Everything is awesome in Brandon’s Lego city
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This article was published 04/01/2018 (3013 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Three generations of Legos have been bound together in a 148-square-foot cityscape in Sean Humphries’ basement.
A construction foreman by trade, Humphries’ lifelong interest in Lego was rekindled following the birth of his daughter, MJ, who is now eight.
He dug out his old Legos a few years ago and set out to put together the cityscape as it currently exists, compete with a railroad yard; another throwback to his childhood interests.
When he was a kid, his mother, Linda, worked with a rail company and was able to get him on a train that made its way to St. Lazare and back.
On another occasion during his youth, Humphries drove a train past First Street.
Tapping into his own interests in construction, Legos served as an outlet for the youngster, whose collection included both pieces from his father, Bob, and various sets that his parents gave him.
“As a kid we didn’t have the Internet, but we had Lego magazines,” Humphries said, adding that at the time, there was nothing more exciting than putting together a new kit.
This interest lay dormant for several years as he eased into the various stresses of adulthood, until his own daughter reached an age where she would join him in interacting with the pieces.
In addition to breaking out his old pieces, new components joined the creations until it reached the stage it’s presently at, including a train yard and several blocks of cityscape.
MJ joins him in the basement, and occasionally brings her own friends to see the creation.
“I’ve certainly seen a lot of jaws hit the floor when they saw this thing,” Humphries said with a smile.
While Humphries enjoys the construction component, kids tend to enjoy playing with the model.
Offering an apologetic tone, MJ said; “They sometimes make accidents,” to which Humphries offered another warm smile, adding that he has, indeed, had to rebuild some components as they got broken.
But, he said, that’s all part of the adventure.
The cityscape is never done, he said, adding that as soon as another component is built he comes up with another idea.
Although the expansive cityscape fills out a good portion of his basement, he said that there’s still room for him to add a few more tables’ worth of Lego creations.
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