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Building the Enterprise D Out of LEGOs.

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the will-the-madness-never-end dept.

CleverNickName writes "A self-proclaimed "dork" has built one of the best models of Enterprise D I have ever seen (and I think I speak with some authority)...entirely out of LEGOs. I can see my house from here!"

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  1. Re:Does this really count? by The+Good+Reverend · · Score: 5, Interesting

    FYI, almsot all "Grand" lego creations (homegrown and the 'pro' creations at the Legoland parks) use glue in their construction. The blocks themselves just don't provide enough support to hold a large model together.

    Painting is a different story - if there were "standards" in lego model building, painting would usually be against the rules. Though in reality, is it really much different than buying 4000 2x3 flat bricks for a project? It's not like you had them laying around.

    I'm sorry, but as far as I'm concerned, this should be categorized more as just another plastic model kit of the Enterprise than a true Lego creation.

    I'm going to have to disagree with you there - he not only built it, he designed the plans, researched the specs and size, and gathered the parts. As in depth as any boxed model is, all the work (besides putting it together) is already done for you. This Enterprise really is a neat accomplishment.

  2. With some authority... by samrolken · · Score: 5, Interesting

    For those of us who aren't following along, the submitter of this story was Wil Wheaton, yes, Wesley Crusher himself...

    see http://www.wilwheaton.net/ for details.

    See if you can find him amongst the trolls and flames.

    --
    Sam Kennedy

    --
    samrolken