By Kayla Jardine/Joe Cingrana. All rights reserved. He asked his grandfather, an electrical engineer, how big would a Titanic Lego scale model be? The Pigeon Forge visit is Brynjar's third trip to America since he became "the Lego boy." Brand New. Building his Titanic changed his life, helping him move out of an "autistic fog." Obsessed with the ill-fated ocean liner, Brynjar Karl Birgisson built his replica when he was 10. When he began, he was extremely shy and spoke little. "As the bricks went up and up and it began to rise, it became an obsession," he said. Free shipping. Ludviksdottir set up online crowdfunding so supporters could donate for the work. Consisting of 56,000 bricks, the structure is 5 feet tall and … What's 26-feet-long, 5-feet-tall and 4-feet wide, is made from 56,000 Lego pieces and took 11 months to build? Ogmundsson helped his grandson, scaling original ship blueprints to Lego size and helping determine how many tens of thousands of Legos the work required. A year later, he talked to 1,200 teachers in San Diego about the project. "There was no place to keep it," Kellogg said. The model Titanic is made of 56,000 Lego bricks. Brynjar, now 15, become known as "the Lego boy" as his model toured Norway, Sweden, Germany and Iceland. Now the Lego liner's anchored in the Pigeon Forge attraction through 2020. PIGEON FORGE — A 26-foot-long, 5-foot-high, 4-foot-wide Titanic model — built out of 56,000 Legos by an autistic boy from Iceland — is on exhibit at the Titanic Museum Attraction in Pigeon Forge. "You do see things this large but not very many of them. "This is a big deal in the world of Legos," club president Peter Campbell said.

Buy It Now. A five-minute video created by the museum for the exhibit showing the iceberg the ship struck and black-and-white photos of passengers plays on walls behind the model. "I was really happy (to see it). The museum needed its tiny Lego people to be more authentic. The model's passengers look different than those Brynjar first placed on his ship. © 2020 www.knoxnews.com.

The museum says the replica is the world's largest Lego model of the ship that sank in the early morning of April 15, 1912. I love it. Members of the Tennessee Valley Lego Club reassembled the ship, rewired its LED lighting, fixed some Lego funnels and rebuilt the bow's Lego bridge. In 2013 he spoke at the nonprofit TED's TEDx kids meeting in San Diego.

Family, friends and interested strangers donated money to purchase Legos. The world's largest Titanic model, of course. 2 product ratings - Titanic Building Blocks Lego Ship Model Set The Kit For Kids Adult Large Toy 3D. "It would have been easy to say this was not possible, that we did not have the money," she said. "But something in the back of my head said ... go for it, don't kill the dream. He got discouraged when the model's stern collapsed twice. Brynjar wanted to build a Titanic model after becoming fascinated with the ship. 4 watchers. But he didn't," Ogmundsson said. His figures included "Star Wars" and comic book characters.

But he refused to stop.

On Monday, Brynjar, his mother Bjarney Ludviksdottir and grandfather Ludvik Ogmundsson visited the museum to see the display. She helped him write letters, create a YouTube video and talk to strangers. By the time I was 10, I started to think about building the Lego titanic model in a Lego man size," Brynjar said. With interior lights and 200 tiny Lego passengers on its decks, the model seems to float on water. He'd seen large models of objects during an earlier trip to Legoland in Denmark. The construction interested Kellogg but the real story, she said, was that a young boy with autism created it. But anything is possible if you believe.". Titanic Branson Ticket Information: Toll Free: 800-381-7670 417-334-9500 Located in the heart of Branson, 3235 76 Country Blvd & Hwy 165, 65616 Total cost was 800,000 Icelandic kronur, about $8,105 in U.S. currency. His massive model, and his determination and construction skill, grabbed international attention. But Ludviksdottir encouraged her son to plan and speak about his idea. The floor is painted a deep black, making the model's platform nearly invisible. ... (876 Pieces… Reservations are recommended and can be made online at, Titanic Museum Attraction in Pigeon Forge, anchored in the Pigeon Forge attraction through 2020, This Titanic doesn't sink: 6 things to know about the giant Lego model in Pigeon Forge, Pigeon Forge to get 'Mountain Monster' thrill ride, shopping, hotels and more in large complex, Pigeon Forge gets indoor snow tubing park, play area, open year-round, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. Using a blueprint he created with his grandfather, he worked 11 months in a borrowed storage room. LEGO fans can spot the ambitious creation at the Titanic Museum Attraction in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee starting Monday, April 16. $95.05. "It was born to be here," Brynjar said. Some 1,517 people died after the Titanic hit an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean and sank on its maiden voyage from Great Britain to New York. And he was able to figure it out.". Titanic Museum co-owner Mary Kellogg learned of the Lego replica when Ludviksdottir wrote her a letter. Free returns. A 26-foot-long model of the Titanic, built of 56,000 Legos by an autistic boy from Iceland, is at the Titanic Museum Attraction in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. "I thought when I told him it had to be so big, he would stop. Brynjar spent 700 hours, often working hours after school, stacking Legos and gluing pieces together. On Saturday, April 21, he'll meet and talk with Titanic museum visitors.

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