The LEGO S.S. Great Eastern by Histobrick

The famous "Brunel's Folly", the Great Eastern - built in the 1850's and tearing up the waves and the ports of the 1860's. Get your LEGO kit of her at histobrick.com/products/ss-gr...
This may be my last HistoBrick build for a while - I simply don't have the time to keep making these. Also, I'm not a Lego hobbyist; I enjoyed them when I was a kid, but I've been mainly making these videos to help promote a friend's company (and get free kits that I can pass on to my kids some day!). I feel my channel has evolved significantly in the past year that these videos stick out. I hope to return in the future to these for the occasional special episode, though, when it really fits with the rest of what I'm doing.

[@SQUAREHEADSAM1912]

She was the largest ship in the world, well, largest aside from the now Lego great eastern.

[@sireldemar6004]

Brilliant and witty reference!!

[@ChickVicious237]

Yes!! Best comment

[@RedMustang-jw7ec]

Good one sir i tip my top hat off to you.

[@MrZadokthePriest]

13:33 "Those Victorians were some cheaky chaps". lol Interesting to learn that the term "bridge" was from the paddle steamers. Great presentation on the 'Great Eastern'.

[@MrZadokthePriest]

To gain a bit of time for keeping your hands warm, you should have lit the lamp. Bright colours help to distinquish the pieces, just like a lamp lightens the way. Thanks again Tom for lightening our knowledge of history. Portland ME's revenge: The Great Eastern never turning a profit.

[@AltereanReviews]

This is the set I’m sad I didn’t pick up, she looks really good with the sails on. Since the liners should all be the same scale, id love to see a size comparison of all of them.

[@ChickVicious237]

She's just come back in stock, pre-orders open until mid-April if you want to try and get one.

[@Kaidhicksii]

Ayy we finally get Great Eastern! I am quite smitten with this ship, as she represents to me the great pioneering spirit, the boundless potential of a strong, unwavering passion, as well as a great what-if. I often wonder what would've been if the Great Western Steamship Company made some smarter business decisions and survived to this day. If the Great Eastern ended up getting bought by them rather than the company that eventually owned her, and she was then placed on her intended England-Australia run, it's a possibility that she would've been the giant success that Brunel certainly intended for her to be.

[@Liam-man-93]

The Great Eastern was the first histobrick kit I got, and it’s a really good model!

[@GlamorousTitanic21]

The Great Eastern and it’s story is truly one of the most fascinating in maritime history. A ship that was simply too big and too advanced for her time. If she had been built in the late 1890’s and given the facilities expected on ships at that time, she could have been a smashing success.

[@petergriffin383]

Just found this channel and have been binge watching your videos.. I love how you tell stories, and bring us along on your adventures. Thank you for all the hard work you put into making these videos! Please keep making them, they're very interesting, I learn a lot, and they're my peaceful escape from life. Keep up the great work!

[@SezFrancis1]

This looks really good, Tom. It’s not easy building a grand ship like the Great Eastern but I think you have a wonderful job of it 🙂

[@crystalrock18]

Now that is amazing, having a sea going artifact like that is something you don’t want see gone. I would say see about getting that lamp running again, but that’s just me.

[@besweeeet2]

There's something therapeutic when seeing the pieces being put into place.

[@Maritime_History]

The lego looks very nice. SS Great Eastern was a ship that certainly didn't belong to her time.

[@edwardianlinersdead7864]

I agree

[@captainAlex258]

titanic lover: great eastern great eastern omg omg great eastern! * bouncing around all over the place*

[@edwardianlinersdead7864]

@@captainAlex258 lmao, that discribes him perfectly

[@Maritime_History]

@@captainAlex258 yes lol! 😂

[@Kaidhicksii]

That's another what-if, in what if she were built later on in time when the economics of building and operating such massive ships were now becoming feasible, as the other companies' ships grew in size and speed and accommodation.

[@ministryofanti-feminism1493]

Very nice jacket. I like your aesthetic. You look respectable & dignified.

[@kevinrhodes335]

I'm from Portland and had no idea about this connection with the Great Eastern. Thanks for sharing this story!

[@kittybitts567]

How wonderful it is to have you here in the northeast! I'm sorry it's so cold! Your poor hands! If I were your mum I would be frantically knitting you open fingered alpaca gloves right now. I think years ago we took a boat from Portland, Maine to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. I may be wrong though. I love the coast of Maine. I hope you found a cozy fire to sit before after making this video. Thanks for showing us the Lego Great Eastern. We love all the stories you tell.

[@mrclarke5200]

I live in the town where the Great Eastern landed the trans atlantic cable in 1866, you can actually see the cable on the beach even now

[@sireldemar6004]

Which town would that be?

[@mrclarke5200]

@@sireldemar6004 Heart's Content

[@sireldemar6004]

@@mrclarke5200 Ta. What a peculiar name though.

[@mrclarke5200]

@@sireldemar6004 I was never told how the town got it's name and I have been here my entire life

[@uniquely.mediocre1865]

The Great Eastern is 100% my favorite ship

[@OliverWalker_official]

I’ve been looking forward to this

[@foxstarline4997]

The Great Eastern was a revolutionary ship, sadly she was built before her time!!!

[@imnotnormal_helpme]

She was just misused

[@connorredshaw7994]

A lovely little Lego model of the SS great eastern great job Tom Lynskey really enjoy these histobrick videos keep up the great work. Also I don't know a great deal about this ship. So that to me makes this video even more special for me so thank you.

[@tomlindsay4629]

I have the Combrig 1/700 scale waterline kit of Great Eastern, and am wracking my brain as to how I'm going to trim the highly detailed, tiny and delicate photo-etch paddlewheels to the waterline. Great video and amazing artifact!

[@wildsmiley]

I'm thinking about picking up Histobrick's SS Great Eastern and RMS Republic just so I can use their parts to make an SS Atlantic (1873). 😅 Your documentary on her made me fall in love with her, Tom! Would love to see a dedicated model or Histobrick of her or one of her sisters at least.

[@MrHubbmuscle]

Love all your videos brother! TY!

[@CJODell12]

SS Great Eastern deserves the full Part Time Explorer documentary treatment at some point

[@ZGryphon]

Thank you for, unlike the _Great Eastern,_ visiting the great State of Maine! Next time, if you plan to do anything outdoors while you're here, please consider visiting during our warm season, which extends from July 20 to August 10 most years. :) (I kid. We have at least four months during which the ice isn't safe to walk on!)

[@mesner5x]

A pleasant surprise to wake up to! I may have to put some money aside for a histobrick set. Or try to save for the official Lego Titanic model, though that feels more far fetched.

[@Krommer1000]

Snappy jacket, good sir.

[@Legitcar117]

Very impressed with these kits!

[@YellowStarLine]

I think this is the only channel I have my notifications on, for obvious reasons as your videos are some of the best and informative on many things and this is one of those great videos

[@scottowens1535]

I started a 40 year career with leggos, we had cities back when you could afford them, literally 2×2 boxes full, well we still had woodshop, auto classes, machine shop, pottery, history, social studies, hell I even took fencing, the pointy kind! That's what I think I appreciate most about your presentations is the sense that we've forgotten who we are and Why we are that, opposed to another thing. PS you know I am a assembler when I tell you that I put together the first barcode reader made able to not only print but read code. Was built for dog track's allowing for instantaneous dissembling of money to winner's. Little changed to this day. PS I have the first printer Head ever made, and the second ticket ever printed from it, been setting in the box for 40 year's, I believe the first ticket went to the owner of the machine who was a major dog track owner. You wouldn't believe the only real change is laser oposed to ink and pin transfer

[@gamingwitharcher8863]

this is a great video for my birthday eve!

[@PartTimeExplorer]

Happy birthday!

[@edwardianlinersdead7864]

Happy birthday

[@kittybitts567]

Happy Birthday and blessings on the day you were born!!

[@gamingwitharcher8863]

@@PartTimeExplorer by the way this is march 16th as i make this but i made that comment the day before my birthday because as it says it says birthday eve my actual birthday was 3/6 which is the way today and the comment was made on 3/5 (3/5 and 3/6 are the dates BTW).

[@michaelr4063]

Get inside good man!!! Made me cold just watching lol

[@charlesclager6808]

When I was in grade school, I became obsessed with model ships. Ravelle (sp) made a lot of ship building kits including warships and ocean liners. I can remember trying to construct three or four war ships and a liner or two. Everything had to be glued together and decals for the ship names etc. What I soon discovered was that I didn't have the patience that it took to complete the models correctly. But I persevered until I was satisfied with my model. What got me interested in models was when I read the story by Walter Lord, A Night to Remember about the sinking if the Titanic. From that day to this I have been enamored with all things regarding that ship. When it was found by Robert Ballard in 1985 I was ecstatic. My enthusiasm was renewed. I have followed every documentary I could find, many of which solved some of the mysteries of her sinking. Your videos are outstanding in every way. Thank you.

[@ZGryphon]

(since you asked: the model kit manufacturer is spelled "Revell")

[@merafirewing6591]

We definitely need a lego Big Four set and also the Oceanic II, and many more ocean liners.

[@henryroe16]

Looks so cold :D ! Great video and model build !

[@beeeliza.4078]

i might buy one of the histobrick kits to celebrate completing a very busy first half of the semester and getting into grad school. i'm thinking about the carpathia. loved this video and love the channel!!

[@AlexLostInWonderland]

Wild to see Portland on your channel, I grew up 20 minutes away. Winter was not the time to do this outdoors, but full points for dedication. There’s a reason that most of us don’t go out without at least having gloves in pockets if we’re going to be out in the winter. I think the dock behind you is the one that basically shares a property with the community college that I started at. Cool lego kit and boo the Great Eastern for passing us over. I’ve seen some damn big ships come into the harbor from the aforementioned community college, some of them were massive and I’m still amazed that they make it in without beaching themselves along the way. Hope you enjoyed Portland!

[@AndyHappyGuy]

damn that was a nice bedside table assembly video

[@franniesfarm]

Hello from Maine, I just found your channel this morning.

[@drownplayz]

awesome!

[@jasondavis4385]

thanks for freezing for us! I love your vids! keep up the great work!

[@bobbilynncalderon6464]

Great video of you Tom🤠

[@Nakosuke-75]

Tom Link Ski 😍

[@puterboy2]

Your channel should have it’s own Discord.

[@theodorej.burkhardt8844]

I know the exact place he’s building this, I walk by it almost every day…

[@Nanobot_123]

always wanted one of these

[@ayjanu]

I hope you found (or requested) the flag piece, to truly complete your kit, Tom - I know I certainly would have, especially considering the cold that you braved (for which I admire your dedication, by the way). Good on ya!

[@thewindowsexperience489]

I loved this! I hope we get a video on the Great Eastern at some point

[@gabrielhowes4702]

Next time I’m down in Portland I should check this out

[@demoimeneer7774]

Can you make a video about the firemen on Oceanic class ships? I've always wondered how they lived on those 'small' ships

[@mnhoss2100]

Very cool sir

[@therthondaniel372]

Can someone tell me the name of the piece playing in the background?

[@DerpyPossum]

the music is listed at 18:25

[@DerpyPossum]

Not sure what leads me to believe this, but i have this *slight* feeling Tom won’t be building anymore HistoBrick kits outside in frigid temperatures…

[@edwardianlinersdead7864]

Lol, hmm why would you say that...

[@Kaidhicksii]

I may have a very strong resistance to the cold, but since my hands don't, I think I can see why you think this. XD

[@joejoe5071]

I'd love them to make both Nantucket Lightship LV117 and Nantucklet Lightship LV112 models, possibly packaged as one set.

[@nonnobissolum]

Folks, he ain't kidding. His nailbeds are turning blue from the cold.

[@bonnajohnson4971]

the great eastern was a misrepresented ship because she was to far ahead of her time

[@chickenpancake1614]

I saw a large sort of advertisement for the great eastern in an antique shop… In Honolulu.

[@OceanicEstate]

Not the most aesthetically appealing ship but definitely a pioneer in her time.

[@TheCAFProduction]

The Greatest Eastern was the largest ship ever built. Well, largest aside from the old Great Eastern -- wait a second...

[@AndyHappyGuy]

Oh my I remember watching your Lego Titanic videos when I was 5 or something.

[@The_Wannabe_Engineer]

Bringing up brunel I literally live next to brunel's SS Great Britain and I visited there in April

[@ScotiaPreasent]

I wish I could afford this

[@kurtwagner350]

I always felt the great eastern was the best looking ship I’ve seen, do you know of any books on its history that you could recommend?

[@kennywowie]

I ran across an old ( 40's-50's) book in a friend's library a few years ago about the Great Eastern. I think it was titled "the Great Iron Ship" but I could be mistaken. It was a very good read and left me wanting to write a song about it. I was still pondering that potential when I ran across a new recording by Sting at the time, the Last Ship, concerning his roots from English shipping yards. Damn if he didn't also include a song about Isambaud Brunel, the builder of the GE. Great song and album, perhaps his best work ever as far as I'm concerned.

[@kurtwagner350]

@@kennywowie thanks 😊

[@aaroncortright9860]

as far as the size I wonder how they would have responded to the I.J.N Yamato back then if she had been around back then, 862 feet, 10 inches long, 127 feet, 7 inches wide, and as tall as a 50 story building from keel to top of the bridge.

[@sebwilkins]

"Seagulls are stupid". Wise words.

[@DiegoMartinez-Legolu1vs]

Hey maybe they can make a Greek Trireme maybe for a small price.

[@ZensCollectables]

I have a video recommendation that is not too well known. Out here in Hawai’i, there is a ship called “Falls of Clyde”. This ship has had a big history in our state and once it was decommissioned, we would have school field trips to the ship and the “Friends of Falls of Clyde” would reach us all about the ship and such. It is a registered US Landmark. The ships structure is degrading quickly and needs more attention to live, as the owner group is volunteering as much as they can to keep it up.

[@Maritime_History]

Hey Tom, this is not related to the video but what is the name of the background music in the Titanic: Honor and Glory videos that you worked on and uploaded from the week of April 10 - April 14 2019? Thank!

[@olivejeff1995]

Great wok

[@historicbricksandships2738]

Hi Tom. I really enjoy watching your videos. They are so relaxing and I got most of my knowledge from your videos. Iwas wondering. Hve you visited the titanic exhibition in London? I visited it a few days ago and it was amazing. I really recommend it. I really enjoy watching you build these lego kits.

[@V1kki_]

Ok as a Mainer this completely sounds like what Portland people.

[@ivyisle]

Do more histo brik

[@IAmMisterTterevel]

S.S. Great Eastern, intended for one purpose, but used for another, then faded into history.

[@troytellsit493]

I love those little things but I can’t even begin to justify buying one, the prices are just too much.

[@JoboGamezzz]

bigger then the now lego great eastern

[@HarborLockRoad]

I built a giant nearly 4 ft long model out of cardboard thats exact in every detail direct from pix of the ship and deck plans. Wish i could send it to you as i know youd appreciate it. Our local " art" places have no interest in my works. Ive built a ww1 emden class cruiser, the obligatory edmund fitzgerald, the monitor, and most of the ww2 axis navy including the graf zeppelin and italian carrier aquila, a u boat, and a japanese aircraft carrying sub. I also make tanks, planes, guns, helmets, etc...no not looking like duct tape and boxes, but museum class replicas. Its a shame nobody gives a damn.

[@ministryofanti-feminism1493]

Not at all. At the very least you should feature them on an Instagram channel. There are MANY people out there who would love to see your work, but you have to make them visible to a much wider market.

[@Excalion88]

I wnated the Lusitania Histobrick, but I couldn't justify paying $300 or whatever it was. I can't figure out why they're so expensive.

[@bonnajohnson4971]

question Mr lynsky what is the name of the lusitania virtual experience

[@thatguy.mp7950]

Do you remember how you aquired that lamp? I'm suddenly interested in old oil lamps from ships now, looking to aquire my own if possible.

[@chezsnailez]

Atlas did a diecast Great Eastern in their liner lineup...

[@paulmason2024]

I want a histobrick set so bad but they're so expensive and i really want the Nomadic,Carpathia,Titanic,And Britannic Set. But They're So Expensive :/

[@ChickVicious237]

Isn't Nomadic just adorable? Those are the same ones I want, plus Great Eastern. And if they ever reintroduce the HMT Olympic.

[@p1x1lat3d8]

Great video! On a side note, I heard the same music that was used in the real time sinking from last year, what is that called?

[@petskalina]

we need histobrick to make the Andrea doria 🇮🇹

[@mnhoss2100]

👍💪🤟

[@rmmvfazbearentertainment1054]

Please do the Carl d Bradley.

[@cr7-th8gt]

0:18 in my head i said what he just said Portland maine bro that next to where I live!!

[@ioannisconstantinidis869]

Will you do a review of the Histobrick Britannic 2.0?

[@THETWISHPEXPERT]

11:29 😂 🤣 what was that hao noise you made it must have been freezing 🥶 cold 🥶

[@George-qg3qx]

Could you review the Britannic again cause it’s had some modifications?

[@themysticaldrone4517]

Ngl I'd buy one if there's an N.S. Savannah

[@lastationproductions]

I kinda want this lol

[@hallamhal]

Do they have an SS Great Britain model? I could build one in front of that ship, its a 10 minute walk from my house!

[@AbeTheBabe6233]

so me and my father ordered this model and we live in the uk, but there isnt anything for import tax to be paid so we never had it. its a shame really

[@PartTimeExplorer]

Have you tried reaching out to them? That really is a shame!

[@AbeTheBabe6233]

@@PartTimeExplorer They sent it back to the usa and we havent had a refund.this happened in january. massive shame that

[@stijnVDA1994]

Hi, Could you ask the guys at histobrick if they could make two kit variations of the hr.ms/hnlms karel doorman (r81). It's know as the biggest ship the dutch navy sailed, was called by the royal navy into service under the name hms venerable and at some point was sold to the argentinean navy and renames to the Veinticinco de Mayo and was sunk during the falklands war by the uk.. thus i'd like to see more than one version since there are about 3 navies taking control of it.(source for fact checking: Wikipedia.)

[@shaunkolly7113]

dont even need ships that big just fast the faster the better but then again what’s the point nowadays with planes around

[@Hammerandhearth]

How did you come into a Great Eastern Lamp?

[@blackstarline1185]

CAN YOU DO A LEGO Empress of Ireland

[@williampowell3106]

What color were the Great Eastern's funnels?

[@ethantaube2512]

I never herd of this ship

[@ahorsenamedoaks1377]

Unlike the Titanic, Did the Great Eastern have enough lifeboats?

[@edwardcole4623]

Whats teh transatlantic cable?