Howdy all-

I am currently working on a project where I have a scene file of 135 lego pieces (individually modelled), combined to make a Star Wars fighter. Now, I have to animate it, so I was going to have it flying through an asteroid field dodging an attack, later smacking into a large asteroid, sending the 130 pieces flying in all directions.
How can I pull this off? I was thinking I could group all of the pieces together to fly together on a motion path and then when the time comes to break apart, apply dynamics (legos=active, asteroid=passive) and watch them fly. This could really bog down my system and I was curious to know of other methods of making my lego ship explode... Thanks in advance for any tips you all may have for me. =]