If you tune into primetime coverage of the 2012 Olympic Games, you’re most likely going to see London’s new Aquatic Center from many angles as athletes from all around the globe compete for the top spot on the podium. But, you probably never thought you’d see the facility reconstructed in LEGO form. Using thousands of LEGO bricks, Gary Davis (aka Bricks for Brains) chose to celebrate the the 2012 London Olympic Games by creating the LEGO Aquatic Center, packed with creative details and minifigs reenacting gold medal performances. Designed to be a cross-section of the pool, Davis showcases synchronized swimmers, London’s unique flowing diving platforms, a medal ceremony staring British athletes, and even a look into what is going on behind the scenes. If you can’t make it to the Westfield Stratford LEGO Store in London where the model is on display
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This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .