San Diego Comic Con had a pretty monstrous-sized Koopa built all out of LEGO bricks to deal with back in July. We were stunned by this 14-foot tall LEGO Bowser back when it was first shown off, and now LEGO has decided to share some behind-the-scenes footage of just how dear Bowser was put together.
Using the 2,807-piece Bowser set as a reference, this ginormous structure took 3,290 hours to build — that's over 137 days. And if you thought over 2,800 bricks was a lot, try 663,900. It's a LEGO fan's dream.
More than just LEGO goes into the giant Bowser's design, of course. There are electronics so that his head and arms can move as well as other structures to help keep King Koopa from collapsing in on itself or others. Each section of Bowser is made separately — such as the shell, the head, the arms, etc. — and then placed onto the body to create this brick masterpiece.
Give LEGO's YouTube short a watch at the top, and let us know whether you'd love to build a giant Nintendo figure in the comments!
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[source youtube.com]
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That is just amazing, the amount of work, but how many times did they step on a Lego? You know the most painful thing in the world
Someone needs to grab it by the tail, spin it around and throw it into a wall
@Mattock1987 “Song long—
This is incredible! I wish I could have seen it live
All this dedication, and they managed to film it verticaly afterwards...
@Snatcher GAY BOWSER!” or maybe “BUH BI” if your cultured.
How much did this COST!? Between the planning, the construction, the electronics, and the bricks themselves... had to be pretty crazy expensive.
Edit: Based on average lego piece price of 11 cents, just the bricks alone would be roughly $73,000. And the labor and planning cost way more than the materials.
In any case... super awesome! I'll buy 5 for my man cave, thanks 😄
I hope it becomes sentient.
Life Tip: Never, ever step on a Lego. This is to avoid committing an embarrassing grammatical faux pas.
Instead, take care to only step on Lego pieces. Alternatively, Lego bricks — if you’re sure there aren’t any dastardly minifigures (etc.) also digging a hole in your foot.
Happy stomping!
Call me old, but I'm not watching a portrait video that could've been much more pleasantly viewed in landscape. Landscape, or 16:9, is only (much much) closer to the natural way our eyes see the world.
Wonder what will they do with it after all the pr
@sketchturner
Street Value: 1 Billion Lego Bricks of Cocaine.
If only I had been there to witness this big boi
I was lucky to go to Comic -Con ( hey it’s tricky to get into unless you buy the tickets early or have a lot of money to drop) but seeing him in all its glory was pretty cool knowing how many Lego bricks it took and how animated it was.
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