Des Moines Class Heavy Cruiser WIP

[Aaron Morse]

Hi all!  

Been away for a long long long time..  but back with a new project on the go.  

[TheBeeze]

Wow looks huge! Where are you sourcing so much grey from? haha Interested in seeing how this goes!

[Aaron Morse]

Oh Ive been collecting for years and years.  I've got massive amounts of Lego.  Mostly from either private purchases or from Bricklink.com.    I figure this will be about 19-20 feet long.  5 sections total. Bow section is pretty secure now.  I moved it the floor and am working on the next section.  (Mind you the first section isnt complete.... just its sides and the support structure.)

[drclark]

Looks like a great build in the making.  Looking forward to frequent updates on your progress.

[seaman]

Epic work... minifig scale?

[BrickbyBrickTechnic]

WOW! I can't wait to see the finished product.

[Aaron Morse]

Thanks all.  Yup should be right around 1:40 scale.

[Aaron Morse]

[Only Sinner]

Wow man, this is quite impressive. Reminds me of this tv show I saw once where a guy built a kit car in his house and when he finished he found he couldn't get it out. 

[Aaron Morse]

HA!  And that why its being built in sections...  if you look at the above pic.  You can see there is a break between the completed first section and the incomplete 2nd.  :)

[Criosphynx]

Epic! I don't have the space for something like this, so I will live vicariously through you if you don't mind :)

[Aaron Morse]

One month in!

[Aaron Morse]

[Capn Frank]

This is looking really awesome Aaron.  
Welcome back by-the-way.  
It seems a little less piratey that what you've worked on in the past.  

Do you plan to show this vessel at any Lego conventions?

[Sarles]

Great job! I can't wait to see how this progresses. I love the hull shape. Any way to get some close ups of the bow construction?

[Aaron Morse]

Progress continues...

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/31693825@N07/31521342107/

[jimmynick]

A 2-year bump! Excellent work, great detail. I'm in awe of its size - how large will it be when it's finished? How many pieces do you estimate will be in the completed model?

[Aaron Morse]

Just about 17 feet long.. about half my collection...    150,000 pieces??