Today, work with designers has become another direction of art. Some people try to impress fans with the huge size of their creations, while others prefer to focus on the artistry and originality of their work. In any case, to learn about the largest buildings from the "Lego" will be curious to any person.
The designer is not for children
Of course, initially most designers were designed exclusively for children. This is really a wonderful occupation - on the one hand, it develops perseverance and fine motor skills, and contributes to the flight of fantasy. And on the other hand, it takes a child for a long time, allowing parents to do household chores, knowing for sure that their child will not get in the way.
However, quite quickly this hobby "spread" to many adults. Today in the world, thousands of men and women with excitement are creating more and more masterpieces, trying to surpass their competitors. Of course, here not standard children's sets are already involved, but dozens and hundreds of complex designers. Indeed, in order to realize some ideas, you have to use hundreds of thousands of fragments. But the effect is very outstanding.
To begin with, we’ll compose the top 5 largest buildings from Lego.
No. 1 is a real home
But if you are interested in what is the largest building of “Lego”, then, of course, James May, the host of the famous Top Gear program, became its creator. It turns out that he is a fan of this designer and decided to surpass all the other fans.
As a result, in 2009, he decided to build ... a full-size house. One such work would clearly not be within the power, so May called on the fans - about a thousand people who got to work quickly responded.
They worked hard for the glory. For several months of operation, 816 million blocks of 272 species were laid. As a result, a real two-story house was erected, in which you can live in if you wish, because there is everything you need. For example, a ladder, a bed, a bread box, bottles with ketchup and soy sauce, a black and white cat. Yes, there is even an operating shower and toilet. Moreover, acting in strict accordance with the plan, all this was done by enthusiasts exclusively from Lego blocks.
Alas, this miracle stood for only a few months, after which it was dismantled. But it’s a pity - here one could arrange a real Lego museum.
No. 2 - Life-size Ferrari
Ferrari F1 racing car kits are quite popular. They consist of almost 1200 parts, correctly using which, the teenager will collect an exact copy with opening doors and trunk.
However, the size of several tens of centimeters does not suit everyone. And once a group of furious fans of Lego designers decided that they could show the world something more interesting.
As a result, they decided to build a racing car of the original size from children's designers. A group of 16 people worked on the embodiment of such a grandiose plan. To develop a design, draw up a project and calculate how much material is needed for construction, they spent almost six months. And then another 10 days they worked almost around the clock on the assembly. It is not known exactly how many details had to be spent for this, but the number was in the hundreds of thousands. But the result did not disappoint either designers or critics. The copy was a success - from a couple of tens of meters it will not be easy for an expert to determine whether he is facing a real car or a very successful copy.
No. 3 - Helm's Paddy Defense
The Lord of the Rings is a very popular book and films. Millions of people around the world are fans of the universe created by J.R. R. Tolkien and shown on screens by Peter Jackson. There is nothing surprising in the fact that the Lego company released a thematic designer on this topic, no. However, it turned out to be so primitive that it completely did not suit the fans of the film - Joel Kim and Big Jay. And they decided to fix this annoying mistake, adding to the list of the largest buildings from the "Lego" in the world.
It took them 6 months to design and procure a sufficient amount of material. And just as much they recreated the scene from the film, trying to pay maximum attention to even the most insignificant details. Well, it's hard to argue - the result exceeded all expectations.
To work, they needed 150 thousand blocks. In addition, to maximally accurately recreate the crowd, they used about 2,000 figures of people, elves, Uruk-hai and a single gnome. Fortress walls defended by elves and people, Uruk-hai climbing stairs, numerous siege devices - the total weight of the composition exceeded 180 kilograms.
No. 4 - works by Nathan Savay
But the designer Nathan Savaya prefers to shock his fans not with the size of the work, but with their elaboration, depth.
He works in New York, where he has his own studio and a decent supply of materials - more than a million cubes of all colors, shapes and sizes. He not only creates very unusual sculptures, but also is engaged in rethinking world masterpieces. For example, from Lego blocks, he collected Venus of Milos, David Michelangelo, Starry Night by Van Gogh, The Thinker Rodin, Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci and many others. It is no coincidence that the works of Savail are in great demand among art lovers. They can also be seen in many galleries in the world.
However, sometimes the venerable designer wants to surpass some of the largest buildings from Lego, photos of some of them are presented in the article. As a result, he created the figure of a tyrannosaurus, or rather, his skeleton. The height of the sculpture is 6 meters. To create it, Nathan Savaya had to use more than 80 thousand blocks.
No. 5 - almost a real plane
This applicant was not as vain as James May, but still his work should be attributed to the largest building of the "Lego" - the technique is simply amazing.
As a sample, he took the passenger Airbus A380. To design and assemble it, the author took almost a whole year. During this time, he used approximately 75 thousand Lego blocks. And the result did not disappoint. The length of the model is 2.5 meters, and the wingspan is more than 2 meters. Moreover, this is not just an outer shell - if desired, the structure can be halved and a look inside the titanic structure. There are three floors, each of which has a special purpose - the author will carefully study the drawings of a real airplane in order to prevent mistakes. As a result, you can see a retractable chassis, landing lights, fuel tanks, a luggage trolley, air brakes and much, much more in a small copy.
Perhaps even the developer of the plane would gladly shake the hand of such a dedicated designer.
Some more interesting works
Of course, these are far from all the largest buildings from Lego in the world. The photos illustrate only the most interesting of these works. But still, it is worth listing a few more projects whose developers have really put a particle of their soul into the work.
For example, Calvin Hartley and Jarren Harkham - fans of "Star Wars" decided to recreate the desert Sandcrawler vehicles as accurately as possible. They worked wonderfully - they took 10 thousand bricks and almost 500 hours of time. The length of the finished model exceeds a meter, and the weight is almost 13 kilograms.
Speaking about "Star Wars", it is worth noting the largest sculpture from "Lego", created based on the universe. This is the Death Star. For the construction had to use 500 thousand blocks. As a result, the height of the model was 4 meters, width - 2.5 meters, and weight - 862 kg.
Creators and lovers of the animated series "The Simpsons". Designer Matt De Lano has recreated an entire area of the city from this animated series. It took 5 million bricks to work, but it turned out to build the Mo Tavern, Krusty Burger, church, power station, Apu store, school, as well as a number of other buildings.
Conclusion
On this our article comes to an end. From it you learned a lot of new facts about such an exciting hobby. It is possible that inspired by the example of famous and talented creators, you yourself decide to recreate something like this.