The box is almost the size of a dorm room mini-fridge; see milk jug and soda can for reference.
The build, when completed, is 55 in long and 17 1/2 in tall
@heartny probably longer then the Titanic’s last voyage. If I were building it it would never be finished and likely resemble the titanic in its current state but on my floor attacking my feet in the night with no mercy.
@die13lda He bought it direct from LEGO @ $630. It only stays in stock for a few hours at a time.
Still very expensive; took maybe a month(?) to earn that from his part-time job.
That’s really cool! How old is your son and who actually puts his LEGO together? I’d love to see his other big builds! At that price I imagine it’s not his first, I bet he’s got quite the collection.
@Lynnerizer He’s 19; he & his brother are LEGO fans with many different sets, but the only other ‘big’ one is the Saturn V rocket he got for Christmas from grandparents 2-3 years ago.
Unlike me, who as a kid built COUNTLESS different objects from LEGO bricks, they mainly just build the primary model from a set and just leave it.
@compunaut@Lynnerizer Your kids and I are on the same wavelength. I’ve always enjoyed the building process, but never really played with them once complete, except for running the trains.
My biggest build was the “original” giant Millennium Falcon from 6-7 years ago. It’s about 5500 pieces and just over 3.5 feet long.
@compunaut
That’s a great thing to be into, as you know it’s something that will last a lifetime. My grandson, 6 years old, has been in love with them for about 3 years now. So far it’s been dad who’s doing most of the building, he’s a good helper. Recently he’s started building the small ones on his own, he’s SO proud of himself! The biggest they’ve done so far is one of the Star Wars spaceships.
@compunaut not really tips / tricks but a few insights. First, it’s a really cool build. Lots of interesting techniques, especially the deck chairs. Lots of cool details like the anchors (made from the hotdog piece) and the stacks being tied down. There is a lot of repetition and a lot of small pieces. The portholes alone account for over 500 pieces. Each set of two portholes requires 4 pieces, there are 55 pairs on each side of the model so far (440 and I still have the stern to go). Crazy. There are also a lot of 1x1s SNOT for the windows above the deck line. Overall it’s a great build, so enjoy it.
@compunaut@kykazaa@tinamarie1974 they would need extra for the displacement. For them to both use a door as a life preserver. But it’s still funny how everyone thinks he could just climb on/there was room.
@blaineg@compunaut@kykazaa oh I’m sure there’s many ways to get them to light. Would they light the way intended? And even if they did would I be able to find the rocket? And that Estes Saturn 5 I think I was being a little aspirational… Hobby lobby discount. Ifi actually did a good job of it and then lost it… Yikes.
Vs when Estes was big and cheap and if you could not recover a $10 rocket… Well that sucks but was cool lol
@blaineg it’s technically just a bunch of cardboard tubes that have never been glued together or finished. I had a 50% discount at some point. A sale plus employee discount or I’m remembering wrong.
I never built the damn thing. Or real models you finished your self. I meant to. But ya. Anything I put that much effort into. And thought was accurate. I’d not want to lose
Although now that I think about it there is a RC plane club 10 miles up the road… I wonder if they do rockets.
Just the cover lol. Weird. I have that x-wing. I lost a fin. Well it has wings to stabilize right? It can’t really need to those stabilizers? Right? It definitely did. It flew instead of launched
But the 2 piece launch rods never fit and they were so easy to accidentally bend at joint. And then that little bit could make you lose a rocket. They are probably here somewhere in a cardboard tube.
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Impressive! How long will that take to assemble?
@heartny probably longer then the Titanic’s last voyage. If I were building it it would never be finished and likely resemble the titanic in its current state but on my floor attacking my feet in the night with no mercy.
You know it doesn’t end well, right?
@tightwad Yeah, I’ve got a sinking feeling about this.
@mehcuda67 @tightwad
And that’s just the tip of the iceberg!
@Lynnerizer @mehcuda67 @tightwad Sheesh, you guys are cold…
@Lynnerizer @mehcuda67 @shahnm @tightwad
I’m sure they’ll get to the bottom of it.
@Lynnerizer @mehcuda67 @mike808 @shahnm @tightwad
I’ll just wait for the movie…
@2many2no @Lynnerizer @mehcuda67 @mike808 @shahnm @tightwad
My sinking will go on and on …
@2many2no @f00l @Lynnerizer @mehcuda67 @mike808 @tightwad To all of the pun aficionados: your ship has finally come in…
@2many2no @Lynnerizer @mehcuda67 @mike808 @shahnm @tightwad
Gone down?
@tightwad just never let go.
This is so awesome! And now I want one.
I just looked it up, and jiminy jesus h. christ, it’s $880! Might be a little outside my budget.
MEALS! DEALS! EELS! AWESOME!
@die13lda He bought it direct from LEGO @ $630. It only stays in stock for a few hours at a time.
Still very expensive; took maybe a month(?) to earn that from his part-time job.
@compunaut @die13lda
I’m impressed that he saved up for that.
@die13lda @f00l He doesn’t really have any other expenses
@compunaut @die13lda
But there are always plenty of smaller temptations out there to sap the will and the account balance.
So good for him.
@compunaut @die13lda $630 and it still doesn’t have enough life boats!
Just make the board big enough so both Rose and Jack can fit!
KuoH
@kuoh I’ll keep my eye out for the piano.
That’s really cool! How old is your son and who actually puts his LEGO together? I’d love to see his other big builds! At that price I imagine it’s not his first, I bet he’s got quite the collection.
@Lynnerizer He’s 19; he & his brother are LEGO fans with many different sets, but the only other ‘big’ one is the Saturn V rocket he got for Christmas from grandparents 2-3 years ago.
Unlike me, who as a kid built COUNTLESS different objects from LEGO bricks, they mainly just build the primary model from a set and just leave it.
@compunaut @Lynnerizer Your kids and I are on the same wavelength. I’ve always enjoyed the building process, but never really played with them once complete, except for running the trains.
My biggest build was the “original” giant Millennium Falcon from 6-7 years ago. It’s about 5500 pieces and just over 3.5 feet long.
@compunaut
That’s a great thing to be into, as you know it’s something that will last a lifetime. My grandson, 6 years old, has been in love with them for about 3 years now. So far it’s been dad who’s doing most of the building, he’s a good helper. Recently he’s started building the small ones on his own, he’s SO proud of himself! The biggest they’ve done so far is one of the Star Wars spaceships.
9,090 pieces… That’s nuts! I’d love to see some of the detail on the inside. I’m assuming it has that cool Lego removable levels feature?
@dam091 not so much on the levels, more in the segments of the hull. You can separate at a few spots to see some interior detail.
@kykazaa that’s more realistic I suppose, considering…
I just saw someone build this on tiktok. It took like 3 minutes
@companaut’s kid now has a time to beat!
It’s a really cool build. Does take a long time. I think I’m 15 hours in…
@kykazaa Cool! Any tips/tricks to pass along?
@compunaut not really tips / tricks but a few insights. First, it’s a really cool build. Lots of interesting techniques, especially the deck chairs. Lots of cool details like the anchors (made from the hotdog piece) and the stacks being tied down. There is a lot of repetition and a lot of small pieces. The portholes alone account for over 500 pieces. Each set of two portholes requires 4 pieces, there are 55 pairs on each side of the model so far (440 and I still have the stern to go). Crazy. There are also a lot of 1x1s SNOT for the windows above the deck line. Overall it’s a great build, so enjoy it.
@compunaut @kykazaa but… How many pieces is the door?
@compunaut @kykazaa @unksol maybe if there are extra pieces they can “enhance” the door
@compunaut @kykazaa @tinamarie1974 they would need extra for the displacement. For them to both use a door as a life preserver. But it’s still funny how everyone thinks he could just climb on/there was room.
@compunaut @kykazaa @tinamarie1974 for the math. Not that I’m going to bother to check his.
http://physicsbuzz.physicscentral.com/2012/09/sorry-girls-titanic-doors-were-made-of.html
@compunaut @unksol The door is one piece.
And sorry about the micro figs, I only have the ones that came with the Saturn V set
@compunaut @unksol and yes, before everyone yells, I know the scales are different.
@compunaut @kykazaa well done.
Side note if you have the intact Saturn V that would be cool to see.
@compunaut @unksol
@compunaut @kykazaa
/image noice
My Estes Saturn 5 is still in the box in the basement along with dozens of rocket engines. I wonder if they still work after 2 decades
@compunaut @kykazaa @unksol There’s one way to find out!
@blaineg @compunaut @kykazaa oh I’m sure there’s many ways to get them to light. Would they light the way intended? And even if they did would I be able to find the rocket? And that Estes Saturn 5 I think I was being a little aspirational… Hobby lobby discount. Ifi actually did a good job of it and then lost it… Yikes.
Vs when Estes was big and cheap and if you could not recover a $10 rocket… Well that sucks but was cool lol
@compunaut @kykazaa @unksol I never did launch several of my fancier rockets for the fear of losing or destroying them.
@blaineg it’s technically just a bunch of cardboard tubes that have never been glued together or finished. I had a 50% discount at some point. A sale plus employee discount or I’m remembering wrong.
I never built the damn thing. Or real models you finished your self. I meant to. But ya. Anything I put that much effort into. And thought was accurate. I’d not want to lose
Although now that I think about it there is a RC plane club 10 miles up the road… I wonder if they do rockets.
@unksol This is great, a huge archive of model rocket catalogs.
http://www.ninfinger.org/rockets/rockets.html
@blaineg nice. I picked an Estes one and I’m sure I had that one in my hands at some point.
http://www.ninfinger.org/rockets/catalogs/estes98/98estcat.html
Just the cover lol. Weird. I have that x-wing. I lost a fin. Well it has wings to stabilize right? It can’t really need to those stabilizers? Right? It definitely did. It flew instead of launched
@compunaut @kykazaa @unksol
The Estes engines of that vintage here have all still been functional.
@compunaut @kykazaa @werehatrack lol it’s a full on kit
But the 2 piece launch rods never fit and they were so easy to accidentally bend at joint. And then that little bit could make you lose a rocket. They are probably here somewhere in a cardboard tube.
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Is the iceberg included, or is that a separate kit?
@blaineg
Different kit I suspect.
Kinda one mean motherfucker there.
https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_1416178
@blaineg That set is over 10,000 pieces.
So, does it come with a second set of instructions for the post-iceberg configuration?
@Turken You put it in an aquarium.
@Kyeh @Turken
A big wide deep Lego aquarium complete w ice hazards ?
That sounds like a monster Lego set.