Aug 15 2008The 2008 Olympics: Now In LEGO Form
This is the Olympic village made entirely out of LEGO. It was recently on display in Hong Kong to get everyone excited about the games and contains over 300,000 blocks and 4,500 minifigs. Hit the jump for a whole bunch more, including a damn good looking Water Cube. You know, I was so inspired by the work that went into this that I decided to write my congressman about getting a medal above the gold awarded in the Olympics. This medal, of course, would be LEGO. Pretty great idea, huh? Well that's what I thought -- but you know what he wrote back? "Stop writing me about all your stupid freaking ideas." Can you believe that? He said the exact same thing about the possibility of getting my likeness on a coin. What a dick!
Hit it for a bunch more.
Exclusive Beijing Olympic 2008 Lego Models [startupmeme]
Thanks to Dan, who's going for a world record of 8 plastic medals in one Olympics.
Reader Comments
1. guate6 - August 15, 2008 3:38 PM
This is amazing. Definitely an epic success!!!
2. guate6 - August 15, 2008 3:38 PM
Oh and I guess since I've not called it in a long time:
FRIST
3. Jenn - August 15, 2008 3:39 PM
Wow, if I had nothing but time and Legos I would make things like that with my days, that would be so much fun.
4. Konkey Dong - August 15, 2008 3:40 PM
too soon lego. you just need to relax for a second. it took you 360 years to make a taj mahal set but only a week to make one for the olympics? i dont know where im going with this but i am pissed off!!
5. Scott - August 15, 2008 3:40 PM
Amazing...that stadium looks much better in LEGO than in real life. Seriously, does anyone actually think the "Bird's Nest" looks good?
6. Brandon - August 15, 2008 3:43 PM
did anyone else notice the guard holding an assault rifle in the swimming pool pic?
it's the minifig closest in the foreground.
7. OctoGooch - August 15, 2008 4:02 PM
Remember what i said yesterday about the scale model of Shanghai?? Well, OMFG! I would pay some good money to Godzilla the shit out of that lego olypmics!!!!!!
8. Tap - August 15, 2008 4:05 PM
#6: I think it's one of those LEGO walkie-talkies.
Also, the minifig girl on the top of the crows nest (left, green and white body) in the second photo appears to have a skull head.
9. Gager - August 15, 2008 4:07 PM
Pretty sure that's a radio...
10. numb3rsix - August 15, 2008 4:17 PM
FAIL
Matchbox cars (or cheap imitations thereof) and HO scale trains are not Lego.
11. numb3rsix - August 15, 2008 4:20 PM
type type type enhance type type type enhance type type type enhance.....
Ok, so maybe I'm wrong.
12. Rook - August 15, 2008 4:34 PM
That set isn't complete. Were are the chinese military and police beating crap out of every who is not in the line of Hu Jintao and Tinenanmen Crew?
13. Cliff Huxtable - August 15, 2008 4:34 PM
Why do they force people to drink from their fountains?
14. Kosuke-chan - August 15, 2008 4:58 PM
@6:
There's also a redheaded skeleton on top of the tower (first pic after the jump)
You'd think they'd have enough money to at least buy some stormtroopers.
15. Jordan - August 15, 2008 5:41 PM
@14: Stormtroopers would be amazing, and factual!
16. Derek - August 15, 2008 6:10 PM
I wonder if they put in a little LEGO blue-screen-of-death?
17. greg - August 15, 2008 6:21 PM
what happened today? just old posts?
I´ll suggest chocolate rain
lol
18. B - August 15, 2008 7:08 PM
wheres the missile launchers?
19. PEWPEWPEW - August 15, 2008 7:38 PM
thats so fake ,, it's totally underage and why is that little girls mouth not moving to the music ?????
PEWPEWPEW
20. nosvc - August 15, 2008 9:46 PM
Where's the lego smog? or lego fake fireworks? or lego journalists getting harassed?
21. Kim - August 15, 2008 10:21 PM
haha, this is pretty awesome. I can't believe this was in display in HK and I didn't even realise. Goes to show you I have absolutely no idea what is going on... Ever.
22. NeverEver - August 16, 2008 4:12 AM
Shut up,all of you . I cant hear....
23. Wansterd - August 16, 2008 6:23 AM
@guate6, you are suck a prick. You shouted FIRST on the second post. Sure, you wrote the first one to, but you didn't declare it you faggot.
24. Uncle Eccoli - August 16, 2008 2:36 PM
@5 Hideous. It's a f***ing monstrosity.
25. @everyone - August 17, 2008 1:24 PM
@everyone
wow get a life
26. guate6 - August 17, 2008 3:58 PM
#23: Let me see if I got this correctly: "I am suck a prick." Right? Wow, ok, well you go back to bed now and wait for it all to be over. Oh and the faggot thing, are you serious? Ok. Well since you're clearly a noob, I'll let it go and say: go back to the incestuous relations you've had with your family, asshat.
27. c0d3r - August 18, 2008 3:07 AM
lovely :p
28. Somebody - August 19, 2008 2:19 AM
Note to self: when in prison, request for Legos...lots of em.
29. Dickluvmcgaiy - June 18, 2009 1:48 AM
Rich dick vvff
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