The annual Southland Mall toy show wrapped up Sunday after filling the halls of the building for the weekend. Taking up an old store space was the Manitoba Lego Users Group.

Among the 16 intricate Lego displays, or "mocks", was a scale recreation of the starship Enterprise.

Co-founder of the interest group, Chris Abrams, built the ship after spending 160 hours in research and construction.

"All the ships in the fleet are very well documented by blue prints, but they're in metres and feet" Abrams said, referring to his creation. He had to convert real-life measurements into Lego dimensions. During his research, he watched Star Trek episodes for over two days.

Abrams lives in Morden with his wife Mel. They were two of the founding members of the Manitoba Lego Users Group which began five years ago, in 2011.

In 2008, Abrams and his family put on a Lego showing and, after a couple years, drew the attention of other enthusiasts in Winnipeg. They had been looking for a way to start a group, but couldn't find enough people to come out to toy shows like Winkler's and display they work.

"Most of us grew up playing with this," said Abrams. He added that his fanaticism for collecting Lego rises from his childhood where he didn't have much chance to enjoy the popular toy.

"As an adult, I think I've overcompensated a little."

Abrams hopes people will see the "mocks" and be inspired to create their own. He says he loves seeing people's faces as they stare and gasp at the enormous toy structures.