Posted by Daniel Morey
Howdy!
As I'm sure you folks have already glanced at my profile page, you will have read how my favorite model was a bust of Harry Caray. And because it was my favorite build, I thought you might want to see a few pictures of it. If you're not familiar with who Harry Caray is, he was a famous announcer for the Chicago Cubs and a legend in Chicago sports media. I've included a few pictures of the model and Harry himself to show you a little comparison.
Harry Caray passed away several years ago but his spirit, and now his LEGO bust lives on. The model can be seen at the Harry Caray Restaurant in Chicago on Kinzie.
We've started rumors on building a few other baseball players, but so far those are still rumors, but check back in to my blog to stay posted. Enjoy the pictures!
here's the real Harry:
....and here's the LEGO model
The LEGO model took me about 60 hours to complete, using over 4,000 LEGO bricks; most of which were 1x2 plates w/ 1 stud, or what we call in the biz, "jumpers". The Harry model is also to scale, so if you stood next to it, it would be very close to the actual size of a human head!
Around the same time i finished the model, was the anniversary of Harry Caray's passing and his restaurant always throws a big celebration in memory of the famed announcer. So to help make the even even bigger that year, I donated the LEGO model to be displayed in their restaurant, so if you visit the Harry Caray restaurant in Chicago, you'll be able to see my LEGO model on display along with load of other Chicago Cubs memorabilia. How cool is that?
That's it for today LEGO fans, but stop by next week, I'll be sure to have some exciting news for you!
