In Saint-Privat-des-Vieux, around a hundred visitors flocked to the world of small bricks

Les univers des jeux vidéo ont largement été reproduits. MIDI LIBRE – Eva Bonnet-Gonnet

Ce samedi 13 janvier, l'annuel Lego ® Expo a accueilli une trentaine d'exposants et une foule d'autant plus dense. Le salon restera ouvert jusqu'à 18h ce dimanche 14 janvier. 

The gates of the Lego ®Expo were barely open when a crowd was already rushing into the Vaupiannes sports complex, in Saint-Privat-des-Vieux, near Alès, where around thirty ;#39;exhibitors present their works made of small bricks this weekend.

This year, the theme of space was chosen for the 10th edition of the Lego® Expo. FREE NOON – Eva Bonnet-Gonnet

This Saturday, January 13, the first day the show opened, the parking lots were already overflowing at 10:30 a.m. “The theme of space for this edition, we have never tried it, but it seems successful, notes Cédric Frelat, member of the Art of Bricks association, organizer of the event. "It's a subject that speaks to young and old alike, especially when exhibitors present creations as varied as those at the show". 

Sébastien Pinson presents his "steampunk" for the fourth time in a row. Free Midi – Eva Bonnet-Gonnet

Some constructions required being installed on stands several meters long. FREE NOON – Eva Bonnet-Gonnet

It is in particular on the details that the manufacturers play. FREE NOON – Eva Bonnet-Gonnet

Legos ® but… animated 

Rocket takeoffs, pirate ships, Minecraft ® battle reenactments, Mario Bros ® life-size… There was no shortage of eccentric constructions. "We've been coming for three years, it's an event not to be missed, because the level goes up a notch every year. And there, we notice that there is more and more movement on the stands, mechanical work on the constructions, underlines David, who came with his two young boys. "It's fascinating, it makes the Legos even more alive". 

In the afternoon, the youngest worked hard to build a giant mosaic. FREE NOON – Eva Bonnet-Gonnet

This year, another particularity made the show a victim of its success: the presence of numerous candidates from the last season of the television show Lego Masters.

Some of the participants in the Lego Masters show came to take a look at the exhibition. Free Midi – EVA BONNET-GONNET

"It's just a joy to come back to where it all began, to interact with the public concludes Elies, a Gard participant in a pair with Julien. We see that the Lego® continues to attract young and old alike. 

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