Hey Everybody: Adam Savage's Love Letter to Lego Computer Screens

Adam Savage, creator and host of Tested.com, is 57 years old today, and as he celebrates this milestone birthday, his mind wanders back to his childhood fascination with Legos. Specifically, his love for the computer screens that came with many Lego sets in the past. "I am 57 years old and I came of age in my Lego education at exactly the time Lego was releasing its first Space sets," he reminisces. This was a great time to be alive, as these little computer screens were an exciting addition to many Lego sets.

These computer screens were indeed precious to Savage, who still knows where all his old ones are after 45 years. "I know exactly where to find all my Lego computer monitors," he writes. While some modern upgrades have been introduced since then, such as white or radar screens that didn't exist when he was a kid, Savage's love for these computer screens remains unwavering.

To satisfy his nostalgia, Savage decided to augment his collection with hand-drawn versions of the old computer screens. He made four of them when he was 11 years old and is convinced that they are still precious today. This shows how deeply ingrained his passion for Legos and their accompanying accessories is.

Savage's thoughts turned to a good friend, Angus, who had introduced him to a company called Brick Works Press. They make Lego tiles with computer screens on them, which Savage thought would be an amazing addition to any Lego collection. So, he went straight to the Brick Works website in search of these tiles. When he received his order, he couldn't wait to see how they looked.

The result was overwhelmingly positive for Savage. "They're gorgeous," he exclaims, describing them as having a very authentic look and feel that is reminiscent of the original Lego computer screens from his childhood. He's particularly pleased with the colors used in these modern tiles - they pop brightly against the background, just like their old counterparts did back then.

But the story doesn't end there for Savage. While he was enjoying his new Lego tiles, he received a note from Andrew, who works at The Brick Works, thanking him for the order and letting him know that they were busy with printing at the time of the delivery. As part of this thank-you message, a custom mini-figure of Savage himself was included in the package.

Savage is, of course, overjoyed by this thoughtful gesture. He loves the fact that his name has been printed on a Lego mini-figure - it's an amazing feeling to know that he has fans out there who are just as passionate about Legos as he is. Moreover, the way the logo was screen-printed onto the t-shirt is just fantastic; Savage appreciates the attention to detail that Andrew and The Brick Works Press brought to this project.

However, Savage also wants to share a bit of news with his fans. He recently heard about a person named Brick Assembly who has taken their passion for Legos to an entirely new level. Brick Assembly has managed to embed a completely working OLED screen into a Lego-compatible form factor - it plugs in and works just like the original computer screens Savage grew up with.

Savage is certainly inspired by this achievement. He thinks that such precision and dedication are truly amazing, especially when considering how challenging it must have been to create something so functional within the confines of the Lego universe. This level of precision and skill brings a whole new dimension to our appreciation for the intricate world of Legos.

In closing, Savage thanks his fans once again for watching this video - he's grateful that they've been with him on this journey through nostalgia and innovation. He also invites them to explore The Brick Works website or check out some merchandise from Tested.com, which now features some amazing new designs inspired by the work of a graphic designer named Brian Uder.

Brian Uder is someone who has contributed to Tested.com's merchandise line recently, sending over his wonderful stickers that have been updated with their latest logo. The result is some fantastic designs - there are stickers of Savage in different Lego-inspired settings: as an astronaut on Mars, as the captain of a spaceship flying through space, or even in a futuristic alien setting. These new stickers look amazing and will surely be cherished by fans of both Lego and Tested.com.

So, if you're looking for something to enhance your Lego collection or just want some fun merchandise to show off your passion for these wonderful bricks, then get yourself to Tested.com's store. There are plenty of interesting items available there, each one inspired by the love for Legos that Adam Savage shares with all his fans.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhey everybody Adam Savage in my cave and I want to talk about Legos specifically printed Legos screen printed Legos um I am 57 years old and I came of age in my Lego education at exactly the time Lego was releasing its first Space sets um and it was a really nice time to be alive because things like this would come with your Lego with your Lego sets and they were little computer screens and each set that had one of these these were so freaking precious this is an upside down one I here's how precious these are 45 years later I still know exactly where to find all my Lego computer monitors uh and there's been some Modern upgrades they didn't have white ones when I was a kid and they definitely didn't have the radar one when I was a kid but I'll tell you the thing is is that these computer screens were so precious to me this is so awesome these computer screens were so precious to me that um I augmented my collection with handdrawn versions and these are the four that remain of my handrawn Legos I'm pretty sure that's all of them yeah that's it um I made these when I was like 11 years old this is how precious these were to me and like again still this precious and so uh I was super super chucked when Sean Charlesworth tested Zone Sean Charlesworth made this beautiful 3D printed dimensional Lego computer screen uh and then Angus mlan a good friend of mine good friend of tested director of Lightyear and many wonderful things Angus told me about a guy who prints who does his own screen printing on Legos for your uh for your for your Lego sets and I was thinking it would be really cool to do a Lego cockpit um and that's what Angus told me about Brick Works press and I went on to their website it will include a link in the description and I ordered a king's Ransom of some flat Lego tiles with computer screens on them look at these Beauties this is just to wet my appetite on this um and they're gorgeous like I'm really happy with how these look uh and they really are it feels just it feels very authentically uh to the original like it's a very robust coat of color the colors are bright they pop and this included a little note from Andrew from from from The Brick Works uh from brick Rock press he said thanks so much for the order you caught me in the middle of a printing blitz so I looked up a Savage so I cooked up a Savage mini fig to add to your order uh I've been a fan since MythBusters and often wandered into your YouTube channel and figured it was a fun way to say thanks dude he's made a little version of me as a Lego mini fig Andrew thank you Andrew this is beautiful I I love that your screen printed the Savage logo in the NASA font on this t-shirt that makes it a particularly particularly awesome addition to my collection you are awesome and it looks to me yes you gave me a short sleeve shirt and a watch that's your own screen printing am I right are you doing your own tampo printing here that is super cool and I know that some of you might be thinking about this I would be remiss in this discussion of the import of Lego computer screens and how I use to draw my own uh that uh I'm sure some of you are already putting in the comments that I should know about brick assembly brick assembly is a guy a person uh who has embedded a completely working OLED screen into this form factor and it plugs into the Lego Electric System and lights up and can play and can play any of the animations of the Lego computer screens will include a link to both both uh bricks brick Rock press and Lego assembly here in the uh in the description uh so thanks to Andrew from brickrock press for the beautiful screens and the Beautiful screen printed atam mini fig and brick assembly if you folks are watching this just know that we ATT tested are huge fans of your work and great admirers of the Precision you brought to doing something I thought completely impossible until I watched you do it yeah totally inspiring Reach Out Reach Out Reach Out reach out to us we'll talk thanks guys I'll see you soon thank you guys so much for watching that video we have some brand new merch available at the store a dog's age ago I mean like 2018 2019 this wonderful graphic designer named Brian uder reached out to us and sent us some stickers he has a design firm called das3 dots and we loved his stickers so much we wanted to sell them on the merch store well he updated them with our new logo and we've got Adam in Martian space suit sticker we've got Adam in the shuttle suit sticker we've got Adam in the Apollo suit sticker and my personal favorite Adam in the alien spacit sticker get yours now testedhey everybody Adam Savage in my cave and I want to talk about Legos specifically printed Legos screen printed Legos um I am 57 years old and I came of age in my Lego education at exactly the time Lego was releasing its first Space sets um and it was a really nice time to be alive because things like this would come with your Lego with your Lego sets and they were little computer screens and each set that had one of these these were so freaking precious this is an upside down one I here's how precious these are 45 years later I still know exactly where to find all my Lego computer monitors uh and there's been some Modern upgrades they didn't have white ones when I was a kid and they definitely didn't have the radar one when I was a kid but I'll tell you the thing is is that these computer screens were so precious to me this is so awesome these computer screens were so precious to me that um I augmented my collection with handdrawn versions and these are the four that remain of my handrawn Legos I'm pretty sure that's all of them yeah that's it um I made these when I was like 11 years old this is how precious these were to me and like again still this precious and so uh I was super super chucked when Sean Charlesworth tested Zone Sean Charlesworth made this beautiful 3D printed dimensional Lego computer screen uh and then Angus mlan a good friend of mine good friend of tested director of Lightyear and many wonderful things Angus told me about a guy who prints who does his own screen printing on Legos for your uh for your for your Lego sets and I was thinking it would be really cool to do a Lego cockpit um and that's what Angus told me about Brick Works press and I went on to their website it will include a link in the description and I ordered a king's Ransom of some flat Lego tiles with computer screens on them look at these Beauties this is just to wet my appetite on this um and they're gorgeous like I'm really happy with how these look uh and they really are it feels just it feels very authentically uh to the original like it's a very robust coat of color the colors are bright they pop and this included a little note from Andrew from from from The Brick Works uh from brick Rock press he said thanks so much for the order you caught me in the middle of a printing blitz so I looked up a Savage so I cooked up a Savage mini fig to add to your order uh I've been a fan since MythBusters and often wandered into your YouTube channel and figured it was a fun way to say thanks dude he's made a little version of me as a Lego mini fig Andrew thank you Andrew this is beautiful I I love that your screen printed the Savage logo in the NASA font on this t-shirt that makes it a particularly particularly awesome addition to my collection you are awesome and it looks to me yes you gave me a short sleeve shirt and a watch that's your own screen printing am I right are you doing your own tampo printing here that is super cool and I know that some of you might be thinking about this I would be remiss in this discussion of the import of Lego computer screens and how I use to draw my own uh that uh I'm sure some of you are already putting in the comments that I should know about brick assembly brick assembly is a guy a person uh who has embedded a completely working OLED screen into this form factor and it plugs into the Lego Electric System and lights up and can play and can play any of the animations of the Lego computer screens will include a link to both both uh bricks brick Rock press and Lego assembly here in the uh in the description uh so thanks to Andrew from brickrock press for the beautiful screens and the Beautiful screen printed atam mini fig and brick assembly if you folks are watching this just know that we ATT tested are huge fans of your work and great admirers of the Precision you brought to doing something I thought completely impossible until I watched you do it yeah totally inspiring Reach Out Reach Out Reach Out reach out to us we'll talk thanks guys I'll see you soon thank you guys so much for watching that video we have some brand new merch available at the store a dog's age ago I mean like 2018 2019 this wonderful graphic designer named Brian uder reached out to us and sent us some stickers he has a design firm called das3 dots and we loved his stickers so much we wanted to sell them on the merch store well he updated them with our new logo and we've got Adam in Martian space suit sticker we've got Adam in the shuttle suit sticker we've got Adam in the Apollo suit sticker and my personal favorite Adam in the alien spacit sticker get yours now tested\n"