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LEGOLAND(R) California Miniland gets a 2009 presidential makeover.
As the presidential inauguration nears, organizers are thinking big in
Washington, D.C. On the West Coast, inauguration planners are thinking small -
very small.
This week, miniature characters will take their places on the steps of the
Capitol building in Miniland U.S.A. at LEGOLAND.
Model builders at the Carlsbad theme park began creating about 1,000 4-inch-tall
figures from tens of thousands of LEGO bricks early this month. It takes 30 to
40 LEGO [bricks] to build each figure. Several hundred additional figures will
come out of storage for the crowd scene.
The challenge is to make identifiable figures using faceless LEGO bricks, said
Gary McIntire, who has worked in the model studio for two years.
First, the six model makers gathered information about who will be on stage and
what they will be wearing. After that, it's a matter of creating a likeness
through hair style and color, facial hair, glasses, distinctive clothing and
body shape.
"You'd be surprised at what you do to make them recognizable," said McIntire,
28.
Designers are creating President-elect Barack Obama (red tie) and his wife,
Michelle (red dress), and their children; Vice President-elect Joe Biden and his
wife; President Bush and first lady Laura Bush; the Cheneys; and the Clintons.
They also are assembling U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the Rev. Rick Warren of
Saddleback Church and a quartet of musicians on stage.
If you look closely, you might spot Oprah Winfrey in the crowd.
The scene will depict Chief Justice John Roberts swearing in the new president.
There was one major adjustment, however. LEGOLAND inauguration was switched from
the Capitol's back steps to the front, where it's more visible to visitors. The
scene will remain through May.
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