Functional LEGO Technics SL-1200 MK2 turntable could become official product
The fan-made design has been submitted to LEGO’s ideas board
A functional LEGO version of the classic Technics SL-1200 MK2 turntable has been submitted to the toy company’s ideas board.
If the fan-made design reaches 10,000 votes, LEGO will consider turning it into a real product and stock it on shelves around the world. It currently has 394 supporters.
The idea was submitted by Hungarian designer Tomasso Builds, who called the original 1979-released product “the most iconic and recognizable turntable ever made”.
The build contains 2,215 pieces with a design that “closely follows” the original elements of the turntable, but with a more “toy-like appearance”. The design also has several playable features that “mimic the original counterpart's functionality”.
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“The legendary turntable that revolutionised the world of radio and dance club disc jockeys,” Tomasso wrote alongside videos of the build in action.
“Originally launched in 1972 as the SL-1200, the subsequent model, the SL-1200 MK2, was released in 1979 and quickly became the standard turntable for DJing and scratching.”
The build features a built-in motor to drive the turntable, start and stop buttons, a platter shaped to the scale of a 7” record, a working tonearm with “adjustable balance weight and anti-skating knob”, an adjustable pitch slider, and a removable 45 rpm adaptor.
“It would be a cool addition to any DJ's, music lover's, or technology enthusiast's display collection. It is a historical piece that has shaped the world we live in,” Tomasso explained.
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Tomasso’s design isn’t the first LEGO DJ gear replica - in 2017, Berlin-based company Numode shared custom LEGO designs based on iconic analogue electronic instruments and speakers.
Kits created by Numode included the TB-303, the MPC-2000XL, the TR-808, and even an early version of the Technics 1200 along with a mixer.
More recent fan-made designs include an almost entirely LEGO replica of working DJ decks created by musician and creative Look Mum No Computer, and a LEGO version of the Pioneer CDJ 2000 Nexus, which was also submitted to the company’s ideas platform.
Support Tomasso Builds’ design here.
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