As a big fan of Marvel comics, especially the Avengers, I had to share this Lego version of Iron Man.

Image Source: Arvo

Politics is a topic that can really get people wound up. As you've probably gathered from our occasional political cartoons, we like to lighten the mood every now and then and today is one of those days.

So, several hours of work and thousands of pieces later... I'd like to present our "Lego in Chief", President "Lego Obama"!

What you're looking at is a 30 inch by 30 inch, 4 color portrait of President Barack Obama... using Lego bricks!

close up view of the "leg-O-bama"

When I started the project for some reason I didn't think 30"x30" would be that big but once I started putting it together I realized I had underestimated it a bit. Here's a shot of me holding the finished project.

Probably as close to meeting Obama as I'll get

So there you have it! The plan was originally to do one of each candidates in the 2008 election as well as their running mates but after seeing this one, I'm not sure my wife is going to want 4 big portraits and tens of thousands of Lego pieces cluttering up the house.

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For the skeptics that claim colorful plastic bricks can't be used as an art medium, here's a glimpse of some of the world's most famous works of art, done in Lego bricks.

A classic here in the US, American Gothic: (above)

And of course the most famous smile in history, Mona Lisa:

While these were my favorite, be sure to shoot on over to the DailyMail to see the rest of the collection.