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TF2 + Legos = Amazle
Posted by Owen Good at 3:00 AM on July 21, 2008
Swear, I don't have a sentry gun fetish. Although it would be cool to meet a girl who did (I don't judge). Last week we churned up a video of a guy who developed a paintball sentry, and now reader Mohammed I. passes along a less functional, but no less impressive version: A Lego Sentry. Props to the builder, and especially for the game-screen render around it. Seriously, new desktop pic. It's a work of art and should stand for all time. Until some bastard-arse Spy whips up a Lego sapper.
Team Fortress 2 Sentry [Lair of the Legomancer, via Shift Gamer, thanks reader Mohammed]
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jello44
Posted 3:39 AM 21/7/08
"BUILDING A SENTRY" just took on a whole knew meaning.
jello44
ShaggE
Posted 3:35 AM 21/7/08
Fucking epic. Seriously. Do want.
ShaggE
(俗・ ) Grey Gecko
Posted 3:30 AM 21/7/08
H-o-l-y s-h-i-t!
That's beautiful!
(俗・ ) Grey Gecko
Gravnar
Posted 3:27 AM 21/7/08
SPY'S SAPPIN MAH SENTRY!!!
Gravnar
Cyanotic
Posted 3:25 AM 21/7/08
Holy shit. I am not easily impressed by "hey look someone made something" posts but this is just awesome.
Cyanotic
noliferuin (PSN+XBL)
Posted 3:21 AM 21/7/08
LEGO TEAM FORTRESS? what's next? STICKLEBRICK HALO?
noliferuin (PSN+XBL)
deathtastic
Posted 3:18 AM 21/7/08
@Quilt: It's more exciting then everything at E3 combined.
deathtastic
Sniper_Zegai
Posted 3:16 AM 21/7/08
That. is. fucking. AWESOME!?!?!?
Sniper_Zegai
infi
Posted 3:15 AM 21/7/08
wonderful!
infi
Quilt
Posted 3:15 AM 21/7/08
This is more exciting then everything at E3. Awesome!
Quilt
Covert_Knight
Posted 3:13 AM 21/7/08
Wow.
I have seen some mighty impressive lego creations in my time, but that really is one of the most impressive I've seen. Darth Vader would agree, "most impressive!"
Covert_Knight
wild homes got the wrong bloke!
Posted 3:07 AM 21/7/08
Wow. That's impressive, but I have to say I'd rather see what the Halo kid would make of Team Fortress 2 if we gave him twelve pounds of cardboard and five rolls of duct tape. I wouldn't put it past him to make the screen render itself out of cardboard.
Kids > adults.
wild homes got the wrong bloke!
bkchurch
Posted 3:05 AM 21/7/08
...Wow
bkchurch
SegevRaz
Posted 3:04 AM 21/7/08
It's incredible what people can do in their free time.
SegevRaz
c0d3m45t3r
Posted 3:04 AM 21/7/08
gamers :P
c0d3m45t3r
trogam
Posted 3:03 AM 21/7/08
What about lego stickies? Those things are just as deadly!
trogam
TheNocturnalSun
Posted 4:03 AM 21/7/08
i would buy that
TheNocturnalSun
Mattz
Posted 3:58 AM 21/7/08
Well now I know what I want for Christmas. The TF2 Engineer Lego Box Set. Now with Mindstorm Missile Launching Capability!
Mattz
MrsXBob
Posted 3:52 AM 21/7/08
Is it just me, or does that picture contain absolutely *no* LEGO bricks at all?
MrsXBob
jello44
Posted 3:51 AM 21/7/08
href="#c6787411">Gravnar:
What would make this even more epic is a sapper box on it.@
jello44
Ricksterlau
Posted 3:47 AM 21/7/08
Just shows you how much of an influence the Team Fortress 2 franchise have on gamers. The pryo and now this. I'm sure too expect something crazy soon.
Ricksterlau
Erwin
Posted 3:47 AM 21/7/08
The only way this could be any cooler is if it wore leather jackets and smoked.
Erwin
hotgarbage
Posted 3:46 AM 21/7/08
O____________O
hotgarbage
ƒox
Posted 3:42 AM 21/7/08
:O
Epic.
ƒox
jello44
Posted 3:39 AM 21/7/08
@jello44:
er new..
jello44
OnimousDante
Posted 4:27 AM 21/7/08
dude thats awesome /cheer
OnimousDante
VishusBurn
Posted 4:23 AM 21/7/08
It would be awesome if they actually made this a set.
@MrsXBob: Look harder...?
VishusBurn
Ravioli_Sumo
Posted 4:15 AM 21/7/08
@Gravnar That's what I was going to say!
Ravioli_Sumo
Pezdispenser
Posted 5:04 AM 21/7/08
@MrsXBob: @JustOneFix:
If I had to guess, I'd say he used a lot of Lego Technic parts. Technic usually has a lot more elaborate pieces.
[technic.lego.com]
Pezdispenser
JustOneFix
Posted 4:47 AM 21/7/08
@MrsXBob: I was thinking the same thing.. where are the legos?
JustOneFix
Gene-ius
Posted 5:23 AM 21/7/08
What we need now is a Pyro. WITH A WORKING FLAMETHROWER!
Gene-ius
MrsXBob
Posted 5:23 AM 21/7/08
Exactly. So basically, this isnt LEGO. LEGO would be something like this:
[www.blogsmithmedia.com]
THAT would be cool. But this TF2 sentry gun? It's not as impressive. Not when you think that the parts are basically built so you can create things like this... it's like me sending in a photo of a car I built out of METAL of all things.
Don't get me wrong, it's cool, but it's not LEGO as we know it. It's far less impressive.
MrsXBob
unruly
Posted 5:05 AM 21/7/08
@MrsXBob: I see a lot of lego technic/mindstorms parts. But the whole shell of the ammo drum is made with traditional legos it looks like. Same with the rocket launcher on top.
unruly
Hellicus
Posted 5:50 AM 21/7/08
Wow, just Wow.
Thas fuckin epic. I love Team Fortress and I love lego... This is an awesome way 2 start my sunday :D
Hellicus
trogam
Posted 5:49 AM 21/7/08
@Gene-ius: So my hairspray + lighter combo doesn't count?
trogam
greeneggsnsam
Posted 5:31 AM 21/7/08
Fucking yes.
greeneggsnsam
Lokku
Posted 6:16 AM 21/7/08
Bitchin', piece of work :O
*waits for the inevitable response of "It's LEGO not Legos!! *explodes*" :D
Lokku
DinRyu
Posted 7:10 AM 21/7/08
Indeed very cool
DinRyu
Ganonmaster
Posted 8:00 AM 21/7/08
Why doesn't LEGO give these people jobs at their design department?
Ganonmaster
Solid Snake
Posted 8:26 AM 21/7/08
Wow. I want one right now.
Solid Snake
jello44
Posted 8:15 AM 21/7/08
@MrsXBob:
Build one then.
jello44
cyhborg
Posted 12:02 PM 21/7/08
@MrsXBob:
even with technic parts it's still not easy. It takes skill and creativity(which i sadly don't possess)to make it look right.
cyhborg
Daizzy
Posted 12:01 PM 21/7/08
I love this. Let's just hope they don't make Lego Team Fortress 2 as a game...
On second thought, maybe they should.
Daizzy
AfroMan070
Posted 3:28 PM 21/7/08
hehe i saw the pic, recognized the game and its a guy i game with regularly from my friends list.
very cool.
AfroMan070
Pezdispenser
Posted 3:07 PM 21/7/08
@MrsXBob:
LEGO Technic is still LEGO, saying it isn't is like saying a Poodle isn't a dog because it isn't a Labrador.
Pezdispenser
GMC
Posted 6:48 PM 21/7/08
@noliferuin (PSN+XBL):
sticklebrick? Are you shittin' me? I just went into a 'Nam-style flashback to forgotten childhood moments at that word.
Where have all the sticklebricks gone? I must go and search now.
GMC
DarkMirage
Posted 8:19 PM 21/7/08
@MrsXBob:
Personally I think Lego Technic creations that use a minimum number of pieces to achieve the right proportions and details are a lot more impressive than gigantic structures built out of generic 2x4 bricks.
The former requires a lot of creativity and familiarity with the various parts that are available. The latter is just a matter of using enough bricks to achieve sufficient resolution.
DarkMirage
Mearns
Posted 10:08 PM 21/7/08
Holy crap.
Mearns
LianYL
Posted 12:04 AM 22/7/08
There was once this kid who loved to destroy the Lego castles I built in Kindergarten. I guess he'd make a very good spy here.
LianYL
Bokusatsu_Tenshi
Posted 12:39 PM 22/7/08
Need a dispenser here!
Bokusatsu_Tenshi
swogdog
Posted 11:42 AM 21/7/08
that is just plain awesome.
swogdog
Noble-Asthmatic
Posted 7:15 AM 21/7/08
Dispenser not built.
Entrance not built.
Exit not built.
WHO NEEDS 'EM?! THIS IS THE BEST.
Noble-Asthmatic
SumitaGreene
Posted 5:51 AM 21/7/08
Good Morning TF2 fans! I posted this on the Steampowered TF2 forums late last night, what an excellent surprise to wake up to! Thanks for your kind words and interest! What an exceptional amount of feedback! Special thanks too to Owen Good & Mµrdoc for the crosslinks. Answers to some of the questions: Build time: approx 11 hours Part count: unsure, but a lot! It's bigger than it looks... Height: 44 cm / 17 inches Dispenser: maybe someday, I will post it if it happens :) Contrary to appearances, and apparently some opinions, it is made entirely out of LEGO. Building with LEGO is my main hobby, so my collection and this creation contain parts you might not be familiar with. Pretty much the entire base is made from the LEGO Technic beam elements, the only way to get the strength I needed for such a large freestanding model. Thanks again for the comments, keep 'em coming! See you in the servers, Steve LEGO_Mancer _________________________________________________________________
SumitaGreene
StandishFish
Posted 4:46 AM 21/7/08
Clearly, noliferuin saw the ZP review of Lego Indy Jones. Anyway, that is pretty cool. Level 3 and everything. I wonder if there actually will be TF2 Lego kits. I bet they'd sell.... There is Weighted Companion Cube merch, after all, so it's not impossible.
StandishFish
thumbwarrior
Posted 3:52 AM 21/7/08
I'm glad the kills counter is zero. It would have been weird if it was more...
thumbwarrior
McLogo
Posted 3:07 AM 21/7/08
:D amazing! Nice work
McLogo
TackyLamp
Posted 3:04 AM 21/7/08
I have no idea where he found those types of Lego pieces.
TackyLamp
patsfan1663
Posted 4:00 AM 21/7/08
wow good graphics.
patsfan1663
BlackMage66652
Posted 12:59 PM 21/7/08
@Erwin: Truer words have never been spoken.
BlackMage66652
Blkbullet
Posted 8:00 AM 21/7/08
@wild homes got the wrong bloke!: LOL thats good =]
Blkbullet
Solidus
Posted 5:20 AM 21/7/08
OMFG! Awesome!
Solidus
s1L3nt_n18t
Posted 3:31 AM 21/7/08
Nice. Well done.
s1L3nt_n18t
Shykin
Posted 3:31 AM 21/7/08
@deathtastic: hah, I agree. E3 seems worthless compared to awesomeness that is anything made based on team fortress 2.
Shykin