Comments on: Baby Hawklings will traverse a wormhole right into your heart

By: David

David — Thu, 29 May 2008 02:50:49 +0000

I love Stephen Hawkings. My favorite quote from him is something like…

“There are two things I will never understand about the universe, how it formed and… women”.

By: Ochre Jelly

Ochre Jelly — Thu, 29 May 2008 00:34:08 +0000

Hey, where’d my earlier comment go?!

By: Littlebrick

Littlebrick — Wed, 28 May 2008 21:08:47 +0000

Almost looks like little baby Hawkings.

By: LegoLyons

LegoLyons — Wed, 28 May 2008 18:23:12 +0000

they are great creations, people need to come down from that high horse.

Love the wheel chair, very close to the real thing.

By: Ochre Jelly

Ochre Jelly — Wed, 28 May 2008 14:34:26 +0000

The original model was in no way intended to make fun of Professor Hawking’s disability - on the contrary, it was made to celebrate his success in overcoming his condition so splendidly (specifically, his recent flight on the Vomit Comet). This has already been debated at length on the net. Apart from which, the model merely reflects his actual appearance (I cannot think of another living person who would be so immediately recognizable at this scale).

He is a hero to many of us!

As for the micro figures, these are actually intended to parody the original model (yes, a Lego model of a Lego model!), ie. the original model taking on a life of its own, and the cross-overs between other Lego genres at the end.

By: Ramone

Ramone — Wed, 28 May 2008 14:25:22 +0000

I think they’re great! Though the Blockula version needs glasses, the hair is spot on.

By: Count Blockula

Count Blockula — Wed, 28 May 2008 11:19:23 +0000

To clear up why I made mine:
Last night, in FBTB chat, someone asked if I could try coming up with a new wheelchair design, ’cause they needed a wheelchair for a project they were working on. I did my best, but along the way noticed it was looking more like an electric wheelchair than a regular one. Well, earlier that evening, I was watching the game show “Cash Cab” on TV, and one of the questions was about what disease Hawking has. (The answer is Lou Gehrig’s, BTW.) So, having remembered hearing about him mentioned earlier that evening, I thought it might be cool to just make the chair his. So, I Googled for pics to use as guides, added more detailing to make it look like his chair specifically, and then made a minifig of him as best I could with the parts I had.

By: Louise

Louise — Wed, 28 May 2008 09:43:39 +0000

Scotty, why are these any different to making minifigs and Miniland scale figs of other famous people? They are representation of Stephen Hawking as we know him. Where’s the joke? They aren’t doing anything disresepectful.

Besides, Stephen Hawking is quite capable of poking fun at himself — just see his appearance in ‘The Simpsons’ a few years ago (he also made an appearance in Star Trek TNG too). I’m sure he’d be chuffed by his LEGO alter-ego.

By: tinyblob

tinyblob — Wed, 28 May 2008 08:41:54 +0000

I think you are being a tad oversensitive Scott.
They’re depictions of the way Steven looks. Lego caricatures if you will. They’re not portraying him in a negative light.
I’m fairly sure he’d approve of them - much like his appearance in The Simpsons.

By: Scotty

Scotty — Wed, 28 May 2008 04:57:22 +0000

Honestly, I don’t really know how to feel about these. Creation-wise, excellent. Although they may not have been intending to make fun of Steven Hawking, I can’t help but see it as a joke-build

maybe I’m over sensitive