Graham Young, a 45-year-old Cobh, Ireland, local, has spent the last six years building a Lego empire of extraordinary scope and scale. Driven by passion for the colorful, interchangeable, textured blocks, Young has spent over 15,000 euros (approx. US$18,250) on Lego, focusing on fulfilling a dream of making it his career. Young’s fascination with Lego started in the early 1980s, in his childhood. He fell further in love with the building blocks as he grew older. At the age of 6, he made his first notable Lego milestone. “I remember there was a fire engine set, with small blue lights on top and a siren,” Young told the Irish Examiner. “I was sitting on the carpet with it, I was about six.” Later on in life, the Irishman threw himself into model making in a big way. He then took a 30-year break before getting back into it with renewed vigor. …