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That is pretty awesome. Now: how much would such a set cost, and how much time would it take to build it?
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You make that, Phong?
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What gets me is the scale of the thing. Look at the floor tiles. You've got to figure those are at least six to eight inches, so that's an immense lego project. It's obviously a kit, but aside from the mad cred the guy must have put down buying it, it must have taken a good amount of time to assemble. That thing is swanky.
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I make the minifig in http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=1651099 to be about 40 pixels tall. The island's roof is approximately 800 pixels off the ground. A minifig is about 4cm tall, so that makes the island 80cm tall.
He doesn't have any shots of a completed carrier, but I'd guesstimate at least 3 meters long. I'm pretty sure that's bigger than the Venator, and it probably uses more pieces, too.
He doesn't have any shots of a completed carrier, but I'd guesstimate at least 3 meters long. I'm pretty sure that's bigger than the Venator, and it probably uses more pieces, too.
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What do you mean by a "kit," exactly?Gil Hamilton wrote:It's obviously a kit, but aside from the mad cred the guy must have put down buying it, it must have taken a good amount of time to assemble.
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I think Kit refers to the fact someone brought it with all the parts included, with instructions.Spanky The Dolphin wrote:What do you mean by a "kit," exactly?Gil Hamilton wrote:It's obviously a kit, but aside from the mad cred the guy must have put down buying it, it must have taken a good amount of time to assemble.
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Gigantic projects like this are never a 'kit'. The largest kits Lego has ever released are the Star Destroyer and Death Star II. Everything larger is custom-built either by Lego Master Builders, insane fans, or people with lots of money to hire such a fan.
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... I'm lost for words. That is just unbearably cool.
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It took around a year, according to this:Lord Zentei wrote:That is pretty awesome. Now: how much would such a set cost, and how much time would it take to build it?
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Nice. I think a second cousin of mine built a battleship that was of the same scale; I wish I could have seen that.
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Yes they canSimmon wrote: Nice...
Can the planes fit pilots?
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Is that thing to scale??
It almost looks like it could be..
It almost looks like it could be..
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Using this calculator Lego scale convertor 900 lego studs equals 1028 minifig feet, and almost 24 human feet. Rough eyeball measurement of the ship is about six feet with the bow.