A FISHERMAN has launched an 11-foot replica of the Royal Yacht Britannia – made from Lego.
The impressive model was created using 40,000 bricks and has gone on public display at the attraction’s visitor centre where Henry Hussain, eight, got a closer look yesterday.
It took Jim McDonough five weeks to construct the Queen’s former ship on his dining table in Arbroath, Angus.
No glue was used in his creation, meaning everything can be taken apart.
The 1:37 scale model is just one of many the 51-year-old has built, but he admitted he was proud that his first professional commission was famous ship. His model, which is now on show in Edinburgh, includes an on board Phantom Rolls-Royce in its garage and a white baby grand piano.
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