is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 years editing the likes of CNET, Gizmodo, and Engadget. Optimus Prime is officially a Lego set — ...

TL;DR – Using LEGO’s Bumblebee as a starting point, I made a transforming LEGO version of Herbie. More than a simple recolour, much of the build has been re-engineered for better articulation and ...

There have been robot builds. There have been truck builds. But the LEGO designers delivered something truly special with this: a massive Transformers Optimus Prime that also turns into a semi truck.