mini-fig scale model of this famed Skunkworks reconnaissance aircraft
About this creation
I started work on this minifig scale model in October 2001 shortly after completing the F-117A stealth fighter. I got busy building skyscrapers and train stuff and the half-finished model languished around for for more than a year. Finally in May 2003 I went back and completed it. The total length is around 105 studs.
I struggled with trying to come up with a design to mimic the clean complex curves of the Blackbird's nose, and to be honest I never did find a satisfactory solution. The rest of the build was pretty straight forward. However the narrow fuselage had to be reinforced in the middle to resist the bending moments from the heavy rearward engines. The retractable rear landing gear only feature two wheels per axle rather than the actual plane's three due to some tight packaging issues in the fuselage.
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May 22, 2012 |
very cool! i can see how it got MOTD! BTW, how do they pick the MOTD? |
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May 22, 2012 |
Awesome! Congrats on MOTD! |
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Dude i love it its epic And if i could and i would id buy it |
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May 22, 2012 |
awesome MOTD! |
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May 22, 2012 |
Awesome job! Congrats on MOTD! |
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May 22, 2012 |
Incredible! |
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May 22, 2012 |
Wow, very nice detail! |
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May 22, 2012 |
Mach 3.3 ( rating = 150/5) AWESOME |
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May 22, 2012 |
Wow! Very nice! It's very realistic, but needs more pics. :P |
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May 22, 2012 |
Awesome! I love all the detail put into it! I tried to build a Blackbird, but it didn't turn out as well as this one! Check it out if you want to. It is my favorite plane besides the Supermarine Spitfire! |
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May 22, 2012 |
amazing blackbird, i wanted to have a try on it but viewing this make me aborting it lol
but i've an F-22 in stock !!!
great job !!! |
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May 22, 2012 |
9001/10 wish you could have more pictures though :( |
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May 22, 2012 |
This is awesome. |
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May 22, 2012 |
cool I love it :-) |
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May 22, 2012 |
YOU BUILT MY FAVORITE PLANE. AND IT LOOKS AWESOME. Disproportionately long body = -1 rating |
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May 22, 2012 |
Awesome! This is about as accurate as it can be. Seriously excellent shaping and detail work. I'd sure like to add that to my army :-) |
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May 20, 2012 |
amazing!check out my aghanistan series im starting. should be posted soon. |
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April 16, 2012 |
i wonder what it would have been like if the Air Force had furthered these into a armed interceptor or highspeed/extremely stealthy fighter. hmmm, im drooling thinking about it... anyway awesome job, it an excellent model.
COME CHECK OUT MY M.O.C'S, IM COMMENT DEPRIVED! |
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March 18, 2012 |
amazing |
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November 22, 2011 |
Holy crud!!!!! |
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November 17, 2011 |
WoW! |
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May 13, 2011 |
Fantastic! More pictures would have been nice though! |
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April 19, 2011 |
EPIC!
11,0000/10!
My second favorite airplane!
the B-2 is my first! |
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April 11, 2011 |
that is the coolist thing ive ever seen!!! |
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C H December 1, 2010 |
Looks awesome. Looks like a real one. |
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October 13, 2010 |
Quoting Marty Fields
Impressive in both scale and accuracy. I think the length issue that was raised was probably a result of the camera angle used in some shots.
I seem to think I used a scale drawing when I built it, but who knows? That was seven years ago, I hardly remember even building it!
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Great, but definitely not too long. I've walked alongside a real one and they are that long. However, this does not affect the look of the MOC. Good job. |
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October 1, 2010 |
Impressive in both scale and accuracy. I think the length issue that was raised was probably a result of the camera angle used in some shots.
I know all about 'engine droop'! Vell well done. |
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June 13, 2010 |
Great Job. Best One I've Seen. I am working on my own model of the blackbird on LDD that is almost to scale but LDD has trouble with such a large model. |
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April 30, 2010 |
this is really good aircraft, one of the best i have seen. I am noticing that your fuselage is a little long, u might want 2 look up so pics of top and compare the length of the engines and the length of the aircraft |
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bradley brantome January 30, 2010 |
on a scale of 1 to 10 igive it a 20 |
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January 4, 2010 |
really cool it is awesome |
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August 25, 2009 |
Are you retard? Or why do you have that much time to build this? same as F-117A, it's just.....(2nd time your brought me out of words...)GREAT!!!!! |
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August 25, 2009 |
Are you retard? Or why do you have that much time to build this? same as F-117A, it's just.....(2nd time your brought me out of words...)GREAT!!!!! |
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July 19, 2009 |
Man the SR-71 Black Bird is and awesome Aircraft!!! |
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June 30, 2009 |
The best lego SR-71 EVER! The shape is perfect! |
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April 7, 2009 |
Wow, this thing is fantastic! |
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March 28, 2009 |
exelnt detail! just to tell you not that im braging my dads uncle flew the black bird he also has the most hours on it so it is very very good. it would be beter if you put one tiny little thing a drone on top in the 60's the black birds only defense was a drone ather wise very good !
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February 18, 2009 |
I just saw a real SR-71 two days ago, and this is perfect! The shape, color, and scale are all amazing! Great job! |
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perfect! absolutely stunning! amazing work! this is so nightmarish... to me more expressive than the real thing (maybe because i have never seen real "birdie" by own eyeball) :o)
by the way - excellent work! |
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September 9, 2008 |
I went to see the replica A1 at the US intrepid in New York, back in 2001. I must say, this is a great scale model of such an awesome aircraft! H§ |
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July 9, 2008 |
My favorite plane. Your MOC is simply perfect !
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July 8, 2008 |
i second on the b-2 |
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March 5, 2008 |
I love blackbirds, this is the best one ive ever seen on MOC pages and possibly the best lego airplane ever. |
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December 24, 2007 |
Excellent job! You're as good as Ralph Salvesberg as a Lego aircrafts builder. |
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September 1, 2007 |
This thing is awsome i built one with my friend but its nothig like this.....im also working on my own but it will not be mini figure scale......oh ya if you want to see my freinds sr-71 just search sr-71 blackbird in the mocpages search bar and look for the model description that says by Nick T. ok.....keep up the awsome work. |
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Paul Beach January 21, 2007 |
Very minor changes indeed. Any instructions? |
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January 12, 2007 |
Pretty good, needs just a few minor changes |
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January 18, 2005 |
kicks my plane's ass. Good job!! |
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November 10, 2003 |
Holy heck! I thought this was a model at first! Wow you`ve captured the stealthy look perfectly! |
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September 14, 2003 |
Holy mother of sweetness! That is by far the best Blackbird I've seen to date. The SR-71 is my most favorite U.S. Aircraft, and you portrayed it perfectly. Excellent job! |
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