Surrounded by piles of LEGO pieces, 14-year-old Star Wars fan Boyce likes to spend his free time creating elaborate scenes in his ever-growing basement dioramas. "It's just so cool to get the sets, even the first wave of LEGOs was amazing," Boyce says. "And once you build them, you can think, 'Man, this has gotta be the coolest thing ever! And I made it!' In fact, sometimes I'll tear apart small sets just to experience the fun of building them all over again."

Boyce has plenty of sets to build, tear apart and rebuild. Originally starting with a single LEGO X-wing, his collection has grown substantially over the years with the Rebel Alliance represented in one end of the room and the Imperial forces on the other.

"I have the Rebels on a table with three A-wings, two B-wings, an X-wing, a Y-wing, a snowspeeder, my custom Jedi gunship, Black Hull, and a ton of cannons protecting Mon Mothma and the other important people," Boyce explains. "Then on the other side of the room we have the Empire with four TIE Fighters, a TIE bomber, a TIE interceptor, a TIE-D fighter, Darth Vader's TIE Advanced, and Palpatine's personal shuttle. I have a wall of turbolasers guarding the door to the base with tons of stormies, Imperial officers, and Royal Guards protecting Palpatine and Tarkin."

"Near the Empire, we have my air hockey table with two Jedi starfighters, three V-wings, an ARC-170 starfighter, a Republic gunship, three vulture droids, a tri-fighter, and a Geonosian fighter all duking it out while a clone turbo tank and three AT-RTs take on a MTT, AAT, and a tank droid," Boyce continues. "I have four clones rushing an army of 16 droids, and two Destroyer Droids, while one stays back and snipes the droids from afar, and the ARC troopers prepare for attack. I also have 10 color-sorted containers full of spare LEGO pieces which we use to make our own creations."

Brick by brick, Boyce spends hours placing his plastic creations in epic battles and his favorite scenes from the saga. "A year and a half ago, we didn't have anything set up, and only half the LEGOs I mentioned were assembled," Boyce explains. "Then that summer we set up a Rebel base on Cloud City, rebuilt a ton of LEGO sets, used the new Episode III sets to make a battle between the clones and the droids, and started organizing the remaining LEGO pieces. Since then, I have heavily modified all my LEGO displays and added custom minifigs like Mon Mothma and the ARCs."

As his collection completely takes over the family basement, Boyce says his parents encourage him to create and customize his LEGO displays. "My mom is very supportive," Boyce smiles. "She's the one who gave me permission to use the basement in the first place. She loves learning about LEGOs, because she didn't have them as a kid but she's not crazy over them as my brother and I are. My dad loves my collection, and can't believe that the little bricks that he used to play with as a kid have evolved so much over the years. I make sure I show him any new LEGO displays I make. He even makes suggestions about how I could improve some of my custom LEGOs."

In his blog The Last of the LEGO Loving Jedi, Boyce showcases his immense LEGO scenes and interacts with LEGO fans and collectors alike.

"I found the blogs back in late '05 and watched and decided that this was the perfect way to get in touch with the Star Wars community and I thought it would be easy," Boyce recalls. "I think blogging is great for people who have no other huge Star Wars fans in their neighborhood, like me. It gives you a feeling of fitting in. Everyone on the site is crazy about Star Wars, and listens to your opinion instead of not having a clue about what you're saying. It's also cool because, in a way, you're role playing. You get to make up your own screen name, your own blog title, and your own set up and intro. And you have a blast doing it too."

Vistors to Boyce's blog can expect to read about his latest LEGO displays with links to images, as well as his thoughts about gaming, clones and even school. "Be prepared to read all about LEGOs, LEGOs and more LEGOs," Boyce laughs. "As for Star Wars themes, I have yet to do a Clone-related blog entry, or a cool Battlefront II Mod Maps blog. I might also be writing a lot about the LEGO Star Wars II game, once my brother and I beat it, of course."

Boyce is indeed rather anxious to play and blog about the new LEGO Star Wars II video game. "My little brother and I counted down the days until the first one came out and we unlocked everything in less than a week!" Boyce says. "We've played through it several times on many different profiles. Other than just being a really fun game, my brother plays it because it's a big challenge to get all the canisters and True Jedi Status on every level, while I play it because I love watching the cut scenes; they are so funny! I am very excited about LEGO Star Wars II. I already reserved my copy at Gamestop two months ago. I can't wait to see how it turns out!"

Boyce's admiration for all things LEGO Star Wars is apparent, but he has his own theory as to why fans of all ages love LEGO. "I think it's fun because while the movies and video games may be a bit scary for little kids, LEGO has that cartoonish air to that makes it kid friendly," Boyce explains. "It's also great for the older kids and adults because you can use the minifigs and sets to recreate the epic battles of the movies, or make your own. And the best part is, if you don't like something about a LEGO set, you can change it."

As he continues to build his tributes to Star Wars LEGO, Boyce says he hopes his creative drive not only influences other LEGO fans to blog about their collections, but also perhaps serve as added inspiration for his little brother who suffers from the same eye disease Boyce himself currently fights.

"I have an eye disease called Retinitis Pigmentosa, RP for short, that makes me slowly lose my vision," Boyce says. "I currently have no peripheral or night vision, but have great central vision. My eyes have been the same for the past four years, so we hope that I will keep my vision for a long while. Despite this, I have stayed positive, and am a huge role model to my little brother, who suffers from the same eye disease."

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