The small coloured bricks of childhood have been instrumental in helping families like the Jessimans rebuild after facing enormous grief.
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Over the years, the humble Lego brick has been liberated from toy store shelves, becoming a preferred collectible for 'AFOLs', or Adult Fans Of Lego.
If James Jessiman had lived beyond the age of 26, his mother Robyn believes he certainly would have counted himself among the ranks of AFOLs.
"I bought him his first set when he was two and he loved it," Mrs Jessiman said.
"He kept every single box, every single instruction [book]. He probably still would be right into it.
"He loved mechanical things. He built a Godzilla technic set once, he like the cars. One day he came down with a car he'd built.
"He said 'I made this', and Don [Mrs Jessiman's late husband] said 'It won't work on our roads, it's left-hand drive'. He said 'wait a minute', and came back with it all remade so it was right-hand."
In 1997, James went to Sydney and returned home with influenza. He never recovered and died in hospital soon after.
Mrs Jessiman has kept his Lego at her home in Wagga for more than two decades, only beginning to sell it to other collectors in 2020.
When she announced last year that she would begin selling the sets to support St Aidan's Presbyterian Church, Mrs Jessiman has been flooded with interest from adult collectors all over the nation.
"One came from Melbourne, one came from Sydney. They were shocked to see how much was here," Mrs Jessiman said.
"Word of mouth got around and it grew and grew. A couple from South Australia were passing through Coolamon when they heard about it."
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On sale days, old school and youth group friends of James's have returned to the Jessiman house.
"They've had children of their own now and they've bought some of James's sets for their own children. That's been lovely," Mrs Jessiman said.
It has taken Mrs Jessiman nearly 18 months to sort through the thousands of bricks James had in his room.
"It was satisfying, cathartic to put it all together again," Mrs Jessiman said.
"It's been 23 years now, I'd rather see it go to someone who will enjoy it all again."
So extensive was his love for the bricks that before his passing, James invented L-Draw, an online software to map and model Lego creations.
At just five years old, James' niece did not get to meet her Lego-enthused uncle, but his legacy is growing in her.
"She loves it, she has all sorts of new sets but she does love the old things. She's inherited a lot of James's sets," Mrs Jessiman said.
Lego has been a lifelong passion for Wagga medical worker George Roy as well.
"It was Duplo then I moved into Lego. I've always been around it," the 31-year-old said.
Before the first season of Lego Masters, Mr Roy found himself competing against the nation's best builders before he bowed out to the competition.
Having travelled to Sydney for the final elimination round, he built a homage to Sir Isaac Newton to impress the judges.
"I had to build something that told a story, and I was told they wanted something round which is hard to do with [square] Lego bricks," he said.
"I immediately thought of a globe, then an apple and Newton, then I had a bit of time left so I built a lightbulb.
"I wasn't too disappointed that I didn't make it on, the things they were building on that show were beyond my ability."
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Like James, it was the engineering that sparked Mr Roy's imagination in adulthood.
"I enjoyed the Technic sets mostly, the models of cars, trucks, things with gears inside," Mr Roy said.
"I like that you can build it and see it all come together from just simple bricks. From start to finish, you see how it all works."
Now, his imagination is being re-engaged by sharing his passion with the children in his life.
"It's generally something I do by myself, but my girlfriend's niece is getting into it and I spent some time over the holidays building with her," Mr Roy said.
"Children's imaginations just go crazy. They're not restricted by adult thinking which makes it more enjoyable."