Titanic was called The Ship of dreams, what a glorious project during that era. Seems like Titanic has fascinated lot of people. Even 12 year old Brynjar “Lego Boy” could not escape the glory of Titanic. He was captivated by the idea of Titanic and decided to build a 6.33 meter long replica of Titanic using 56,000 Lego bricks when he was hardly ten years old. It took him 11 months to finish the ship. This exciting journey of ship building molded Brynjar with a new outlook and positivity towards Autism. In this ambitious undertaking his grandfather helped him by finding the blue print of Titanic. His mother Bjarney has encouraged and supported him to accomplish this humongous goal. Now he is on a mission to encourage other kids to plan their own unique dream journey. We are proud of Brynjar with his determination and hardwork. He showed the world anything can be possible if you dream. We are proud of Nicolò for his talent and beautiful work.

How did you get the idea of building the “Titanic” as your Lego ship model? Have you ever designed any custom small model of ship with Legos?B: I have always been a big LEGO nerd ever since I was small kid. My first obsession with LEGO where LEGO trains I could spend days on the floor in my own world, playing and building the trains. When I grew older I started to understand the unlimited informations on youtube and there I got my new obsession - the Titanic. I just had to build this amazing ship and it had to be the correct size if a LEGO man where average hight of a person. My grandfather helped me to find the blue print online and he found out that the length should be 6,33 cm. I had build some smaller version of the ship but I totally believed that I could build the big ship with out a doubt.

Do you want to share any funny or interesting moment while you were in the Titanic building project?B: I think the highlight of my building process was when Discovery science connected my mom and asked if they could cover my story on their show. I was so surprised that my project had traveled from my home country and gone world wide. https://vimeo.com/120398789. The kids in school asked me if I was now famous and I thought that was kind of funny.

Have you ever thought of working for the Lego company?B: Yes of course I would love to be employed with this amazing company and who know´s what happen´s in the future. But know my dream is to become a captain on a cruse ship. And Im focusing on going to the school go Navigation here in Iceland.

Do you think Lego creativity helps autism? If yes why?B: LEGO is fantastic to train your brain. We who have autism often see things in a different way and LEGO is a fun way to express your vision. LEGO helped me to grow by engineering skills. Today I’m pretty good in understanding how machines work and how they are build, I think it helps me in school and in life to understand how things are build and designed. I also think that its better to spend time designing and building LEGO than spending to mush time infront of the TV.

Describe the moment when you placed your last Lego brick to finish your Titanic project?B: Well I haven’t finished the ship totally yet. I´m always building something or redesigning it. But the day that the ship was moved from the building aria, was a BIG day for me. In the beginning I was going to build the whole ship in one piece, but thankfully my grandfather convinced my to build it in 3 peses, so that I could move it safely. The first location was the biggest mall in Iceland. My ship was on display for 5 weeks and people could come and visit my ship and also I managed to publish a book about my whole journey: http://amzn.to/1MCvnLi

What do you like to do with your friends?B: Today I have friends, but before my ship, I had no friends. And I really love to have friends. They know that Im autistic but they don’t care. We sometimes go together to the movies and sometimes we go have some ice-cream.

What is something that you wish for?B: I wish that kids with autism get the support like I have and I wish that they discover their own unique X factor. Because then you are good in something you gain respect and life becomes so mush more interesting.

What is your favorite place to visit?B: I got the opportunity to visit the building sights of the Titanic in Belfast. And I must say that that was an Amazing place to visit.The ship that I know so well and the story I had read over and over again came alive in the Titanic Belfast Museum. I went back in time and was a part on these amazing times of history.

What is your favorite food?B: I love pizza and a traditional dish from Iceland called “slátur".

Any special message for our community?B: I always try to communicate the importance of following your dream and get the support that you need to reach you dream or goal and never, never ever give up. Because if I can do it everyone can with or without autism.