Awesome Lego

YouTuber MonsieurCaron recreated The Simpsons’ couch gag three times in this stop-motion animation. He mixed and matched pieces and minifigures from the LEGO The Simpsons set and The LEGO Movie sets to create the mashup.

Jason Allemann combined work and play in this brilliant mod. He took the electronics from a discarded keyboard then used LEGO pieces to make keys and switches, creating a playful keyboard that’s good enough for daily use.

Artist Vesa Lehtimäki (aka “Avanaut“) used LEGO minifigs and a heaping helping of baking soda to recreate (and reimagine) snowy scenes from The Empire Strikes Back and Indiana Jones among other flicks.

This collectable LEGO kit from a few years back sells for about $500 these days, but given the fact that it actually walks, and is big enough to hold a crew of minifigs, it’s well worth it. Though it probably wouldn’t do so well on Hoth.

Every movie has its share of bloopers, but the folks behind the The LEGO Movie took the time to present their outtakes in LEGO. Watch the cast and crew laugh about botched deliveries, ad-libs and Will Arnett’s age.

Citizen Brick complements its first Breaking Bad playset with the “Albuquerque Action Squad.” Featuring the Law Enforcement Enthusiast, the Drug Dealing Enthusiast, and the Legal Defense Enthusiast, aka Saul, Jesse and Hank.

LEGO David Bowie decides he’s had enough of Ziggy Stardust, so he comes up with a few other flamboyant alter egos. A video manifestation of one bit of comedian Adam Buxton’s amusing David Bowie tribute he did for BBC 6 Music.

True believers! Support Glen Bricker’s proposal for an official LEGO set of Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters. It has four levels, including the Danger Room and Cerebro, as well as a variety of X-Men minifigs, including Professor X.

The latest trailer for The LEGO Movie sums up its plot – an ordinary minifigure (voiced by Chris Pratt) is mistaken as being the heroic “Master Builder” – while spoofing Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel. The movie drops on 2/7/14.

If this promo for The LEGO Movie is any indication of what we can expect, we’ll be happy to go see it when it hits theaters this February 7. Heck, it’s got Will Arnett as Batman and Morgan Freeman reading the phonebook for goodness sake.

A man finds a briefcase full of golden LEGO bricks, and must use them to face off against an army of life-size minifigs. This VFX-filled romp by Andrew McMurry is something fun to watch while we’re waiting for The LEGO Movie.

You’ll be able to make your very own LEGO model of 742 Evergreen Terrace come February with the release of a construction set of the iconic home of the Simpsons and a 16-character line of mini-figs to follow in the summer.

Various levels of Joker’s Fun House created in LEGO. It has lots of moving parts and features minifigs of Batman, Robin and other heroes being attacked by Joker and other villains. Brickbaron made this award-winning diorama.

A LEGO model of NASA’s Curiosity rover, our robot emissary to Mars. It has 6 wheels and an articulated arm. It was designed and submitted to LEGO by Stephen Pakbaz, a mechanical engineer who worked on the actual rover.

Another impressive LEGO machine, this one built as a collaborative effort with multiple modules. It seems to go on forever, sifting countless little balls through thousands of LEGO components. See if you can follow the blue ball the whole way.

CG Animator Brian Anderson pays tribute to a classic scene from The Dark Knight, recreating Batman’s brutal interrogation of The Joker with LEGO minifigs. Sorta. Stick around long enough and it really goes off the rails.