LEGO outdid itself with Star Wars exhibit in Times Square!

[legopocalypse]

Now this is an x-wing! Over 5 million pieces!

[M4x18]

I read it's on a 1:1 scale so...

[Blackjack]

It sucks that it's built exactly like the old Lego set instead of being movie accurate. :(

[steakyboy]

Pretty cool gallery. Love the I Love NY shirt Yoda is wearing but reversed in Yoda speak. Image 6. http://mashable.com/2013/05/23/lego-x-wing/#gallery/lego-x-wing/519e3c5e97b2f81bdd01bdfb

[Maverick2k1]

What a shocker, they built another x-wing! Pretty cool though

[Blackjack]

What a shocker, they built another x-wing!

:lol:

[Darth_Raichu]

I was going to buy one, but then I would need a new garage for it....

[steakyboy]

I was going to buy one, but then I would need a new garage for it....

Ha! Bad enough the wife opens every closet and see boxes full of Legos, then she goes into the garage and I gotta hear, "Babe, why is there an X Wing parked in the garage?" Move along, move along, this is not the garage you are looking for.

[Sauromosis]

I'M GONNA NEED EVERYONE TO CLEAR THE WALKWAY! CLEAR THE WALKWAY!!!

[spener90]

Ha! Bad enough the wife opens every closet and see boxes full of Legos, then she goes into the garage and I gotta hear, "Babe, why is there an X Wing parked in the garage?" Move along, move along, this is not the garage you are looking for.

It would make the commute more enjoyable.

[Diabolos80]

I bet there's a huge sticker on the canopy.

[Blackjack]

I'M GONNA NEED EVERYONE TO CLEAR THE WALKWAY! CLEAR THE WALKWAY!!!

What a noob.

[folmarm]

50% off next May 4th (limit 5). 5,000,000 x 10 cents = $500,000. Half-off = $250,000. x5 = 1.25 million. Free Shipping?

[Darth_Raichu]

Ha! Bad enough the wife opens every closet and see boxes full of Legos, then she goes into the garage and I gotta hear, "Babe, why is there an X Wing parked in the garage?" Move along, move along, this is not the garage you are looking for.It would make the commute more enjoyable.Only if I can actually fire the proton torpedoes

[@rtisan]

Holy smokes! That`s pretty darn cool. If I had a million dollars, I`d buy me the parts for one of these :coolsmirk:

[Studebricker]

I was looking to see if the giant rubber bands were real rubber, but they're built out of bricks. Oh well...

[Grolim]

That's pretty cool. Would like to see a making of vid. Pity the wings don't open.

[cambridge02138]

I was there for the ceremony. It was well attended by at least 100 people. No promotional items were given out. However, there was a mini-x-wing "build and take" event. The event organizers also allow you to have your picture taken with you at the pilot seat of the life-size x-wing.

[Diabolos80]

I was there for the ceremony. It was well attended by at least 100 people. No promotional items were given out. However, there was a mini-x-wing "build and take" event. The event organizers also allow you to have your picture taken with you at the pilot seat of the life-size x-wing.

Only a hundred people?? It probably took more than that to design, build, transport, and set up the model. Also, were you the guy who wouldn't clear the walkway? ha just kidding

[cambridge02138]

According to several staff members I spoke to, the model was built in Europe, taken apart, shipped in 30 boxes to the US, and re-assembled in the US. Large sections were brought to Times Sq around 3 am and then re-assembled. After this event, the X-wing will be transported to Legoland CA.

[stephen_rockefeller]

Clear the walkway, please clear the walkway, clear the walkway please, we gotta clear the walkway, clear the walkway, we need this walkway cleared, please, we are gonna take you in if you don't clear the walkway, please keep the walkway clear, please clear the walkway, clear the walkway, we need to keep this walkway clear, this walkway needs to be kept clear please. Please keep this walkway clear, clear the walkway please.

[c666187]

Clear the walkway, please clear the walkway, clear the walkway please, we gotta clear the walkway, clear the walkway, we need this walkway cleared, please, we are gonna take you in if you don't clear the walkway, please keep the walkway clear, please clear the walkway, clear the walkway, we need to keep this walkway clear, this walkway needs to be kept clear please. Please keep this walkway clear, clear the walkway please.

:snake:

[Blackjack]

I wish they would build one of these bad boys without the internal supports; just bricks.

[TheOrcKing]

Clear the walkway, please clear the walkway, clear the walkway please, we gotta clear the walkway, clear the walkway, we need this walkway cleared, please, we are gonna take you in if you don't clear the walkway, please keep the walkway clear, please clear the walkway, clear the walkway, we need to keep this walkway clear, this walkway needs to be kept clear please. Please keep this walkway clear, clear the walkway please.

Isn't that the truth? For a whole minute it seemed that's all you heard and people just standing there staring. :blank:

Doncha just love New Yorkers?

It sucks that it's built exactly like the old Lego set instead of being movie accurate.

Yeah but it still is impressive as heck though. It really does look like a giant sized Lego model! Now I know what it looks like from a minifigures point of view.

What a shocker, they built another x-wing! Pretty cool though

I know right? Never in a million years would I have guessed Lego building yet another X-Wing! Nope! No never! :lol:

[Jeff Mack]

I just read a press release about it: http://brickfanatics.co.uk/lego-star-wars-x-wing-official-details

LEGO Star Wars X-Wing Starfighter Model Fun Facts

- Contains 5,335,200 LEGO bricks

- Weighs 45,980 pounds

- Height: 11 feet / 3.35 meters

- Length: 43 feet / 13.1 meters

- Wingspan: 44 feet / 13.44 meters

- 32 builders spent 17,336 hours to construct