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Incredible Full Scale Lego X-Wing Is the Largest Model In
History
DIR By: MsRowdyRedhead
Date: May 23, 2013, 7:14 pm
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This is truly unbelievable: Lego has built a [I]1:1 scale
model[/I] of the X-Wing fighter using an astounding [I]5,335,200
bricks![/I] It's as big as the real thing, capable of fitting
the real Luke Skywalker—and Porkins.
As you can see in these exclusive Gizmodo images and video, it
reproduces the official $60 Lego 9493 X-Wing Fighter. But
instead of being 560-pieces and a few inches long, this model
uses more than five million pieces and it's 11-feet tall and
[I]43 feet long[/I], with a 44-foot wingspan. Just like the real
X-Wing—and [I]42 times the size[/I] of the commercial Lego set.
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[B]The unbelievable facts[/B]
Here are all details about the model:
[*]Contains 5,335,200 LEGO bricks
[*]Weighs 45,979.61 pounds (including bricks and steel
infrastructure)
[*]Height: 11 feet / 3.35 meters
[*]Length: 43 feet / 13.1 meters
[*]Wingspan: 44 feet / 13.44 meters
[*]32 builders spent 17,336 hours (about 4 months) to construct
[B]Engines that light up and roar[/B]
There's only one thing different from the original model: the
engines glow and roar like the X-Wing in the movies. Check it
out:
[B]Where to see it[/B]
To capture these photos and videos, Gizmodo had to travel to an
airplane hangar near New York City, where the model had arrived
by ship from the Lego Model Shop in Kladno, Czech Republic. But
you can see it for yourself now if you are in Manhattan, since
it's on display in the middle of Times Square. According to
Lego:
[INDENT]The model was heavily engineered to withstand all the
transportation, setup/break down and to ensure it was safe for
Times Square given the subway system below and California’s
seismic requirements for the Legoland California Resort
installation.[/INDENT]
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Not in New York? Don't worry. After three days in the city, the
X-Wing will be transported to the West Coast, where it will stay
until the end of the year. And, by the way, you will be able to
sit inside:
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The thing is so huge and heavy that it requires an internal
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Here's one of the crates used for shipping:
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The model was created to promote the original Lego Star Wars
animation TV series [I]The Yoda Chronicles, [/I]which will
premiere on Cartoon Network on Wednesday, May 29 at 8:00PM.
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[I]Images and video by Gizmodo's Nick Stango.[/I]
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Re: Incredible Full Scale Lego X-Wing Is the Largest Model In
History
DIR By: Nodnarb162
Date: May 28, 2013, 12:20 pm
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This is just amazing! I'm kind of bummed though, I just went to
LEGOLAND the other day, if only we had delayed our trip by a
week we could have seen this thing :P
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Re: Incredible Full Scale Lego X-Wing Is the Largest Model In
History
DIR By: MsRowdyRedhead
Date: May 28, 2013, 2:57 pm
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Oh nooooo. But did you have a great time???
#Post#: 1899--------------------------------------------------
Re: Incredible Full Scale Lego X-Wing Is the Largest Model In
History
DIR By: Nodnarb162
Date: May 28, 2013, 10:37 pm
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Oh yeah, the miniland stuff is awesome :) but the park itself
wasn't as up kept as I would have expected (but I'm kinda
biased, I am used to disneylands standards which most parks
can't really compare :P) I am also kind of sad the models are
just exposed to the elements, they have a lot of wear and tear
:(
I will post some pictures of the visit in the next couple of
days :)
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Re: Incredible Full Scale Lego X-Wing Is the Largest Model In
History
DIR By: MsRowdyRedhead
Date: May 29, 2013, 4:59 am
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Great, Thanks.
Start a new topic for it.
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