Beijing 2008 In Lego

jedie noted an impressive rendering of the Beijing Olympics in Lego. Featuring 300,000 bricks, and 4,500 Lego people, it was built by the Hong Kong Lego User Group. Yes that exists. Amazing. I'm pretty sure that the lighting inside the water cube was not made using stock legos. At least, none in my giant cardboard box.

Countdown

[Anonymous Coward]

10 seconds until the IOC pulls this for copyright infringement. If you doubt this, then look up how they attacked free-Tibet protesters over using their symbol (in handcuffs).

Logo Olympians

[CanadianBeaver]

Hopefully it doesn't have a miniature BSOD during the opening Lego Olympics.

Re:please....

[DanWS6]

I had no idea jocks were interested in Lego

Re:Where's the lego minitiature

[AndGodSed]

You missed it.

It's right next to the Lego miniatures of politicians looking the other way.

Re:Next, Lego Will Make It a Creativity-Free Kit

[Ethanol-fueled]

Because we old-skool lego'ers had to use our imaginations. Even with G.I. Joes we ignored the storylines of the canon and made up our own, sometimes even bringing -- *gasp* -- non-G.I. Joes into the mix.

Nowdays, kids don't play with toys -- their toys play them.

Who Knew?

[TheNecromancer]

I didn't realize that Lego had a "smog" building block.

all I see is a big grey cloud

[peter303]

My browser must be broken :-)

Re:Where's the lego minitiature

[haystor]

The monks were hauled away, disassembled and their bricks used in the construction of the water cube.

Re:Where's the lego minitiature

[Threni]

> of Tibetan monks being hauled away to prison?

They've been photoshopped out, just like the little un-cute singer and the paralysed dancer. Ssshhh...our little secret.

Re:Dude, it's made from leggos, it is nerd news

[Chris Burke]

On a side note, I have my doubts about a Hong Kong team building it. If the Chinese really built it, they would have conscripted their entire population to build a lego model up to scale :).

Well if it makes you feel better about the story's credibility, the members of the HK Lego User's Group were taken from their parents at the age of 3 to undergo years of rigorous Lego construction training.

Re:Next, Lego Will Make It a Creativity-Free Kit

[Yvan256]

Nowdays, kids don't play with toys -- their toys play them.

But only in Soviet Russia.

Missing pieces...

[fahrbot-bot]

I thought they erred in not recreating the female Chinese gymnastic team, but I saw that the box was labeled "Ages 16 and up."

Pee in the cup!

[EmbeddedJanitor]

It is well known that many serious Lego enthusiasts will take various stimulants and body building supplements to give them that edge.

Re:Countdown

[RDW]

No, the IOC is going to keep quiet about this one. Given the recent revelations about CGI fireworks [telegraph.co.uk], fake sports fans [timesonline.co.uk], dubious pianos [epochtimes.com], and the substituted singer [guardian.co.uk], they're desperately hoping we won't find out that this is the ACTUAL stadium...

Lawn?

[HiggsBison]

... and get off my big green Lego baseplate!

(There, fixed that for you.)

Re:Missing pieces...

[Perf]

Or possibly because they don't have Lego diapers.