A little boy's dream: coolest lego setup ever!

Méo · 01-10-17, 07:12 PM

I just came across this link on facebook... made me remember my childhood

https://www.warhistoryonline.com/war...th_lego.html/2

https://www.flickr.com/photos/legomo...14225989/page1

And a special congratulation to everyone who built it!

Jimbuna · 01-11-17, 07:14 AM

Yep, that is really amazing.

One of my favourites is the U-boat With Dry Dock

https://www.flickr.com/photos/51492892@N02/

Commander Wallace · 01-11-17, 07:41 AM

Both of the Lego vessels are amazing. Good job.

Thanks for posting Jim and Meo.

propbeanie · 01-11-17, 03:09 PM

Yes, very cool stuff. Glad you fellers had your eyes open... did they use any of it in the new Lego's Batman Movie?

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Every once in a while, you think "that'd be a cool job to have..." and then I remember Christmas 2004... never again...

I do not have the patience to put much more than a tiny skateboard together, much less an airplane - or a carrier... Even Lincoln Logs stress me anymore...

vienna · 01-11-17, 03:52 PM

Wish I'd had Legos when I was a kid; I did have Lincoln Logs, Tinker-Toys, and some sort of brick building kit whose name I can't remember; didn't have an Erector Set because my mother thought I might injure myself with the steel parts; the irony of the Erector Set situation was I was so good at assembling various things from the Lincoln Logs, etc., my mother would 'volunteer' my services to other people to aid them in assembling bicycles and other metal assemblies, which usually meant I alone did the work while my mother and her friends gossiped. At least, I did develop a knack for sussing out how to assemble and fix a large range of objects. Kids really should have a balance between being immersed in new tech and the opportunity to engage more manual, tactile experiences...

<O>

Eichhörnchen · 01-11-17, 03:56 PM

I think my son might have enough LEGO soon for a full-sized aircraft carrier

vienna · 01-11-17, 04:06 PM

Some US comedian once said if you really hate someone who happens to have kids, the best revenge is to give their kids specific gifts: if they are little boys, give them starter Lego sets; if they are little girls, give them Barbie starter sets. The resulting whining and demands for all the accessories will drive your enemy to bankruptcy and madness...

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Oberon · 01-11-17, 07:24 PM

Not to mention that Lego is a deadly landmine for anyone with bare feet. Reminds me of an old Polandball comic:

Eichhörnchen · 01-12-17, 01:14 AM

That, plus the grotty routine fingertip search through the contents of the vacuum cleaner

vienna · 01-12-17, 01:56 AM

...and people often ask me if I regret ever having children...

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em2nought · 01-12-17, 02:59 AM

Those are awesome.

Back in the day, my empty telescope box with a lego superstructure and gun turrets made a fine Graf Spee with a few 1/72nd airfix soldiers thrown in for good measure.

Platapus · 01-12-17, 05:29 PM

Legos are wasted on the young.

BarracudaUAK · 01-12-17, 08:40 PM

My only complaint with making boats/ships out of Legos is that they sink.

But I've built several Lego helicopters in the last few years.

Now if I only had a place to put them....
They usually end up residing on top of my PC's tower case.

Barracuda

vienna · 01-12-17, 08:48 PM

[QUOTE=BarracudaUAK;2457829...

But I've built several Lego helicopters in the last few years.
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Barracuda[/QUOTE]

Let me make a wild guess.. they don't fly...

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BarracudaUAK · 01-12-17, 08:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vienna

Let me make a wild guess.. they don't fly...

<O>

No, they fly just fine...

It's the landings that need work!

Barracuda

01-10-17, 07:12 PM	#1
Méo Ace of the Deep Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Quebec City Posts: 1,153 Downloads: 258 Uploads: 0	A little boy's dream: coolest lego setup ever! I just came across this link on facebook... made me remember my childhood https://www.warhistoryonline.com/war...th_lego.html/2 https://www.flickr.com/photos/legomo...14225989/page1 And a special congratulation to everyone who built it!

01-11-17, 07:14 AM	#2
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,480 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Yep, that is really amazing. One of my favourites is the U-boat With Dry Dock https://www.flickr.com/photos/51492892@N02/ __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

01-11-17, 03:09 PM	#4
propbeanie CTD - it's not just a job Join Date: May 2016 Location: One hour from Music City USA! Posts: 10,098 Downloads: 451 Uploads: 2	Yes, very cool stuff. Glad you fellers had your eyes open... did they use any of it in the new Lego's Batman Movie? ... Every once in a while, you think "that'd be a cool job to have..." and then I remember Christmas 2004... never again... I do not have the patience to put much more than a tiny skateboard together, much less an airplane - or a carrier... Even Lincoln Logs stress me anymore... __________________ "...and bollocks to the naysayers" - Jimbuna

01-11-17, 03:52 PM	#5
vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,711 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Wish I'd had Legos when I was a kid; I did have Lincoln Logs, Tinker-Toys, and some sort of brick building kit whose name I can't remember; didn't have an Erector Set because my mother thought I might injure myself with the steel parts; the irony of the Erector Set situation was I was so good at assembling various things from the Lincoln Logs, etc., my mother would 'volunteer' my services to other people to aid them in assembling bicycles and other metal assemblies, which usually meant I alone did the work while my mother and her friends gossiped. At least, I did develop a knack for sussing out how to assemble and fix a large range of objects. Kids really should have a balance between being immersed in new tech and the opportunity to engage more manual, tactile experiences... <O> __________________ __________________________________________________ __

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Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 17,375 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I think my son might have enough LEGO soon for a full-sized aircraft carrier __________________

01-11-17, 07:41 AM	#3
Commander Wallace Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Under the sea in an Octupus garden in the shade Posts: 5,294 Downloads: 366 Uploads: 0	Both of the Lego vessels are amazing. Good job. Thanks for posting Jim and Meo.

01-11-17, 04:06 PM	#7
vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,711 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Some US comedian once said if you really hate someone who happens to have kids, the best revenge is to give their kids specific gifts: if they are little boys, give them starter Lego sets; if they are little girls, give them Barbie starter sets. The resulting whining and demands for all the accessories will drive your enemy to bankruptcy and madness... <O> __________________ __________________________________________________ __

01-11-17, 07:24 PM	#8
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Not to mention that Lego is a deadly landmine for anyone with bare feet. Reminds me of an old Polandball comic:

01-12-17, 01:14 AM	#9
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 17,375 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	That, plus the grotty routine fingertip search through the contents of the vacuum cleaner __________________

01-12-17, 01:56 AM	#10
vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,711 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	...and people often ask me if I regret ever having children... <O> __________________ __________________________________________________ __

01-12-17, 02:59 AM	#11
em2nought Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,485 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Those are awesome. Back in the day, my empty telescope box with a lego superstructure and gun turrets made a fine Graf Spee with a few 1/72nd airfix soldiers thrown in for good measure. __________________ em2nought is ecstatic garbage!

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,361 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Legos are wasted on the young. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

01-12-17, 08:40 PM	#13
BarracudaUAK Captain Join Date: Apr 2016 Posts: 520 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	My only complaint with making boats/ships out of Legos is that they sink. But I've built several Lego helicopters in the last few years. Now if I only had a place to put them.... They usually end up residing on top of my PC's tower case. Barracuda

01-12-17, 08:48 PM	#14
vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,711 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	[QUOTE=BarracudaUAK;2457829... But I've built several Lego helicopters in the last few years. ... Barracuda[/QUOTE] Let me make a wild guess.. they don't fly... <O> __________________ __________________________________________________ __