LEGO Homer is 4 feet tall and contains about 10,000 LEGO elements. He has an open hand that functions as a real cup holder. Two Homers were built; the first in 2003 as a personal project, and the second for a brief public display in Washington DC, August 2005.
About this creation
Design Sean spent over 2 weeks designing and building the sculpture. It was the first time he had ever built a large-scale LEGO sculpture. Much of the building process was pure visualization, double-checked by a little counting and math. (Sean had to recall a lot of math that he had not used since high school, such as the "rise over run" principles from geometry.) Sean finds that building curved surfaces with square bricks is a fun challenge, so he did not do any pre-planning, sketching, measurements, or computer-aided design prior to beginning this model.
Building it Sean started the prototype by building Homer's eyes, and then building his face outwards from there. He created 75% of his head before he realized that the model was not coming out to his liking. So, putting this first attempt aside, he started construction on a second face, comparing the two as he went, working to get a better result. Once his head was done, Sean began working downward, creating the collar, bust, belly, legs, and feet. Building downwards can be problematic... Often, as the outer shell approached a part of the superstructure, Sean would have to pry pieces into the center of the model, which caused creaking and bending that had to be corrected later.
Technique In some ways, Homer is similar to smaller models like Sean's 1:20 scale VW beetle, because of the visualization needed for some of the complex curves. In many other ways, however, it proved very different. Most importantly, when working on a model of this size, a internal support is very important. In Homer's case, a sturdy column runs vertically along the full length of his body, from the base of his neck all the way down his center to between his feet. This allows his head to rest on a sturdy platform, and branches off to several cross-braces at his hips and arms.
Just a big cupholder Since Homer's open hand was to be used as a cup-holder for a real beer can, his hand has to support a lot of weight, even though it doesn't have any direct support underneath. After a little experimentation, a sturdy truss along the bottom inside of Homer's arm that now leads from his wrist back to his elbow, and then bends into his body and connects with the main superstructure. An additional smaller truss spans the base of the cup holder and connects with his wrist.
Public display Built in 2003, the model went on display in August 2005 in Arlington, Virginia, outside Washington DC. The model was mentioned in The Washington Post and was on the home page of Wired Magazine for two weeks.
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Is there a scheme to build this Homer? Would love to have one in my house.
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March 12, 2011 |
Looks like homer but in lego bircks! |
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August 18, 2010 |
DO'H |
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March 14, 2010 |
excellent =D, he has beer, now just give him donut xD |
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September 29, 2009 |
Nice bear belly. Homer must have been fun to build. I think Nathan Sawaya would laugh at this. |
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July 15, 2009 |
This is a class piece of work! Want one!! |
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May 31, 2009 |
Elite Clone Commander Connor (O_o) that is a really good idea! |
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April 27, 2009 |
You should make the rest of the simpson family. |
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April 4, 2009 |
COOL!! u should make characters from a show called flapjack!! |
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January 5, 2009 |
I don't supose you could come up with instructions? Just Kidding! Besides, I wouldn't even have enough bricks to build it. Great job! |
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January 1, 2009 |
Absolutely amazing! You are my hero. |
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December 29, 2008 |
Wow! I love the simpsons! |
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October 9, 2008 |
I wish I would meet you! and make something for me! You are defiantly the master! |
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October 6, 2008 |
The roundness is accurate |
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August 23, 2008 |
Mmmmmm, LEGO, gaaahhag |
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July 15, 2008 |
prefect deatail!great job! |
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April 22, 2008 |
doh! this is great and very accurate 5/5 nice job. |
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December 31, 2007 |
cool, but you shuold make a duff can to put in his hand and a donut with pink sugar thingy on |
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August 8, 2007 |
Way cool! I love the Simpsons. D'oh, please come look at my MOC's. |
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July 16, 2007 |
This is simply the greatest Homer ever.Accuracy is just fantastic |
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June 12, 2007 |
I think that's one of the best sculptures so far |
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January 6, 2007 |
This is the best MOC on this website!!! Homer looks so real. Great Job1 |
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January 4, 2007 |
Great job, this is an awesome MOC. Probably one of the best sculpure MOCS on the site. Keep up the great building. =) |
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June 8, 2006 |
Awsome,you deserve a reward.But I got nothin'. |
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March 13, 2006 |
one word.. a freakin amazing moc!
*realizes thats 4 words*
*knocks head on table really hard*
nice model, try and make the rest of the simpsons family XD |
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November 15, 2005 |
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! His awesome :D |
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August 30, 2005 |
Dude, this is awsome!!! I love the simpsons, and I would probably buy this model. i also like how it is multi-functional(a cupholder). have you ever gotten up in the middle of the night and freaked your self out with this thing? i really like this model, but here's a challenge: can you build all of the other simpsons characters? |
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the eyes are RUBBISH!!!
and it is POOEY!!!
my model of poo is better!!! |
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September 30, 2004 |
All the Homer quotes have been used. Lets see some more simpson sculptures |
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July 21, 2004 |
Where do you get those wonderful bricks? |
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January 25, 2004 |
IT BLOWS LEGO AWAY! |
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December 2, 2003 |
Double "D'OH!" |
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September 30, 2003 |
Well Sean, I must say I am truly delighted with the outcome of this model. Words cannot describe the amazement I went through when my jaw hit the ground. I only wish I had as many Lego as you have, because I am one for the masterpices, and this should be honored like the rest.
Keep it up! |
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September 30, 2003 |
Sean amazes again. Look forward to your next project.
I would love to see the Verrazano Bridge in Lego. You are the guy to build it.
-- Steven |
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September 30, 2003 |
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is great!!! Why is he orange (or is that just the lightng making yellow look orange)? WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great work!!! |
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September 29, 2003 |
DOH!! |
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September 29, 2003 |
Absolutely sweet!!! As a major Simpson's fan, let me be the first to say well done on this icon of American culture! You should build a forbidden donut to go in his hand. ;-) |
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