VIDEO: Man Buys Trailer To House Lego Collection (Added 12/11/06)

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Nate Crossett

Harvey Foran of Arnold, Nebraska loves his Legos-- a passion for almost thirty years.  His Lego obsession has overfilled his home, causing him to purchase a trailer to house his collection.

Some call it "Lego Land."  Harvey Foran and his grand-kids like to call it the Lego House.  "Before we were building them and just putting them in boxes and in my basement, then about a year ago we acquired this and turned it into our Lego place," said Foran.

Harvey's obsession started when he was in his 30's with his first set of Legos.  "I just remember a guy was in the service with talking about them and I’d never heard of them before... Years later we went Christmas shopping for the grand-kids and bought a set or two," Foran said.

Today at age 58 Harvey is still building sets with his grand-kids.

Each one has their own specialty that fills the entire three-bedroom trailer. Harvey's favorite, pirates and older themes like westerns - that's also Brent’s favorite.
 
"My favorite, pirates, western Legos, cowboys with Indians, imperial guards and British soldiers," said Brent Winfield.

Nine-year-old Eric likes to get his hands on the newer cityscapes, like those with moving trains.
 
16-year-old Amanda prefers Harry Potter sets.

Some use as many as 1,000 pieces.
 
They won't be in short supply; hundreds of boxes sit in the hallways and a bedroom waiting to be put together.

The next project, turning this trailer into rooms with life like scenery and realistic displays. An idea they got from visiting the real Lego land in San Diego last year.

It's their ultimate goal in living the Lego dream.

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