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$15,000 LEGO Sculpture Unveiled In China. Kid Promptly Destroys It.

NOT SO FANTASTIC, MR. FOX

The statue of Zootopia character Nick Wilde was made of thousands of LEGO bricks, only about a third of which could be recovered.

Peter Slattery

Updated Apr. 13, 2017 3:39PM ET / Published Jun. 01, 2016 3:05PM ET 

Disney’s Zootopia was considered a hit by critics and the audiences worldwide, but apparently one little kid isn’t a fan. Like, really isn’t a fan.

According to China-based site NetEase, an artist called Zhao took three days and three nights to painstakingly craft a 1.8 meter statue of Zootopia character Nick Wilde from thousands of LEGO bricks, only to have a four-year-old knock down the piece after just one hour of display.

The statue was destroyed despite ropes and “No Touching” signs.

The sculptor, identified by Chinese media as a schoolteacher, apparently didn’t ask for any compensation for the destruction of his masterpiece, which was valued at roughly $15,000 USD, accepting the child’s apology instead. Since the figure was partially sealed with glue, only about a third of the cartoon fox could be recovered.

This comes months after Chinese state media called Zootopia “invisible propaganda.”

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