To build his giant Lego structures, which usually take hundreds of thousands of bricks, Hungarian artist Balazs Doczy first must solve major “engineering challenges”.
“Every structure has an Achilles’ heel. Once it is solved, the rest of the work is easy,” the 48-year-old said.
He needed 90 helpers for one of his most recent works – a life-size Lego tram made up of a staggering 1.8 million pieces.
Together they put in around 6,800 man-hours to assemble the tram, Doczy’s most ambitious project, which is now on display in a bustling square in the centre of Hungary’s capital, Budapest.
The 11-metre-long (36 ft long) Lego tram – commissioned by Budapest’s transport companies and its tourist office to “public transport and creativity” – has attracted droves.