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