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Life Size LEGO Hans Solo Frozen in Carbonite

May 2, 2006 | Posted by Allison as Artsy Fartsy, Gadgets at 11:28 am | (6) Comments »

First off, I know this is the second Star Wars-related post this week and it’s only Tuesday.  I’m not a fanatic, even though I can sometimes be spotted kicking the Leia hairdo, it’s just worked out that way.  And you just can’t pass up a 10,000-piece LEGO life size Hans Solo frozen in carbonite, can you?  I think not.

Nathan Sawaya, a professional LEGO artist- yes there does appear to be such a thing, & former LEGO Master Model Builder spent 3 months constructing this 10,000 piece, 6-foot tall replica of ‘Han Solo in Carbonite’.

Wow.  And I though my LEGO creations were better than the other kids’ projects. 

Sawaya explains the piece on his wesbite saying, ”Wanting do a Star Wars model, and also wanting to do something never been done before (to my knowledge), I decided to make Han Solo frozen in carbonite. Life size. It took about 10,000 bricks, almost all dark gray, and about three months of on and off building. I built the sculpture so it can break down easily into smaller parts, thus making it mobile. Because, like most people, I like to take large sculptures of people frozen in carbonite with me whenever I travel.”

I feel you, mate.  I don’t go anywhere without my Tom Cruise frozen in carbonite, we all thought it was the safest thing for everyone.

More pics here.