Posted on 10/10/2021 6:53:01 PM PDT by BenLurkin
At more than 53 inches long, the model is a replica of the doomed liner, which, at the time of its maiden voyage, was the largest passenger ship afloat.
The original Titanic set sail from Southampton, England, to New York on April 10, 1912.
Late on April 14, around midnight, it struck an iceberg and sank in less than three hours. According to the US Senate report on the disaster, 1,517 people died and 706 survived out of 2,223 passengers and crew.
Made up of 9,090 pieces, the replica model divides into three sections to reveal the interior of the ill-fated vessel, including the first-class grand staircase, which sprawls over six decks, as well as a Jacobean-style dining saloon and the engine room.
The Lego ship is a 1:200 scale model and also includes a recreation of the ship's bridge, promenade deck and swimming pool.
The set won't come cheap though: Available for pre-order from November 1 and general sale from November 8, the ship will retail at $629.99.
(Excerpt) Read more at ksl.com ...
Lego Introduces New Sharper Bricks That Instantly Kill You When You Step On Them
BILLUND, DENMARK—LEGO has just introduced new and improved interlocking plastic bricks that will instantly kill you when you step on them, sources at the company’s headquarters confirmed Thursday.
The sharper edges in the new design will just immediately put you out of your misery, so you don’t have to roll around on the ground in excruciating pain for minutes on end. Utilizing advanced laser-driven techniques, LEGO factories can now hone the edges of the famously sharp and painful bricks to such a fine point that the human nervous system instantly shuts down upon coming into contact with them.
“Our engineers have been hard at work trying to come up with ways to make an even deadlier brick, and they’ve finally made a breakthrough,” LEGO head of design Arnbjørn Frandsen said in a press conference. According to Frandsen, internal company tests have shown the new bricks have a 99.7% success rate at ending the life of the unfortunate person to inadvertently step on even just a single LEGO. “This is the most promising advancement we’ve made in our brick design since we first introduced the bricks that make it feel like your foot is being stabbed by a hundred sharpened katanas many decades ago.”
Of all the historic events that merit wonder and further study, the sinking of the Titanic ranks exceedingly high. As a youth I was introduced to it by Walter Lord’s book, A Night to Remember. Ever since then a mild fascination has attached to the subject.
As for this LEGO kit, the price tag places it out of my league, but I like the idea. Meanwhile, have you seen the plastic Challenger kit with no assembly required?
Pretty neat, but not for me-
First of all, I can’t afford it.
Second of all, I got cats……..
How about a silicone iceberg mold for your freezer?
More humane, really.
Is the the replica authentic down to having insufficient life boats?
Titanic (1997)/A Night To Remember (1958): Side-by-Side
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcRWHvWnKuA
This actually sounds like fun project. I haven’t built a model since I was in my teens.
What did they do to the model used in the movie Titanic?
Will it feature the 56 carat blue diamond as shown in the movie?
Get yourself the Revell scale model kit about 18" long & $30. Glue and paints not include. A true scale model that requires real attention and care unlike Lego blocks.
Totally don't have a clue why supposed adults buy these ugly expense toy blocks. Guess it comes from my building both plastic kits and boats and planes from scratch as a kid. SMH.
The Titanic Inquiry: Crew of the SS Californian
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnSEqrbb9jY
This was the set I mentioned. $630 without tax.
Part of the “charm” is that you can disassemble these kits and reassemble them over and over.
No paint skill required
No glue or technical skill required
No artistic skills required
Just patience, attention to detail, gentle hands and a love to build things with your hands
COMMENT OF THE DAY!
Also you don’t actually have to make what the instructions say.
You could modify the kit to make the Dr Who Titanic for example.
Or you could use that many bricks to do something completely different, like the toe reconstruction from Monty Python.
Are the deck chairs rearrangable?
Last I heard Lego went woke.
Made in China, copied from the original plans...
So probably not, but I am sure the odds of an Iceberg striking twice are low.
Radar was included in the optional Cruise Control package
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