Yes, you heard right: Fort Ticonderoga -- or Carillon, if you prefer -- in Lego! Four and a half years' worth of construction, apparently, by a certain Starbuck Starfighter (presumably not his real name) and his son (Starbuck Starfighter Jr?). I include a photo of the real thing, to give you a sense of how remarkably accurate the creation is. It was nominated in the "best large building" category at Brickworld Chicago. I don't know who won, but the judges were clearly mistaken in not awarding the prize to these guys.
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From the bygones days of my youth searching for a single piece to make my pirate ship look good, I can tell you that a lot of blood, sweat, tears, and copious cursing went into this.
ReplyDeleteI do hope that there wasn't too much cursing, actually. This being a father & son project and all...
ReplyDeleteIt could have been period cursing, to complete the mise en scène. It makes learning fun!
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