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The bespoke Lego sculpture took four Rolls-Royce apprentices and graduates eight weeks to design and complete using 152,455 Lego bricks. The engine is part of a display in the Innovation Zone at the Farnborough Airshow.

Paul Stein, Rolls-Royce, Chief Scientific Officer, said: "We hope that this representation of our technology will help to enthuse and inspire the potential scientists and engineers of the future about the career opportunities they could pursue.

Lego Rolls-Royce jet engine

Lego Rolls-Royce jet engine

Lego Rolls-Royce jet engine

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• Rolls-Royce unveiled a half-size replica of their Trent 1000 engine
• The bespoke model took eight weeks to complete
• It features 152,455 Lego bricks and weighs a massive 5,800 kilograms

Farnborough, England (CNN) -- The Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 jet engine can spin at 1,200 miles per hour and deliver a mighty 75,000 pounds of thrust -- unless it's made of Lego bricks.

A version of the British manufacturer's most up-to-date aircraft engine made up of more than 152,000 toy bricks was among the more unusual displays at this year's Farnborough Air Show in the UK.

The half-scale model, complete with spinning Lego turbines, took specialist company BrightBricks eight weeks to construct and is made up entirely of standard Lego parts.