Several months ago on this blog, we introduced you to a Love Boat built with Lego® and the man who had no life…er, the man who built it. His name is Ryan McNaught and when he put a quarter of a million little Lego pieces together he produced a remarkable model of TV’s most famous ship.
He is from Australia and a few weeks ago he took his masterpiece all the way to Chicago, 
by sea of course, for the annual Brickworld Convention, where people who have no life…er, wonderful skills…gather to compare Lego abilities. For the occasion, Princess (the Love Boat was the Pacific Princess) brought in the TV captain, actor Gavin MacLeod, or Captain Stubing.
It was more than a nice touch. It was also a nice surprise to Ryan McNaught, whose encounter with the captain was posted on YouTube. It’s worth three minutes of your time to watch it (click here), whether you’re interested in cruise ships or old TV shows or Gavin MacLeod.
When the 80-year-old captain saw his ship in Lego for the first time, he resisted the urge to break champagne on its bow. instead, he autographed the hull.
Tomorrow: Deal of the Day!