Disney, Lucasfilm and LEGO have introduced the world's first life-size LEGO X-Wing Fighter in Times Square in New York City. Check out the specs and photos taken straight from the press release.
-Contains 5,335,200 LEGO bricks
-Weighs 45,980 pounds
-Height: 11 feet / 3.35 meters
-Length: 43 feet / 13.1 meters
-Wingspan: 44 feet / 13.44 meters
-32 builders spent 17,336 hours to construct; about 4 months
-Built in the LEGO Model Shop in Kladno, Czech Republic
-Is a one-to-one replica of LEGO Star Wars set #9493; The model is 42 times the size of the retail building set The model was heavily engineered to withstand all the transportation, setup/break down and to ensure it was safe for Times Square given the subway system below and California's seismic requirements for the LEGOLAND California Resort installation.
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