Republic Star Destroyer
My brother Nassim and I spent most of our childhood playing LEGO together. Our favorite theme was space exploration, and we built all kinds of space crafts, spending an extraordinary amount of time fine tuning their lights, lasers, and cockpits. Over the past couple of years, May and I built a fair amount of sets from the Star Wars Ultimate Collector Series, including the Death Star II and the Republic Star Destroyer, which have 3,417 and 3,104 pieces respectively. During the Christmas break, I hope we’ll get to build the Millennium Falcon, which tops the charts with 5,195 pieces. But the penultimate Star Wars LEGO set ever built is the Republic Star Destroyer, which was put together as a one-of-a-kind model by Lego Master Builder Erik Varszegi two years ago. This model is truly massive, counts over 35,000 pieces, and required a custom-built steel frame mounted on wheels so that it could be moved around. A high-resolution picture is available here, and many detailed pictures are served there. Over the past couple of weeks, I have studied these pictures extensively, and came to the conclusion that I might be able to put together a same-scale replica. I recently ordered the first 15,000 pieces from BrickLink, and built a custom application using Salesforce.com to manage my inventory. I give myself a year to complete this project, and will post pictures on this site tracking my progress. Wish me luck!
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