Thousands of people attended the convention over the weekend in Cleveland, including members of a local Lego building group.
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John Stephens brought his cityscape, which included the Cleveland skyline, FirstEnergy Stadium and even the proposed . He says that sculptures like those 鈥� which consume hundreds of hours and thousands of pieces 鈥� require some ingenuity.
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Ken Cefaratti is also with the Northeast Ohio Lego group and says he definitely sees a link in his group between childhood Lego use and adults in technical fields.
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The traveling BrickUniverse show also included several NASA-themed sculptures, some of which have been on display in the past at the Great Lakes Science Center.
Here's video highlights from the show:
