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Lego-Built Wall-E: It Was Only a Matter of Time
Posted by Sean Fallon at 5:10 AM on June 18, 2008
It was only a matter of time before someone decided to tackle a Lego version of Disney-Pixar's cute little cash cow Wall-E. After a three month planning session, Joe Meno, editor of BrickJournal magazine, managed to get the job done. The result is a very impressive model that features a moving neck and arms along with rolling treads. Hit the Flickr gallery for the full set of photos. [Flickr via Brothers Brick]
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king-ILL
Posted 6:56 AM 18/6/08
lego pwns all
king-ILL
Dook_In_The_Urinal
Posted 6:49 AM 18/6/08
@Git Em SteveDave can't think of a clever way to mention Lin...:
LOL. you have a point....
Dook_In_The_Urinal
Lazarus511
Posted 6:40 AM 18/6/08
@NumberFiveIsAlive: The Short Circuit robot was the love child of Wall-E and this guy.
Lazarus511
NumberFiveIsAlive
Posted 6:22 AM 18/6/08
Does anyone else think this looks like that robot from Short Circuit?
NumberFiveIsAlive
Lazarus511
Posted 6:22 AM 18/6/08
@LindsayJoy's MBP is into S+M: Just wear something with a low neck line. The maintenance dude's won't notice a single lego.
Lazarus511
Git Em SteveDave can't think of a clever way to mention Lindsay
Posted 6:16 AM 18/6/08
@Dook_In_The_Urinal: Who says she wears underwear? There's nothing like an unfurnished basement for pure comfort.
Git Em SteveDave can't think of a clever way to mention Lindsay
ASCurtis
Posted 6:00 AM 18/6/08
@dontforget: a little popup bar where the "ative-x installer" usually pops up should ask you to remember the password...
ASCurtis
Dook_In_The_Urinal
Posted 6:00 AM 18/6/08
@LindsayJoy's MBP is into S+M:
I was wondering how long it would take before you rang in on this one. :)
As far as the sweaty maintenance guys, Be careful! And make sure you padlock your underwear drawer.....
Dook_In_The_Urinal
dontforget
Posted 5:59 AM 18/6/08
@dontforget: you fixed it, stupid.
o thanx
dontforget
N@tedog
Posted 5:58 AM 18/6/08
What would the evil version of Wall-E look like? Like Wario to Mario. Somebody photoshop that.
N@tedog
dontforget
Posted 5:57 AM 18/6/08
@ASCurtis: hahaha,
but seriously it looks good
off topic question this is the first time i've f'ed with firefox, why do i have to type in my user name every time i visit giz? anyone?
dontforget
xaksei
Posted 5:55 AM 18/6/08
Why don't they make these into actual lego products??? I know I'd buy it...
xaksei
Rick36
Posted 5:50 AM 18/6/08
Tell it to Leggo my Eggo or I douse it with maple syrup!
Rick36
Lazarus511
Posted 5:48 AM 18/6/08
Very cool. Make a mindstorms version and it'll be the "real" thing!
Lazarus511
LindsayJoy's MBP is into S+M
Posted 5:46 AM 18/6/08
Oh my God oh my God oh my God its so good!
Its so cute! I have a bunch of maintenance guys stomping around my apartment so confused with all the LEGOs, and their work ware blends right it with Wall-E!
Except these guys are big and sweaty and scary, well I kinda like it but, Wall-E is so cute!
LindsayJoy's MBP is into S+M
Git Em SteveDave can't think of a clever way to mention Lindsay
Posted 5:46 AM 18/6/08
@hakubak: I can't look into the eyes. Everytime I do, I start hugging my monitor.
Git Em SteveDave can't think of a clever way to mention Lindsay
hakubak
Posted 5:37 AM 18/6/08
@Git Em SteveDave can't think of a clever way to mention Lin...: Look at the eyes and they'll give you an idea of the scale. I'm guessing somewhere around 10" or so.
hakubak
Git Em SteveDave can't think of a clever way to mention Lindsay
Posted 5:27 AM 18/6/08
Seriously, I must give credit for the photography also. It almost looks like his eyes are "sad" in the photos. Do we have any idea of scale?
Git Em SteveDave can't think of a clever way to mention Lindsay
Carmen is VERY sick
Posted 5:26 AM 18/6/08
@ASCurtis: YOU HAVE ISSUES! :0
I want this...I am going to get this.
Carmen is VERY sick
Git Em SteveDave can't think of a clever way to mention Lindsay
Posted 5:25 AM 18/6/08
And it's only a matter of time before a certain Lego Loving person posts how she want's to hug said Wall-E.
Git Em SteveDave can't think of a clever way to mention Lindsay
Chromeo
Posted 5:23 AM 18/6/08
Impressive...but needs more Death Rays.
Chromeo
hakubak
Posted 5:21 AM 18/6/08
Nicely done! Too often these models are done at such a large scale that they are nothing more than 3D pixelations of their subject. The artist here took wonderful advantage of the parts.
hakubak
jbrecken
Posted 5:21 AM 18/6/08
The writeup isn't accurate. If you click the link it says that the arms don't move, but are poseable. The neck and treads do move.
jbrecken
ASCurtis
Posted 5:19 AM 18/6/08
Cute. I wanna step on it.
Repressed anger, FTW!
ASCurtis
jmurph05
Posted 5:19 AM 18/6/08
@Hiphopopotamus: Johnny 5 FTW!
jmurph05
aseriesoftubes
Posted 5:19 AM 18/6/08
Lego news that is not being reported by Jesus? What's going on here?! :)
aseriesoftubes
Hiphopopotamus
Posted 5:15 AM 18/6/08
Do I hear a Lego Wall-E vs Lego Number Five DeathMatch?
Hiphopopotamus
OneManFreakShow
Posted 5:15 AM 18/6/08
Awwww. It's adorable.
OneManFreakShow
thechansen
Posted 8:05 AM 18/6/08
On instructables.com, there is a 50 step DIY wall-e. Looks awesome compared to this thing, even if it is made of legos.
thechansen
Kaiser-Machead's got LindsayJoy's cookies on the SuperDrive
Posted 8:30 AM 18/6/08
@Git Em SteveDave can't think of a clever way to mention Lin...: You say that now, but if a disgruntled ex-clown sidekick threatens your town with a nuclear weapon, you may have done better to have it.
As for Lego WALL-E, DO MOTHER-LOVIN' WANT! That is all.
Kaiser-Machead's got LindsayJoy's cookies on the SuperDrive
Git Em SteveDave can't think of a clever way to mention Lindsay
Posted 12:32 PM 18/6/08
@Kaiser-Machead's got LindsayJoy's cookies on the SuperDrive: Nuclear weapons are nowhere near as bad as tight binding underwear.
Git Em SteveDave can't think of a clever way to mention Lindsay
theorie
Posted 2:29 PM 18/6/08
you know how there was an "apple free" giz url?
how do we get a "wall-e free" giz url?
i'm sick of seeing posts about this stupid movie & it's merchandise, even though the movie hasn't come out yet.
it looks like every other disney/pixar movie, and they couldn't even come up with an original character (ahem...number 5?)
theorie
Purple Dave
Posted 8:09 PM 18/6/08
@hakubak:
I'd put it closer to 8". The pupils of the eyes are 3x3 radar dishes, backed by the new 4x4 round plates. A 2x4 brick is 1-1/4" long, and doing a very rough measurement it looks like the overall height would be 6-7 brick-lengths.
If you're in the Chicago area, I wouldn't be surprised if this is displayed at Brickworld this weekend. One of the perqs of Joe's new "job" is that he gets to fly around to all the major LEGO events, and this looks like it's small enough to travel with.
Purple Dave
enchantedgoose
Posted 11:34 AM 18/6/08
lets see a Wall-e battlebot
enchantedgoose
Margatron
Posted 2:33 AM 19/6/08
Building instructions plz
ME WANT!
Margatron
ceez
Posted 4:17 AM 19/6/08
man when I was a young-en I had to build stuff like this with my imagination from a regular lego set. Nowadays kids just have it easy and cant put any imagination to use! making society a little bit slower, 1 lego brick at a time! lol!
ceez
Karinabob
Posted 6:09 AM 19/6/08
@Git Em SteveDave is thinking about knipples: AWWWW he DOES look sad! Sorta makes me think of Puss in Boots from Shrek 2, when he does the big eyes and I nearly like, cry...Oh le sigh, I love Lego everything.
Karinabob
jmenomeno
Posted 5:08 AM 19/6/08
Hi,
it's the builder of this model. Indeed, this is heading to Chicago, but it's being shipped - I really don't like the idea of TSA trying to figure if its a harmful device.
I get to travel, but I also have to write and take pics it's fun but intense sometimes.
Instructions of some type are coming - the BrickJournal publisher saw it and wants an article about it, but it will be 6 months from now...I will probably rebuild it and make instructions before then. There are some places that could use another build cycle.
Concerning the Wall-E/Johnny 5 debate, the only similarity are the eyes (and maybe the hands). Saying there is some kind of design infringement there is a lot like saying a Volkswagen is a ripoff from a Lotus Esprit because it has wheels that are black and round. Wall-E also doesn't have the Syd Mead design sense either.
Otherwise, thanks for the compliments!
PS I can relate to LindsayJoy - maintenance has given me a bit of a reputation at the complex where I live because of the stuff I have.
jmenomeno