If there's one place I've seen in a Hollywood movie that I'd like to live more than any other, it'd be the Ghostbusters HQ from the 1984 movie masterpiece.
After seeing Alex Jones' incredible LEGO recreation of the Ghostbusters HQ, that pull to live in a paranormal firehouse is stronger than ever. If you were only to look at the outside of the LEGO creation, you'd think that it was a pretty good replica, but nothing mind blowing. No, the mind blowing part kicks in when you see that Jones painstakingly recreated EVERY room in the Ghostbusters HQ using LEGO bricks. I'm talking even the rooms that didn't appear in the films or the TV show as well. To complete the LEGO mastery on display, Jones even made a fantastic and accurate replica of the Ghostbusters' car, the iconic Ecto 1.
Sounds like Alex Jones is "who you gonna call" when you need some awesome LEGO architecture.
Building Block Film Replicas
This LEGO Ghostbusters HQ Includes Every Conceivable Detail
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