152,455 Lego bricks, 677 pounds (307 kilograms) and 6.56 feet long (2 metres) — that’s how amazing this Lego cut-out of a Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engine is. It has over 160 separate engine components just arranged like the engine that power the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
Rolls-Royce—which presented its Lego engine yesterday at the Farnborough International Airshow—says that it took four people eight weeks to complete, which is quite a feat. The beautiful cut-out shows every detail of the inner workings of the engine, “including everything from the large fan blades which suck air into the engine down to the combustion chambers where fuel is burned.” It required the builders to go through the actual CAD plans of the engine to reproduce every component accurately with Lego pieces.
According to them, it’s the first of its kind in the world. Still, it’s only half the size of the actual engine, which weighs 1.25 tonnes.


















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OK so where do I sign up for the petition to get this made as a kit by Lego
talk about filling in the cold winter evenings
This would have to be one of the only times that its a good thing when your boss comes up to you and says “How busy are you? We have this side project we need you to work on..”
Where does this obsession with building things with blocks come from? I mean, adults shouldn’t be so obsessed with Lego. Minecraft shouldn’t be anywhere near as popular as it is. What is it about?!
Don’t get me wrong, I’m saving up for one of the large Star Wars sets, but doesn’t anyone else find it slightly odd?!
I spent far more time that I care to admit on that http://www.buildwithchrome.com lego maps site
My girlfriend thinks the same. But I have managed to convince her we need a monthly “Lego Night” and she’s starting to enjoy them!
The only way it could be more awesome is if it works! …I’d love to work for Rolls-Royce
This was built by us at http://www.bright-bricks.com
This enginge does turn to show the workings.