I found the massive Lego Imperial Shuttle on sale several months ago, and finally had the time to put it together this afternoon. At 2,503 pieces, it's a sizable model with very good detail. It can be displayed in one of two ways: on its stand with its wings down, or on its landing gear with its wings folded up. In my opinion, it makes an excellent companion to the Death Star II and the Millennium Falcon.
Unlike the Millennium Falcon (which took the better part of two days to assemble -- a total of about 14 hours), my friends and I were able to build the Imperial Shuttle in only about four hours. The piece count is high, but nothing about the assembly is particularly challenging.
Below is a record of our progress throughout the afternoon.
You need a time-lapse of your next project.
Posted by: polyGeek | January 16, 2012 at 08:51 AM
LEGO Shuttle Expedition 10231
My entire family had a great time putting *that* one together. And it looks awesome.
Posted by: Theodore R. Smith | January 24, 2012 at 07:22 AM
The Space Shuttle (10231) is one of the best models Lego makes, IMO. It's the one I used for this:
http://www.microkosmic.com/comic/the-end-of-an-era.html
Posted by: Christian Cantrell | January 24, 2012 at 09:30 AM
Thought this might interest you. I'm guessing it was built using lego pieces customized for the project. The detail is astounding. Kind of what I was hoping the Super Star Destroyer would be like.
http://chuknum.com/2011/09/18/sculptures-43000-piece-lego-star-destroyer/
Posted by: Ryan | February 02, 2012 at 07:05 AM