It’s been seven decades since the firstLegobricks debuted, and we’ve all come a long way in terms of what we can build with them.
It’s fair to say they’ve become a creative outlet for children and adults alike. People who grow up playing with these colourful building blocks have been able to put together some truly mind-blowing builds. From an Apollo 11 replica to a life-sized VW camper, here’s a taste of some of the biggest, coolest, and most impressive Lego creations ever. We plan to update this regularly, so keep checking back for more crazy Lego projects.
Volkswagon T2a Camper
This amazing Lego-fied camper is inspired by the Volkswagen cult classic and took six weeks to build.
It’s a life-size vehicle comprised of over 400,000 individual Lego pieces. Those thousands of bricks ended up weighing a total of 1,543 pounds.
The T2 Lego project is the brainchild ofRene Hoffmeister. He’s apparently one of only 12 officially certified Lego model builders in the world.
You can getthe tiny version here.
What’s that blur you see there? Well, it’s The Flash of course, made out of Lego pieces.
Nathan Sawayais the “professional Lego artist” here, and besides The Flash, he’s re-created 10 other DC characters, includingBatmanand Superman.
Apollo 11 with special guests
This recreation of the Saturn V rocket that powered the Apollo 11 to the moon took 250 hours to complete and used 120,000 bricks.
The sculpture is 19 feet tall. There are also a few fun small details such as R2-D2 and C-3PO boarding the rocket near the top.
Lego architectRyan McNaughttoldGizmodothat his build is this is the tallest LEGO structure in Australia - but that was in 2012.
Jurassic Park Velociraptor
This velociraptor is inspired by Jurassic Park. Made out of 30,000 lego bricks, it stands about 4 feet high and 12 feet long.
The raptor took Chris Steininger 350 hours to build. Steininger says he is a second-generation Master Builder. His father, Dan, is a Lego designer.
Giraffe at Legoland Windsor Resort
You can see this 19-foot tall, 22,000 Duplo brick Giraffe stationed outside the Legoland Windsor Resort.
Just about every Legoland Discovery Center has one of these gigantic giraffes outside, so if you have one nearby, you can check out a life-size build yourself.
Dragon at Downtown Disney
This Lego-fied dragon greets visitors as they enter the Lego store in Downtown Disney in Anaheim, California. (Anyone else wondering how those bricks hold up submerged in water 24/7?)
Anyway, be careful if you visit at night, we suspect your little ones could end up having nightmares.
Who hasn’t dreamed of having their own personal Batmobile in their garage?
If you’re willing to spend 480 hours working on one yourself, you might be able to live that dream out with your own version of this 19-foot Batmobile. It was designed and assembled by Lego Master Builders.
Fox, or art?
New York artistSean Kenneycreates all sorts of Lego creations for exhibits and home decor. Here’s one of his commissioned pieces - a life-size fox.
Star Wars Death Star
This 9-foot-tall recreation of the Death Star was made by Legoland Windsor in the UK and uses over 500,000 bricks.
Bison at Nature Connects
Another Sean Kenney creation, these bison took 700 hours to complete and are part of his “Nature Connects” solo exhibit tour.
