Lego scale model of the Forth Railway Bridge

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Lego scale model of the Forth Railway Bridge

« on: February 04, 2010, 18:45:55 »

In Warren Elsmore's hands 11,000 Lego bricks have been fashioned into a scale model of the Forth Railway Bridge.

The real thing is a marvel in all its riveted splendour and its tiny cousin, which stretches 6.5 metres, is too. Its spans have the same breath-taking arcs as the original and the similarities do not end with its looks.

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