This 32,000 piece model is over 24 cubic feet in volume and took 1 month to build.
About this creation
In July 2004, LPL Financial Services contracted me to build their logo out of LEGO for an event they were hosting in August 2004.
- 32,000 pieces
- 24 cubic feet
- Built in 1 month

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Over the course of the month, a photo like this was taken every 15 minutes. They were assembled into a stop-action animation that was played at the event.
Video
Watch the logo being built (7 seconds, 124K - Quicktime)
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Here is the final model. The entire logo was repeated on the back.
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The lower section of the model was built entirely using clear 1x2 bricks. It was very challenging to glue them without the glue showing!
To keep the area see-through, I did not use a lot of lower supports, and as a result, a lot of warping and damage occurred when the model was shipped. After the event, the logo was sent back to me for repair; I am currently re-building the model for its permanent installation at LPL's headquarters.
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Here is a close-up of the lettering and the clear area.
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Here I am with the logo, about to be shipped. It was built in 9 seperate "stackable" sections, each glued together so that they could be easily assembled onsite. Unfortunetly, the poorly-reinforced lower clear sections were damaged en route, so the model became very difficult to assemble onsite.
I am reinforcing it with metal piping, a wood baseboard, and fusing all 9 sections together. It will be re-shipped as one piece in a large crate.
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My fiancee Lily sorted 10,000 of the pieces in one day! And she didn't go crosseyed. :)
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To get the model done in such a short time frame, Lily helped out on some of the "plain, flat" parts of the logo, while I concentrated on the detailed areas.
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Comments
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November 4, 2008 |
This must be nice... getting money to do what you do best... |
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I like it |
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July 7, 2008 |
I WANT YOUR JOB BIGTIME |
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