"Children have Playmobil, Lego, it's for adults!" "Says Georges Ricardbacker with a smile. Small bricks that this 39-year-old Alsatian emerged from his cupboards during confinement. “The thrift store that I run in Strasbourg was closed during the health crisis. I had to take care of myself, ”explains the man who is also the singer of the local hard rock group“ Of Steel ”.
A Lego fan since childhood, Georges Ricardbacker put his thousands of small pieces at the service of his love of heritage: “I have reproduced a dozen fortified castles for eight hours a day for two months. I relied on archival documents, maps inside the history books but also on personal photos. "
Next objective: Haut-Kœnigsbourg
Birkenfels, Ortenbourg, Bernstein… All the emblematic fortresses of Alsace now have their double, miniature version! Creations that demanded precision but also generated frustration: “I didn't have enough bricks to keep each of my creations intact. Each time, I destroyed them to rebuild a new one… ”
If the trader has eased since resuming his professional activity, he has set himself one last very ambitious goal: the reproduction of Haut-Kœnigsbourg, the most famous fortified castle in Alsace. "I want to build a 1.30 m long and 50 cm wide model, this time without any time limit to get there!" "
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