This is SO cool…

LOOK AT THE SIZE OF IT FOR JABBA’s SAKE!! 24lb’s, over 33″ long, 22″ wide and 8″ tall! (84cm long x 56cm wide x 21cm tall), and is 5,195 pieces of Legoy awesomeness!
And it’s not availible in the U.K. (damn you LEGO!!) Although, they have probably saved me some cash, as it’s retailing in the US at$499, so we’d be looking at a price of £250 to £300 over here!
The folk over at Gizmodo have got hold of one, and are posting a few videos of unboxing …

On a scale of 1 to awesome, this is rating an awesome!

Escher in Lego - Bigger version and more info

Seem to be on a bit of a lego vibe today!… Anyhow, during his stay in hospital Richard Hammond became obsessed with Lego, and claims it really aided his recovery. So, i thought Richard would love this…
A complete instructions for building every lego set EVER. Break your box out of the closet and get building!
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I was going to post this as a follow on to a theme that was started over on the Outdoor Forums of ‘people with waaaay too much time on their hands…’
However, Nathan Sawaya, rather than being someone like the NES alarm clock guy, is a professional, and has appeared on Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel Live, various US News shows, and is one of the top LEGO sculptors in the world.
More of his work here.