Build your own Lego Death Star 1:1!

[Aeroeza]

I'm not worthy!!! But I sure got a kick out of this!

Enjoy...

Edit: Well it's minifig scale but 1:1 got your attention!

[Oky]

Well, the title is misleading in many ways (I thought these were instructions on how to replicate the Death Star set somehow), but the article sure is interesting! Thanks!

[Ceroknight]

Bigger than the moon eh...

Thank you for sharing this article!

[Aeroeza]

Well, the title is misleading in many ways (I thought these were instructions on how to replicate the Death Star set somehow), but the article sure is interesting! Thanks!

Yeah I know. I was just trying to avoid a big 'SCIENCE/MATHS' content warning in the topic header and pull in a few extra patrons...

[Brickdoctor]

This is awesome just because of its sheer ridiculousness. Nice find.

[Nightshroud99]

Someone should put this up on Cuusoo just to mess with LEGO.

All jokes aside those are some impressive figures, and math.

[SirSven7]

I love a good read, thanks

[Pingles]

I agree with a commenter that we need a Kickstarter for this.

[LEGOman273]

Someone should put this up on Cuusoo just to mess with LEGO.

All jokes aside those are some impressive figures, and math.

It really should be on Cuusoo!

[TLOR FETT]

WHat is funny and cool is I actually had done the math on this a while back whilst my friend and I watched the original trilogy. I gathered scaling information on real life to minifigure size and then went in search of the standard listed size for the Death Star. I remember part of my estimation was like 26 football fields in Diameter

[The_Chosen_1]

What a ridiculously cool article!! I'm a WIRED subscriber, and I love some of the things they come up with.

I'll have to show my wife this, she teaches middle school math and would love the way they used math here.

[Pingles]

Decided to search for the biggest Lego Death Star so far but most seem about the same size, a few feet across (including the one in the banner image on the forum).

They must have made bigger ones for trade shows... Haven't they?

[Mr Man]

It really should be on Cuusoo!

. Maybe every person who votes should have to contribute 100 bricks towards it.

[1980-Something-Space-Guy]

Awesome read! I enjoy so much when people combine Lego and Math. Thanks.

Edited February 24, 2012 by johnnyvgoode

[LEGOman273]

. Maybe every person who votes should have to contribute 100 bricks towards it.

It wouldn't be enough!

[JackJonespaw]

This is great! I would love for someone to take up this challenge!

[jamie75]

This is great! I would love for someone to take up this challenge!

When I become a Trillionaire, I will build a space station for me to live in, or buy the ISS. Use Lego S@H to deliver a billion light bley 2x4 bricks and get to work.

You think Lego would ship them to me?!

Jamie

[mortesv]

Cool article! However it was the second Death Star that (according to canon) is 160km in diameter. The first Death Star is "only" 120km in diameter...

[Piranha]

Thanks for sharing that article, I really enjoyed it.