Buckeye Devotion in Lego
I'm a Lego man from wayback. Legos fascinate me. One of the hidden perks of fatherhood would have to be purchasing a jillion Legos and Lincoln Logs "for my kid." In fact, one of my vivid childhood memories is discovering in October that Grandmother Westeraubie had purchased and hidden a huge box of Legos for me as a Christmas gift...only to learn on Christmas Day that she had returned the item in favor of...books and socks.
So with that in mind, I can appreciate and even admire the ambition behind building a full 1:275 scale replica of Ohio Stadium out of Lego. However, I can't wrap my arms around the project taking 2000 man-hours over a 2.5 year period. That's around 15 hours per week of work. That's where I step off the admiration train, and would suggest...."Dude, you need to get laid."
Deadspin has more info and pictures on Jim Stricker's Lego Stadium project. More photos on the builder's web site. Check the Deadspin comments on this including gems such as:
- "Can he do a Lego re-enactment of Woody Hayes smacking that guy in the Gator Bowl in '78?"
- "That's not accurate at all. There should be a few dozen couches on fire just outside of the stadium."
- "I'm surprised he didn't build it out of Duplo. I've underestimated the Buckeye."
PWD
