| An Alien Invasion is sweeping across the | | | | remove any rough edges. |
| globe. I travel quite a lot and in my travels | | | | |
| visit many restaurants, bars, night clubs and | | | | Surely the curator of this museum, that was |
| museums. | | | | quite a distance from the night club I had |
| | | | visited, had not also traveled halfway around |
| It was quite a surprise to me when I saw a | | | | the world to acquire this collection of Junk |
| 1.5 Metre Metal Predator Statue with a very | | | | Metal statues? How did he even know of these |
| large axe at the entrance to a trendy night | | | | alien beauties? There must be a growing trend |
| club that I hadn't been to in a while. | | | | I had yet to hear of and a place with easy |
| | | | access to purchase these Scrap Metal Statues. |
| When I entered the club there was several | | | | |
| more of these Sci-fi sculptures placed | | | | Now being truly curious, I started to do some |
| prominently throughout the building. I was | | | | research to find out just how prevalent this |
| definitely intrigued by this as the only | | | | Metal Art was becoming. |
| other place I had seen these Scrap Metal | | | | |
| Statues was when I had visited some shops in | | | | It seems that Junk Metal statues are being |
| Thailand. | | | | adopted in businesses all over the world. |
| | | | Aliens and Predators are guarding entrances |
| I thought that these menacing characters were | | | | to nightclubs. These larger models are |
| surely just copies of the Metal Art I had | | | | perfect for outside use as they are coated |
| seen in Thailand. Upon inspecting one of the | | | | with a strong lacquer to protect them from |
| statues more closely, I could see that with | | | | weathering and the balance of the |
| the attention to detail and superb | | | | freestanding models is checked vigorously. |
| craftsmanship, this could not be a copy. | | | | |
| | | | The Star Wars smaller models, as well as |
| As I looked around the club I noticed that | | | | others, are showing up in large numbers on |
| many people were grouped around the Sci-fi | | | | table tops at the more trendy restaurants and |
| sculptures. People were discussing the number | | | | bars. |
| of different pieces that it must have taken | | | | |
| to build them. Others were whispering that | | | | Museums globally are clamoring to get their |
| they had heard that the statues were welded | | | | fair share of Sci-fi sculptures to proudly |
| together using scrap metal that came from | | | | put on display. |
| things like cars, washers and TV's. One woman | | | | |
| was commenting on how smooth to the touch the | | | | Art connoisseurs are adding Junk Metal |
| Predator sculpture was. | | | | statues to their personal collections. These |
| | | | collections consist of Robocop models to Star |
| I thought this was merely a coincidence that | | | | Trek collectibles and everything in between. |
| this savvy business owner had traveled to | | | | |
| Thailand to include these Alien and Predator | | | | Families are joining the alien invasion with |
| statues in his décor. As I continued my | | | | their Metal Art collections containing |
| travels I soon found that this must not have | | | | everything from roses to R2-D2. After all, |
| been so. | | | | what child wouldn't want to have a Robot |
| | | | model? |
| While at my next destination I found an | | | | |
| occasion to take a trip to the local museum. | | | | An Alien invasion truly has begun. The aliens |
| Once again I was amazed to see a collection | | | | I speak of are Metal Art Sculptures. The |
| of Robot models and Scrap Metal Statues. I | | | | large models can take up to 30 days and 12 |
| stood there with my mouth agape as this | | | | different artists to complete and can be both |
| collection included Star Wars, Terminator and | | | | intimidating and beautiful at the same time. |
| Spawn figures as well as robots. | | | | The Scrap Metal Statues are also being built |
| | | | in smaller models which can be produced in |
| I knew this Metal Art was authentic as I read | | | | bulk. |
| the pamphlet provided by the museum. It | | | | |
| explained that the Scrap Metal Statues had | | | | So finding Alien, Predator and R2-D2 in all |
| been created by artists in Thailand who | | | | the places I did was not a coincidence, it's |
| expertly welded up to 2000 different pieces | | | | an actual Alien invasion. If you would like |
| together on the larger models. The literature | | | | to join in the collection of Metal Art, you |
| went on to explain that all the sculptures | | | | no longer need to travel to far away places. |
| are not painted but polished to perfection to | | | | Just be careful you don't get abducted. |