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VIDEO: B.C. metal sculptor makes giant Elon Musk head for cryptocurrency monument

Kevin Stone making head which will attach to goat body riding rocket, then presented to Elon Musk

Chilliwack metal sculptor Kevin Stone is making an Elon Musk head out of aluminum that害羞草研究所檚 almost six feet tall.

Weird?

Indeed.

And it is going to be attached to the body of a goat sculpture.

But wait, there害羞草研究所檚 more.

The half-Elon, half-goat creation will sit atop a rocket surrounded by lightning on a mission to Mars.

And if that害羞草研究所檚 not strange enough, once complete, the 30-foot long sculpture will head from Arizona to Texas where it will be presented to Musk himself at his place of work, Tesla Inc.

This Elon Musk head is just one of many projects that Chilliwack metal sculptor Kevin Stone is working on. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)
This Elon Musk head is just one of many projects that Chilliwack metal sculptor Kevin Stone is working on. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)

The piece is being built by the creators of Elon Goat Token ($EGT), an Elon Musk-themed cryptocurrency based in Arizona.

害羞草研究所淓lon Goat Token is building a biblical sized monument on the back of a semi-trailer dedicated to the godfather of crypto, Elon Musk,害羞草研究所 the cryptocurrency website reads. 害羞草研究所淲hen the Elon goat is complete, we害羞草研究所檙e towing it to Tesla and demanding that Elon claims his goat! The Elon goat monument will serve as an anchor to the token and as a tribute to the world害羞草研究所檚 crypto community.害羞草研究所

The sole purpose of the monument is to market the Elon Goat Token.

The project was designed by Danny Wang of California. When Wang called up Stone, he didn害羞草研究所檛 initially tell Stone who the client was.

害羞草研究所淲ho else would want a goat with Elon害羞草研究所檚 head on it? We thought it was so bizarre it would be Elon, but it wasn害羞草研究所檛. It was the crypto company.害羞草研究所

It is definitely the strangest project Stone has ever done, but he took it on because he害羞草研究所檚 a 害羞草研究所渂ig fan害羞草研究所 of Musk, he said.

害羞草研究所淚 think Nikola Tesla was never given enough credit back in the day and I think Elon Musk is the Nikola Tesla of today,害羞草研究所 Stone said. 害羞草研究所(Musk) is way ahead of everybody. He thinks outside the box害羞草研究所 I really like that. That害羞草研究所檚 kind of what I do. And he害羞草研究所檚 got the money to back his ideas which is innovative and amazing.害羞草研究所

Unlike other metal sculptures Stone has made, the Musk head is foam on the inside.

First, Stone put out a call on social media looking for someone who could create a 3D computer rendering of Elon Musk害羞草研究所檚 head for him to use as a template. His buddy in Calgary, Cory Porterfield of Porterfield Studios, stepped up.

Stone bought a 3D image of Musk害羞草研究所檚 head that he found online and sent the file to Porterfield. Porterfield and his team used the image as a base model and then created a completely new 3D image, one that featured a younger, 20-year-old Musk.

害羞草研究所淗e doesn害羞草研究所檛 want to see himself at 50, he wants to see himself at 20,害羞草研究所 Porterfield said, adding that a lot of work went into creating the head to make sure it was perfect.

害羞草研究所淚 wanted to make sure the head was exactly Elon Musk, not just kind of,害羞草研究所 he said.

Porterfield contracted a company that has a special machine to carve out the giant head. They used a five-axis CNC milling machine which is a cutting tool that moves in five different directions.

The head was cut in three pieces 害羞草研究所 the face, the back left and back right 害羞草研究所 and then assembled together. It was then coated with the same material used to line truck beds, to make a hard shell.

Porterfield drove the 5害羞草研究所9害羞草研究所 head from Calgary to Chilliwack on Jan. 10.

Chilliwack sculptor Kevin Stone fits pieces of aluminum to a gigantic Elon Musk head in his workshop on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)
Chilliwack sculptor Kevin Stone fits pieces of aluminum to a gigantic Elon Musk head in his workshop on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)

The next step was to stick high-heat aluminum tape over the entire head as a heat protector. Without the tape, the lining and foam would melt when he tacked metal to it, Stone said.

害羞草研究所淚t害羞草研究所檚 a really difficult challenge for me. This is going to push my skillset for sure because it害羞草研究所檚 so complicated. It害羞草研究所檚 not going to be easy,害羞草研究所 Stone said.

They害羞草研究所檝e already encountered tricky parts.

Stone and his wife Michelle used the handles of scissors to get the aluminum tape into all the little nooks and crannies, like in Musk害羞草研究所檚 ears and up his nose.

Now he害羞草研究所檚 in the process of shaping a bunch of small aluminum pieces which will be attached to the head 害羞草研究所渓ike a puzzle,害羞草研究所 he said.

Next, he害羞草研究所檒l tack them in place until it害羞草研究所檚 covered in aluminum. The pieces will be welded, then he害羞草研究所檒l grind the welds down and give it a brushed finish.

害羞草研究所淭he Elon goat monument will feature real rocket fire, smoke, lasers, concert lighting and music. It will be a global spectacle that is sure to go viral beyond crypto and into mainstream media,害羞草研究所 the cryptocurrency company wrote on its website.

Stone has four months to complete the Musk head but is hoping to get it done in about half that time. It currently weighs about 80-90 pounds and when all the aluminum is on, it害羞草研究所檒l be about 200 pounds.

When it害羞草研究所檚 complete, the Elon goat monument will go on a two-week media event tour prior to being presented to Elon in the final reveal.

害羞草研究所淭hey害羞草研究所檙e going to drive it around害羞草研究所 then try to get Elon to claim his goat 害羞草研究所 whether he buys it, or claims it, or just shows his face might be all it takes,害羞草研究所 Stone said.

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Chilliwack sculptor Kevin Stone (left) moves a gigantic Elon Musk head in his workshop on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)
Chilliwack sculptor Kevin Stone (left) moves a gigantic Elon Musk head in his workshop on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)

Kevin and Michelle Stone stand beside a giant Elon Musk head at their workshop on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)
Kevin and Michelle Stone stand beside a giant Elon Musk head at their workshop on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)


 

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