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Han Solo in Lego Carbonite
metalion writes "Nathan Sawaya built a life size replica of Han Solo frozen in carbonite. It is composed of approximately 10,000 bricks and was built in approximately three months. Some sample photos are here and here. Sawaya's work also includes a mosaic of a stormtrooper and a small scale replica of the Death Star II."
I'd like to see a large scale Death Star II.
Anyway, I'm glad people still use the traditional Lego components for stuff like this. Don't get me wrong, Mindstorms is a great thing, and I'm glad Lego isn't totally giving up on it. But there's something about the more traditional Lego pieces.
Oh jesus, people, quit your whining! I am so tired of everyone bitching about how special shapes are ruining lego. You know what? I *LOVE* the custom pieces. They add detail that I wouldn't be able to get otherwise.
Not when there are so many that the entire set is 8 pieces. That's stupid. But on a large set (600+ pieces), I see nothing wrong with having custom parts. Look, I love to build models. But I'm at college, and I don't have a lot of room for that. Instead, I build large lego sets. Sure, they only take a few hours, but they take a lot less space to build and are no less beautiful to me. And if the 2100-piece rebel blockade runner has a custom piece for its radar, BIG FUCKING DEAL.
That gorgeous 3000-piece star destroyer uses those "custom" magnets to hold the outer panels together. If it didn't, it'd be SOLID LEGO and weigh 42 tons. If you want to build everything out of the original shaped blocks, then every model lego sells is going to be the size of a small car.
Apparently, I'm the only one on Slashdot who feels this way. Maybe its not the most creative/inventive thing I could do with those blocks, but its fun for me.