Lego builds life-size ‘Star Wars’ X-Wing

MANILA, Philippines – Times Square became an inter-galactic landing pad when Lego unveiled a gigantic replica of the “Star Wars” X-Wing combat fighter on Thursday, May 23, according to Hollywood Reporter.

Said to be the the largest Lego model to date, the replica was created by 32 master builders over a span of 17,000 hours. The structure reportedly consists of over 5 million Lego bricks collectively weighing over 44,000 pounds and is about 11 feet tall, 43 feet long, with a wingspan of 44 feet.

“I built pretty big things with Lego, but this is the biggest ever,” Lego master builder Erik Varszegi said at the ceremony, which drew a huge crowd of onlookers.

The previous title holder for the largest Lego model was a robot in the Mall of America in Minnesota.

According to Nation, assembly began a year ago in the Czech Republic. The starfighter was afterwards shipped to Manhattan in 3 separate parts.

Much like a real toy, the X-Wing was first hidden inside a humongous box with the phrase, “Secrets to reveal there are…” written in bold.

The reversed sentence construction is a signature trait of well-loved character Yoda, to whom the creation is dedicated to. The unraveling celebrates the upcoming

Cartoon Network mini-series “The Yoda Chronicles,” is premiering at the end of May.

The X-Wing will stay in Times Square until May 25 before flying off to Legoland California Resort where it will be on display for the rest of the year.

Watch the teaser trailer for ‘The Yoda Chronicles’ here:

– Rappler.com