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Built in 1989 by UK Master Builder Andy Murphy, this large‑scale LEGO bust was created exclusively for the WCRS.MM Advertising campaign, based at Great Queen Street, Holborn, London. ✅ Background & History The project was fully official and documented — appearing in Bricks ’n Pieces – Autumn 1989 and Today Newspaper – November 1989. Shortly before release, the campaign was cancelled and instructed to be completely destroyed. This example was rescued directly before destruction took place — and remains the only one known to exist today. I worked at the agency at that time and have held it continuously ever since. 🔍 Construction & Authenticity • Brick mould codes & material quality confirm manufacture ~ 1987‑1989 — exactly matching the build date • Fully glued & mounted — finished display quality, not a loose prototype or test piece • Visible differences compared to old press photos are only from missing / detached outer sections — clear glue marks prove extra layers (lip, nose base, hair framing) were originally fitted, then lost over decades • Core brick‑by‑brick layout matches perfectly — not a separate or “second version” design 📢 Current Goal Experts are currently debating whether only one model was built — or if an additional prototype / earlier version also existed. The aim now is to locate Andy Murphy to confirm the exact build record and settle the history once and for all. This piece represents rare, professionally built LEGO heritage — and the sole surviving trace of a famous project otherwise lost to history. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaIYmXHIPos/?igsh=MTh0ZTI5NnZhandmbQ==

Your welcome, I know I’m in the center of it all and probably a little biased, but I think it’s very exciting 🤗 but it’s a great find. I’ve had contact from Latoya Jackson following the Instagram reveal. Been a bit of a Whirlwind tbf.

I do, currently looking for the right section to post it in as I don’t want to annoy admin so quickly lol It was an unreleased ad campaign for Lego UK pulled at the last minute due to threats of legal action from Michael Jackson. I have just posted a short reel on my Instagram revealing the busk which until now was assumed destroyed. Link below. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaIYmXHIPos/?igsh=MTh0ZTI5NnZhandmbQ==

Hello everyone — happy to join the Eurobricks community! 👋 My name is Riz. I’ve been collecting and researching LEGO history for a long time, and now I’m reaching out here because I’m looking for help or information connected to a very special UK professional build from 1989: the large‑scale Michael Jackson bust created for the WCRS. M M. Advertising campaign for Lego UK. I hold what I believe is the only surviving example — rescued before the model was ordered to be destroyed. Now I’m trying to locate the original UK Master Builder Andy Murphy, plus clarify exactly how many were built. I’ll post all details, photos, documents and questions in the History & Archive section straight away — hope you find it interesting, and thanks in the advance for any leads, knowledge or help you can share!

Don’t know where this hellow here I am section is I was wondering that too Ok