Enthusiast creates 19ft Apollo 11 rocket in Lego

It was almost 43 years ago when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made their momentous landing on the surface of moon. The world has certainly changed a lot from back then with the pompous advent of personal computers, iPhones and Internet! But some of us dauntless folk still hold on to the virtues of 'old fashioned' sense of adventure, thrill and enterprise. Well, Australian Lego enthusiast (and architect) Ryan McNaught is certainly one among them, and he has painstakingly showcased that intrepid spirit of his by adroitly creating a gargantuan 19 ft tall model of Apollo 11.

Model of Apollo 11

In case your fuzzy mind has bungled it up, Apollo 11 was the epochal spaceflight for humanity's first moon landing. The rocket (launch vehicle) utilized for this incredible endeavor was of the Saturn V version. Well, coming back from our flashback reverie, the designer in this case has gone on to replicate the exact bearing of the original Saturn V, along with all the paraphernalia of the launch pad and associated umbilical structures.

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Recreation of the Saturn V rocket by Ryan McNaught

Recreation of the Saturn V rocket by Ryan McNaught

Now, designing a conventional model of the whole considerable scope of Apollo 11 in itself is a pretty difficult job. But Ryan McNaught has taken the more novel route by achieving the nigh heroic feat of doing it entirely in Lego bricks. As a matter of fact, the attention to detail in his conception is quite awe-inspiring, with clear view of the tiny NASA vehicles, crew and astronauts scuttling along the pedestal of the plastic launch pad (you can see them in the gallery).

According to the specs, the whole replica of the rocket stands at 5.76 m (or 19 ft), while the robust form required more than a whopping 120,000 plastic bricks and 250 hours to build. The overall design has also righteously created a record of sorts, as this is touted as the tallest Lego structure in all of Australia. So, at the end of the day, one small step by Ryan McNaught might prove to be giant leap for Lego enthusiasts all over the world!

Via: iO9