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Lego model of QM2 revealed
For six painstaking months it was a labour of love but now this amazing model - made up of 480,000 Lego bricks - of Southampton's Queen Mary 2 is ready to take pride of place in a new museum.
Claimed to be the largest Lego ship in the world, the model is almost 20 feet long and depicts QM2 in dry dock at the French shipyard where the Cunard flagship was constructed.
It was in Holland in January that work began on the meticulous model, with the final piece of Lego put in place last month.
Weighing in at more than 1,900 pounds, the model was made by the nimble fingers of Klaas Meijaard and René Hoffmeister, both Lego enthusiasts, for the new maritime museum in Hamburg, Germany.
The Lego version of Cunard's QM2, which took more than 1,200 hours to construct, is now on view at the museum, which is known for its huge collection of model ships.
Lego can trace its roots back to Denmark in the early part of the last century and the name was taken from the phrase "leg godt'' meaning "play well'' and later the company discovered it could also be loosely interpreted as "I put together'' or "I assemble'' in Latin.
QM2, the biggest passenger liner in the world, entered service in January 2004 and is at present undertaking her annual programme of Atlantic crossings to New York from Southampton.
2:32pm Saturday 19th July 2008
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CommentPosted by: Watchdog on 2:52pm Sat 19 Jul 08
Is this a newspaper or advertising billboard ?
Is this a newspaper or advertising billboard ?
Posted by: paul b on 2:53pm Sat 19 Jul 08
[quote][bold]Watchdog[/bold] wrote:
Is this a newspaper or advertising billboard ?[/quote] "Newspaper in printing quirky feature shock."
If you don't like it, go read something else.
Watchdog wrote:
Is this a newspaper or advertising billboard ?
"Newspaper in printing quirky feature shock."
If you don't like it, go read something else.
Posted by: Bright Spark, Stubbington on 3:34pm Sat 19 Jul 08
It would look cook in my lounge, I could squeeze it in if I moved all the furniture out.
It would look cook in my lounge, I could squeeze it in if I moved all the furniture out.
Posted by: Bill, DeSoto MO USA on 3:52pm Sat 19 Jul 08
[quote][bold]paul b[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]Watchdog[/bold] wrote: Is this a newspaper or advertising billboard ?[/quote] "Newspaper in printing quirky feature shock." If you don't like it, go read something else.[/quote] Are you the real [bold]paul b[/bold]? Two stories in a row where I agree with you. Wonders will never cease.
paul b wrote:
Watchdog wrote: Is this a newspaper or advertising billboard ?
"Newspaper in printing quirky feature shock." If you don't like it, go read something else.
Are you the real
paul b? Two stories in a row where I agree with you. Wonders will never cease.
Posted by: Ciaran on 3:57pm Sat 19 Jul 08
[quote][bold]Bill[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]paul b[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]Watchdog[/bold] wrote: Is this a newspaper or advertising billboard ?[/quote] "Newspaper in printing quirky feature shock." If you don't like it, go read something else.[/quote] Are you the real [bold]paul b[/bold]? Two stories in a row where I agree with you. Wonders will never cease. [/quote] I honestly doubt it very, very much.
Bill wrote:
paul b wrote:
Watchdog wrote: Is this a newspaper or advertising billboard ?
"Newspaper in printing quirky feature shock." If you don't like it, go read something else.
Are you the real paul b? Two stories in a row where I agree with you. Wonders will never cease.
I honestly doubt it very, very much.
Posted by: Harry Remmington on 5:34pm Sat 19 Jul 08
Paul B. how very sad and pathetic if you think thats quirky.
Perhaps Kieth Hamilton would care to comment if he hasn't already!
Paul B. how very sad and pathetic if you think thats quirky.
Perhaps Kieth Hamilton would care to comment if he hasn't already!
Posted by: Adrian Smith on 5:36pm Sat 19 Jul 08
[quote][bold]Harry Remmington[/bold] wrote:
Paul B. how very sad and pathetic if you think thats quirky.
Perhaps Kieth Hamilton would care to comment if he hasn't already![/quote] Well seeing as you only ever post on here to slag off the Echo, I imagine you are probably the person who made the first comment!
Harry Remmington wrote:
Paul B. how very sad and pathetic if you think thats quirky.
Perhaps Kieth Hamilton would care to comment if he hasn't already!
Well seeing as you only ever post on here to slag off the Echo, I imagine you are probably the person who made the first comment!
Posted by: Mr Nobody, never, never land on 12:27am Sun 20 Jul 08
Southampton's Queen Mary 2
Again the Echo claim it's Southamptons ship,
Would like to know how much the city contributed to the building of it!
It maybe registerd in this city but I don't think they own it
Southampton's Queen Mary 2
Again the Echo claim it's Southamptons ship,
Would like to know how much the city contributed to the building of it!
It maybe registerd in this city but I don't think they own it
Posted by: gristle, soton on 10:24am Sun 20 Jul 08
Pretty much the same as Southampton's spitfire.
Designed by a Northerner, born in Eastleigh and built all over the place.
Pretty much the same as Southampton's spitfire.
Designed by a Northerner, born in Eastleigh and built all over the place.
Posted by: paul b on 12:15pm Sun 20 Jul 08
This is my first comment on this article, its either george or adrian pretending to be me
This is my first comment on this article, its either george or adrian pretending to be me
Posted by: paul the tit on 7:06pm Sun 20 Jul 08
[quote][bold]paul b[/bold] wrote:
This is my first comment on this article, its either george or adrian pretending to be me[/quote] Yeh whatever. Blame it all on someone else
paul b wrote:
This is my first comment on this article, its either george or adrian pretending to be me
Yeh whatever. Blame it all on someone else
Posted by: Peedle, West End on 7:00pm Sun 27 Jul 08
"Lego enthusiasts"
Must be cool f*ckers.
"Lego enthusiasts"
Must be cool f*ckers.
Posted by: Alan Gary Smith, Wybers Wood, Great Grimsby on 11:38am Wed 6 Aug 08
Thankyou, `Echo` for putting a great report online. I now have my first visit planned to the museum... via QM2 from the great port of Southampton on 25,Aug`08. Cheers, Gary and Julie.
Thankyou, `Echo` for putting a great report online. I now have my first visit planned to the museum... via QM2 from the great port of Southampton on 25,Aug`08. Cheers, Gary and Julie.
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