Bricking it: Killing of Osama Bin Laden gets Lego treatment
Osama's Bin Legoed: Al Qaeda leader's last moments now captured in toy bricks
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Despite documenting an iconic historial moment, the pictures detailing Osama Bin Laden's death were still subject to days of mocked up internet viral treatment.
But one artist has immortalised the famous Navy Seal raid on Bin Laden's Pakistan compound in unique style - by recreating the pictures in Lego.
Student Alex Eylar mocked up his own version of the Al-Qaeda leader's demise by picturing him as a Lego man sat on a bed about to be gunned down by Lego commando.
Block and load: Two Lego commandos confront Bin Laden in his compound in artist Alex's recreation
Another painstakingly-detailed picture recreates the dramatic moment President Obama and his senior staff watch the Navy Seal raid from the White House Situation Room.
Alex's version shows President Obama - who strangely has a mop of black hair - sat watching the raid with other toy brick White House staff including a Lego Hilary Clinton.
Vice President Joe Biden and other members of the national security team are also shown in Lego form staring at their monitors.
Tension: The defining image of President Obama watching the raid from the White House Situation Room also got the toy brick treatment
Original: The historic picture of White House staff in the Situation Room
President Obama described the time spent watching Navy Seal Team Six raid on Bin Laden's Abbottabad compound as 'the longest 40 minutes of my life'.
He said: 'We knew as events unfolded what was happening in and around the compound, but we could not get information clearly about what was happening inside the compound.'
Mock ups: Bin Laden's death has been subject to many internet virals since the Navy Seal raid
'And it was the longest 40 minutes of my life, with the possible exception of when Sasha got meningitis when she was three months old, and I was waiting for the doctor to tell me that she was all right. It was a very tense situation.
A third reconstruction shows the infamous moment Bin Laden was pictured sat in his squalid lair watching television reports about himself.
The 22-year-old's interpretation is much more colourful than the drab living space where Bin Laden was spotted in real life.
But the artist still includes telltale details like the terror chief's brown blanket and spare computer monitor.
The detailed recreation even includes the Al-Qaeda mastermind's bolster pillow, satellite decoder and the remote control which he points at the TV.
Lego expert Alex has previously recreated famous movie scenes using the famous toy blocks, including American Beauty and A Clockwork Orange.
Recreation: Bin Laden sat watching TV in his Pakistan compound also became a defining image following his death
Real life: The original picture showed a much more drab and squalid interpretation of the Al-Qaeda leader
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