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Even Captain Stubing is a fan of the LEGO Love Boat
By Gene Sloan, USA Today, June 22,2011.
Remember the LEGO Love Boat we told you about a few weeks ago?
Labor of Love:’LEGO Love Boat’ to be displayed in Chicago.
The largest cruise ship ever built out of LEGO bricks apparently was a hit this
past weekend at the Brickworld LEGO convention in Chicago -- and not just with
the public. Love Boat line Princess Cruises, not surprisingly, was among those
taking notice.
Among the people stopping by to see the handiwork of LCP (LEGO Certified
Professional) LEGO-loving Australian Ryan McNaught was none other than Love Boat
star Gavin MacLeod (a.k.a. Captain Stubing), who now serves as a Princess
ambassador. The actor paid McNaught a surprise visit arranged by the line’s
public relations team.
McNaught, shown above with MacLeod wearing a captain’s hat the actor brought for
him, called the experience “mind blowing – especially after seeing him on TV for
all those years.”
Made up of more than 250,000 LEGO bricks, the ship measures nearly ten feet long
by nearly five feet high and includes powered functions such as a moving anchor,
bow thruster and propeller. The lifeboat also can be raised and lowered.
USAToday.com
Video just under three minutes (2:56) at BrickWorld in Chicago:
Princess Cruises YouTube Channel.
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