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Top Gear's James May To Build House Out Of Three Million Legos

Ray Wert — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 18:00:00 EDT

Top Gear's James May is looking to build a life-size house in Surrey, England made out of three million Lego bricks, complete with a staircase, toilet and shower. Capt. Slow then plans to live in it for a weekend.

As part of his BBC series James May's Toy Stories, he plans to build a two-story house in the middle of the Denbies Wine Estate, in Dorking. Yes, Dorking. Please people, ignore the stick with us here.

More than three million Lego bricks have been delivered to the site.

May will host a building day next Saturday, when members of the public can help him with the project. Now this we'll just have to see. (Hat tip to Jack!) [via BBC News]

Transformers 2 Corvette Centennial Concept Transformed

The Auto Insider — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 17:00:00 EST

Michael Bay's upcoming explosive robo-masturbation fest, Transformers 2: Revenge Of The Fallen, will see the debut of the Corvette Centennial Concept (code-name: Sideswipe). A first look at the transformed Sideswipe after the jump.

Click HERE to see Sideswipe in all his transformed glory.

(Hat Tip to Jack!)

Leaked Transformers Corvette Centennial Concept Toy Possibly Reveals Robot Mode

Wes Siler — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 10:40:00 EDT

Leaked photos of a clay mold for a cheap Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen toy of the Corvette Centennial Concept may be showing us the robot mode for a character we're told will be called either "Hot Rod" or "Stinger." So cheap in fact, it doesn’t actually transform, instead relying on a carved depiction on the underside to please the robot-loving kiddies. The interesting thing is the 2D robot’s design is nearly identical to the supposedly fan-made Stinger renderings that leaked last week, clearly showing large double-edge blades in place of hands.

Of course, it’s also possible this is a hoax, or some unlicensed Chinese knock-off instead of an officially licensed product. But we do know that the Corvette Centenial concept has been repeatedly spied running with Autobots on the Transformers 2 set and that the inclusing of a not-yet-released GM concept indicated that this should be a reasonably major character. We’re going to wait for a toy that actually transforms before plunking down our hard earned cash on a new toy for our, ummm, nephews. [Transformers Live Action Movie Blog]

Hummer H3 R/C Car, Just Because They Could

Wes Siler — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:15:00 EDT

Hummer UK have converted this H3 to remote control. Intended for off road use only, it can traverse 16-inch vertical walls, 40% side slopes and two feet of water, all while you stay level and dry, presumably from the comfort of a lawn chair.

The lads and ladettes over at Hummer UK are all about the crazy marketing stunts, having put the first H3 imported into the tiny island nation into a gigantic toy box. This R/C conversion was carried about by Cranfield Universty and continues the Big Boy's Toy marketing theme. It's interesting to see the vehicle being marketing solely on its recreational image, but the company does note that a diesel H3 will be available "within three years."