COMPUTER games and consoles normally rank high on most young boys’ birthday wish lists – but the only request Jamie Meechan had was a model camper van.
The 10-year-old, from Coatbridge, has long had a passion for Lego and motorhomes.
So when Jamie discovered the toy manufacturer had released a limited edition Volkswagen Camper, he just HAD to have it.
The Lego-mad youngster said: “I was on the Lego website and I noticed it in the exclusive section.
“I really like camper vans and hope to have a real one as soon as I’m old enough.”
The model camper van was not the easiest gift to source, but Jamie’s mum Andrea McKenna eventually tracked one down – in Scandinavia.
She admitted: “I tried everywhere to get it and eventually had to phone Lego headquarters. I was told that it was only available in Denmark .
“When I told them I was looking for the camper as a gift for my son’s 10th birthday, they told me that this wasn’t suitable for a child.
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“I told them this was the only thing he wanted for his birthday and persuaded them to send it out.”
The model camper has over 1300 pieces and recently featured in a national newspaper. It was described as an “ultimate boys’ toy” and incredibly difficult to build.
However, the construction proved a breeze for the Langloan Primary School pupil as he managed to put the van together in just a day and a half. Jamie said: “The camper van has been the most difficult thing I’ve ever built as the instructions were limited and there’s loads of detail inside, but there was only one bit that was quite hard to do.”
Mum Andrea admitted she was worried when the model hadn’t arrived 12 days before Jamie’s birthday, adding: “I called them back and arranged for a courier delivery. It arrived three days before his birthday.”
Jamie’s room is full of Lego models but his next projects will be easier, he conceded: “I still have a house and a space centre to build too.”