A man has made a full-size replica of a VW T2 Bulli camper van from Legos, and the incredible creation has now gone viral for all the right reasons.
It took Lego builder Rene Hoffmeister a whopping 400,000 Lego bricks to build the epic project.
Hoffmeister, who’s one of the 12 certified LEGO model builders in the world, spent six weeks with his colleague, Pascal Lenhard, to build the structure.
The VW T2 Bulli van was unveiled at the German leisure and tourism fair F.re.e in Munich last week.
The photos of the incredible build-up reveal the great attention to detail Hoffmeister and Lenhard ensured in their project.
Among the notable features of the Lego camper are working headlights, a Lego spider, a step for easy access, and a washbag containing a toothbrush and toothpaste set.
The van also has pictures hanging up on its walls.
Measuring at an incredible 118in tall, 197in long, and 75in wide, the structure set a new world record for the largest Lego camper van ever made.
Weighing in at 1,543lbs, the Lego camper has similar dimensions as that of the iconic VW camper van, which was released in 1967.
The epic project was more difficult than you can imagine, especially due to time restraints, admitted Daniel Keppler – who masterminded the creation.
“With the help of 3D programs, the two builders created a construction plan in advance, from which the exact quantity of bricks required was calculated,” Keppler explained.
“The stiffness of the side walls and windows was decisive in order to guarantee stability later.”
“The first brick was set quickly, and the start went without a hitch.”
“However, around three weeks into the project 20,000 transparent bricks for the windows of the Bulli were missing and all constructions were stopped for a short time.”
“In spite of the exact pre-planning the two model builders got into time stress, so that the missing time could only be made up by night shifts and weekend work.”
“For the model builders, this meant ‘playing’ with LEGO bricks from morning to night and on weekends. The effort was worth it.”
“The details of the camper van are mind blowing. Even the refrigerator is filled with things of daily camper life – of course made of LEGO.”
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