Superyachts & Marine
Heesen Yachts Recreates Project Cosmos Superyacht in LEGO Challenge
Heesen Yachts have partnered with Dutch-Belgian show LEGO® Masters finalists to recreate their new Cosmos Superyacht design at 1:42 scale in a special LEGO® challenge.
Dutch shipyard Heesen Yachts are currently in the process of building one of the world’s largest and fastest full-aluminum yachts – the 262ft (80m) Project Cosmos – and wanted to have a little extra fun during the process.
Partnering with the finalists of the Dutch-Belgian show LEGO® Masters, Heesen tasked two teams to recreate their new Cosmos Superyacht in a special challenge to see who could create the most unique replica of their design.
With a length of 262ft (80m) and a top speed of 29 knots, Project Cosmos features a helicopter landing pad that transforms into an outdoor cinema, a glass-bottom pool, and a beach club, which both teams had to consider during the design process.
Team Martijn & Jos
Martijn Brinkman and Jos van Uum (both 21) from the Netherlands made television history on LEGO® Masters with their gigantic red dragon, but both claim that building Cosmos is their biggest challenge yet.
With the teams given the opportunity to visit the shipyard and see the full-size version’s building, the overall scale was impressive and an inspiration for their design. Using over 12,000 bricks to build their structure, Team Martijn & Jos’s transformed their living room into their very own shipyard.
“We think our yacht should win, because we have included a lot of functionality into our design.” Shared Team Martijn & Jos. “The tender doors can actually open up, the sun awnings really work and the cinema screen on the foredeck pops-up. And we’ve even included lighting so that you can see the interior.”
Team Björn & Corneel
Björn Ramant (40) and Corneel Clarys (22) from Belgium impressed millions of LEGO® fans with their creations on LEGO® Masters. But the challenge of building the first-ever superyacht in LEGO® stunned even these pros, especially when they toured Project Cosmos and saw the yacht’s size and complex lines in real life.
“We had to get those curves right, because that’s what makes the yacht unique.”
In the end, it took 150 hours to digitally design the yacht in BrickLink Studio and another 60 hours to build it.
“Our design is almost a no-LEGO® yacht. It looks like a 3D-printed scale model, because we used a horizontal building technique instead of stacking bricks vertically,” said Team Björn & Corneel. “We are particularly proud of the curves of the bow and how we got every detail correct, from the furniture and the tenders to the jet skis.”
VOTE & WIN
Heesen Yachts are giving readers the opportunity to vote for your favorite design and the chance to win a special a Heesen LEGO® Fan Package including a LEGO® City pack , which you can do here.
