George R. R. Martin's Game of Legos

[Greg Tito]

George R. R. Martin's Game of Legos

All of your favorite characters from Game of Thrones now in convenient Lego form.

If you're like me then you are still riding high on Game of Thrones fandom ever since the HBO show 14 Emmy nominations [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/columns/gameofthrones/8966-Game-of-Thrones-Commentary-on-Fire-and-Blood], establishing Martin's story as part of our cultural consciousness, proved that fantasy was not "boy fiction" despite what New York Times bloggers might say. I'm knee-deep in the fifth book in the series, released just last week after a delay of almost six years. Luckily, I not only have HBO's adaptation to help me visualize the characters of Martin's epic, Sam Beattie was kind enough to take pictures of his representations of the likes Jon Snow and Daenerys Stormborn using Lego dude parts.

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Before you get your hopes up, no this isn't a new set from Lego. All of the parts and pieces used for these figures were cobbled together from various sources to bring out the details of each character. The attention to detail is no surprise because Sam Beattie is a game designer, working for Blue Fang Games in the Boston area on mobile and social games - best known titles include Oregon Trail and Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? Facebook games.

I especially like how Gregor Clegane is so much taller than everyone else and the chain around Grand Maester Pycelle's neck. The Lannisters look pretty sweet as well, although i'm not sure why Cersei is so much taller than her whole family. I suppose you have to pick your battles when you're using used parts ...

Source: Tor.com [http://www.flickr.com/photos/dufresne07/]

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[crotalidian]

[spoiler='The book 2 Characters' ]Whitebeard, Salla, Mel and Davos[/spolier] were pretty awesome to see too

I think all of the Women are tall as both Sansa and Cat are Taller than Ned in that first Picture

I also did not spot Hodor right away as he is a bit too short!

Awesome work...now Back to the Dance

 

[Crimson_Dragoon]

I love that he included some A Clash of Kings characters like Davos, too.

i'm not sure why Cersei is so much taller than her whole family. I suppose you have to pick your battles when you're using used parts ...

From what it looks like, the women's dress piece is taller than the normal leg piece, making most of the women taller than the men. Hence why Sansa also towers over everyone else.

 

[SangRahl]

I've just reached about halfway through the first book, and I happy to say that the only minifigs that stumped me appear to be from a later novel.

HBO's 'The Game of Thrones' was a new experiment for me. I usually read a novel before watching the adaptation on the screen, but this time I watched the series first. I'm not disappointed... In fact, I can honestly say that, so far, the HBO series was the best book-to-screen adaptation that I've ever seen. Character & set design, pacing, even the little changes that are easily noticed were obviously done with great care and with understandable intent.

 

[ImprovizoR]

Possible spoiler

Spoiler

Is Eddard Stark's head detachable?

 

[Mathak]

Possible spoiler

Spoiler

Is Eddard Stark's head detachable?

ASoS spoilers

Spoiler

No, but Jaime's hand is.

 

[Dalek Caan]

Always loved it when things are turned into Lego. That's why Lego Star Wars is one of my favorite Star Wars/Lego game.

 

[ZeroDotZero]

No Viserys? I feel quite unhappy now. Awesome nontheless.

 

[GrandmaFunk]

Stannis and Melisandre just got cast!! http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/07/19/stannis-melisandre/

 

[Mathak]

Stannis and Melisandre just got cast!! http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/07/19/stannis-melisandre/

Carice, yay! Never saw anything with Dillane in it, but he looks good. Was hoping for Mark Strong though.

 

[Artemis923]

I wish this series had this kind of recognition BEFORE it was made into an HBO show. >.<

 

[emeraldrafael]

Its always nice when something gets the lego treatment.

Hopefully we'll get a Lego: Game of thrones game.

 

[Fensfield]

I will forgive your errant pluralisation on account of that being kinda funny >.>

 

[kotorfan04]

Lego and Game of Thrones, truly a match made in some Schizophrenics mind... Also, Book FIVE is out? MUST GET!

 

[rapidoud]

Actually in my country it just started, but it doesn't matter as people torrented it and spoiled it for me. Sigh.

Anyway, they're pretty good the figures.

 

[infohippie]

That's awesome, those minifigs really look the part. However, I couldn't recognise the ones in pictures 9 and 11. Who are they?

 

[Mathak]

That's awesome, those minifigs really look the part. However, I couldn't recognise the ones in pictures 9 and 11. Who are they?

9: Melisandre, Davos Seaworth, Sallador Saan.
11: Arstan Whitebeard, Magister Illyrio.

 

[Bobbity]

From left to right:
First photo:.................Arya, Jon, Robb, Catelyn, Ned, Hodor and Bran, Sansa, Rickon.
Second photo:..........Jorah Mormont, Daenerys, Khal Drogo
Third photo:...............Petyr Baelish, Maester Pycelle, Varys
Fourth photo:............Jaime, Cersei, Tyrion(? If so, why the brown hair?)
Fifth photo:................Sansa, Hodor and Bran, Rickon
Sixth photo:...............Jon Snow and Arya Stark, with their respective swords: Longclaw and Needle
Seventh photo:.........Sandor and Gregor Clegane
Eighth photo:........... Jaime, Ser Barristan Selmy(?) Cersei, Joffrey and Tyrion Lannister
Ninth photo:..............Melisandre, Davos and... damn... Salladhor Saan?
Tenth photo:.............Robb, Eddard and Catelyn Stark.
Eleventh photo:.......Oh bloody hell... Arstan Whitebeard* and Illyrio(?)
Twelfth photo:..........Ser Barristan Selmy and Joffrey

Not convinced that I got all of those right, and I had to really struggle with some of those names, but there it is. Oh, and the Lego is bloody impressive.

Spoiler: *Storm of Swords possible spoiler

Ser Barristan Selmy

 

[GrandmaFunk]

i believe the last picture is tywin and jaime