Computer Programmer Makes Stephen Hawking and other Famous Faces from Lego Blocks

It takes around 30 hours to build each model, and Iain refuses to use glue – depending instead on arranging the bricks in a way that gives them maximum strength. He orders his bricks ‘in bulk’ online and owns around 50,000 pieces of Lego.

Physicist Stephen Hawking rendered in Lego by imaginative father Iain Heath.

Queen’s Freddie Mercury is another highlight of this plastic version of Madame Tussaud’s.

Computer programmer Iain Heath has been working with Lego for over a decade.

TV host Jay has never looked better than in his new geometric incarnation.

Sarah Palin may not be heading for the White House, but she can console herself with this amazing portrait.

The characters from the film Kick-Ass produce a colourful scene.

Quorra, from the hit film Tron: Legacy, is a high-tech character rendered in low-tech Lego.