{"id":35515,"date":"2022-11-08T09:03:43","date_gmt":"2022-11-08T14:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=35515"},"modified":"2022-11-08T09:03:43","modified_gmt":"2022-11-08T14:03:43","slug":"lego-ford-lightning-truck-legoland-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=35515","title":{"rendered":"Ford F-150 Lightning gets full-size rebuild with Legos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The world will apparently never tire of life-size cars constructed out of Legos. The latest automotive project built from plastic interlocking bricks is a 1:1 scale <a class=\"injectedLinkmain\" href=\"https:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/ford\/f_150+lightning\/\" data-ylk=\"elm:context_link;itc:0;pos:1;sec:donut-hole;cpos:0;\">Ford F-150 Lightning<\/a> made for Legoland Florida.<\/p>\n<p>The electric pickup was created for display at the theme park, which counts <a class=\"injectedLinkmain\" href=\"https:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/ford\/\" data-ylk=\"elm:context_link;itc:0;pos:1;sec:donut-hole;cpos:1;\">Ford<\/a> as its official automotive partner \u2014 each Legoland park location is free to choose their own; Legoland California used to partner with <a class=\"injectedLinkmain\" href=\"https:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/volvo\/\" data-ylk=\"elm:context_link;itc:0;pos:1;sec:donut-hole;cpos:2;\">Volvo<\/a> but more recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/press-releases\/legoland-california-resort-unveils-global-debut-of-worlds-first-lego-ferrari-build-and-race-attraction_37531\/\" data-ylk=\"elm:context_link;itc:0;pos:1;sec:donut-hole;cpos:3;\">switched to Ferrari<\/a>, while Legoland <a class=\"injectedLinkmain\" href=\"https:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/tag\/japan\/\" data-ylk=\"elm:context_link;itc:0;pos:1;sec:donut-hole;cpos:4;\">Japan<\/a> has teamed up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2021\/08\/12\/lego-toyota-supra-video\/\" data-ylk=\"elm:context_link;itc:0;pos:1;sec:donut-hole;cpos:5;\">with Toyota<\/a>. The <a class=\"injectedLinkmain\" href=\"https:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/truck\/\" data-ylk=\"elm:context_link;itc:0;pos:1;sec:donut-hole;cpos:6;\">truck<\/a> is comprised of over 320,740 bricks and took 1,600 hours to complete, according to an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3W-ZXoPLZ9E\" data-ylk=\"elm:context_link;itc:0;pos:1;sec:donut-hole;cpos:7;\">official Legoland video<\/a>. The finished product weighs 3,730 pounds. It seems massive but is less than two-thirds of the actual truck, which comes in at 6,015 pounds.<\/p>\n<p><style><![CDATA[.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }]]><\/style>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-container\">\n <lite-youtube videoid=\"3W-ZXoPLZ9E\" data-thumbnail=\"\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<p>The truck was built with the help of computer software that assisted builders in translating the truck&#8217;s contours into sections that could be constructed out of existing Lego pieces. Despite the blocky look of the <a class=\"injectedLinkmain\" href=\"https:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/ford\/f_150+lightning\/\" data-ylk=\"elm:context_link;itc:0;pos:1;sec:donut-hole;cpos:8;\">F-150 Lightning<\/a>, there is a surprising amount of curves and surfacing that had to be subtly shaped out of Lego bricks.<\/p>\n<p>A honeycomb-like skeleton helped keep the structure intact below the &#8220;sheetmetal&#8221; and a simple steel frame embedded within helps keep the truck from collapsing on itself due to the bricks&#8217; weight. An on-board power unit and associated wiring helps illuminate the head- and taillights and turn signals to mimic those of the real vehicle.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s a long history of life-size cars built from Lego bricks, some official some not. Past vehicles have included a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2011\/09\/26\/ford-debuts-full-size-lego-model-of-explorer-at-chicago-plant-w\/\" data-ylk=\"elm:context_link;itc:0;pos:1;sec:donut-hole;cpos:9;\">Ford Explorer<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2019\/02\/19\/vw-van-made-from-400000-lego-bricks\/\" data-ylk=\"elm:context_link;itc:0;pos:1;sec:donut-hole;cpos:10;\">Volkswagen Bus<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2021\/11\/27\/lego-toyota-land-cruiser-300-life-size\/\" data-ylk=\"elm:context_link;itc:0;pos:1;sec:donut-hole;cpos:11;\">Toyota Land Cruiser<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2021\/08\/12\/lego-toyota-supra-video\/\" data-ylk=\"elm:context_link;itc:0;pos:1;sec:donut-hole;cpos:12;\">Toyota Supra<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2019\/03\/26\/lego-mclaren-senna-full-size\/\" data-ylk=\"elm:context_link;itc:0;pos:1;sec:donut-hole;cpos:13;\">McLaren Senna<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2018\/08\/30\/lego-builds-life-size-driving-bugatti-chiron\/\" data-ylk=\"elm:context_link;itc:0;pos:1;sec:donut-hole;cpos:14;\">Bugatti Chiron<\/a>, and several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2021\/09\/28\/newly-built-lego-formula-one-car-sets-new-world-record\/#conversation\" data-ylk=\"elm:context_link;itc:0;pos:1;sec:donut-hole;cpos:15;\">Formula 1 cars<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related video:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><style><![CDATA[.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }]]><\/style>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-container\">\n <lite-youtube videoid=\"y4AHLMoUVow\" data-thumbnail=\"\"\/>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The world will apparently never tire of life-size cars constructed out of Legos. The latest automotive project built from plastic interlocking bricks is a 1:1 scale Ford F-150 Lightning made for Legoland Florida. The electric pickup was created for display at the theme park, which counts Ford as its official automotive partner \u2014 each Legoland [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":35516,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35515","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35515","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=35515"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35515\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/35516"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=35515"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=35515"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=35515"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}