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5,335,200 LEGO bricks Star Wars X-wing Starfighter 1:1 Model
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, the massive replica took 32 master builders, five million LEGO bricks, and over 17,000 hours to complete. The model weighs nearly 46,000 pounds, stands 11 feet tall and 43 feet long, with a wingspan of 44 feet. The Model will “take off” for a summer landing at LEGOLAND California Resort where it will be installed through the remainder of the year. [via]