And that explains why World War Brick exists. World War Brick was a three-day convention held June 6-8 in Minneapolis devoted to military-themed Lego creations.

LEGO themselves have snagged some of them to display in a range of their flagship stores, so we hot-footed it down to London to catch some pictures.

The fortress required 50,000-some Lego pieces worth about $15,000 to build. Rodriguez said he’s also made Lego creations inspired by World War I, World War II and the Vietnam War.