A Life-Size Aston Martin DB5 Made of Nearly 350,000 Legos Is on Display in London

What better way to celebrate the revamp of London’s main Lego store than with a life-size model of the famous Aston Martin DB5?

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The recently reopened Leicester Square shop has a slew of special exhibits currently on display, including a stunning recreation of James Bond’s vehicle of choice

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The brick-made DB5 may not be capable of everything its big screen counterpart can do, but that doesn’t make the vehicle any less impressive

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A lot of time and effort were put into the Lego store’s Aston Martin

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The entire model consists of 347,954 bricks and took an expert team of builders 1,366 hours (or the equivalent of nearly 57 days) to complete

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The London-based newspaper Metro reports that the giant toy car weighs one imperial ton, which works out to 2,240 pounds

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Standing next to the vehicle is a nearly life-size version of the company’s iconic minifig outfitted just like the superspy

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The Lego DB5 also has some working parts. It’s not as detailed as one of the company’s Technic models but it does feature working headlights and an illuminated instrument panel

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Our favorite detail is one that will be familiar to anyone who’s seen any of the car’s eight appearances in the beloved spy franchise—a rotating license plate

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