Posts: 42982 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 01-13-2012 10:00 AM
Ryan "The Brickman" McNaught, one of only 13 LEGO Certified Professionals, has built an 18.7 foot (5.7 meter) tall Saturn V with launch umbilical tower using 120,000 bricks. It took him 250 hours to build.
The Saturn V will be on display at Brickvention, Australia's Premier LEGO show, on Jan. 21-22, 2012 at the Melbourne Town Hall.
alexbaja Member
Posts: 448 From: Naxxar, Malta Registered: Dec 2010
posted 01-13-2012 10:49 AM
Now that is what I call a masterpiece in LEGO building.
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 42982 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 01-13-2012 11:02 AM
This has my inner LEGO geek at conflict with my not-so-inner space geek...
That it's built out of 120,000 LEGO bricks and stands 19 feet tall: AWESOME!
But it appears both the Saturn V and LUT are weirdly out of proportion at parts, and there are detail errors (that darn 500-F roll pattern!).
So much awesome, so much potential to be so much more awesome...
But that all said, it's not like I have the LEGO skills to build better, so I still think it's an amazing accomplishment.
cycleroadie Member
Posts: 452 From: Apalachin, NY USA Registered: May 2011
posted 01-13-2012 11:13 AM
WOW!! Nothing else, just WOW!!!
alexbaja Member
Posts: 448 From: Naxxar, Malta Registered: Dec 2010
posted 01-13-2012 11:43 AM
The proportions might not be as precise but as you said Robert it is still an amazing accomplishment made Down Under.
Saturn V Member
Posts: 176 From: Golden, Colorado, USA Registered: Nov 2006
posted 01-13-2012 01:07 PM
I have to admit that it is quite an accomplishment even if the accuracy is a little off.
Would that be a "block III" service module?
Gilbert Member
Posts: 1328 From: Carrollton, GA USA Registered: Jan 2003
posted 01-13-2012 02:12 PM
Very cool!
Retro Rocket Member
Posts: 445 From: Santa Paula, Ca,. USA Registered: Dec 2007
posted 01-13-2012 07:24 PM
It's the new extended version!
I met a guy years ago who built a 1/25th ISS out of K'nects and it even had a Space Shuttle.
Jay Chladek Member
Posts: 2272 From: Bellevue, NE, USA Registered: Aug 2007
posted 01-15-2012 09:10 AM
It is a little long and thin proportionally (the number of levels on the launch tower make it look twice as tall as a normal Saturn V). Still, that is CRAZY cool!
How do you TRANSPORT something that big anyway?
alexbaja Member
Posts: 448 From: Naxxar, Malta Registered: Dec 2010
posted 01-15-2012 02:37 PM
quote:Originally posted by Jay Chladek: How do you TRANSPORT something that big anyway?
posted 01-13-2012 10:00 AM
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