the IJN Yamato



more photos

construction vid

YouTube - LEGO Battleship YAMATO

the gun turrets are motorized

*wipes away a tear*

Um, it needs more hull, that would be awesome if you could float that out on a lake.

Put some motors, some co2 guns on it, you could terrorize the ducks all day. Go fishing with some m-80 "depth charges".

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sounds like fun to me

Is this a replica of the ship that sunk the USS Johnston in WWII?

Call me hardcore or "old school" but fuck celebrating that.

^seriously? it's a fucking lego ship. you're offended?

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I'm not offended, but I'm certainly not going to "celebrate" it.

what a waste of 6 1/3 years, can you say virgin?

Yeah but now that its done, I bet he gets all the ladies.

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"Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become more corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters."
"When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic."
"The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself."
---Benjamin Franklin

He should sell the ship to Germany so they can finally rescue those hostages.

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"[T]he illiteracy level of our children are appalling."—Washington, D.C., Jan. 23, 2004

"Hey, babe, wanna check out my huge fucking Lego ship that took me 6 1/2 years to make?"

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Who said anything about "celebrating" it?

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For those who have fought to defend it, freedom has a taste the protected will never know...



If it wasn't for double standards, liberals would have no standards at all...

You know they say about guys with big ships?

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January 21, 2013: The End of an ERROR.

"Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become more corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters."
"When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic."
"The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself."
---Benjamin Franklin

Touché.

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That line probably works pretty well for Roman Abramovich. However, I doubt "Hey ladies, want to come over and check our my huge Lego battleship-ski" would have the same effect.

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Well, at least repairs and additions/modifications would be easily made to the ship. Practically no time spent in dry dock.

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