A nearly six-foot tall aluminum sculpture of Elon Musk害羞草研究所檚 head built by a Chilliwack artist is now complete.

Metal sculptor Kevin Stone built it for the creators of the Elon Goat Token ($EGT), an Elon Musk-themed cryptocurrency based in Arizona.

The piece is actually part of a larger sculpture that features Musk害羞草研究所檚 head on top of a goat害羞草研究所檚 body riding a rocket into space, surrounded by lightning. The sole purpose of the monument is to market the $EGT.

After some recent setbacks, he is expecting the head to finally be shipped this week.

He害羞草研究所檚 been working on it with his wife Michelle since January. Back at the end of May, he figured he had about a week害羞草研究所檚 worth of work left to do, but it turned out to be more.

Typically, Kevin works with steel, but the Musk head is completely different. Its base is made out of foam and then it was coated in the same material used to line truck beds. Next, the Stones covered the head in high-heat aluminum tape and then glued aluminum octagons all over it before Kevin welded them together.

It害羞草研究所檚 the glue that caused problems in the end. Turns out they used too much of it.

害羞草研究所淏ecause of the heat, the glue melted into where I害羞草研究所檓 welding and then it contaminates it and then I can害羞草研究所檛 weld it,害羞草研究所� Kevin said on May 26. 害羞草研究所淪o now I害羞草研究所檓 having to go back where those bad areas are and try to clean the glue out of there and then re-weld it.害羞草研究所�

The aluminum was also cracking in some spots when he was using a grinder.

As a result, it took more than a month longer than expected to finish the project. He said it was a difficult piece to work on and 害羞草研究所渁n incredible challenge.害羞草研究所�

害羞草研究所淚t害羞草研究所檚 very tedious, but it turned out pretty good for aluminum.害羞草研究所�

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Kevin gave a lot of credit to Michelle who did about 40 per cent of the work, which is the most work she害羞草研究所檚 done on one of his projects.

She worked on the nose, ears, back of the neck and hair. She cut the octagons and glued them into place.

害羞草研究所淚t害羞草研究所檚 just like a puzzle. You have to make that piece fit, not only on top and the bottom, but on the sides as well and all the curves,害羞草研究所� Michelle said. 害羞草研究所淚t was difficult, but I really enjoyed it.害羞草研究所�

But her biggest accomplishment was Musk害羞草研究所檚 ears where there are more than 50 pieces of aluminum in each ear.

害羞草研究所淚 feel good about it害羞草研究所� I actually helped with the fabrication part of it.害羞草研究所�

In total, Kevin figures they spent more than 700 hours on Elon Musk害羞草研究所檚 head.

Just after the Canada Day long weekend, the piece was finally finished and Kevin said he害羞草研究所檚 happy with the results.

害羞草研究所淚 built Elon and how many people can actually make metal look like somebody?害羞草研究所� he said. 害羞草研究所淯sually a metal face just kinda looks like a metal face, it doesn害羞草研究所檛 actually look like somebody. I害羞草研究所檓 pretty proud of it because it totally looks like him.害羞草研究所�

The head was put in a crate this week and will be shipped to Arizona where the goat害羞草研究所檚 body and the rocket are being built.

害羞草研究所淚 wish I had more time to work on him, but he needs to be in Arizona to get mounted on a rocket. I could easily spend another three months working on him.害羞草研究所�

When it害羞草研究所檚 all complete, the 30-foot long Elon goat monument will be towed to Austin, Texas and presented to Musk himself at his place of work, Tesla Inc. According to the cryptocurrency creators, they will be 害羞草研究所渄emanding that Elon claims his goat.害羞草研究所�

Kevin has four other projects on the go: a T-rex which will be going to a home in Penticton, a dragon for a private customer in the U.S., an abstract piece heading to Mexico, and an 18-foot eagle for the American Eagle Foundation in Tennessee.