World's Largest LEGO Brick Queen Mary Ship Now @TheQueenMary!

The World's Largest LEGO Brick Model Ship of The Queen Mary has arrived, and it's now on display aboard The Queen Mary! When certified LEGO Builders, Bright Bricks Inc., decided to build this huge model, they never dreamed it would someday come to Long Beach and be on displayed at the actual Queen Mary. Companies from around the world hire them to interpret their products using LEGO bricks, but they decided to build the Queen Mary just for fun. It involved four professional builders, over 250,000 individual LEGO bricks, over 600 hours, and almost 4 months to build. It's incredible!

I asked the Masterbuilder, Ed Diment, how they transported it, and he said they had to break it into sections, and reassemble it before it was ready for viewing. (See more of the interview below). Queen Mary now owns the model and displays the model in an exclusive space, The Shipyard. Queen Mary wanted to add a family-friendly component and to connect children to the history of the Queen Mary so they added 4 building stations in the room. It also has a life-sized LEGO bust of Winston Churchill (also built by Bright Bricks), and Cunard mosaics along side the Queen Mary model. The former British Prime Minster made frequent trips to the USA, and was a regular traveler on the RMS Queen Mary. Cunard was the operator of The Queen Mary and other passenger ships for 175 years. The mosaic includes over 20,000 LEGO elements.

MODEL DETAILS:

• Length: 25’ 11” 
• Weight: 604 lbs. 
• Width: 3’ 1” 
• Height: 4’ 7” 
• LEGO Parts Used: Approximately 250,000 
• Number of Builder Hours: 600 

If you love all things LEGO, you'll have to go see this. The model is amazing. There is so much details involved. The Masterbuilder told me that they used actual blueprints of The Queen Mary that were available online, and scaled it down from there. My children had fun building at the stations with their dad, and we also went on tour to learn more of the history. It was a great learning experience.

The Queen Mary 

(Located in the Port of Long Beach)
1126 Queens Hwy
Long Beach, CA
(877) 342-0738
www.queenmary.com

"I can't wait to see the look on the faces of the children who come to the exhibit and are confronted by this magnificent LEGO brick model. And for those tall enough; some children might notice a tiny top-hatted mini-figure of Sir Winston walking the upper deck," said Queen Mary General Manager John Jenkins.