Lego-ing it out to Science World display
 

I was overcome by a bout of fatherly nostalgia yesterday when I heard of Science World's newest display, a travelling exhibition entitled Wheels, Wings and Waves: A Lego History of Transportation. There is nothing like the exquisite pain of stepping barefoot on a Lego brick while making a midnight run to the bathroom: The memory stays with you. All those years ago! My beautiful little boys asleep in their beds! Their minefield of bricks seeding the darkened hallway. The faint scar on my forehead has yet to fade.

I went to Science World, and there was the Lego display, and there were plenty of children looking at it, agog. It was comforting, their agog-ness. Here are some interesting bricks of information I learned:

- According to the sign beside a giant two-metre-long re-creation of the Titanic, it took 399 hours to build the model and "approximately" 27,608 Lego bricks in its construction. It would be hard to imagine how you could get less approximate than 27,608, but there you are. The display of the Titanic is of the great ship starting out on its fateful voyage, pulling away from its pier while accompanied by two attentive little tugs. The moment of its doom, where it is to be split in two by the iceberg-like force of a child's tantrum, is still in its future..........
http://www2.canada.com/vancouversun/...180ba6f&k=3550
http://www.scienceworld.ca/lego.html

Not that hard with modern technology and 3D rendering. Plug and play, son. Plug and play.

^ dont be a party pooper

I wouldn't have the patience for all that plugging and all that playing. :lol

i want that red lego car on that page. anybody know where to get it???

They have tones of F1 ferrari's @ toys r us...

lego's are awesome

anyone know when that exhibition ends???



edit:
ohh nvm may4th

Fuck i have soo many recent legos, last month me and the gf just kinda went crazy and bought awhole bunch. I got a crane, dump truck/flat bed, helicopter with winch, forklifts, bull dozers, spongebobs house, 2 boats with trailers, & the construction zone..Still looking for the cherry picker and excavator. apparently toys co on main has them... probably going this weekend. Fuck legos are expensive like each one i bought was $50 - $100 each

Time to hit up Science World. I love that place. May it never close its doors :D

looks good! gonna head down there on a weekday...too many kids on the weekends

Set number 8168, which actually comes with two F1 cars. Retail price is $22.99. Not sure what store actually has this in stock though.

All stores carry that model, trust me ive been everywhere, from wall marts to zellers to all toys r us, even superstore... I'm on a hunt for a cherry picker and excavator, if i'm lucky going to get that new technic truck with the hydraulics and engine motor wtih lights.

lol ur crazy man

man ive never had lego as a kid and now that all of todays toys are soo cool gotta have them all.... hours go by soo fast,,, spent like $500 in the last 3 weeks on lego... couldve bought a fridge like i was planning to, but i guess the bar fridge will have to do...

Woah you were deprived! Good thing you're making up for lost time and enjoying LEGO now. :)

If you don't mind me asking, how old are you, btw?

i got the 1:19 scale model of that lego F1 its hugeeeeee...........

Actually I was at the Lansdowne TRU tonight and they did indeed have 8168 in stock for $23.

lego's racers ferrari series is awesome. i've got the 1:10 F1, been trying to look for the 1:10 599 and Enzo

OMFG !!!!!! PICTURES AND WHERE TO GET IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

woot! my kinda show :P have a F430 and the F1 transport truck myself