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A 'Marvel'ous snowman: Illinois man builds The Hulk in his front yard

A 'Marvel'ous snowman: Illinois man builds The Hulk in his front yard

When life gives you snow, build The Hulk.

Luke Harris built the giant green Marvel character out of snow on his front lawn in Alton, Illinois, simply to make local kids smile.

“What I did it for originally was the kids on the school bus would come by. There’s a lot of school buses that come by and they just wave. And that`s what it’s about,” Harris, a wood carver, told KTVI.

Harris has been making snow sculptures for a few years now.

Last year, he built a gorilla out of snow:

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Each sculpture takes about a day to make.

“’I have a way to get in the neighbours’ driveways and I gather the snow and bring it over and put it in a big pile and pack it,” said Harris. “Then I take a shovel and block it in real good and remove the waste. Then I use a cement trowel and you can do all the detail work with that.”

When a photo of Harris’ Hulk was posted on Facebook, adults and children alike flocked to his yard for a glimpse of the impressive sculpture.

Apparently Harris isn’t the only one building giant characters in the snow. Fox2Now collected photos from viewers and posted them online.

In Collinsville, Illinois, Garfield lounges in a snowy front yard.

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In Pocahontas, Illinois, a family built a show steer out of snow.

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Not surprisingly, there were plenty of Olafs built this year.

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And one man built Homer Simpson. Why not?

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Did you (or your neighbours) create anything fun out of snow this winter?