CHECK OUT WHAT HAPPENS AT BRICKLIVE!SIGN UP TODAY FOR OUR NEWSLETTER OUR SUPPORTERS AND SPONSORS Well, it seems we’re going to be on the lookout for cheap airfare to the United Kingdom, since we now have yet another reason to visit London and their new LEGO store–where you can get a custom mosaic kit of your face. The LEGO Mosaic Maker, as it’s appropriately called, functions as the coolest photo booth in existence by taking your picture, rendering it in a grayscale grid, sorting out which LEGO pieces are needed, and giving you the photo as an assembly guide. According to CNET’s video, the kit includes over 4500 pieces and only costs £99 (about $125.00 US). Your first thought might be that the price tag seems a bit steep for a LEGO set, but consider the process you’d have to go through without this miracle machine. Not only would you be left to your own devices to translate a photo to a brick-friendly grid, you’d also be on the hook for nearly double the price if ordering the bricks piece by piece.
The Pick-A-Brick portion of the LEGO website allows you to order specific pieces, and the 1×1 plate piece the kit appears to come with are priced at six cents each. So, assuming you had the time to figure out what your face translates to in a similar fashion, the 4502 1×1 plate bricks you’d need would cost you roughly $270.00 US. And that’s not even counting the base plate, packaging and handy dandy instructions you’d need. Basically, what we’re saying is that it makes more sense to just come with us to London and get your custom LEGO portrait with us. Cool custom LEGO set, or coolest custom LEGO set? Let’s discuss in the comments below! There’s a reason BRICKLIVE strapline is ‘Built for LEGO® Fans’ because that is exactly what it is – built by LEGO® fans for LEGO fans! We have bought together some of the world’s best LEGO® builders as we welcome professional and amateur fan displays for BRICKLIVE visitors. We will be bringing along our favourite and most popular areas including a Race Tracks, Graffti walls, LEGO Architecture and even more have-a-go themed areas for you to enjoy.
There are tonnes of LEGO® bricks for you to play with in our popular BRICK PITS. This is a MUST for all fans of LEGO® whatever their age! See the latest LEGO® sets to buy as well as specialist retailers selling cool vintage, rare and collectible sets, accessories too. Plus lots of fantastic LEGO® themed gift ideas for fans of all ages. VIP tickets include early access with lanyard and event guideLego opens the doors of its new flagship UK store today and we've been inside a day early. Now it's time for you to check it out using the photo galleries below. Among the unique features are numerous London-centric bespoke models as well as a ‘Mosaic Maker’ machine which means you can buy your very own, one of a kind, personalised Lego mosaic portrait. The project to open the store started in late 2014 and the store itself took almost five months to build. There are over five tonnes of Lego big build models displayed within the store, utilising a total of over 1.7 million bricks.
Oh, and don't forget to check out our guide to the best Lego sets as well. First Floor - this is where you'll find most of the sets to buy. You can sit inside the tube train and have your picture taken (we did it!)Ground floor - there's plenty of space for tourists to come in and buy the most popular sets. Lester - he's the mascot of the store. Just don't mention Brexit. Master Builder area - Lego says its master builders will often visit the store to give demonstrations. Pick and build - naturally you can pic and mix bricks as well as minifigure parts.'Endless aisle' - browse through sets on this big screen and summon assistance if you need it. A robot version of R2-D2 roams the store upstairs. The tube is the largest Lego build in the store, made up of 637,903 bricks and took 3,399 hours to build. No idea if you can really post anything in this box, but it looks cool. This mosaic surrounds the stairwell and features 265,557 bricks. Lester took over 90 hours to build and features 24,500 bricks.
The tube carriage features William Shakespeare, Robin Hood......as well as The Queen (she's on the other side, we couldn't see her as the window was covered) and this handsome chapThere's even a Lego tube map on the wall and Leicester Square station arch in the entrance.Here's the covered-up entrance There are penty of UK-centric touchesThe Moasic Maker machine is located on the first floor of the store. It costs £99 to have one done. It's like a photo booth and takes an image of your face and, eventually, spits out a box like this. This is the final result!The box contains a base plate (the same large one we've had for decades) as well as boxes of 1x1 squares in black, white, yellow and two shades of grey. Very large sets feature heavily in the stock, among them the Mercedes-Benz Technics truck which is one of our favourites. There's also this bespoke Architecture set, exclusive to the London Store. UK-centric sets feature heavily on the ground floor. Finally we've seen the Firehouse in the wild!
There's plenty of Lego Ideas stock - though we couldn't see the DeLorean. The Lego City area is a young builder's dream. All the themes are here, as you'd expect.Is that The Simpsons house we spy? Why yes it is...We picked up the Death Star set. You'll won't be left wanting for DuploDon't forget to check out our guide to the best Lego sets as well.Go to the content Go to the footer Since it was first manufactured in Denmark in 1949 Lego has become both a firm playtime favourite and an arch nemesis of the bare foot. With over 48,000 Lego lovers attending the event last year, the three day celebration returns for 2015 with workshops from professional brick builders and Lego designers, a brick market place (where you can pick up new and second hand Lego), impressive displays from around the world, and Guinness World Record Attempts. Themed areas should provide some inspiration for visitors who will have opportunities to do some building themselves. Just don’t take your shoes off.