Exhibitions are held all over the globe and last year Duncan, after talking to like-minded Lego lovers, decided it was time for “little Gizzy to start its own exhibition”.
“I didn’t know there were so many people into it.”
It is hoped some out-of-towners will be exhibiting at the Tairāwhiti show.
The show will also feature an interactive brick pit, where kids can jump in and build.
Raffles will be held and some exhibitors have put together competitions such as “guess how many bricks on display”?
Prizes will be up for grabs.
Duncan is also the organiser for a monthly Gisborne get-together of Lego devotees known as Gisborne Lego User Group.
Participants can bring along projects they are working on, or new sets.
“It’s a time to offer feedback and chill and talk,” Duncan said.
Te Tairāwhiti Brick Show will run on March 30 and 31 at Ilminster Intermediate.
There is a small entry fee and the show will be open from 9am to 5pm on both days.
Lego’s popularity began in 1932 when Danish carpenter, Ole Kirk Kristiansen founded his company The Lego Group.
The name Lego is an abbreviation of two Danish words, “leg godt”, which means “play well”.
Lego has been named Toy of the Century twice over.
The number of Lego bricks worldwide is estimated at 400 billion.
