brought us “Get Lucky,” “Doin’ It Right” and so much more, Brick has showcased the iconic album’s art using LEGOs as his creative medium. Taking to TikTok, the LEGO craftsman showed off his physical recreation of the album’s cover while putting on the finishing touches. Inserting a piece of reflective sticker paper into the middle of the design, Brick adds a shiny flare to a spitting recreation of Thomas...
Colored Bricks and Fresh Kicks: Check Out This Functional LEGO Drum Machine
Is there anything that can’t be built with LEGO? YouTuber Brick Technology has certainly tested what we thought could have been the limit of the iconic childhood toy by creating a fully functional electronic drum machine. Building a mechanical LEGO device like this is well within his wheelhouse after having built an impressive array of remote vehicles and projectile-shooting devices, all made from the colored bricks. Inspired by the now-discontinued Roland TD-9, perhaps constructing this drum machine with an intricate arrangement of bricks and pins from scratch is the only way to get a device like the source material into your home studio. The device was engineered using a shrewd system of levered picks and a conveyor belt-like runway outfitted with various pegs to encode the in...
HHW Gaming: LEGO’s Latest Kit Lets You Build Your Own Atari 2600 Retro Console
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Lego / Atari 2600 Want to own, no, build a piece of video game history? You can with Lego’s latest kit, which pays homage to the iconic Atari 2600 console. The Atari 2600 Is The Lastest Retro Console To Get The Lego Treatment Lego announced the Atari 2600 would be the next retro gaming console to be turned into a lego kit. The toy version of the classic video game console is based on the 1980 version of the console that made its debut in 1977. Putting it together will require patience and time. It consists of 2,532 pieces, so this is right up there for the expert builders and could be a challenge for those who casually mess around with the Danish toy company’s building blocks. Source: Lego / Atari 2600 “The Atari 2600 was one of the most memorable gifts I...
Fortnite creators Epic Games raise $2B from Sony and LEGO to fund metaverse plans
Epic Games, the video game publisher behind the popular PC and console game Fortnite, announced a $2 billion funding round with plans to accelerate the company’s vision to make its mark in the Metaverse. The deal, which is still subject to customary regulatory approvals, would bring Epic’s equity valuation to $31.5 billion. This round includes a respective $1 billion investment from existing investor Sony Group Corporation and from KIRKBI, the holding company behind the LEGO Group. Sony, the company behind PlayStation consoles, also invested $200 million into Epic in April 2021. According to a statement, the three partners plan to combine expertise and technologies to influence the future of entertainment and digital play by developing new virtual production initiatives and digi...
A Daft Punk Helmet LEGO Submission Could Enter Official Production
Daft Punk‘s helmets may soon be mass-produced in LEGO brick form. In January 2021, one ambitious LEGO modeler named Eliot O’Brien submitted a product idea inspired by the enigmatic robots themselves. With enough support from the LEGO community, O’Brien’s submission could end up in a store near you. LEGO IDEAS is a product submission platform whereby imaginative LEGO builders and 3-D modelers have an opportunity to showcase their creations. For the chance to be reviewed by the LEGO team and potentially receive an official product launch, submissions must first reach at least 10,000 supporters. O’Brien’s Daft Punk submission flawlessly nails the presentation on Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homen-Christo’s iconic helmets to the pixel. Perching b...
Spice Up Your LEGO Collection with the New Spice Girls Tribute Set
It’s time to spice up your memorabilia collection: LEGO and BrickHeadz have announced the release of their Spice Girls Tribute set. These cuboid versions of the pop icons honor the 25th anniversary of their blockbuster sophomore album, Spiceworld. The Spice Girls Tribute set is composed of 578 LEGO pieces that you can use to build 3-inch-tall versions of Baby Spice, Scary Spice, Sporty Spice, Ginger Spice, and Posh Spice for your home. Of course, the set comes complete with some of the Spice Girls’ most famous trademarks, like Mel B’s cheetah-print catsuit and Geri Halliwell’s Union Jack dress. Each figure has their own microphone and stands on a baseplate, making this set ideal any Spice Girls superfan to display. See photos below. The LEGO Spice Girls Tribute set doesn’t yet have a relea...
This LEGO Artist Recreates Iconic Album Covers From Daft Punk, deadmau5, The Prodigy, More
Adnan Lotia is immortalizing the world’s most iconic albums using everyone’s favorite colorful bricks. Lotia is living out a kid’s wildest dream by making masterful designs using LEGOs alone. He began by sharing his impressive LEGO designs of industrial robots and exotic cars, but once he pivoted towards re-creating album art in LEGO form, things really began to take off. It all started with Pink Floyd’s iconic The Dark Side Of The Moon. Lotia considered whether the album cover’s triangular prism and beaming rainbow lights could be recreated using the popular toy. Turns out it could, but he would need to use a specialized software, BrickLink Studio to get the job done. In just 25 weeks Lotia has amassed a collection of over 100...
Somebody Built an Elaborate LEGO Rave With Strobe Lights, Turntables and Totems
After over a year devoid live shows, people have become quite creative when it comes to experiencing their favorite artists’ music. One fan went so far as to construct an entire rave out of LEGOs—headlined by Gorgon City. The duo gave a shoutout to the rave’s designer, Tyler Laabs, on their socials yesterday. The art piece features everything from strobe lights, costumed ravers, totems, and even vendors. He even included a guy on the verge of vomiting in a trashcan. Laabs also took it one step further by propping his phone, transforming it into a video screen to showcase Gorgon City’s most recent album, Olympia. “Gorgon City has been my favorite since getting into house music. Although I wanted to have this build done in time for the release o...
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