By Brady MacDonald From The Orange County Register Kids who dream of becoming Formula 1 race car drivers and their parents who grew up playing with Matchbox cars will have a blast building their own Lego Ferraris and tackling a series of race tracks at a new Legoland California attraction. The new Lego Ferrari Build…
Photos: Man Transforms Home Office Into Epic $25,000 Lego-Themed Man Cave
A man has spent almost $25,000 on his impressive collection of Lego, transforming his home office into an incredible Lego-themed man cave. Mike Atchison, 50, from the state of Washington, started collecting Legos from a young age, but since buying his home, he has made it into a full-blown hobby. With over 100 sets, over 50 Lego…
Couple Use 400,000 Lego Bricks to Build Replica of the London Bridge in Their Living Room
A Lego-loving couple has spent four weeks working 14 hours a day to create a 21-foot-long replica of the Old London Bridge in their own sitting room. Every year, Mike Addis, 63, and Catherine Weightman, 58, build a massive Lego creation around the year-end holidays. And their 27th project was completed using 400,000 Lego bricks. The…
Japan-Based Sculptor Recreates ‘The Great Wave Off Kanagawa’ With 50,000 Lego Pieces
A Japan-based Lego artist employed his considerable skills to build a wonderful recreation of “The Great Wave off Kanagawa” using 50,000 cobalt and white Lego pieces. Jumpei Mitsui—one of only 21 Lego Certified Professionals in the world—utilizes the colorful plastic building blocks to create sophisticated and fascinating works of art. During a project late last…
DOJ Retracts Claim It Seized ‘Fully Constructed’ Lego Set From Accused Capitol Rioter
The Department of Justice has retracted its claim that it seized a “fully constructed U.S. Capitol Lego set” from an accused Capitol rioter. In an memorandum asking a court to order Robert Morss be held pending trial, prosecutors claimed that law enforcement officials “recover[e]d a fully constructed U.S. Capitol Lego set” while arresting the defendant….
45-Year-Old Irishman Builds Lego Empire Over the Course of 6 Years—and It’s Astounding
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…
EU Court Backs Lego in German Design Rights Case
BRUSSELS—Danish toymaker Lego on Wednesday won the backing of Europe’s second-highest court in its fight to secure design rights for its colorful snap-together plastic building bricks familiar to millions of children worldwide. The Luxembourg-based General Court threw out a 2019 decision by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) that sided with German toy and…
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