Model citizen Paul Mather has raised thousands of pounds for charity – through his lifelong love of Lego. The 33-year-old picked up his first brick as a child, rediscovering the hobby aged 19 when his son Brandon was born. His biggest build so far is a 5ft 10ins model of the Titanic which has been with him to 10 community events this year, raising £3,500 for good causes. Designed around pictures of the doomed ocean liner, it took two months to make from more than 4,000 bricks which he had lying around the house. Paul, who describes himself as an independent Lego sculptor, made the model earlier this year in the hope of selling it and buying a new car. When an unexpected windfall meant he no longer needed the spare cash he decided to take the Titanic on tour. He said: “I posted a few pictures on Twitter and I had compliments from Legolands around the world. Legoland Discovery Centre Manchester wanted to put it on display. "It was obviously respected as a model so I decided to use it to raise money for charity.”
With ambitions for the future Paul, who works in medical insurance, is now appealing for donations of bricks so he can get started on the next big build. He has set up a group for Lego enthusiasts and hopes to one day give the region its own show – like London’s ‘Art of the Brick’ exhibition. Paul, who lives in Ashton with wife Lisa, said: “The idea is to have affordable Lego events for families within the north west. “It would always be for charity, that’s how it started and that’s how it would stay.” He added: “I did attempt Ashton town hall but I ran out of grey. I just don’t have the bricks. “My website gives people the option of donating bricks. People have probably got Lego in the loft, under the bed, but I could use that to help more people, more charities and build bigger and better.” Money raised in 2015 will be shared between the Alzheimer’s Society, homeless charity Barnabus in Manchester and Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital. To find out more about Paul’s work and to make a donation, visit his website lhunter2014.co.uk.
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Brynjar has autism and building the Lego ship was a great opportunity for him to start something big and finish it," Bjarney Ludviksdottir, his mother, said. It wasn't your usual toy ship too -- it stretched 6.33 meters long, scaled to the size of the standard Lego man, and it required a total of 56,000 Lego blocks. The Lego group in Denmark offered Brynjar all the pieces he needed with a discount. The funds were raised through a successful crowdfunding campaign.The impressive Titanic Lego ship is now finished after 11 months of building with the help of Brynjar's grandfather, who is an engineer. Brynjar took care of gluing the Lego blocks together, spending hours at a time after school. His story was well-received by the media and inspired many kids with autism – which was the goal of the family from the very beginning.To promote this further, Brynjar decided to write his story in a book called "My Autistic X Factor" that details his amazing journey of overcoming obstacles to complete his dream of building a replica of his favorite ship.
The book motivates children of all ages, especially those with autism, to work on what they love and to not let disabilities hinder them from achieving their dreams. "We want to share the story of Brynjar to shed light on the positive side of Autism," Bjarney said.Brynjar wrote the story himself with the help of his mother. To better tell his story, Bjarney looked for an illustrator. Since they didn't want another crowdfunding for the costs of the book, Bjarney made sure to find an illustrator they could afford. "I found out that work can be done over the Internet for a price more affordable than if we were to hire locally. Other platforms popped in my search too, but Freelancer was the easiest to understand and manage," she said.She posted her project on the site and found Diana Hernandez (GreatDStudio) from Nicaragua. "Diana's portfolio inspired us. We thought her characters would fit perfectly in Brynjar's story. She also promised to deliver the work in a short time, which was very important because we wanted to launch the book at the same time the ship was ready," Bjarney shared.