Like a kid in a candy store! Inside LEGO Masters’ stunning colour-coordinated Brick Pit… which contains THREE MILLION pieces of the plastic blocks in every size, shape and shade
LEGO Masters is back and bigger and better than ever, with even more pieces for this year’s contestants to work with.
And now Channel Nine has given fans a glimpse inside the envy-inducing Brick Pit, describing it as ‘an Aladdin’s cave of LEGO wonderment’.
This year’s Brick Pit contains 3million LEGO pieces, up from last year’s 2.5million, and almost every piece is arranged by colour.
Stepping it up: LEGO Masters is back, bigger and better than ever, with even more pieces for this year’s contestants to work with
There are 60 different shade to choose from, and it took a team of 122 people 1,098 hours to organise the room.
It also contains over 5,000 unique LEGO elements, allowing contestants to bring their visions to life.
In addition to this, the Brick Pit features a massive wall with 9,000 Minifigures meticulously lined up for the show’s participants to inspect and select.
LEGO wonderland: Channel Nine recently gave fans a glimpse inside the envy-inducing Brick Pit, describing it as ‘an Aladdin’s cave of LEGO wonderment’
Colour-coded: This year’s Brick Pit contains 3million LEGO pieces, up from last year’s 2.5million, with almost every piece arranged by colour
LEGO people: The Brick Pit also features a massive wall with each of the Minifigures meticulously laid out for the show’s contestants to inspect and select
DIY: While many of the Minifigures are already assembled, contestants are also able to customise them or create their own
And while many of the Minifigures are already assembled, contestants are also able to customise them or create their own.
Given the pressures of the show, it’s not unusual for things to get chaotic in the Brick Pit, so there are 30 LEGO sorters whose job it is to make sure everything is organised correctly.
Each piece travelled 15,925 kilometres from the LEGO factory in Billund, Denmark for the show, with a multitude of elements readily available.
Harder: In an interview with Mumbrella on Friday, the show’s host, Hamish Blake said this year’s tasks would be ‘slightly more challenging’ than the previous season
All sorted: Given the pressures of the show, it’s not unusual for things to get chaotic in the Brick Pit, so there’s another 30 LEGO sorters who’s job it is to make sure everything is organised correctly
‘I think we probably end up getting cooler ideas, and by the contestants’ own admission, they’re like “I would never have built this and I’m really glad I did,”‘ Hamish said
In an interview with Mumbrella on Friday, the show’s host, Hamish Blake said this year’s tasks would be ‘slightly more challenging’ than the previous season.
‘I never don’t get fascinated… knowing what the challenge is, and then seeing the human element of them try to, in a timeframe, pick an idea, come up with the right idea, and then execute it under pressure. It’s cool,’ the 38-year-old comedian said.
‘I think we probably end up getting cooler ideas, and by the contestants’ own admission, they’re like “I would never have built this and I’m really glad I did.”‘
Attention to detail: There are 60 different colours to choose from, and it took a team of 122 people 1,098 hours to organise the Brick Pit