A LEGO Brickumentary Page #10

And it's just a couple of weeks more,

and that's it.

You can imagine this being

a giant kid's bedroom,

and we've just opened up

the box of bricks,

and we've organized our parts

and now we're assembling it,

a lot like you would at home.

Except we're just doing it

on a massive scale here.

How is this project different

from maybe the one that

you build in your bedroom?

Here we have heavy equipment for lifting

5,000-pound pieces

and 8,000-pound pieces.

And you probably don't have steel

inside your models at home.

We are on schedule, but it's...

Even just unpacking the pieces,

it's not like in five minutes.

It takes like half a day.

It takes time.

We need a couple of days for everything.

All right, I think we got it now.

This first, it stays where it is.

Second, the engine.

And then the rest of the wing.

It's cool.

Behold, the X-Wing star fighter.

With the assembly complete,

now comes the biggest challenge of all,

bringing a life-size X-Wing

into the busiest block in America

without detection.

Today is Wednesday.

It might not be that bad.

But we're going to the heart

of New York, so...

There are still challenges

in front of us

because we have

only night until morning.

Well, our plan

is to spend the whole night

assembling it, putting it together,

and at 6 A.M., roll it back

and hide it inside the box.

It's seven in the morning,

and it's done.

Adrian's father is bringing him

into Midtown Manhattan

for a special surprise.

What does it say?

Secret model. Indestructible box.

Do we have any LEGO fans here?

Does anyone here want to know

what's inside that box?

- Yes!

- I can't hear you!

I said, "Do you want to know

what's inside that box?"

Yes!

I want you guys to stretch

your arms out all the way

to harness the power of the Force

along with Yoda to open up this box.

Ready? One... two... three!

X-Wing!

This X-Wing Starfighter

is the largest LEGO model

that has ever been built.

I'm talking

over five million LEGO bricks.

Five million, three hundred,

thirty-five thousand,

two hundred pieces,

and 45,000 pounds.

This is the coolest thing

I've ever seen.

Three, two, one.

Also in New York, Nathan Sawaya

is making last-minute preparations

on his one-man show

The Art of the Brick.

It finally opens tonight.

I am very nervous,

but also very excited to see those folks

walk through the door

for the first time tonight.

This is The Art of the Brick.

This is my largest exhibition

I've ever done,

and it just happens to be the largest

solo LEGO art exhibition ever.

I had a goal of taking LEGO

into the contemporary art world,

and to do so, it had to be done in a way

where I was really putting myself

and my soul into the work.

You know, part of me wants

to just be a fly on the wall

and listen to people's reaction.

And I'm going to try and do that

as much as possible.

So, um, we'll see what happens.

There it is, thank you.

First impression, I just got blown away.

I didn't expect to feel

this much inspiration.

Amazing. I worked

with LEGO when I was a kid,

but I always built things

off the back of the packet,

and I can't believe that

someone's actually turned around

and turned it into something

from their imagination.

This is something

that is delightful and playful,

and it's something that can really

spark the imagination

in children and adults.

We have had a few art critics

walk through already,

and of course I'm nervous

to see what they say,

but I think it's almost a compliment

just to have a serious

art critic from some

major newspapers

in this country walking through.

They were not dismissing it

as just a toy display.

It's not just a gimmick. This was art.

What do you guys think?

- I think it's good.

- Yeah?

- Did you make that?

- I did, I made all of these.

This type of exhibition

is going to draw in folks

who have never been

to an art museum before in their life.

And they're coming because

they have a familiarity with the toy.

And if that opens them up

to the art world for the first time,

then I've done my job.

LEGO Designer Jamie Berard

is headed to BrickCon in Seattle

to unveil his new Parisian Cafe set.

But while he's there,

he's got another mission.

These are our happy boxes.

Now, we don't know what's in this.

He's convinced his fellow designers

to compete against the public

in the master build contest.

Okay, teams.

These are the same products

that will be given to LEGO fans

at BrickCon in Seattle, Washington.

And what we want to do

is actually participate more in the event

by doing the challenge they will be

doing there, we'll be doing it here.

Welcome!

Okay, you notice

there are only 25 stations.

Pick a teammate and go sit down.

I think it's going to be a lot of fun

at the BrickCon convention,

because when you have

a head-to-head with designers,

of course you want to beat them.

All right, so what do we got here?

- Okay, that's cool.

- What is our angle going to be?

The reason that you can see

we have pig and cow heads,

is because the theme for this year's

BrickCon is Pigs Versus Cows.

Does everyone have two pig heads

and two cow heads?

Are there any questions?

- Yes.

- It's one MOC?

It's one MOC, but it can be

how many buildings you want.

Make up the story as much as you want,

and then have a lot of fun with it.

Use all the pieces,

use all the set, as much as you like.

You'll have one and one half hours

to build. Are we ready?

Yeah!

Go!

So, the idea behind this is that

they should be fighting for something.

It's a battle or some type

of pigs versus cows.

See, this is always like, you know,

why does it always have to be battles?

Maybe whoever wins stays alive.

- Stays alive.

- Yeah.

Contestants, you now have

fifty-nine minutes

and fifty-one seconds left!

Pressure!

Oh, stress!

I hate building under stress.

How are things going,

what's your process here?

You can build anything with anything.

Right, right.

So, come up with a good story first,

and then make the pieces do

what you need them to do.

- Interesting.

- Build a story.

This is the first time we've heard

someone talking about story,

which I know was very important

in this contest.

He's like a cyborg.

So he's half-cow, half-robot.

- Yeah.

- Yes.

- It's a "cowborg."

- Oh, that's a good idea.

- Do I need bigger horns?

- Yeah, much more horny.

You pig.

Some of the stories at some point

just got really ridiculous and crazy.

And yet, because we were

going to a fan event,

it was kinda fun to let it

almost progress

a little bit further

than we normally would.

It's a "cow-tapult."

Dave, Stacy,

how's the competition going so far?

We have a lot of pieces,

but I think we're on the right track.

Josh, why don't you tell us

what you guys are working on?

We have a little house

of ill repute going on here.

It's a cow club,

but the pigs have come in.

He's relieving himself

in the bush right here.

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