LEGO Creations - Ten of Our Favorites (Gallery)

June 26, 2012

The LEGO Technic Unimog U 400 is the largest LEGO Technic model ever released

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They don't have anything to do with the actual brand, but these "biological Legos" use polymer cubes with living cells encapsulated inside them to build artificial organs, brick by brick (Image: Javier Gomez Fernandez)

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Tubular tissue built by encasing cells in polymer "bricks" and attaching them to a tube-shaped template (Image: Javier Gomez Fernandez)

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Cambridge scientists used LEGO MINDSTORMS parts to create robots that help with the process of making artificial pieces of bone

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LEGO robots perform some of the monotonous tasks in a Cambridge lab

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Google Australia has announced the release of Build with Chrome (or Build for short), perhaps the simplest online LEGO builder we've seen, and one that works right in your browser - as long as it's Chrome

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Build allows you to create 3D models in a virtual world, but also restricts you to one 32 x 32 patch at a time with 12 brick shapes

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Mike Schropp used regular LEGOs to construct the chassis for this 12-core 3-in-1 PC that helps support medical research and humanitarian projects via IBM's World Community Grid project (Photo: Total Geekdom)

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A DIY PC housed in a LEGO case (Photo: Total Geekdom)

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A DIY PC housed in a LEGO case (Photo: Total Geekdom)

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14-year-old Leon Overwheel made this functioning printer using LEGO MINDSTORMS

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The PriNXT functioning printer uses motors to manipulate a felt tip pen

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Ben Fogle used LEGOs to recreate Machu Picchu; but the Peruvian entertainers in the foreground are the real deal

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20,000 LEGO pieces went into this barrel organ that plays the Star Wars theme

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The Star Wars LEGO barrel organ helped promote the release of the 3D Star Wars moviesbarrel organ

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Star Wars scenes are re-created on the surface of the LEGO barrel organ

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The bricks on the surface of the barrel organ strike arms that trigger keys on the built-in keyboard

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Mercedes and LEGO created this 1:12.5 scale Technic model based on the multi-purpose Unimog U 400 truck, the largest Technic model yet

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The LEGO Technic Unimog U 400

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The LEGO Technic Unimog U 400 is the largest LEGO Technic model ever released

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This model of a "Vampire GT" Supercar consists of almost 2,000 pieces, including a full transmission (Image: Cuusoo.com)

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This model supercar built of LEGOS features a full-blown 5-speed transmission (Image: Cuusoo.com)

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Joining dual obsessions, LEGOs have been used to recreate the meth lab in the TV series "Breaking Bad"

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Joining dual obsessions, LEGOs have been used to recreate the meth lab in the TV series "Breaking Bad"

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Even the most complex things in our universe start with small building blocks, and in the universe of LEGO you can take that truism literally. Between traditional LEGOs, LEGO Technic parts and some third-party LEGO-inspired projects, we've seen some truly amazing creations built up from the foundation of those little plastic blocks. Here's a visual look at ten of our favorites.

Click through the gallery for a brief tour of the LEGO-built world, from supercars to bones and organs to barrel organs. Below are just a few to whet your appetite.

This "Vampire GT" Supercar consists of almost 2,000 pieces and includes a full transmission.

This LEGO-bodied PC by Mike Schropp is a 12-core PC setup consisting of three systems in a single box made of LEGO, with its computing power being donated to medical research and humanitarian projects via IBM's World Community Grid project.