Lego superfans Jarren Harkema and Calvin Hartley studied Star Wars : Episode IV religiously , and spent hundreds of hour preparation , designing and creating a Lego Technic replica of the Sandcrawler . It ’s an telling 3 - pes long , 28 - punt , 10,000 - brick colossus .
Here ’s what their Lego lair looks like :
Harkema and Hartley see at a Lego robotics club and have been friends ever since . They spend over 500 hours creating the gigantic vehicle , and recently let out it at Chicago ’s Brickworld Lego convening . It was nominated for “ Best Mechanical Creation . ”
The idea for the Sandcrawler was carry in Hartley ’s basement “ that is “ literally devoted to Lego ” with table , charge card tubs and an intact wall with drawers full of building elements . They choose the Sandcrawler because it provide a portion of interesting challenge when it occur to the shop mechanic . The original building team started out with five , but gradually “ whittled itself down to just the two of them , ” said Harkema . – Michigan Live
Thisisn’tthe first monolithic Lego Sandcrawler ( and you’re able to alwaysbuy this 3,296 - piece official set ) , but it ’s an amazing technic build even so . Here it is in action :
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