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Incredible Chris Hemsworth waxwork unveiled after six months of work for Madame Tussauds

It took more than 20 artists six months to create an indistinguishable lookalike of Hollywood heartthrob Chris Hemsworth for Madame Tussauds museum.

Each hair was manually inserted and his eyes, identical to that of his real-life counterpart, were hand-painted as the talented team crafted the Thor star's waxwork.

Unveiled after half a year's hard graft, the incredible lookalike is now in prime position ready for selfies with Chris' dedicated army of fans.

Those wanting to get up close and personal with the Australian film star hunk can do exactly that as the "really impressive" wax figure finally goes out on display.

Chris' lookalike took over 20 artists six months to make (Getty Images)
He will be on display at Madame Tussauds in Vienna (© Georg Aufreiter)

Unveiled today at Madame Tussauds in Vienna, Austria, crowds gathered to see the star's solid doppelgänger, hand-made in London.

Superfans Dylan and Tristan were the first members of the public to set their eyes on the figure in all its glory after winning a social media competition.

"Wow, I'm really impressed It's cool to see Chris Hemsworth 'in person'," they said.

A spokesperson for Madame Tussauds said: "Each hair was individually inserted, which alone took three months.

"The eyes were made of acrylic resin, imitating his real eye colour and were individually hand painted. His tattoos were also matched and were hand-painted."

Dylan and Tristan were the first to meet waxwork Chris (© Georg Aufreiter)

Lukas Rauscher, marketing manager at Madame Tussauds Vienna, explained: "Our guests have been asking for a long time for us to finally add him to the wax family.

"Especially after his visits to Austria last year, the request increased even more. After a long period of keeping this secret under wraps, the time has finally come!

"We are overwhelmed and know that our visitors will be too!"

The new figure is one of two showing Chris in his day-to-day get-up, not dressed in character as Thor. This is an "intentional" decision, according to Madame Tussauds.

The spokesperson explained: "The 39-year-old's likeness wears a light blue linen suit, accessorised with various rings and necklaces.

He was unveiled at Prater Winter Market in Vienna (© Georg Aufreiter)

"The three-day beard is also not missing. This is only the second figure of Chris worldwide that shows him outside his famous film role as 'Thor'.

"The fact that he was not portrayed as his film character from the Marvel series, but as himself, was a conscious decision by Madame Tussauds Vienna."

Chris Hemsworth's figure is now on display in the A-List room at Madame Tussauds Vienna.

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