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There's really nothing to say. Just take a look at RoboCop in his 10-foot-tall pixel-atom-perfect glory. So far he's passed from you, the backers, to Fred Barton's expert custom sculpting, to Across The Board Creation's 3D scanning, digital enlarging, physical fabrication, and assembly in foam, wax, clay, and steel (pictured below), and now he's headed to Venus Bronze Works in Detroit for casting and manufacturing in bronze. We bow to all parties for going above and beyond.

He's not done yet, but what you're seeing in these pictures is pretty much exactly how he'll look. We hope you love it as much as we do, and we hope you send good vibes to all the craftsmen and the production team who've run across the obstacle course to get here, as we all send good vibes back to you, the awesome, patient, and hopefully super happy backers!

Good vibes to and from Detroit!

To be continued shortly..

Team Robo in Detroit

Another sneak peek...

Don't worry, he's been in this situation before and bounced back (clip from RoboCop 2): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hG2OFFwNi8

Happy New Year!

Hot off the presses in 2013: Kevin Galloway from Across The Board Creations just shared these photos of the RoboCop pieces rolling off the assembly line. He says it's among the most highly detailed work he's ever done. Note that in the photo of Robo's head(s), the head on the left is life-sized as modeled by Fred Barton, and the head on the right is the proportion when scaled up for a 10-foot statue (after being 3D scanned, digitally enlarged, and re-milled by Kevin).

Giorgio at Venus Bronze Works in Detroit is all set to receive them and get to work, which will likely take the rest of the year -- it's a big, detailed statue made the old-fashioned way! (Well, the old-fashioned way with some 3D laser scanners and fabrication machines pitching in. :-)) Over the holiday we paid another visit to his studio and know we're all in great hands, and supporting a great local business. He's worked on many statues and artists in Detroit and around the world, and as a master craftsman and Detroiter he's excited to lend his talents to this epic piece of pop culture.

We thank you again for your support and patience throughout this process. When this started we had no way of knowing what everything would entail. Like any journey that takes on a life of its own, it has ups, downs, critics, and curveballs, and we've held on tight to march things towards completion. Your contributions, positivity, and faith are helping will a wildly awesome idea into reality. It's the kind of thing that's so rare because it would normally disappear as a spoken blip: "wouldn't it be cool if..." and then poof, but yet here we are.

We're going to need more of your support as it becomes time for Robo to go outside and settle into a home. Several options have been presented and we've wanted to get to this next stage of tangibility before zeroing in on commitment. Now, entering this next stage, in the weeks and months ahead we'll be exploring that with you more. Considerations include finding a host site that can adequately maintain and secure the work -- a critical component.

Thank you again. To next steps in a New Year,

TeamRobo in Detroit & Wherever You Are

News! We have received the following 2 images of the completed 3D RoboCop body scan from Across The Board Creations, with assurance that the super-detailed foam parts will soon be here in Detroit for casting. Here's hoping that the next update can include a video of them at Venus Bronze Works. Fingers crossed!

Like a fine robotically aged wine, we remain patiently, perfectly yours,

Team Robo

Yes!

Kevin at Across The Board Creations http://acrosstheboardcreations.com just sent the attached pic of the new 3D scans of Robo's hands and calves and throws us a double thumbs-up that all Robo parts have been shipped to his studio and his team is at work.

What does it mean? Well, Kevin estimates six weeks to finish scanning, enlarging, and milling all the parts sculptor Fred Barton has lovingly completed and shipped to him before sending them here to Detroit for casting at Venus Bronze Works: http://www.modeldmedia.com/features/venust13908.aspx .

It's not the last lilly pad in our Frogger, but soon the parts will be tangible and local, which will feel AMAZING. Huge thanks again to everyone who's helped produce the parts, get permission, and pioneer this admittedly wild process, and THANK YOU again and again RoboBackers, for your philanthropy of AWESOMESAUCE and ZENLIKE PATIENCE as we all will this RoboBeauty into the world for the ages.

From the side-story department, we hear that some filming for the new RoboCop movie has been going on in Detroit. If you're involved in that please reach out! We gotta get a RoboBackers easter egg in the film to reward all these fine people and the crew trying to get this project done the right way, with permission and quality. Right?

Lastly, we've gotten many kind notes from actors and writers and designers and others involved in the creation of Robo movies. Last week Bruce Locke who played Robo's evil cyborg nemesis in RoboCop 3 reached out to say that he's a fan of this project, send along the attached pics, and say that, hilariously and awesomely, he goes to the same gym as Kurtwood Smith, who played Boddicker in Robo 1 and is friends with Calvin Jung, who played one of his henchman.

Thought you might like to know, and another reason not to work out! Be careful, bench-pressers. Danger lurks. To be continued...

With love and thankfulness and persistence,

Team Robo in Detroit