Meet the 23-Ton X-Wing, the World's Largest Lego Model

First time accepted submitter awaissoft writes "There's big, then there's really big, and then there's colossal, which might be a good word to use when describing a near 46,000-pound Lego X-Wing that made a triumphant debut Thursday in New York's Times Square. The full-size replica, about 42 times the size of the Lego Star Wars X-Wing set available on store shelves, celebrates the debut of Cartoon Network's The Yoda Chronicles, which premieres on May 29 at 8 p.m. It took a small army of 32 Lego master builders, housed in a facility in the Czech Republic, to build the 45,980-pound, or 23-ton, Lego ship. It stands 11 feet high and 43 feet long, and contains more than 5 million Lego pieces."

Problem

[girlintraining]

The wings don't lock into the attack position. My nerd rage knows no bounds.

Re:Glue

[kcmastrpc]

nonsense. the force is holding this one together.

It's amazing,

[ClaraBow]

but does it run CrunchBang Linux?

How much did Disney pay?

[msobkow]

How much did Disney pay for this blatant slashvertisement?

Re:Problem

[bill_mcgonigle]

wings

I think you mean S-foils [wikia.com].

You can turn in your nerd card at the door.

Re:Glue

[girlintraining]

nonsense. the force is holding this one together.

I see no duct tape in the pictures. I think you're mistaken.

Re:Problem

[Dahamma]

So during the Battle of Hoth when they were seen in atmospheric flight... they were purely ornamental?

Since they (along with most other spacefaring ships) were shown taking off and landing vertically, yeah, pretty much. Actually, the silly canonical explanation is they were for heat dissipation and "stabilization", just like the TIE fighter's "radiators" (which are clearly useless as airfoils).

Though given this thread is arguing engineering principles in one of the most unscientific major sci-fi series in recent history, I think we can all safely claim various levels of pathetic nerddom. Sigh.

Re:Problem

[Xest]

This has totally turned from humour into an actual nerd fight.

I'll get the popcorn.

Two records in one:

[Tablizer]

The strongest girlfriend repellant ever made.

Crappy Antialiasing

[VorpalRodent]

Let me just say that they are doing a horrible job at antialiasing. I looked at those pictures, and there's jaggies all over.