Some of the coolest LEGO kits comes from the fan contributions on the LEGO Ideas site. If you are a fan of The Beatles, you will want to get ready to buy this cool Yellow Submarine kit.
The LEGO Ideas 21306 Yellow Submarine will pack 550 bricks, and includes four minifigs that look just like John, Paul, George, and Ringo. There’s also a weird looking Jeremy Hillary Boob PhD. figure.
There’s also room inside the submarine for The Beatles to ride along.
This kit is based on a concept design by Kevin Szeto and will be something every Beatles fan will want in their collection. The set drops on November 1, for $60(USD), and comes packaged in a suitably 1960’s box.
[via Lego Ideas]
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The prototype is 4’7″ long, about 10″ wide and has several LEDs. The submarine’s main room has a detailed interior, which includes Nemo’s organ and a shelf filled with liquor. OrionPax dedicates his creation to his late mother and to his grandfather, who showed him Disney’s adaptation of Jules Verne’s classic tale when he was a child.
Eat your pudding and head to LEGO Ideas to vote for the Nautilus. As of this writing it’s garnered over 6,043 votes with lots of time left, so there’s a good chance LEGO’s already keeping an eye on this idea.