Construction lasted from July 20th(ish), 2005 to January 26th, 2006 (that’s about half a year).
The castle is constructed on a 64×64 peg baseplate.
The castle is 200 Lego Bricks tall.
The castle weighs [a lot of] lbs. (I think the table it’s on is about to break).
I would not even want to guesstimate how many Lego bricks the castle is made of, except that the number is somewhere in the thousands.
You can view more photos in my Brickshelf Gallery. New sections will be added as time allows.
EDITED 12/12/2007 to fix broken image links.
Oh dear lord – it’s beautiful. Just how much $$ did all those Leggos cost anyway? I’m seeing a Jeep. Just sayin.
Comment by Broadsheet — January 27, 2006 @ 9:24 am
Oh, my Dog WOW! VERY nice!
Comment by Serra — January 27, 2006 @ 10:26 am
Well, you had me fooled. I thought the big announcement was that you finally got a real job with benefits and such. Shoulda known, I guess…
Comment by SC — January 27, 2006 @ 10:38 am
Actually, today begins my new career as a “Bank Money Relocation Specialist.”
Anyone interested in being a “Mobile Transport and Law Enforcement Evader Operator?”
Comment by MalSnay — January 27, 2006 @ 10:50 am
I’ll be your driver. But we need to use your car.
Comment by anonymouscoworker — January 27, 2006 @ 11:13 am
wow.
that *is* big.
Comment by zenchick — January 27, 2006 @ 12:00 pm
Holy crap! We have our fair share of Legos at our place (bf collects the Star Wars sets), but I think this one wins. So how tall is that?
Comment by Jen — January 27, 2006 @ 1:07 pm
Dude, two things are absolutely true:
1) You are a giant huge lego nerd.
2) That thing is fucking impressive. Seriously. Nice work.
Comment by commonwombat — January 27, 2006 @ 2:41 pm
Yay Snay! I am so happy for you! That is very exciting! ^_^
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WHOA!!! I am blown away! That is impressive! Did you send a picture to Legos? They may have something to say about this.
Comment by gooberman — January 27, 2006 @ 5:26 pm
Uh huh, I thought the big announcement was going to be that you’re some sort of nutjob. How right I was! Congratulations, Snay, that’s very impressive. I’m happy for you, I think.
Comment by Kirowain — January 28, 2006 @ 12:02 am
Wow.
Comment by seadragon — January 28, 2006 @ 11:08 pm
unbelieveable. That is truly impressive and a labor of love. Worthy announcement.
Comment by lori — January 29, 2006 @ 9:26 am
Tim and I were talking, and we think that the new initiation for the elite EGBT is to have a picture of them standing next to that! Get your guest bed out, Snay!
Comment by maiki — February 3, 2006 @ 8:13 pm
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That’s really something. What’s a job like that pay?
Comment by Doug — December 28, 2006 @ 3:58 pm
Doug – not a penny. It cost me a couple grand, though.
Comment by MSnay — December 28, 2006 @ 4:10 pm
You’ll never be able to sell it without a basement.
Comment by Al — December 28, 2006 @ 4:15 pm
Oh. My. Word.
Comment by quilldancer — December 28, 2006 @ 4:21 pm
This is nothing to sneeze at! I think I suffer from AADD and would not be able to dedicate my attention to anything that took that long. LOL I bow to you, O King of the legos!
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That’s… amazing. You really need better photos of it, though. I think it would make an awesome desktop wallpaper. Too bad you couldn’t wire it for lights?
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