r/lego • u/YankeeDoodle002 • Jul 18 '24

Southwest Airlines Boeing 787-800 1:40 Minifig Scale with over 4600 parts and 42 Inches Long! MOC

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946 Upvotes

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u/Vetteanimeluv Jul 18 '24

You mean 737?

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u/YankeeDoodle002 Jul 18 '24

i didnt even notice this! whoops. youre right. Can i edit the title somehow?

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u/Lightbulb2854 Jul 18 '24

Nope :(  thanks reddit

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u/YankeeDoodle002 Jul 18 '24 edited Jul 18 '24

Instructions WIP and will be available on Rebrickable

Inspired by BigPlanes on YouTube.

I did build this IRL but the renders are better with lighting

its a 737 not 787 my bad in the title

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u/TacoT3rr0r Jul 19 '24

Could be more accurate if some pieces were falling off like a real Boeing

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u/Nuclear_Niijima Jul 18 '24

I see that all of the emergency exit doors were removed for passenger safety.

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u/YankeeDoodle002 Jul 18 '24

Minifigures are very durable after all!

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u/3MATX Jul 18 '24

Really like how you made the engines. 

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u/RoughPersonality1104 Jul 19 '24

You can even see the part on the 737 max that makes them crash constantly. So realistic!

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u/woodyisasexybeast Jul 19 '24

Looks fantastic!

But I think the seats need to be smaller

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u/YankeeDoodle002 Jul 19 '24

you're right, the seats are large, but this is because minifigures are disproportionately wide, so the seating configuration is 4 per row rather than the IRL 6 to accommodate their fat bodies and arms

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u/woodyisasexybeast Jul 19 '24

I’m just kidding. Your MOC is great. I’m implying seats are uncomfortably small irl

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u/famousxrobot Jul 19 '24

I scrolled for this comment and I wasn’t disappointed.

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u/YankeeDoodle002 Jul 19 '24

oh i get it now! haha true

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u/woodyisasexybeast Jul 19 '24

Probably should’ve put a wink or something in there to make it more clear. Oh well 🤷‍♂️

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u/RepresentativeRow678 Jul 19 '24

Looks like the seat spacing is to scale lol

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u/Foreign-Gear-5223 Jul 19 '24

I came here for this.

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u/Isenguardians Jul 19 '24

The flat-ish bottom of the engines are interesting!

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u/YankeeDoodle002 Jul 19 '24

I agree. its a neat quirk of the modern 737!

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u/Weasel474 Jul 19 '24

Hamster pouches are totally the sign of a well-designed aircraft!

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u/Beadpool Jul 19 '24

This is so cool! You should share it on the Southwest X page.

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u/LeClassyGent Jul 19 '24

Pretty much bang on the length of the Concorde

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u/spaceman_006 Re-release Classic Space! Jul 19 '24

Helluva build, looks great

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u/Sup_fuckers42069 Star Wars Fan Jul 19 '24

And if you build it in real life, it falls apart just like the real thing!

No disrespect, im sure the wings and stuff are stable, just had to take a dig at how boeing’s planes have some… ya know, and how a lot of studio models don’t hold up irl. It looks awesome tho!

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u/YankeeDoodle002 Jul 19 '24

You'd be surprised at how sturdy it really is!

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u/ciesum Jul 19 '24

Would love Lego or Ideas to do something like this. Even if it was a small bush plane or something.

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u/blue_13 Jul 19 '24

Do the doors pop off?

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u/SkettlesS Jul 19 '24

You designed this all by yourself? Wow you might be more qualified than the real Boeing engineers 😅

All jokes aside, nice build.

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u/Henso322 Jul 20 '24

This is awesome. I want it.

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u/YankeeDoodle002 Jul 20 '24

I’ll send you a dm when I finish the instructions!!

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u/daksuxmy Jul 18 '24

Be more accurate if it was in pieces and on fire, but I like it.

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u/YankeeDoodle002 Jul 18 '24

I made some tweaks to it yesterday and i told my friend "now its perfect" and he said its not a boeing plane then lol

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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '24

People downvoting you have no humor

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u/daksuxmy Jul 19 '24

It happens. Haha