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DETROIT ‘RoboCop’ statue

A statue of the cyborg featured in the 1987 film “RoboCop,” which is set in Detroit, is nearing completion ahead of its debut at a Michigan science museum.

Organizers of the online campaign that crowdfunded the statue posted photos last week and said its unveiling will come “later this winter” at the Michigan Science Center,

The Detroit News reported.

According to organizers, the statue is 11 feet tall and its stainless steel base weighs half a ton.

It has been almost a decade since the idea came about. A Twitter user who tagged then-Mayor Dave Bing in a post noted that Philadelphia has a statue of another movie icon, Rocky Balboa, and that RoboCop would be a “GREAT ambassador for Detroit.”

Bing tweeted back, saying there were no plans for a statue of RoboCop. But Detroiters Brandon Walley, a filmmaker, and Jerry Paffendorf, co-founder and CEO at Loveland Technologies, ran with the idea, envisioning it as a tourist attraction.

The campaign that launched in 2012 raised $67,436 from more than 2,700 backers worldwide. Since then, Detroitbased sculptor conservator Giorgio Gikas has been creating the statue.

SAHARA WEST LIBRARY Travel Show

The 35th annual Travel Show will be 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Sahara West Library, 9600 W. Sahara Ave. It will feature exhibits by cruise, vacation and destination companies.

Presentations will focus on Japan, Ireland, Galapagos exploration cruises, Disney, Alaska cruise tours and European river cruising. Pick up free entry tickets at Prestige Travel.

For information, call 702-946-8710.

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