🧱LEGO artist has over 1 million bricks in Central Florida home

DAVENPORT, Fla. – A Central Floridian with a LEGO obsession will show his artistic endeavors on the Orlando Brick Conference, combining a preferred sport with theme park parts.

Scott Drown describes himself as an AFL, which, In LEGO phrases, it stands for Grownup LEGO Fan.

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“It’s one thing that I’ve executed since I used to be a small child. Rising up, I beloved LEGO, I constructed with LEGO, I performed with LEGO, and as you become old, I might do away with some outdated toys however at all times stored my LEGOs up within the attic,” Drown stated.

Drown has a LEGO constructing room with dozens of drawers alongside the partitions, organizing the LEGO bricks by form. LEGO items, mini figures and fashions might be discovered nearly in every single place you flip in his house. There’s even a kiddie pool crammed with LEGOs ready to be organized right into a bin.

“It’s often very enjoyable for me to create one thing with LEGOs. That’s why I do it. It’s a stress-relieving exercise for me,” Drown stated.

Information 6 anchor and Insider Information Crystal Moyer was invited into Drown’s house and requested what number of LEGO items he had.

“I’ve no method of counting that. There’s hundreds of thousands, I’m certain, of items and elements on this home. With that many items, group has been crucial for me,” stated Drown.

Drown’s newest creation shall be featured on the Orlando Brick Conference: a LEGO Mario Theme Park.

“I like rollercoasters, I like Mario cart and I like LEGO, so it’s combining three of my favourite issues in life into one piece,” Drown stated.

The theme park took Drown practically three years to construct, with many of the concentrate on the rollercoaster. Drown captured hours of video, which he edited right into a timelapse, as he started creating the show.

“It began with a clean LEGO plate and a bunch of LEGO sticks within the air and simply observe,” Drown stated.

Bric by brick, the theme park got here to life.

“I attempted to include what you’d discover in Mario video games and Mario tracks after which additionally issues which can be theme-parky, like a present store and character meet-and-greets,” stated Drown.

Nevertheless it takes extra than simply design and creativity.

“There’s motors, there’s gears, there’s every kind of easy STEM actions concerned in it,” stated Drown.

Drown’s passion has been handed all the way down to his son, Jack, who has LEGO masterpieces of his personal.

“I began constructing with LEGOs as a child, it’s such a cross-generational unifying factor. Now me, my son and my spouse all like to construct with LEGOs and spend time collectively sharing concepts and creations,” Drown stated. “I’m so excited to share this with folks to allow them to have the identical pleasure we do at house.”

Drown hopes others will unleash their creativity with the timeless toy.

“Simply seize some LEGOs and begin constructing,” stated Drown. “For years and years, I used to be a by-the-instructions particular person. I nonetheless like constructing by the directions, however there’s a sense of satisfaction and accomplishment you get whenever you construct one thing from scratch that’s completely yours.”

You’ll be able to meet Drown and take a look at his one-of-a-kind LEGO Mario theme park on the Orlando Brick Conference March 18 and March 19 on the Occasions Heart at Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee. Tickets are $15 if bought on-line and there’s a price for parking.

Among the proceeds from the conference will go towards a donation to Creations for Charity, a nonprofit group that buys new LEGO units for underprivileged youngsters.