Seven young Lego-lovers have battled it out on a quest to be crowned the first Sunshine Coast Junior Model Builder winner, with 10-year-old Owen Howarth taking out the coveted title.
Earlier this month budding builders between the ages of five to 10 were asked to show off their Lego skills by creating and submitting their aquatic creature out of Lego and, oh boy, did they get their brick on.
The judges were inundated with amazing submissions and after much deliberation, seven creative kids were selected to compete in the ultimate brick builder test during a live Lego Masters style competition held at Brickman Cities at The Wharf Mooloolaba.
Hosted by LEGOLAND Discovery Centre’s Master Model Builder Miller Keys, the live final competition saw the seven finalists put on a bricktastic display of passion and creativity.
“It was incredible to see these young and creative Lego-lovers put their brick building skills to the test. It was a tough decision in the end but Owen showed a lot of flair and passion throughout the competition not to mention his amazing Lego builds,” Keys said.
The competition was judged in two rounds, with the first brief to create something you would find in a city and the second your favourite aquatic creature.
Owen wowed the crowd with his Lego McDonalds build, and seahorse build showing great use of the SNOT (studs not on top) technique.
Sunshine Coast Junior Model Builder winner Owen Howarth said, “I’m really pleased that I won. I really love building Lego! My favourite thing about Lego is that I can be free to build whatever I want.”
Lego brick exhibition at The Wharf Mooloolaba will be running until 17 July.
