After sparring with John McClane (Bruce Willis) verbally for much of its running time, the two finally have it out on the roof of the building, with Gruber ultimately plummeting to his demise. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. The advent calendar is made from Grade A birch ply, and is crafted carefully with a wood laser engraver.

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It makes a great gift for anyone who considers Die Hard to be a Christmas film, which is pretty much everyone. Hans Gruber slides up and down on a magnetic strip - Hans himself has a small but powerful neodymium magnet glued to the back so he can also be used as a fridge magnet when the holidays are past. Credit:LeatherheadLaserWork And yes, they even have a black version of the Nakatomi Tower, since in the movie the building was actually black!Either a piece of the calendar was chipped off or the front piece was cut a little short, or some other minor flaw (perhaps the laser was out of focus so the lines aren't very crisp, or there is a slight noticeable gouge or other defect in the wood). Handmade with wood, a laser cutter and a convenient magnet to attach the Hans Gruber ornament, this Die Hard advent calendar is a perfect gift for you or a friend that loves the off-the-wall Christmas movie. The answer is no, and it quite literally isn’t if you plan to count down with this next OddityMall feature.

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Editor’s note: This story has been adjusted from its original version to credit artist Daniel Brandt of Brandt Builds with creating the original ‘Die Hard’ Advent Calendar - Hans Gruber Falling Off Nakatomi Plaza. While the film is littered with iconic scenes, few things stand out more than the villain, Hans Gruber ( Alan Rickman). The 25-day calendar from artist Daniel Brandt of Brandt Builds (formerly Leatherhead Laser Works) features a mock-up of the business tower that Gruber (Alan Rickman) took over in the 1988 action film. There are two types of people; those that believe Die Hard is the best Christmas movie, and those that are wrong. Let your friends know that you’re the most die hard Die Hard Christmas fan with the Hans Gruber falling advent calendar, and maybe you’ll finally get lucky on the good Secret Santa gift.Make it feel like Christmas is getting near by watching Hans Gruber fall off of Nakatomi Plaza for 25 straight days!

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If you love Gruber falling and insist that “ Die Hard” is a Christmas movie, we have the product for you. This handmade, laser-cut advent calendar includes a simple magnetic strip on which the Hans Gruber falling Christmas ornament can be adhered using the magnet on its backside. In a five-star review of the Die Hard Advent Calendar, one user wrote, “I had my eye on this for some time and am so happy with my purchase! Other excellent Die Hard gifts we’ve featured in the past that may pair well with the Die Hard advent calendar include this Die Hard Christmas gift set, the Nakatomi Plaza Christmas Party Sweater or, for the ultimate, a Die Hard Blu-ray collection that comes with a replica of Nakatomi Plaza. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform.

Neatorama's Miss Cellania tracked down the origin story of this design and pointed out that Leatherhead Laser Work is already fending off copycats. Woodworking is your worldwide home for discussion of all things woodworking, carpentry, fine furniture, power tools, hand tools, and just about anything else about making - anything - from trees! Credit:LeatherheadLaserWork As you count the days until Christmas, Hans Gruber can gradually be moved down the magnetic strip, coinciding with the numbers. So this year, while you celebrate Die Hard being the best Christmas movie ever, do it alongside Hans Gruber and this sweet holiday calendar.