LEGO MY CAREER GOALS :
HOW TO BECOME A PROFESSIONAL BUILDER
By Ash Mahtani
Adrian Drake built this incredible , seven foot long replica of Serenity ( from the TV series Firefly )!
So , you think you ’ re pretty good with LEGO . But are you good enough to go pro ? It may surprise you to learn that there ’ s more than one way to become a professional LEGO builder .
# 1 : MASTER BUILDER No , this isn ’ t just something made up for The LEGO Movie , you really can become a Master Builder . LEGO actually does hire people to make LEGO sculptures for them .
Ed Diment ’ s U . S . S . Intrepid recreation is 1 / 40th scale and almost 23 feet long .
To start off , you probably want to play with LEGO . A lot . It seems like a no-brainer , but most pros recommend starting off with a box of loose LEGO pieces and just trying to build something sans-instructions .
Next , you want a degree in engineering , architecture , design or some related field , since you ’ ll be doing a lot of 3D modeling