Series of photos shows 'Star Wars' toys construct Christmas tree

COLUMBIA, Mo., Dec. 1 (UPI) -- A Missouri man sought out help setting up his Christmas tree from his Star Wars action figures in a post that has since gone viral.

Kyle Shearrer posted a series of almost 30 photos to Facebook depicting his collection of Stormtrooper action figures assembling an artificial Christmas tree.

The photoset, accompanied by the caption "Let the festivities begin!" also featured cameos by Darth Vader and Shearrer's dog and quickly accumulated hundreds of thousands of shares.

Shearrer later edited the post to express his surprise and gratitude at the response to the post.

"In typical Shearrer fashion Phillip Joe Shearrer Jr. and I had a little fun with Stormtroopers and a tree and posted it online," he wrote. "The support from everyone has been overwhelming, I have yet to see a single negative comment (besides one guy who really hates fake trees for some reason) from anyone and this whole experience has been a blast."