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January 17, 2001

Make a Lego mosaic out of any picture; you provide the picture, Lego provides the plans, the parts, and the frame. And it's only $30 per picture. Grayscale image, and the "pixels" appear to be 1x1 flat Legos viewed from above, on a flat plate (44x44?). If I really wanted a Lego picture, I'd probably shell out the $120 and quadruple the size (by dividing the picture into quadrants with an image editing program).

Of course, one would be tempted to investigate making your own color version of the above. Alas, Legos' bulk offerings are limited to certain colors. It would be neat to have a few "tint" options for the grayscale.

comments...

Brad, January 22, 2001 11:38 AM:

Cool idea! Although, I was a bit amused by the comment 8) on the page.....



"And the children love it: "Now I know that LEGO can do everything. It can even make my own picture," says Manmeet, age 12. "



Manmeet? Who would do that to a child?

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