The Pillar of Autumn is perhaps one of Halo's most iconic ships - and just as impressive when it's made out of Legos.

Constructed out of $7000 of Legos by Lee Jones,  At 7 feet, the model is truly gigantic!

Lego Antikythera Mechanism

Now talk about facinating... Mix whimsey with real practical science and you get something like this post I first came across on Dvice. It is a fully functional Antikythera device rendered in Legos. In my mind you could not have picked a better medium for demonstrating this marvelously complex mechanism. The blocky nature of the hardware lends itself well to a modular design that shines in this video as they demonstrate what has to be described as the oldest known mechanical computer.

LEGO Star Wars Trilogy

Here is a LEGO short that totally lampoons the Star Wars Trilogy. Here however the star is of all people Jar Jar and the results are just plain funny!



Thanks to IO9 for the heads up

Like Tears in the Rain scene done in Legos?! WTF!

I am not sure if someone should be slapped for this or not. Here we have the truly iconic moment in Blade Runner done in Lego of all things...

Blade Runner - Tears in Rain (in LEGO) from Zach Macias on Vimeo.

The Brick Brothers via Make

Lego Star Wars Movie: Anakin rescues Yoda from Count Dooku:

Never ceases to amaze how many people continue to do Star Wars reenactments. Some are funny, some are talented with the balance just horrible. So where do we put a lego reenactment with bad voice overs? Well brother Hollis would have me believe that its funny.... well he is half right.

So for your viewing pleasure Lego Star Wars Movie: Anakin rescues Yoda from Count Dooku: