Halo Fan Creates $7,000 Lego Tribute

How much do you love your favorite video game? Enough to spend $7,000 on Legos and then build a to-scale replica of a massive ship from said game? Well, that’s exactly what one super fan of Halo, did, building a massive model of the Pillar of Autumn.

I’m a huge fan of the Metal Gear series, but I’m not about to run off and build a replica of Ray or Rex that a small child could ride around on. More importantly, I wouldn’t spend the equivalent of a decent used car on the project. But, hey, to each their own! Maybe my passion for tactical espionage action pales in comparison Lee Jones’ devotion to all things Master Chief.

As Comicbook.com is reporting, that’s 100 percent the case, as Jones recently mixed his devotion for Halo and Lego into a single project at the Brickcon event hosted out of Seattle.

Now for some cray-cray stats. This blocky Pillar of Autumn is about six feet in length and weighs a whopping 200 pounds. In the end, Jones had himself an impressive Lego project, as well as a $7,000 bill for his efforts.

This leaves me with a couple of questions. Well, more than a couple if I’m being honest, but we’ll address the two main ones first. Number one: How freaking expensive are Legos these days? This is a pretty large project, sure, but it could fit on the kiddie table at most family get-togethers. I know that Lego sets can get a bit pricey but, seriously, $7,000? Did each of the kits he purchased come with a free back rub from a Lego robot?

Secondly, Lee Jones, you’ve done some very impressive work. No kidding, that’s a rather amazing looking Pillar of Autumn and I’m sure you had an absolute blast making it. However, now that your six-foot-tall behemoth that weighs more than me is complete, what do you actually plan to do with the thing? Either you’ve got yourself a really expensive conversation starter to keep in the living room or enough spare parts to fill a bathtub with and swim around for a bit. Have you thought about contacting the folks at Bungie? Maybe they’d be willing to buy your project off of you for—oh, I don’t know—$7,000 freaking dollars. Or perhaps you could build me that Metal Gear Rex we were just talking about. Just sayin’.

For those who are curious, Lee Jones’ Halo tribute only took him about three and a half years to build so, you know, only about the length of time most people spend in high school or college.

Basically, I’m in awe of Lee’s creation. I’ve never loved anything enough to spend that kind of money or time to create what is basically a piece of 3D fan art. Here’s hoping the upcoming Halo 5: Guardians lives up to Lee’s devotion. After all, the game has probably only been in development about the same amount of time it took this Lego fiend to craft his masterpiece.

And now I’m curious to know what Jones thought about Bungie’s latest creation, Destiny. A replica Sparrow would be pretty rad next project.