BMW X1 Lego scale model built for charity

By Matt Brogan | November 19th, 2009

One of the most famous toys in the world is Lego, everyone at some stage in their life has played with it, as a child or as a parent. Lego has made a guest appearance at BMW Welt in Munich.

800 children spent four days to put together a true to scale model of a BMW X1 using 165,000 LEGO bricks. Resulting in a bright yellow BMW X1.

BMW Welt will be donating money to the children’s charity “Die Arche” in Munich. For every Lego block used in the X1 construction they will donate an amount of money. Totaling several thousand Euros to help children from underprivileged families.

The model will be on display at BMW Welt until November 25.

by Adam Marshall

Alex

Is it just me, or does that look very little like the X1?
NotTheStig

Yeah, it is pretty average…

The thing is, Lego have blocks that could have been used that would have resulted in a much better result. I think it was poorly designed/planned as less visible “steps” could have been easily achieved.
Andrew M

The blocks used were too big

I was expecting a much better effort considering Ive seen some pretty wow stuff built ouf of lego

Martin

Wow, Andrew M, for once I ACTUALLY agree with you about something.

Andrew M

Wow, you must have your head screwed on right for once….. ha ha ha ha ha

Just jokes mate

Dion

That does look pretty crap, but I think the fact that it was put together by kids means that the design had to be kept very simple

Baddass

Very true, and I’m sure it would have been very fun for the children who made it. Not really a appropriate path for BMW to be basing all its adverts on though!
“BMW X3. Looks like a block, drives like a block, is made of 165,000 blocks.”

Urabus

I wonder when lego will discover flame surfacing… might be a job for Bangle
Tony

that still looks better than anything chris bangle ever designed