Brick by brick, Trevor Parkins-Sciberras is building an appreciation for Toronto’s transit system.

Lego brick, that is.

The 24-year-old freelance video editor is constructing Lego models depicting the evolution of Toronto’s transit, from the horse-drawn streetcars that ran on rails in the unpaved streets of “Muddy York,” to the new Bombardier fleet rolling out today.

Parkins-Sciberras’ carefully sorted collection spans 100 Lego sets, amassed over years of birthdays and holidays, filling bins in his Junction apartment.

When he knew he wanted to build his own mini streetcars and buses after a trip to a Milton railway museum, picking a medium was easy.

“I wouldn’t really know how else to make a model of these vehicles. Lego’s kind of my thing,” he said.

When it couldn’t be found in his bins, he ordered custom pieces online.

Not the first transit fan to convert piles of red Lego bricks into “red rocket” models, he found plans for the CLRV streetcars, which still dominate the fleet, online.

TTC spokesperson Brad Ross thinks the models are “terrific.”

“The TTC resonates with Torontonians in so many positive ways. The pride in the TTC and how that manifests itself always delights us,” Ross said in an email.

Ultimately, Parkins-Sciberras would like to see the models trotted out for special events, like Doors Open Toronto, at the Toronto Railway Museum.

He hopes the models and his other transit projects, including a video series, spur an interest and appreciation for the TTC and “make more people enthusiasts rather than whining because their bus was delayed by five minutes,” he said.

“I like to tell people that they should be thankful the streetcars aren’t still pulled by horses.”