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Lego-loving couple spent two months building an 8ft Victorian dollhouse from 450,000 bricks
The five-storey house has 15 rooms with Christmas trees and furniture
A LEGO-loving couple spent two months building an 8ft Victorian house using 450,000 bricks as part of their Christmas tradition.
Mike Addis, 59, and Catherine Weightman, 54, previously built Daleks, polar bears and a cathedral, in all costing £45,000.
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The husband and wife have continued their annual Christmas tradition after their three now grown-up children became "too embarrassed" to join in.
Their doll-house comes complete with servants' quarters, library, scullery, paintings, wreathes, took them two months to build.
This year they spent around £600 on new pieces - including specialist pieces to attach wall paintings in their dollhouse.
Ecologist Catherine, of Huntingdon, Cambs, said: “We treat it like a Christmas decoration.”
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"Lego is dominating the living room at the moment. We've been doing it for probably three hours just in the evenings me and Mike but he's semi retired so he spends a bit more time on it.
She added: "We like Lego but we have other hobbies too.
Mike, an economist teacher, said they were beginning to "run out of ideas" for new creations so this year's model was based on their "far more modest" five-bed end-of-terrace Victorian home.
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Mike and Catherine decided to start building models 25 years ago when a family friend brought their child round and the only age- appropriate toys was the couple's Lego from their own childhood.
Despite their stunning 25 sculptures, the Danish company Lego has never reached out to the enthusiastic Lego fanatics.
"They sent us a standard reply letter and a key ring back in 2006 when I sent in some pictures of our models," Mike said.
Take a look inside LEGO house located in Billund, Denmark