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    The Unveiling of the Monster Jam® Grave Digger® 30th Anniversary K’NEX® Big Build

    PRWeb – Tue, Jan 17, 2012

    Revealed at Alamodome in San Antonio, TX.

    Hatfield, PA (PRWEB) January 17, 2012

    K’NEX Brands, the only US construction toy company focused on Building Worlds Kids Love™, in conjunction with Monster Jam®, is pleased to announce that a life-size replica of the Grave Digger® 30th Anniversary monster truck body, built entirely with K’NEX parts, was unveiled during the Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam pre-show Party in the Pits at the Alamodome in San Antonio, TX on Saturday, January 14th, 2012. Operation Big Build was announced in September 2011, but K’NEX and Monster Jam kept the identity of the actual Big Build a secret until the Alamodome unveiling. Monster Jam fans in San Antonio, TX, were the first people to see the astonishing model. From San Antonio, the Grave Digger 30th Big Build will tour to select cities in the US as part of the traveling Grave Digger 30th Experience.

    Operation Big Build was a huge undertaking that took months of planning and a professional team of builders at the Royal British Legion Industries (RBLI), an organization committed to improving the lives of vulnerable and disadvantaged people, in Southeast England. The team, led by David Church, a long time K’NEX builder in the UK, spent over 1,000 hours building this gigantic project, and used approximately 226,000 K’NEX pieces to do it. The Grave Digger 30th Anniversary Big Build then set forth on its trans-Atlantic voyage on December 1, 2011 to arrive in San Antonio, TX, just in time for the Party in the Pits at the Alamodome on January 14th, 2012. Thousands of fans were there for the unveiling, and they couldn’t believe their eyes!

    “We’re very excited to have partnered with Monster Jam on the 30th anniversary Grave Digger Big Build.” said K’NEX CEO & President, Michael Araten. “Building a life-size version entirely out of USA made K’NEX pieces seems like a perfect way to honor this American icon.”

    Monster Jam and K’NEX fans can participate in the Grave Digger 30th Anniversary celebration by guessing the weight of the Grave Digger 30th Big Build and enter for a chance to win the Ultimate Monster Jam K’NEX prize pack. For more details log on to: http://www.MonsterJam.com/THEBIGBUILD for more information and rules.

    About K’NEX Brands


    Founded in 1992, K’NEX Brands, the world’s most innovative construction toy company, was established to make and sell what has become one of the world’s leading integrated construction systems for children. Winner of over 200 international awards and recognitions, K’NEX is America’s building toy company focused on Building Worlds Kids Love, and encourages youngsters to “imagine, build and play.” Since 1992, The Rodon Group, a subsidiary of K'NEX Brands, L.P., has manufactured over 30 billion parts for the K'NEX building toy system. For more information, please visit http://www.knex.com or http://www.rodongroup.com.

    About Feld Motor Sports®


    Feld Motor Sports, Inc. is the world leader in specialized arena and stadium-based motor sports entertainment. Feld Motor Sports, Inc. productions include Monster Jam®, Monster Energy Supercross, AMA Arenacross Series, Freestyle Motocross, Nuclear Cowboyz® and IHRA® Nitro Jam®. Feld Motor Sports, Inc. is a division of Feld Entertainment, the world’s largest producer of live family entertainment. For more information on Feld Entertainment, visit http://www.feldentertainment.com.

    About Royal British Legion Industries


    RBLI is a Not-for-profit Charity that was established in 1919 to provide health and occupational support for troops returning from the Great War. RBLI continues to support veterans and their families, and in recent years the organization has developed its client base to include people with disabilities. A well-established Social Enterprise, RBLI offer a unique, bespoke service in activities such as fulfillment and assembly with a growing product portfolio that ranges from display toys to furniture. They also offer a specialist service in pallet and signs manufacture, mailing, print and distribution services.


    RBLI re-invests the successes made from commercial activities, to increase the number of beneficiaries it can support and develop charitable programs such as LifeWorks – an innovative guidance service for the Armed Forces Community, enabling them to build on their existing skills beyond the Armed Forces and achieve sustainable work.


    For more information about RBLI, visit http://www.rbli.co.uk, email enquiries(at)rbli(dot)co(dot)uk, or follow @RBLI on Twitter.

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    Kate Loffio
    KNEX BRANDS
    (215) 996-4209
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