If you're a fan of your LEGO, then you'll no doubt already know about Arcade Bricker's Tony Hawk's LEGO TV Set. It's one of those sets that has done the rounds at conventions and been shared online to the point of achieving viral fame, and it's kicking up a storm on the LEGO Ideas website too!
Arcade Bricker, aka Dave McClelland has created this incredible Tony Hawk's Pro Skater set with an actual moving minifigure that you control via a skateboard on the outside of the TV housing. I say 'outside of the TV housing' like it's a normal thing for a LEGO set, but this is anything but an ordinary set!
Set inside a CRT with the clever branding of 'Tony' is a fully-playable THPS experience that captures all of the hi-octane excitement of the 1999 PS1 game. The whole set takes you straight back to the 90s in the best possible way - I just wish I had a glass of Sunny D to sip while playing it.
Inside the CRT is a moving set that you can interact with using the Tech-Deck on the outside of the TV. Moving the board moves a LEGO skater on a counterweight on the inside, allowing you to pull off tricks and recreate the feeling of getting huge air in the game. And as this is a LEGO set, you can change the design of the ramps and rails whenever you get bored!
This set is absolutely unbelievable, and the fact that we've seen footage of it in action makes it even better. As with all LEGO Ideas sets, it needs to get 10,000 votes to be put in front of the LEGO Ideas board. Sets have a total of 789 days to reach that point if they hit all of the milestones in between, but Dave has almost reached that point in just 29 days.
It's a massive achievement - Dave only needs 40 more votes to reach 10,000 supporters. Head to the official LEGO Ideas page to cast your vote for free. Let's get it over the line before the end of the day!
