A CleverStar Warsfan Figured Out How to Build a Tiny Rolling BB-8 Using Only Lego

There is no shortage offan - built Lego BB-8sacross the internet , butMark SmileyandJames Garretthave managed to build a tiny one that actually rolls , while keep open its caput floating on top , using nothing but Lego components usable in standard sets .

This custom Lego build is very reminiscent ofSphero ’s tiny edition of the rolling droid , but this BB-8 is limited to rolling on just a single axis , without the help of an electric motor inside . But it can be brought to life using a matching base with hand - cranked wheels that power it , or simply wheel across the flooring .

A speedy paint job turned it from a miniature version of Tatooine into a miniature version of BB-8 ’s body . And everything else , including BB-8 ’s head ( a re - paint cockpit dome ) and the magnets inside that hold the two section together , are all sell by Lego .

If you care the cagy cleverness behind this aim , but do n’t have the Lego parts take to build one for yourself , there ’s some good word . This BB-8 has been place toLego Ideaswhich intend that if 10,000 fans show their support for it , Lego will actually turn over turning it into a real set . Right now some 842 Star Wars fans have already backed the creation , but there ’s a long mode to go before this terminate up on toy dog memory board shelves .

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William Duplessie