Lego Building Blocks Minifigures Turn 30 Years Old
Lego Building Blocks is celebrating the 30th anniversary of their minifigures this year and in celebration, Lego has come up with a few cute little celebrity incarnations of their famous little Lego people. Normally yellow, these celebrity Lego people are flesh-toned and, in my estimation, are pretty damn good representations of the celebrities they portray … here are the Lego versions of Vicki B. & David Beckham, Madonna, Amy Winehouse, Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt and the twins Vivienne Marcheline & Knox Léon Jolie-Pitt:
Lego, the Danish plastic toy firm is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the introduction of the minifigure. It has launched a website with videos and photos and is encouraging enthusiasts to enter a movie making contest to show their own interpretation of the minifigures’ adventures. The minifigure started off in 1978 as a largely featureless yellow figure but has since evolved to include realistic characteristics including skin colour and facial hair. The plastics toy firm has also produced ‘famous’ minifigure versions of characters from the big screen such as Spiderman, Darth Vader and Indiana Jones. Last month Lego announced that its half year profits have more than doubled, partly due to the success of its classic and movie/celebrity contracts.
I’m a BIG Legos fan from way back in the day. Nothing would give me more pleasure than building a model out of Legos and then smashing that model onto the tiled floor of our basement so that it would break into hundreds of pieces. Unfortch, I would smash the models so hard that some of the Lego blocks would break and my mom stopped buying them for me … but it was fun while it lasted. I think it’s awesome that Legos is having this much fun with the 30th anniversary of their minifigures. I know there are some Lego fans out there who prolly appreciate this as well, yes? So cute! My fave is the Becks one ;)
[Photo credit: Splash News; Source]
Tags: Amy Winehouse, Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, David Beckham, Knox Léon Jolie-Pitt, Legos, Madonna, Victoria Beckham, Vivienne Marcheline Jolie-Pitt
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September 17th, 2008 at 8:58 am
I don’t think Vicki B is going to be to happy she looks so “WIDE” in her lego character. I think they are cute thou!!!
September 17th, 2008 at 8:58 am
Soo cute! My favorite has to be the Amy one
September 17th, 2008 at 9:02 am
they should have turned the lego block for vicki b.’s head 90 degrees so she could look all severe — well, her body, too, i suppose.
September 17th, 2008 at 9:09 am
Oh crap, I thought the blonde was Dog the Bounty Hunters woman because I cheated and looked at the pictures before I read it. I totally see it now but at first glance….. Is it just me or does Angelina look mean? I love lego’s!! Too bad we can’t buy these, they are too funny!
September 17th, 2008 at 9:09 am
Mine’s Angelina…she looksed PO’d! HA….
September 17th, 2008 at 9:11 am
Trent, did you see the link to the Barack Obama portrait made out of Lego’s that i sent to your Facebook yesterday!?
September 17th, 2008 at 9:24 am
My son is 12 and will still chill in his room building stuff with his Legos..Legos are THE BEST toys for kids! It lets them channel their creative side and can keep them busy for hours! But oh how many times have I cursed from stepping on stray Lego pieces! I’m not feeling the Angelina Lego but the others are awesome!
September 17th, 2008 at 9:45 am
I. Love. Legos!!!!! Always have, always will – my daughter is still in the Duplo stage, but loves going to our local Lego store, and I can’t wait to take her to Legoland once she’s a little bigger.
By the way, does the Lego Posh weigh about the same as the real Posh?
September 17th, 2008 at 10:16 am
I love Legos. Me and all of my siblings had them. I even had the pink ones. Good times.
September 17th, 2008 at 10:18 am
love legos!!!! just got the lego indiana jones game for my wii — LOVE IT! =]
September 17th, 2008 at 10:36 am
That Amy Wino one is hilarious.
BTW, it’s not “Legos” (or even “Lego’s”). See:
http://www.multicon.de/fun/legofaq.html#a7
September 17th, 2008 at 12:25 pm
Why does Angelina look so angry???
September 17th, 2008 at 12:26 pm
And another thought… How come the girls don’t have any pants on?
September 17th, 2008 at 2:22 pm
Why don;t they have one of Ken Cockrel The new mayor of Detroit. He looks like on without any help
September 18th, 2008 at 9:57 am
Why is Vicki B smiling?