Jeweller Makes Solid Gold Han Solo Minifigure

twoninerken

A local jeweler shows how he made a solid gold Minifig with a quirky little stop motion video. Don't know if he is going to start selling these.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMrOH-UyicA&feature=youtu.be

xwingpilot

Move over Mr. Gold!

Although technically this is a knock-off. Or should that be a clone? Actually no, in Star Wars a clone is something totally different. Argh, how did we agree to refer to LEGO copies again?

wagnerml2

Meh.....It's not a Hoth Han so.......

Jackad7

Ahh so this is what people with too much money do with it.

SumoLego

I wonder if he used those minifigure ice cube trays to make it.

1265

Jackad7 said:

Ahh so this is what people with too much money do with it.

And your point is.....

https://youtu.be/Ed0T9m8af-c

Tealke

Jackad7 said:

Ahh so this is what people with too much money do with it.

It was a jeweler. He just used gold stock that he probably had for re-sizing rings and doing custom mountings. For all we know, after the video was done it got melted back down for stock. If anything, he gets to write it off as an advertising expense.

WatfordScottyM

I want one!

BigOnBricks

Jackad7 said:

Ahh so this is what people with too much money do with it.

1) A jeweler made it

2) "people with too much money" - I can't stand that phrase

MattsWhat

^do you dislike the phrase "people with too little money"?

plasmodium

It's better than "people with too few money" or "too many money". Wait, are we discussing content or structure here?...

Jackad7

BigOnBricks said:

Jackad7 said:

Ahh so this is what people with too much money do with it.

1) A jeweler made it

2) "people with too much money" - I can't stand that phrase

1.) It's still a gold figure. Gold is not free. If you can afford to go out and craft gold figures, jeweler or not, you've got money.

2.) I honestly don't care how much money other people have. If you worked hard and earned it good for you. It was meant to be funny not offensive.

tecjam

Ah, that would fit into the Eighteenth-century Imperial coach inside my Imperial Coronation Egg perfectly.

CCC

He won't sit down in it though.

This thing isn't a minifigure, it is a frozen statue of a minifigure. If it was made out of carbonite, then it might be worth something. But as gold, scrap value only. Although free advertising using LEGO's name of course.

snowhitie

I think it's cool. It might be free advertising, but it might also just be someone who genuinely likes star wars and wanted to do something cool with his skills as a Keller. Either way, I'm impressed, nice detail.

 I'd still prefer one of the diamond rings though!

bandit778

@snowhitie
It's funny you should say that, showed the figure to the boss and she said exactly the same thing.

bobabricks

Knock off Lego is still knockoff Lego. I won't pay more than $1.00 for this bootleg, WITH free shipping from China of course. ;P

ricecake

plasmodium said:

It's better than "people with too few money" or "too many money". Wait, are we discussing content or structure here?...

Homer: Aw, I have three kids and no money. Why can't I have no kids and three money?

Panda_Hero

Is it a solid gold han solo, or a solid gold jack stone minifig scale?

TheLoneTensor

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Brick_Obsession

This is great, I like it.  Now that the gold is part of Lego it should quadruple in profit.

Stay away from diamond rings :D

samiam391

Of all the minifigures to make out of gold he chose... Han Solo? We have enough variations of that minifigure.

SumoLego

I'm waiting for the platinum Hoth Han.  Universal disappointment for all...

samiam391

SumoLego said:

I'm waiting for the platinum Hoth Han.  Universal disappointment for all...

It would be the closest they've gotten to chrome.

SumoLego

Silver Stormtrooper doesn't count?

samiam391

SumoLego said:

Silver Stormtrooper doesn't count?

I wasn't very clear... I meant closest they would have gotten to chroming Han Solo.

SumoLego

Yes, that would be correct.

theLEGOman

Should have given him diamond eyes, that would have got the ladies swooning.