'Top Gear' Host James May to Build Home for 'Toy Stories'
Marissa Brassfield — July 26, 2009 — Pop Culture
References: jamesmaystoystories & news.bbc
‘Top Gear’ co-host James May is a man on a mission; for his latest show ‘James May’s Toy Stories’ he’ll construct (among many other things) a full-sized two-story home built entirely out of LEGO.
‘James May’s Toy Stories’ is a show based on, well, toys. May aims to honor iconic toys by rebuilding them on a large scale. Think plasticine gardens, super-sized Airfix models and the aforementioned LEGO home.
James May admits that there are some unusual challenges to building a full-sized home out of LEGO. While over 3 million bricks have been delivered to May’s construction site, he’s still working out the kinks of plumbing and electricity using as much LEGO as is possible.
‘James May’s Toy Stories’ is a show based on, well, toys. May aims to honor iconic toys by rebuilding them on a large scale. Think plasticine gardens, super-sized Airfix models and the aforementioned LEGO home.
James May admits that there are some unusual challenges to building a full-sized home out of LEGO. While over 3 million bricks have been delivered to May’s construction site, he’s still working out the kinks of plumbing and electricity using as much LEGO as is possible.
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1. Construction - Potential for disruptive innovation in the construction industry by adopting new materials and methods, like LEGO, for building homes.
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