It looks like a great big Lego Tylenol
July 5, 2022 8:00 AM   Subscribe

Enjoy a short interview with LEGO builder Jack Carleson as he shows off his Minifigure-scale Airbus A380. This completely freestanding model weighs nearly 100 lbs and has moving flaps, working lights and retractable landing gear.
posted by bondcliff (6 comments total) 21 users marked this as a favorite
 
Wow! That's impressive. It also represents a lot of sustained work.
posted by doctornemo at 8:06 AM on July 5, 2022


+1000 for title reference
posted by We put our faith in Blast Hardcheese at 8:17 AM on July 5, 2022 [12 favorites]


What a charming video. I am here for wholesome content right now.

Jack Carleson goes by the name "BigPlanes". Some more info: interview on the Lego site, his Youtube channel, his Flickr(!) photos, and a blog post with closeups of the A380. Be sure ot see his Saturn V which is about 9 feet tall (1:40 scale).
posted by Nelson at 8:35 AM on July 5, 2022 [1 favorite]


I really like the cutaway idea a lot. Those would be fun more filled out for lots of different planes. And it was nice to see how the builder processed the activity.
posted by NoThisIsPatrick at 10:07 AM on July 5, 2022


The project on its own is awesome as is, but this was a neat little interview as well, with an interviewer who understood the challenges of making such a big Lego model and was able to talk on a similar level to Jack.

Love this sort of thing!
posted by MartinWisse at 1:25 PM on July 5, 2022


Agree, the interviewer seemed to understand the complexity of it. Although there's something a little sad to me about it being packed away in storage most of the time. Give the amount of effort, I feel like I'd want to have it out to look at all much as possible. Thanks for posting, this was really interesting
posted by matildatakesovertheworld at 9:42 PM on July 5, 2022


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