The file photo shows Brynjar Karl Birgisson, with his Lego replica of the Titanic. An eleven-year-old boy in Reykjavik, Iceland, who suffers from autism, is building a replica of the Titanic with Lego cubes.Legoland in Denmark supported his project after he uploaded a YouTube video expressing his passion for the project.The 56,000 Lego-brick-ship is 6.3 meters in length and costs €3,500 to build.Karil has 5,000 more bricks to go and is expected to complete the ship in two to three months. After completion, Karl hopes to display the finished product in a museum or create his own “Lego Iceland.”The ill-fated Titanic cruise liner has been recreated in LEGO for an exhibition in London. A total of 220,000 plastic blocks were used to recreate the Liverpool -registered ship that famously sunk in 1912 when it hit an iceberg in the North Atlantic Ocean back to life. The model which was created by professional LEGO building company Bright Bricks is on display in London this weekend in a special LEGO exhibition and even features Jack and Rose, played by Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet in the blockbusting film retelling, posing on the prow.
Ed Diment, founder and director of Bright Bricks and professional LEGO artist, told the ECHO that the ship took three months to build and required a team of 25 people. He said: “I’m a big shipbuilding fan - we built RMS Queen Mary last year. Titanic was an obvious one to do but the trouble is that lots of other people have built it out of LEGO before. We had to make sure ours was the best, and I’m pretty sure it is.” The Bright Bricks team used blueprints and plans of the original ship to make their creation as accurate as possible. The scale is 1-40, so the real ship is 280m long and the LEGO ship is 7m. Ed started building things out of LEGO when he was two, but it wasn’t until four years ago - when Ed’s future business partner asked him to join his expanding business - that it became his career. Ed, who worked as a management consultant before Bright Bricks, said: “I like that with LEGO you can build a creation, look at it and enjoy it - then smash it up and make something else out of it.
Rather than being a toy that sticks to being one thing, LEGO can be something new every time you play with it.” Before building the Titanic, Bright Bricks built a half-scale jet engine for Rolls-Royce that cuts away to reveal moving parts. The team don’t need to buy LEGO box sets as Ed’s business partner is a ‘LEGO certified professional’ - the only one in the UK - which allows him to buy “massive boxes” directly from the company. Although the magnificent Titanic never made it to Liverpool, due to adverse weather conditions prior to it leaving Southampton for New York, the city can lay claim to be the doomed ship’s spiritual home. ‘Liverpool’ was painted on the stern of the ship that took three years to build and was completed by 1911. She sank in the North Atlantic Ocean, on April 15 1912, after colliding with an iceberg, killing more than 1,500 passengers and crew. Up to 90 Liverpool men and women were killed in the tragic accident including Fred Clarke, formerly of Tunstall Street, off Smithdown Road, a musician who was also killed and whose name is commemorated on a plaque at Liverpool’s Philharmonic Hall.
Titanic was born and devised in Liverpool’s White Star Line headquarters - which is now home to 30 James Street hotel - and whose balcony was used by the company’s owners to deliver the tragic news to people on the street outside. A whole host of other Liverpool connections can be read here . A rare menu from passengers’ final lunch on the luxurious liner sold for a phenomenal £58,000 auction, this year Want to see a Bright Bricks creation closer to home? The professional LEGO building company have recently installed a giant Christmas sleigh, Santa and reindeers - made entirely out of the famous toy brick. The LEGO sleigh will be displayed at Liverpool ONE until December 30. BRICKLIVE, organiser of the LEGO® fan event, has announced that due to huge demand, its first ever show in Belfast has been moved to 3rd to 6th August. Join us from 3rd – 6th August at the Titanic Exhibition Centre – it’s the ultimate day out for families and LEGO® fans! The event will include various ‘bricktastic’ features, such as:
Creation Nation – where fans can build their house and put it on the UK’s largest LEGO® map Fan Zone – with Adult Fans of Lego (AFOL) builders, showcasing their spectacular LEGO® creation BRICK Lane – where families & fans can experience and buy; including vintage & rare sets, accessories/parts. As well as the popular BRICK pits where fans of any age can immerse themselves in over one million pieces of LEGO® available to get creative, inspired and, most importantly, building! A full list of all the zones and features for BRICKLIVE in Belfast can be found at www.bricklive.co.uk. Thursday 3rd August – Sunday 6th August, 10:30am – 6pm £33.00 VIP Day (early access with lanyard and event guide) £67.00 General Admissions for Family (4 people) £102.00 VIP Day for Family (4 people – early access with lanyard and event guide)I vividly remember seeing Titanic in theaters. I was only 16, which is the exact, perfect, acceptable age to be swept up in the over-the-top combination of adorable Leo DiCaprio and one of the most dramatic events in American seafaring history.
I also remember the exact moment my friends and I started sobbing. It was near the end when Jack says:"Winning that ticket, Rose, was the best thing that ever happened to me... it brought me to you. And I'm thankful for that, Rose. You must do me this honor. Promise me you'll survive. That you won't give up, no matter what happens, no matter how hopeless. Promise me now, Rose, and never let go of that promise."OH GOD, RIGHT IN THE FEELS.Anyway, the other unforgettable part of that movie was how well they reenacted the Titanic's violent sinking. That part where the ship finally splits in two and bodies are flying everywhere? Insane.See Also: 11 Of The World's Most Iconic Buildings Recreated With LEGOThat's what makes this model by LEGO phenom Ryan McNaught that much more incredible. Not since Rose had to pry her hand out of Jack's cold, dead fist has the plight of the Titanic seemed so heartbreaking. Even though it's just blocks and mini-figs, McNaught was able to infuse the giant model with an incredible amount detail (and even a little bit of humor).