Lego map of the South Island proves popular

Matthew Bennett’s typographically accurate Lego map of the South Island attracted a lot of attention at the weekend’s Top of the South Brick Show in Hope.

“I used over 100,000 bricks and it took me over six months to create.”

The six-by-two metre build was constructed using 115 different sections which all came together on the day for the big reveal.

“I don’t have a space big enough at home to see it all put together, so I plan everything by sections and layers to achieve the 1.150,000 scale structure.”

Complete with a flag which marked out the show’s venue, Matthew says his love of creating Lego maps harks back to his childhood when he was given an atlas as a gift.

“I’ve been into maps ever since.”