For a 134-year-old church, Emanuel Lutheran features some unusual worshippers in a model that mixes realistic details with whimsical touches ”” like the Batmobile parked outside.
The church made from more than 12,000 Lego bricks by the Rev. Stuart Dornfeld has little toy people scattered inside, including recognizable facsimiles of SpongeBob SquarePants, Indiana Jones and Batman.
“We’ve had some famous members, it’s true,” Dornfeld deadpanned.
Dornfeld, who is married and has two young daughters, said he was inspired last year when he saw an exhibit of Lego artist Nathan Sawaya’s work at the Children’s Museum of Appleton.
He spent two or three hours a week over six months to create the church model from the toy building blocks.
As the father of a “Lego-maniac” I can attest that Legos are NOT cheap (one recent trip to the store to price an “Indiana Jones” set showed it at over $89.00!).
He’s put a lot of time and money into his project.
By the way, has anyone checked out the [url=http://www.thebricktestament.com/]The Brick Testament[/url] website? Scenes from the Bible are re-created with legos.
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My son is a Lego-maniac, too, and I generally see his bigger creations costing right around $0.10 a brick. I’d guess Fr. Dornfeld’s project ran him around $1,200 in parts to build.
I tripped across this [url=http://www.amyhughes.org/lego/church/]Lego Church[/url] some time ago. It is quite extensive.