Motueka Recreation Hall was a Legoland over the weekend with kids and adults hit like a ton of bricks over Denmark’s famous export.
The tenth installment of the Top of the South Brick Show had no reported foot injuries and 80 multithemed Lego exhibits from Nelson, Tasman, Marlborough and Canterbury building the concourses and funds for its 50-member host, the Top of the South Brick Club’s operational costs.
Organiser Mark Griffin says, every display, which included some that were motorised, told a story about the maker’s enthusiasm and caregivers had the heart-rending task of shepherding their children from the venue.
“It’s a centralised thing where people who like Lego come to play, and they become part of a community… we see that there’s people here who would be pretty lonely without it,” he says.
“They brought some really interesting things this year, everything’s got a little bit of story behind it and they see things that they either had, or wanted, or liked, and they just get highly involved looking at it.
“Sometimes the parents can have a problem getting [their children] out, but that’s a nice problem to have.”
Stoke AFOL (Adult Fan of Lego) Morgen Nimmo’s Disney-themed display was dreamt up from her love for the entertainment blockbuster, which included minifigures and the iconic Cinderella Castle.
Matias Huenuqueo, 7, evoked awe and wonder with his Jurassic Park display put together at his Hope home after watching the films.
Motueka AFOL (Adult Fan of Lego) David Wickenden had the force with LEGO R2-D2, C-3PO, and spacecraft among other Star Wars collectibles which he’d pieced together with his 15-year-old son Alfie.
