US Edition'Too unique, too cool': RoboCop finally stands guard
The 11-foot bronze statue weighs 3,500 pounds and was funded by over 2,700 Kickstarter backers after a decade-long campaign to honor Detroit's film legacy.
- On Wednesday, an 11-foot, 3,500-pound bronze RoboCop statue was installed in Detroit, with Toscano stating `I think there will be a lot more acceptance.`
- A grassroots campaign beginning around 2010 followed a tweet calling RoboCop a `GREAT ambassador for Detroit`, and a 2012 Kickstarter with more than 2,700 backers led sculptor Giorgio Gikas to finish the statue in 2017.
- Installation happened amid harsh weather, Jim Toscano, co-owner of FREE AGE, said there were no objections from city officials and visitors can walk right up to and around the statue.
- RoboCop has finally found a permanent home in Detroit, ending a long search and adding a new public landmark, with Jim Toscano predicting `I think there will be a lot more acceptance`.
- It took about 10 years for the RoboCop statue idea to materialize, with interest from Stevens Point, Wisconsin, related to Weller, and the 1987 film's cult following.
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DETROIT.— An imposing statue of 3.3 meters high and 1587 kilograms of weight has attracted fans since it began protecting the Motor City on Wednesday afternoon, after about 15 years of construction. Even in the middle of a snowstorm in the dark, people would drive by to see it, said Jim Toscano, co-owner of the film producer FREE AGE, where the bronze statue is now bolted near the sidewalk.
Associated Press: Detroit’s own crime-fighter RoboCop finally stands guard in Motor City
Associated Press: Detroit’s own crime-fighter RoboCop finally stands guard in Motor City. “RoboCop has finally found a permanent home in Detroit. A statue looming 11 feet tall (3.3 meters) and weighing 3,500 pounds (1,587 kilograms) has been drawing fans since it began standing guard over the Motor City on Wednesday afternoon, after about 15 years in the making.”The post Associated Press: Detroit’s own crime-fighter RoboCop finally stands guard …
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