This is truly unbelievable: Lego has built a 1:1 scale model of the X-Wing fighter using an astounding 5,335,200 bricks! It's as big as the real thing, capable of fitting the real Luke Skywalker—and Porkins. As you can see in these exclusive Gizmodo images and video, it reproduces the official $60 Lego 9493 X-Wing Fighter. But instead of being 560-pieces and a few inches long, this model uses more than five million pieces and it's 11-feet tall and 43 feet long, with a 44-foot wingspan. Just like the real X-Wing—and 42 times the size of the commercial Lego set. Here are all details about the model:Engines that light up and roarThere's only one thing different from the original model: the engines glow and roar like the X-Wing in the movies. To capture these photos and videos, Gizmodo had to travel to an airplane hangar near New York City, where the model had arrived by ship from the Lego Model Shop in Kladno, Czech Republic. But you can see it for yourself now if you are in Manhattan, since it's on display in the middle of Times Square.
According to Lego:The model was heavily engineered to withstand all the transportation, setup/break down and to ensure it was safe for Times Square given the subway system below and California’s seismic requirements for the Legoland California Resort installation. The X-Wing being unveiled today in New York City's Time Square. Bottom image by Gizmodo reader Ludlow Smith. You can see official Lego images of the unveiling here. Not in New York? After three days in the city, the X-Wing will be transported to the West Coast, where it will stay until the end of the year. And, by the way, you will be able to sit inside: The thing is so huge and heavy that it requires an internal metal structure to support it: Here's one of the crates used for shipping: The model was created to promote the original Lego Star Wars animation TV series The Yoda Chronicles, which will premiere on Cartoon Network on Wednesday, May 29 at 8:00PM. You can see my review of the Lego X-Wing Fighter 9493 right here.
You can get the original 560-piece version at the Lego Shop and Amazon. Images and video by Gizmodo's Nick Stango. The LEGO Group unveils world's largest LEGO® model More than five million LEGO bricks used to create life-sized X-Wing starfighter in celebration of new LEGO Star Wars animated TV special “The Yoda™ Chronicles” premiering on Cartoon Network The LEGO Group today unveiled the world’s largest LEGO model, a 1:1 replica of the LEGO® Star Wars™ X-Wing starfighter, in New York’s Times Square. To celebrate the upcoming premiere of The Yoda Chronicles on Cartoon Network on Wednesday, May 29 at 8:00 p.m. (ET, PT), the massive replica took 32 master builders, five million LEGO bricks and over 17,000 hours to complete. The model weighs nearly 20,865 kilograms, stands 3.35 meters tall and 13.1 meters long, with a wingspan of 13.44 meters. The Model will “take off” for a summer landing at LEGOLAND® California Resort where it will be installed through the remainder of the year.
“Just as kids love to test and hone their LEGO building skills and imaginative storytelling, our LEGO Master Builders are always testing their creative skills to top their last larger-than-life sized creations,” said Michael McNally, Brand Relations Director for LEGO Systems. “The size and structural complexity of a freestanding model 42 times the size of one our retail sets was a challenge they could not resist.” LEGO Star Wars is the original and most successful licensed product collection in The LEGO Group’s history and remains among the best-selling global toy lines. The theme’s evergreen strength comes from its appeal across generations to fans of all ages and a steady introduction of digital content such as The Yoda Chronicles to compliment the building experience. “Much the same way that fans can build the Star Wars universe with our LEGO sets, we are fortunate to work with Lucasfilm to build new stories, characters and vehicles through one-of-a-kind content such as the new “Yoda Chronicles” miniseries launching on Cartoon Network,” said Nicholas Hort, LEGO Star Wars brand manager.
LEGO Star Wars X-Wing Starfighter Model Fun Facts • Contains 5,335,200 LEGO bricks • Weighs 45,980 pounds/20,865 kilograms • 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 – about 4 months • Built in the LEGO Model Shop in Kladno, Czech Republic • Is a one-to-one replica of LEGO Star Wars set #9493; The model is 42x the size of the retail building set • The model was heavily engineered to withstand all the transportation, setup/break down and to ensure it was safe for Times Square given the subway system below and California’s seismic requirements for the LEGOLAND California Resort installation. Fiona Chan for LEGO Systems, Inc. LEGO Star Wars Red Five X-Wing Starfighter™An enormous Star Wars X-Wing spaceship has landed in New York's Times Square.It took 32 master builders more than five million LEGO bricks and took 17,000 hours to put together the full-scale replica of the Star Wars fighter.
The LEGO X-Wing is the largest Lego model in history. It's as big as the real thing and would be capable of fitting the real Luke Skywalker inside. Landed: Thousands gather in New York City's Times Square to watch the unveiling of the world's largest LEGO Model, a 1:1 replica of the LEGO Star Wars X-wing Starfighter Extra Large: This Incredible Full Scale Lego X-Wing Is the Largest Model In History The full scale mode imitates the official $60 Lego 9493 X-Wing Fighter - except it's just 42 times larger.However instead of just 560-pieces and a few inches in length, this model uses more than five million pieces. It's 11-feet tall, 43-feet long and has a 44-foot wingspan. The engines also glow and roar as per the films - and you can sit inside.The Star Wars-themed, 46,000-pound spacecraft arrived in 34 sections by container ship from Kladno in the Czech Republic. Star Tours: The world's largest Lego modelled after the Star Wars X-wing starfighter is seen at Times Square after being unveiled in New York
This one can't fly: The model was transported to the United States by boat from the LEGO Model Shop in Kladno, Czech Republic, where it was constructed by a team of 32 builders Count 'em: The model contains 5,335,200 bricks and is as big as the real thing, capable of fitting the real Luke Skywalker Contains 5,335,200 LEGO bricksWeighs 45,980 pounds/20,865 kilogramsHeight: 11 feet / 3.35 metersLength: 43 feet / 13.1 metersWingspan: 44 feet / 13.44 meters32 builders spent 17,336 hours to construct – about 4 monthsModel is 42x the size of the retail building setEngines that light up and roar The model is on display in the middle of Times Square until Saturday.The X-wing comes complete with a photo booth in the cockpit, engines that light up, and a host of sound effects.LEGO state: 'The model was heavily engineered to withstand all the transportation, setup/break down and to ensure it was safe for Times Square given the subway system below and California’s seismic requirements for the LEGOLAND California Resort installation.'The model is so heavy that it requires an internal metal structure to support it.'Just as kids love to test and hone their LEGO building skills and imaginative storytelling
, our LEGO Master Builders are always testing their creative skills to top their last larger-than-life sized creations,' Michael McNally, LEGO's brand relations director explained. Side view: 43 feet long and with a 44 foot wingspan, the LEGO X-Wing Starfighter holds the record for largest ever model Big brother: The model reproduces the official $60 Lego 9493 X-Wing Fighter. But instead of being 560-pieces and a few inches long, this model uses more than five million pieces Long term: From conception to completion, the plane took more than one year to make 'The size and structural complexity of a freestanding model 42 times the size of one our retail sets was a challenge they could not resist.''I've built pretty big things with LEGO, but this is the biggest ever,' says Lego master builder Erik Varszegi at an unveiling ceremony in Manhattan.'It's a life-size version,' he added. 'That means the same scale it was built for the film.'It will will be in position over the weekend and then moved to the West Coast for the remainder of the year.
Part the display also includes life-sized LEGO models of Darth Vader, Yoda, and R2D2. Not available in stores: LEGO sculptures of Star Wars characters are seen after the unveiling of the world's largest LEGO Model Pilot: The model is so large that budding Luke Skywalker wannabes can sit in the cockpit Franchise: the model was built to celebrate the forthcoming premiere of the latest Lego Star Wars series The Yoda Chronicles, a three-part animated miniseries launching on Cartoon Network Although the model is a publicity stunt, the X-Wing unveiling also promotes a series of other projects: The Yoda Chronicles, a new animated Star Wars miniseries on the Cartoon Network, and of course the 2015 movie from J.J. Abrams.LEGO is now in its 14th year of partnership with Star Wars and has sold more than 200 million building sets, 30 million copies of four video games and 450 different Lego Star Wars mini-figures.LEGO Star Wars has also played a huge part in boosting the Danish company's profits which have grown by 40 per cent in the past five years.