Lego schooner at Arizona Science Center

[kurigan]

On display at Arizona Science Center is a Lego built schooner, of the variety popular at the turn of the last century. I found a rather low resolution image of it while killing time on google. There isn't much about her out there, that I could find, as to who built her, etc. About all I can be sure of is that the model is a permanent part of an exhibit called "Lego Travel Adventure". Why she stood out to me and why I'm broaching the topic here, is her brick/built sails. The real world viability of brick built sails, likes we've seen on Dunkleosteus' LDD fleet most recently, has been a topic of interest here several times in the past. from what I could make out the model in question seems to be supporting just such sails with little non-Lego or unconventional techniques. It would bee a boon to the community if we could pick the brain of her creator or some one who could observe her more closely. Is any one here able to shed some light on this mystery?

The best image I found:

Edited January 19, 2015 by kurigan

[Spud The Viking]

Nice find!

[deraven]

That's a very nifty build!

I felt compelled to comment, though, that the ship is no longer at the AZ Science Center. I was excited that a new Lego exhibit had come up as my family are members there, but that particular Lego exhibition was only there during the last quarter of 2012. Oh well, I missed it by a couple years!

[SirValiant]

Nice find, looks to be a good size, but those brick-built sails must be really heavy!

Sir Valiant~

Edited January 20, 2015 by SirValiant

[Captain Braunsfeld]

Brick-built sails - it must not only be heavy but top-heavy. I fear it will topple easily.

Unfortunately, I cannot answer your question and cannot say anything about the creator.