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December 4, 2010, the Lockheed Martin-led industry team launched the nation’s third Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), Fort Worth, at the Marinette Marine shipyard in Wisconsin.
December 4, 2010, the Lockheed Martin-led industry team launched the nation’s third Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), Fort Worth, at the Marinette Marine shipyard in Wisconsin.
USS Charleston
Just a few months after commissioning, and only a few weeks after arriving in her home port of San Diego.
We designed this model using the techniques we developed on our Jurassic World exhibition. It involved creating our own 3D assets which we could convert into LEGO brick models ourselves. This allowed us to really capture the organic curves or the Octopus's tentacles
Finally finished! A World War II era Landing Craft Support Large. Used during the pacific to support allied beach assaults.
We really wanted to build a cyclist for Adelaide and Ryan wanted to pay homage to a certain LEGO Masters' co-host's love of bike riding, so we named our minifig bike-rider Hamish!
Sunset to the west, lightning storm to the east and the south...
(original image replaced with a slightly corrected version)
The future USS Milwaukee launches into the Menominee River at Marinette Marine Corporation in Marinette, Wisc. on Dec. 18, 2013.
Learn more at: www.lockheedmartin.com/us/products/littoral-combat-ship/l...
Here you can see the Bungee jumper in the corner of the store where the building narrows to point. The Bungee "cord" also extends all the way to the ceiling!
I don't know what the thing behind the raft is and I don't care enough to google it, but it's there in pictures so I put it there.
Extended Lore: wp.me/p5D00g-jI
The LCS-08 (aka The Washington-class) is a newer American capital ship brought into service following the tactical and technological advances of the Forth Age. LCS stands for Littoral Combat Ship - a term originally applied to small vessels able to operate closer to shore than most naval assets - denotes the ship's ability to manoeuvre effectively in vacuum as well as atmosphere.
The Washington is neither as agile as the Ankur or as sturdy as the Bremen; it occupies the ground between these two extremes. It fulfils a variety of roles within the USEF; anything from independent patrols to participating in larger fleet actions alongside Strike Carriers and the like. It is also used to transport VIPs and other assets through the lawless Rim territories - the firepower at its disposal is usually enough to discourage most pirates and raiders and it is quick enough to flee more powerful threats.
The ships firepower consists of two 'Starsnipe' flak turrets, a medium-range photonic cannon and a rear mounted warhead launcher. The latter is unusual for the ship's size - it gives the vessel the ability to engage targets at longer ranges and hidden from line of sight. The downside of the launcher is the limited ammunition; when it is out of missiles it becomes quite useless. This renders it unsuitable for prolonged engagements.
It is these missiles which tend to give the Washington the edge against their most common foe - the Wun'Tux Clanship. The thick armour of the latter can be difficult to penetrate with photonic cannons; LCS-08s deployed on anti-Wun'Tux operations are equipped with 'Havok' armour piercing missiles to balance the scales.
LCS-02s (prototype precursors to the 08) took part in the USEF Fleet Action at Dronta VIII, spearheading the attack on Wun'Tux ships guarding the slave market. They were subsequently able to achieve suborbital altitudes and launch accurate against Wun'Tux armour and fortifications.
In more recent times, the Washington-class has been deployed alongside Taft-class Strike Carriers in extended operations in Wun'Tux territory. Typically the ships are outfitted with longer-ranged, 'stand off' missiles and able to discourage or soften up Wun'Tux targets before engaging. In worse case scenarios (e.g. a larger enemy presence than predicted) this stand-off capability can give USEF forces breathing room in which to retreat.
Engineers at Highpoint have successfully modified the base design into distinct combat variants. The LCS-ASW (aka the 'Rhode island' class) is perhaps the most popular. This version swaps the warhead launcher for a launchpad capable of carrying, arming and repairing a shuttle-scale ship. This is most commonly a Vaquero-class gunship; a well armed craft bristling with sensors. This ASW (anti-stealth warfare) variant is designed to detect and defend against stealthy foes; the main ones being the Hirudin. The gunship is able to act as spotter for the LCS but is also more than capable of engaging common interlopers (like Blackfins) independently.
So far it's the only LCS model we've built upside down from head to feet. The water was a challenge to build as not only did it need strength in the layers to hold the weight of the minifig, the blues were a challenging colour to build with.
Operated by: LCS Coaches Inc. Cloquet, MN
Built in: ?
Manufacturer: Motor Coach Industries
Model: J4500
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260 is seen awaiting departure time at the Mall of America in Bloomington, MN
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Because of the peculiar layout of the store, we also built a tall LEGO Mosaic backdrop for the bungy jumping minifig of the original bungy jumping Kawarau Bridge near Queenstown.
This mosaic took 119.5 hours and 39,733 LEGO® bricks to build. This mosaic was placed behind the bungy guy model to make the model really look like he was bungee jumping.
Extended Lore: wp.me/p5D00g-jI
The LCS-08 (aka The Washington-class) is a newer American capital ship brought into service following the tactical and technological advances of the Forth Age. LCS stands for Littoral Combat Ship - a term originally applied to small vessels able to operate closer to shore than most naval assets - denotes the ship's ability to manoeuvre effectively in vacuum as well as atmosphere.
The Washington is neither as agile as the Ankur or as sturdy as the Bremen; it occupies the ground between these two extremes. It fulfils a variety of roles within the USEF; anything from independent patrols to participating in larger fleet actions alongside Strike Carriers and the like. It is also used to transport VIPs and other assets through the lawless Rim territories - the firepower at its disposal is usually enough to discourage most pirates and raiders and it is quick enough to flee more powerful threats.
The ships firepower consists of two 'Starsnipe' flak turrets, a medium-range photonic cannon and a rear mounted warhead launcher. The latter is unusual for the ship's size - it gives the vessel the ability to engage targets at longer ranges and hidden from line of sight. The downside of the launcher is the limited ammunition; when it is out of missiles it becomes quite useless. This renders it unsuitable for prolonged engagements.
It is these missiles which tend to give the Washington the edge against their most common foe - the Wun'Tux Clanship. The thick armour of the latter can be difficult to penetrate with photonic cannons; LCS-08s deployed on anti-Wun'Tux operations are equipped with 'Havok' armour piercing missiles to balance the scales.
LCS-02s (prototype precursors to the 08) took part in the USEF Fleet Action at Dronta VIII, spearheading the attack on Wun'Tux ships guarding the slave market. They were subsequently able to achieve suborbital altitudes and launch accurate against Wun'Tux armour and fortifications.
In more recent times, the Washington-class has been deployed alongside Taft-class Strike Carriers in extended operations in Wun'Tux territory. Typically the ships are outfitted with longer-ranged, 'stand off' missiles and able to discourage or soften up Wun'Tux targets before engaging. In worse case scenarios (e.g. a larger enemy presence than predicted) this stand-off capability can give USEF forces breathing room in which to retreat.
Engineers at Highpoint have successfully modified the base design into distinct combat variants. The LCS-ASW (aka the 'Rhode island' class) is perhaps the most popular. This version swaps the warhead launcher for a launchpad capable of carrying, arming and repairing a shuttle-scale ship. This is most commonly a Vaquero-class gunship; a well armed craft bristling with sensors. This ASW (anti-stealth warfare) variant is designed to detect and defend against stealthy foes; the main ones being the Hirudin. The gunship is able to act as spotter for the LCS but is also more than capable of engaging common interlopers (like Blackfins) independently.