Do you remember… the Future?

Posted: June 1, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: LEGO | Tags: , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Masashi Togami of Team BTTF wasn’t finished after his Back to the Future DeLorean project hit 10k on CUUSOO in April. He’s back with two more great models, and he needs your support.

The first is a remote-controlled UCS DeLorean built by the inimitable Legohaulic. It doesn’t have as many play features as the minifig-scale car, but this has the advantage of actually driving! The larger scale leads to much more movie-accurate detail, although I wouldn’t expect it to hit 88 mph with those tiny motors. I’d imagine that anyone owning this model would have to continually resist lighting the tires on fire before driving into the distance.

Next is a mini-scale Hill Valley Courthouse. The pivotal building throughout the entire movie trilogy can be altered to match its 2015 appearance or the classical style from 1955. The building comes with a tiny DeLorean and even connects to LEGO’s Mini Modular buildings. This is a must for anyone seeking to recreate Hill Valley’s town square or the climactic lightning scene.

If you’d like to support Team BTTF’s next efforts (and why wouldn’t you?), then visit their CUUSOO pages to vote for the UCS DeLorean and HIll Valley Courthouse. With enough support, maybe LEGO will release an entire commemorative theme for the 30th anniversary of BTTF coming up in 2015. As George McFly reminds us, if you put your mind to it, you can accomplish anything.

LEGO is heading Back to the Future

Posted: April 30, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: LEGO | Tags: , , , , , | Leave a comment

“If you’re going to build a time machine into a car, why not do it with some style?”

That’s probably what CUUSOO users Masashi Togami and Sakuretsu thought when they created this fantastic DeLorean Time Machine. This model has been up on CUUSOO for a long time and steadily accumulated votes until it passed 10,000 late Saturday night. The car is well done for minifig scale, but the minifigs are the real stunners here. Since Back to the Future is a trilogy, they just had to include exquisitely detailed Marty and Doc figures (and hover modifications for the DeLorean) from all three films. Check out the official project page for more photos.

LEGO’s official comments are promising, although they’d obviously have to get an official license to sell the set. I don’t know what mindshare Back to the Future holds with kids these days, but I imagine the legions of older fans who would purchase this set could more than make up for its age. The films practically define the 80’s, and I’d wager the franchise still has more fans than Minecraft, EVE Online, and Shaun of the Dead put together. LEGO seems to like the idea of releasing a commemorative set for the trilogy’s upcoming 30th anniversary, though that won’t happen until 2015.

I’m just glad that an outstanding, kid-friendly MOC finally got voted to the top. Back to the Future is one of my favorite films, and I’d snap this up faster than you can say “Great Scott!” Let’s hope LEGO feels the same.