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Leggo my Love Boat
What took more than 250,000 LEGO bricks, six months to build, measures 10.5 feet long and five feet high? That would be a full scale model of the original Pacific Princess Love Boat built by professional LEGO builder Ryan McNaught.
The son of a Melbourne, Australia travel agent, the 36-year-old McNaught was inspired by the many cruises he has enjoyed over the years.
"I wanted to do something with character so I chose the original Love Boat, Pacific Princess, and studied photos and deck plans to capture her features and her beauty," McNaught said.
One of only 12 certified LEGO builders in the world, McNaught's model shows the exterior of the famous Princess Cruises TV ship on one side. The other side is a cutaway showing everything from chefs in the kitchen to passengers working out in the health club. Captain Stubing, Gopher and cruise director Julie, along with some of the show's most famous guests such as David Hasselhoff are on board too.
Looks like the Love Boat will be making another run too. After showing the creation in Australia, McNaught now plans to move it to Chicago for Brickworld, one of the largest LEGO conventions in the world.
Flickr photos by TheBrickMan
Gallery: Lego Love Boat
Filed under: North America, Canada, United States, Australia, News, Cruises, Caribbean
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
ajschrod Jan 20th 2011 10:02PM
Will it be sent to Legoland, Florida aftair the display? I'm planning a vacation with my kids next year and heard it will be a destination by next year.