Designed to take off and land in water, seaplanes gently levitate above water so they can take off from small islands or other areas without runways but near water. If you love these amazing inventions, you can easily make your own model seaplane using Lego bricks. To build a Lego seaplane, you have two options. You can build your seaplane using an official Lego building kit, or you can use loose Lego bricks to make your own design. If you choose the first option, you simply order a kit, and it comes with all of the Lego bricks you need as well as instructions on how to put them all together. For a bit of variety, check out the Lego Creator series. This popular series contains bricks that can be crafted into several different designs. For example, with one Creator kit, you can make a seaplane, but once you dismantle it, you can use the same bricks to build two different types of hovercrafts. Alternatively, if you decide to create your own seaplane design, you can build it using whatever loose Lego bricks you can find.
Essentially, a seaplane looks like a regular plane, but it features two skids along the bottom so that it can levitate above the water. You can build the base of your seaplane using skids designed for a Lego helicopter, or you can simply use long, flat Lego pieces to make that part of your seaplane. The bottom of your seaplane should look like a watercraft. You can even use the same rounded pieces you use to make Lego boats. The top of your Lego seaplane should look like a regular plane. You can use rectangular pieces or single 1x1 Lego bricks to build the sides of your fuselage, but to create the wings of your Lego seaplane, you may need special pieces. Commonly found in kits to make airplanes, seaplanes, and space vehicles, Lego wings are custom pieces. These pieces are often slanted and slightly triangular in shape, and in most cases, each wing is the symmetrical opposite of its pair. Once you have the basic outline of your seaplane, it is time to add fun finishing touches.
You can add propellers, steering wheels, windshields, and other fun elements. You can even buy decorative stickers to add to your seaplane. When you are finally done designing and building your seaplane, build a fun scene for it. If you have a Lego baseplate, you can use flat Lego bricks to turn these plain green pieces into waterways and shorelines. Alternatively, you can build other vehicles to complement your seaplane. For example, you can surround it with fishing boats, repair trucks, or other vehicles. You can also use Lego figurines to make a display of people waiting to get into the seaplane or watching it take off. Whether you decide to buy a kit or design your own Lego seaplane, you can purchase what you need from eBay. Simply type the name of the item you need in the search box on the top of the page. Use the categories listed on the left side of the page to narrow your search results by department. LEGO City Sweeper & Excavator 60152 LEGO City Dragster Transporter 60151
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Two Vietnamese boats were chased by a pair of Chinese coastguard ships on Saturday afternoon off Vietnam’s Quang Ngai province, the Vietnam Fisheries Society (Vinafis) said in a statement. One ship was boarded by Chinese coastguards who forced the crew overboard, Vinafis said, while a second vessel was prevented from reaching the stranded fishermen. “Chinese men jumped onto fisherman Vo Van Luu’s boat, struck the Vietnamese sailors and ... sunk the vessel,” forcing five crew members overboard, the statement said. The five fishermen remained in the sea until dark, when the second Vietnamese vessel was able to approach the area. Vinafis “condemned” the incident and demanded compensation from China. There was no immediate comment from China on the allegations. Beijing lays claim to virtually all of the South China Sea, putting it at odds with regional neighbours the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan, which also have partial claims.
Philippine embassy in Beijing warns Filipinos to be cautious ahead of court ruling over South China Sea territorial dispute Later on Tuesday the UN-backed Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague is set to rule on the legality of China’s claims to an area of the sea contested by the Philippines. It is a much anticipated court ruling with analysts saying a verdict that goes against Beijing could see a spike in aggressive actions in the area. Vietnam and China frequently trade diplomatic barbs over the disputed Paracel island chain and waters in the South China Sea. China is encouraging patriotic tourists to visit the contested Paracels, which are known as Xisha in Chinese. Such acts have deepened already simmering anti-Chinese sentiment in Vietnam. At least three Chinese people were killed in 2014 when rioting broke out in Vietnam after Beijing sent an oil rig into contested waters.Before you can vote for cool new LEGO sets, or submit your own you'll need to sign in with or register for a LEGO ID:
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The Andrea Gail radioed her last position at around 6:00 PM on October 28, and then went silent. Although the US and Canadian Coast Guards mounted a vigorous effort to rescue the crew of the Andrea Gail, searching almost 200,000 square nautical miles, the only items ever recovered were an EPIRB unit (a rescue beacon), several 55-gallon drums, and a few random pieces of flotsam. The exact circumstances of the Andrea Gail's demise are not known, but it is assumed that the ice machine had failed and that the crew was racing home, trying to beat the storm so that their catch of almost 30 tons of swordfish wouldn't spoil. The prevailing theory is that the Andrea Gail was pitchpoled in waves that may have reached 100 feet in height.Its legendary history aside, the Andrea Gail is a great example of a modern commercial longliner. She was 72 feet (22 meters) long with a beam of 20 feet (6 meters), displacing about 92 tons. Some of the notable features are the multiple cable reels (a longliner might pay out 40 to 50 miles of line in the process of fishing), the stowage for the buoys (used to support and locate the lines), and the towing anchor masts (from which the stabilizing anchors, or "birds", are hung).
The deck is scattered with numerous 55-gallon drums -- the crew used any spare space they had to store provisions, since they might be out at sea for a month or more at a time.The model that I have built is actually based more on the Andrea Gail's sister ship, the Lady Grace (which was used to play the role of the Andrea Gail in the movie). The Andrea Gail had a few minor differences, including a raised port bulwark, a plywood "doghouse" at the stern to protect the winch operator/baiter, and a small expansion to the pilot house on the starboard side. The features of the Lady Grace, however, are what most people associate with the Andrea Gail, so I decided to follow her design more closely.The model is built at minifig scale (roughly 1:40) and is definitely a UCS-sized project, coming in at almost exactly 4,000 parts. It measures a little over 16 cm. wide by just under 60 cm. long. Although I tried to be somewhat economical during the build, I am certain that with some careful optimization, the part count could be reduced by several hundred.
A more drastic optimization would involve removing the display stand and cutting the model off at the waterline -- that would save well over 1,000 pieces. Most of the parts are small and there are no particularly rare/unusual parts used (although there are some parts in new colors), so I would expect a favorable price/part ratio.===================================================================The main picture above shows a bow angle view of the entire ship sitting on the display stand with the anchor masts in the deployed position (i.e. with the "birds in the water"). Thanks to GlenBricker for providing a high-quality render used to create this picture. Note: There would be at least a small amount of rigging required to support the angled masts and to suspend the stabilizing anchors. I have shown where some of this rigging would go in this picture. The other pictures are shown without the rigging (or the anchors).The picture below shows a stern/starboard angle (once again, rendered image courtesy of GlenBricker).