If you were lucky enough to be in Cincinnati last weekend, you could have seen some amazing Lego creations at the 2010 BrickExpo held at the Clemont County Fairgrounds. Inside a 6,000-square-foot building were many large-scale Lego creations by builders from all over the country. Aside from incredibly detailed models of everything from planes, trains, and automobiles to a Gothic cathedral, one of the highlights of the show was a Lego creation of Captain "Sully" Sullenberger's finest hour, now known as "The Miracle on the Hudson." The impressive installation featured ships and Coast Guard helicopters coming to the aid of US Airways Flight 1549 after Sully was able to safely land the plane in the river last January. Star Wars fans, you'll be amazed at the scale and attention to detail displayed in this scene from the famous attack on Hoth in The Empire Strikes Back. The diorama, complete with AT-ATs, a torn-apart Millennium Falcon, and teeny-tiny Snowtroopers, will make any geeky boy or girl's heart skip a beat.
If sci-fi isn't your thing, maybe this massive sea battle between scurvy pirates and a respectable naval force will shiver yer timbers. Some of the largest installations were entire (tiny) towns that featured very detailed skyscrapers and houses, all kinds of automobiles, varying topography, and even a rather bloody, but cute, shark attack. For more from this very fun event, head over to the BrickExpo Flickr page to stare in awe at these amazing models.A WORLD record-breaking Lego sculpture of Tower Bridge has been built to mark the launch of a new Land Rover car. The replica landmark was built using 5.8 million bricks — breaking the previous record by nearly half a million — and took five months to complete. Laid out end to end the bricks would stretch from London to Paris, a distance of 200 miles.The new Land Rover Discovery beside the record-breaking four-storey Lego bridgeBear Grylls abseils down from a helicopter to land on Lego Tower Bridge Time-lapse video shows how record-breaking Lego Tower Bridge was built
It was revealed at Packington Hall in Warwickshire alongside the new Land Rover Discovery SUV. TV adventurer Bear Grylls and sports legends Sir Ben Ainslie were there to mark the spectacle -- with Grylls abseiling down from a helicopter onto the four-storey Lego landmark. Taking a dip ... Sir Ben Ainslie drove the new Discovery under the replica landmark Out the other end ... Sir Ben and his sailing team drove through the trough of water symbolising the Thames Meanwhile, sailing star Sir Ben took his America's Cup team for something they're not used to -- a trip UNDER the water in the new seven-seater. He was even towing another Lego creation -- a replica of his racing boat made from 186,500 bricks. He drove the car through a deep trough of water representing the Thames during the big reveal on Wednesday. Bobbing about in the waterZara Phillips jumps over two Discovery carsNew Land Rover beside mega bridge and sporting celebs There was also a chance for expert equestrian Zara Phillips, the Queen's granddaughter, to show off as she vaulted over the bonnets of two Discoveries parked nose-to-nose.
Emma Owen, LEGO UK and Ireland spokeswoman, said: “We are thrilled that Jaguar Land Rover has used Lego bricks to add some Guinness World Record-breaking creativity to the launch of the latest Discovery." 1. Land Rover Discovery Tower Bridge (2016) – 5.8m bricks 2. Star Wars X-Wing Fighter (2013) – 5.3m bricks 3. Lego house created for James May's BBC programme Toy Stories (2009) – 3.3m bricks 4. Herobot 9000 A mecha robot (2011) – 2.8m bricks 5. Allianz Arena scale replica of the spectacular Munich soccer stadium (2005) - 1.3m bricks Do you have a story for The Sun Online news team? Email us at tips@the-sun.co.uk or call 0207 782 4368Touted as the world’s first full-size LEGO car, the above pictured contrivance is christened as the ‘Super Awesome Micro Project‘ – and boy, awesome it is! Designed by the collaborative effort of Australian Steve Sammartino and Romanian Raul Oaida (that took over 20 months to complete), the $22,000 LEGO creation is built from a whopping 500,000 plastic bricks.
And if these aspects weren’t impressive enough, the LEGO car can make its way to a top speed of 30 km/hr (18.6 mph), all powered by its LEGO-made engine. This crucial device is divided into four orbital components, with each comprising 64 cylinders and pistons! 4 ft 6 inches high, 3 ft wide and 24 ft 3 inches long – this makes up for the gargantuan volume of the LEGO USS Missouri created by Scottish fisherman and naval enthusiast Jim McDonough. The real counterpart to this LEGO creation took part in crucial Second World War engagements, including theaters like Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Interestingly, USS Missouri (or ‘Mighty Mo’) also took part in the Korean War, and was completely refurbished for marine-based support during Operation Desert Storm (1990 – 91). But beyond history, the LEGO variant of the USS Missouri boasts over 10,000 parts, a motorized stern crane, a bridge with working lights, and over 3 years of workmanship behind it. Boasting its 1,506 sq ft of expansive space, the LEGO Kennedy Space Center (built from 750,000 LEGO bricks) comprises a 6.13 ft tall Space Shuttle installed on the launch pad and a space center with a 9 ft-long Saturn 1B rocket.
This spatial ambit is complemented by a Vehicle Assembly Building with dimensions 8 ft (long) x 6 ft (high) x 5 ft (wide), or 240 cubic ft – which in turn is built from over 50,000 LEGO bricks. And, as they say – awesomeness never comes easy; the entire LEGO creation took over 2,500 hours to build. Often touted as the largest LEGO building in the world (which may be the case in ‘official’ terms), the LEGO Allianz Arena is a grand replication of the original Allianz Arena football (soccer) stadium built for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. And just to give an idea of this ‘grandeur’, the LEGO creation accounts for a volume of 22.5 cubic m or 794 cubic ft, and weighs over 1.5 tons. And if you thought this was impressive, wait for more – the entire stadium is constructed from 1.3 million LEGO bricks, while also consisting of 30,000 mini-figures inside its gargantuan volume. This imposing scope (requiring 4,209 work-hours) is bolstered on the visual level with the incorporation of 5,000 working LEDs that mimic the lighting scheme of the original stadium.
Patronized by Top Gear presenter James May, the full-sized LEGO House was built by an ‘extended’ group of 1,000 volunteers, with the fantastical habitation being set up inside Denbies Wine Estate in Dorking, Surrey. As can be comprehended from its volume, the plastic house rises up to 20 ft, and was constructed from an astronomical 3.3 million LEGO bricks! The sheer number allowed the designers to contrive many a component inside the dwelling, including tables, utensils, a bed, and even an adorable cat. However, the entire LEGO creation had to be knocked down due to a fallout between May and Legoland managers of Britain. Built by the collaborative effort of official LEGO builders from Denmark and the local townsfolk at Budapest, Hungary, the world’s tallest LEGO tower proudly rises to an impressive height of 34.76 m (114 ft). Strategically located in front of the famed St. Stephen’s Basilica, the ‘towering’ LEGO creation was constructed from 450,000 multi-colored bricks, and aptly topped off with the Rubik’s Cube (originally invented by Hungarian sculptor and professor of architecture Ernő Rubik).