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Giant LEGO R2-D2 is 8 Feet Tall, Squeaks and Lights Up
Posted by Adrian Covert at 6:48 AM on December 31, 2007
While most LEGO models are smaller than the objects they resemble, this eight foot LEGO R2-D2 Technabob found stands considerably taller than the actual Star Wars droid. The model not only looks like R2-D2, but features working red and blue LEDs and authentic sound effects as shown by the video.
Master LEGO builder Dan Steinenger built the droid at the LEGO Store in Orlando as part of the Festival of Masters event. But he wasn't alone in his quest, as he had a handful of visiting children helping him piece R2-D2 together. Maybe Jesus could find a way to bend child labor laws and get the same help piecing his Millenium Falcon together. [Technabob]
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ideaman2020
Posted 6:45 PM 30/12/07
Holographic projection of the Princess?
No?
Fail.
ideaman2020
huxle
Posted 6:09 PM 30/12/07
Sideways much, camera man? -.-
huxle
strider_mt2k
Posted 5:01 PM 30/12/07
I understand that under the right circumstances it will actually call you a mindless philosopher.
Awesome.
strider_mt2k
Sortafast
Posted 4:36 PM 30/12/07
It's not Duplo.
Sortafast
Sortafast
Posted 4:36 PM 30/12/07
The reason it's "pixellated" is because it's a scale-up of a smaller model. All of the proportions are 4 times the size of the small original model.
The LEGO brand retail stores had a similar promotion with an 8 foot tall Yoda several months ago.
Sortafast
ab3
Posted 4:23 PM 30/12/07
Yea this really would not have been that hard to build because as said before the guy used duplo blocks
ab3
Geektique
Posted 4:17 PM 30/12/07
Looks more like Duplo blocks than Lego blocks, giant Duplo blocks even.
Geektique
tek_nic
Posted 3:40 PM 30/12/07
I agree. R2 has plenty of details that could've been brought out in an 8 foot scale
tek_nic
PlaneParts
Posted 3:05 PM 30/12/07
Seems a bit pixelated for 8 feet tall.
PlaneParts
Gatonegro
Posted 8:48 PM 30/12/07
Beep-boop-beep-beep?
Gatonegro
strider_mt2k
Posted 7:47 PM 30/12/07
@ideaman2020: Dude, that's a well documented restraining bolt issue and you know it!!
strider_mt2k
Escamotage
Posted 11:53 AM 31/12/07
In Russia, R2D2 knocks you over.
Escamotage
spaceman37
Posted 2:21 PM 31/12/07
looks like an overweight glob of grease!
spaceman37