LEGO projects with tons of bricks

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Sat Nov 12, 2016 9:45 am

http://www.theverge.com/tldr/2015/5/11/ ... 000-bricks

Bad Demographic · Post by **Bad Demographic** » Sat Nov 12, 2016 1:52 pm

That's pretty awesome.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Sat Nov 12, 2016 2:09 pm

Ive never seen Lego parts in those shapes.

Bad Demographic · Post by **Bad Demographic** » Sat Nov 12, 2016 4:48 pm

Daehawk wrote:Ive never seen Lego parts in those shapes.

I thought the linked article said there was a Millenium Falcon lego set of 6,000 pieces so that would be where a lot of those pieces came from.

J.D. · Post by **J.D.** » Sat Nov 12, 2016 6:14 pm

I just bought my son a 1,300 piece millennium falcon for Xmas that looks pretty neat.

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Chrisoc13 · Post by **Chrisoc13** » Sat Nov 12, 2016 6:16 pm

Can't wait for a couple years when my kid is old enough I have an excuse to buy lots of Legos.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Sun Nov 13, 2016 5:26 pm

I re titled the thread so we could all post our finds of LEGOs made with tons of bricks.

150,000 brick Helms Deep

Kurth · Post by **Kurth** » Sun Nov 13, 2016 7:39 pm

Love this thread! My boys and I are working right now on a pretty big (relatively speaking, for us) recreation of the Hoth battle. We've got the much-maligned UCS Hoth set, plus another snowspeeder, an AT-AT, a bunch of snow troopers, a Millennium Falcon, and an X-Wing. We're about two thirds done. I'll post pics when we're finished.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Sun Nov 13, 2016 10:10 pm

Look forward to them. Bet its pretty amazing with all the white snow bricks.

Captain Caveman · Post by **Captain Caveman** » Sun Nov 13, 2016 11:46 pm

My 5 year old has been saving money for over a year-- allowance, odd jobs, birthday and holiday money from relatives-- and just last week had enough to purchase (at a subsidized price thanks to his parents) the set he's been lusting after since first getting into Star Wars... the Death Star. Complete with almost four thousand pieces. He's been building for a week and isn't even halfway done yet.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Mon Nov 14, 2016 12:48 am

A ~$500 set that's recommended for 14 and up?

Captain Caveman · Post by **Captain Caveman** » Mon Nov 14, 2016 10:33 am

He paid under $300 (we paid $400... got it used from someone). But he's completed age 14+ sets by himself several times already. The instructions are wordless, and he's very good at patiently following the pictured directions step-by-step. He worked almost three hours straight yesterday.

Kelric · Post by **Kelric** » Wed Nov 16, 2016 1:15 am

Chrisoc13 wrote:Can't wait for a couple years when my kid is old enough I have an excuse to buy lots of Legos.

We're supposed to wait? Crap....

Bad Demographic · Post by **Bad Demographic** » Wed Nov 16, 2016 2:54 pm

Captain Caveman wrote:He paid under $300 (we paid $400... got it used from someone). But he's completed age 14+ sets by himself several times already. The instructions are wordless, and he's very good at patiently following the pictured directions step-by-step. He worked almost three hours straight yesterday.

Are you sure you don't have a changeling? Somebody swapped a midget for your child?

Paingod · Post by **Paingod** » Wed Nov 16, 2016 3:23 pm

Our 5 year old does better with LEGO instructions than the 8 year old. He can diligently, quietly piece them together 90% of the time. The older one gets into it by three steps and then claims it's impossible and quits.

Jeff V · Post by **Jeff V** » Wed Nov 16, 2016 3:54 pm

Chrisoc13 wrote:Can't wait for a couple years when my kid is old enough I have an excuse to buy lots of Legos.

My son has the giant lego-like blocks. Lately he's been assembling them into structures shaped like "[", sometimes as tall as he is. As with anything vaguely "C" shaped, he declares his creation to be Pacman.

Zenn7 · Post by **Zenn7** » Thu Nov 17, 2016 1:26 am

Daehawk wrote:I re titled the thread so we could all post our finds of LEGOs made with tons of bricks.

150,000 brick Helms Deep

Over 4 months...

That thing is just... WOW...

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Thu Nov 17, 2016 2:57 am

Kid builds 30,000 brick LEGO Titanic

killbot737 · Post by **killbot737** » Thu Nov 17, 2016 9:16 am

Probably cost more in LEGOs than it did to build the original.

Kurth · Post by **Kurth** » Sun Feb 05, 2017 5:14 pm

Kurth wrote:Love this thread! My boys and I are working right now on a pretty big (relatively speaking, for us) recreation of the Hoth battle. We've got the much-maligned UCS Hoth set, plus another snowspeeder, an AT-AT, a bunch of snow troopers, a Millennium Falcon, and an X-Wing. We're about two thirds done. I'll post pics when we're finished.

This hit a couple delays, but we're done! It ended up taking up much more space than I thought, so it was tough to find a good place to display it. It's in the basement family room right now on a counter. I'd like to find a better space, but this gives a feel for what's there. Fun project!!

free pic

dbt1949 · Post by **dbt1949** » Sun Feb 05, 2017 11:00 pm

The rebel base was in your kitchen?

Kurth · Post by **Kurth** » Mon Feb 06, 2017 12:41 am

dbt1949 wrote:The rebel base was in your kitchen?

No, it's a basement rec room with a bar set up we never use.

dbt1949 · Post by **dbt1949** » Mon Feb 06, 2017 1:40 am

So if the rebels win it's beer for everybody!
or
Whiskey for my men, beer for my horses

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Mon Feb 06, 2017 8:36 am

Corellian brandy for my men, blue milk for my tauntauns.

Kurth · Post by **Kurth** » Thu Jul 13, 2017 5:48 pm

Didn't want to create a whole new thread for this, so I'll drop it here.

I thought this article, Hilarious Instagram Account Shows Parenting From The Perspective Of A ‘Lego Dad’ was really amusing.

The Meal · Post by **The Meal** » Fri Jul 14, 2017 12:03 am

13,562 toy bricks used, including 137 mini-figures;
3,916 photos taken;
24,000+ individual movements;
225 man-hours;
Five days of filming and seven days of editing.

video

backstory

Kurth · Post by **Kurth** » Fri Jul 14, 2017 12:54 am

That is super cool, Meal!!!

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Fri Oct 08, 2021 9:05 pm

Must be more than one giant Titanic Lego model...unless the one announce in 2016 or whatever I posted on is finally just being released.

Be king of the Lego world with record 9,090-piece Titanic set

Available on November 8, the set will cost $630 — and it does not include Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet or an iceberg.

Kurth · Post by **Kurth** » Fri Oct 08, 2021 9:26 pm

Wow! Turn the props and the pistons on the engines move. . . Must resist.

coopasonic · Post by **coopasonic** » Tue Oct 12, 2021 2:40 pm

My 12yo son is a LEGO fanatic and a Titanic fanatic. I feel like he is getting this for Christmas. Feels really hard to justify, but I feel like I am going to do it anyway. That's just too perfect.

dbt1949 · Post by **dbt1949** » Tue Oct 12, 2021 2:52 pm

I wonder if it could take me to England?

dbt1949 · Post by **dbt1949** » Tue Oct 12, 2021 2:55 pm

coopasonic wrote: ↑Tue Oct 12, 2021 2:40 pm My 12yo son is a LEGO fanatic and a Titanic fanatic. I feel like he is getting this for Christmas. Feels really hard to justify, but I feel like I am going to do it anyway. That's just too perfect.

Where's he going to put it when it's done?

coopasonic · Post by **coopasonic** » Tue Oct 12, 2021 3:34 pm

He has a dresser with a hutch in his room that it could sit on top of or it could go on our entertainment center since it would be a pretty nice show piece

Jeff V · Post by **Jeff V** » Tue Oct 12, 2021 7:00 pm

My kids like Lego, they generally make the set as bought, then it get is broken down, pieces lost, and at time to time they attempt using pieces for their own creations. Never as complicated as the intended, though.

They have a Lego club that has a fairly steep monthly fee that's in the area. I think it's geared for 12+ and might be worthwhile if either kid shows an inclination towards engineering (my son kind of does). It would be a better use of their time than Boy Scouts, that's for sure.

coopasonic · Post by **coopasonic** » Tue Nov 02, 2021 4:58 pm

coopasonic wrote: ↑Tue Oct 12, 2021 2:40 pm My 12yo son is a LEGO fanatic and a Titanic fanatic. I feel like he is getting this for Christmas. Feels really hard to justify, but I feel like I am going to do it anyway. That's just too perfect.

...and I forgot about it yesterday and now it is sold out, with some backorder potential signup next week.

Hrothgar · Post by **Hrothgar** » Tue Nov 09, 2021 6:29 pm

Something big over the horizon

Lego’s new $800 AT-AT

dbt1949 · Post by **dbt1949** » Tue Nov 09, 2021 7:29 pm

I told my wife today that if I had the money and the space I would build Legos the rest of my life.
Alas..............

YellowKing · Post by **YellowKing** » Wed Nov 10, 2021 2:32 pm

I have a buddy who is living the adult Lego dream. He's been buying and flipping sets for years. He makes around $3500 a month on Lego sets alone.

He always winds up buying 4 or 5 of these big sets and sitting on them until they're retired. Of course he also keeps a lot of sets, and has an entire garage devoted to Lego storage and building.

He's also one of the nicest, most generous guys I know. For these really high-priced sets, he'll send them out as loaners to friends, let them build it, then pass along to the next friend. I've been able to build the big roller coaster, Hogwarts Castle, and Diagon Alley this way. Sets I'd never dream of being able to afford or build on my own.

coopasonic · Post by **coopasonic** » Tue Dec 07, 2021 12:00 pm

YellowKing wrote: ↑Wed Nov 10, 2021 2:32 pm He's also one of the nicest, most generous guys I know.

When I was unable to get the LEGO Titanic for my son for Christmas, generous was not what I was thinking of your friend. Nice and generous doesn't seem the fittest description for scalpers.

Anyway, I got an email this morning that it was back in stock and luckily it appears demand for the LEGO Titanic is a bit lower than for a PS5 so I was able to get my hands on one (well, order confirmed at least) in the 6 or 7 minutes it was in stock.

Carpet_pissr · Post by **Carpet_pissr** » Tue Dec 07, 2021 1:38 pm

Yeah, Lego scalpers are about as popular on deal boards as bitcoin miners are on gaming boards.