Sure, the Toy Story Buzz Lightyear Spaceship Command Center doesn’t look like much right now … but all you need is a little sunshine, imagination, the right lighting and viola!

Next time, your kid says he’s bored, just show him that all it takes is a little imagination and gumption.*

Pretty great deal of play for $49 (some items shown sold separately)

*Just don’t tell him/her this part:

It took a crew of 8 people over more than 1300 hours and a span of 4 weeks to complete the toy stop motion animation.

Every second needed 12 frames of pictures (or 1,560 shots).

Every shot needed at least 3 takes, many of which had to be done separately with each toy and then composited together later.

Each toy had to be taken apart and reassembled with wire and museum putty in order to be rigged properly to animate.

The dust bunnies were created from an old carpet the team almost threw out right before production on the project began.

The crew made 5 trips to the supermarket to clear out their asparagus, big broccoli heads, and artichokes to build the vegetable forest set.

And this is why you go to college. 🙂