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The 9-to-5: Wrangling Legos for a living
Created: 07/18/2006
Video description: Get a look inside Legoland's model builder shop, where all the impressive models for the Legoland park are created. CNET News.com's Daniel Terdiman speaks with Tim Pestche, senior model designer, about the day-to-day grind of playing with plastic bricks.

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