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The X-Wing starfighter from Star Wars has come to life as the world’s largest Lego model, except that it can’t fly, move or shoot laser beams. The 45,000-pound model was assembled by a team of 32 people over the course of 17,000 man-hours in Kladno, Czech Republic.
The X-Wing comprises 5.3 million Lego bricks, some 2 million more than the previous title-holder, a robot at Minnesota’s Mall of America. At 43 feet from front to back, it’s actually two feet longer than than the fictional X-Wing that Luke Skywalker flew into battle in the original Star Wars movie.
The model will remain in Times Square through Saturday before being packed up and shipped to Legoland in Carlsbad, California.
Thousands gather in New York City’s Times Square to watch the unveiling of the world’s largest LEGO Model, a 1:1 replica of the LEGO Star Wars X-wing Starfighter that took 32 Model Builders, 5.3 million LEGO bricks and over 17,000 hours to complete, Thursday May 23, 2013. (Amy Sussman/AP Images for The LEGO Group)
The world’s largest Lego modelled after the Star Wars X-wing starfighter is seen at Times Square after being unveiled in New York May 23, 2013. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
The world’s largest Lego modelled after the Star Wars X-wing starfighter is seen at Times Square after being unveiled in New York May 23, 2013. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
