Someone on twitter linked to this delightful post at Junk Culture this week. It’s an extraordinarily detailed replica of a Boeing airplane — made out of manila folders.
Writes Junk Culture, “Using nothing but manila folders and dabs of glue, Luca Iaconi-Stewart has been putting together a very detailed model of a Boeing 777 that is almost as complex as the real thing.
“The doors open and close on paper hinges and the landing gear retracts up into the fuselage. The project which has been a labour of love for five years grew out of his passion for airplanes and the models he made from manila paper in a high school architecture class.
“Iaconi-Stewart told Wired, ‘There’s something rewarding about being able to replicate a part in such an unconventional medium.’ ”
A collection of amazing photos — some that move — may be found here. The retractable wheel carriage has to be seen to be believed.
Without meaning to suggest that there is anything bizarre about such remarkable precision in a young man, I have to say actor Benedict Cumberbatch’s version of Sherlock Holmes keeps coming to mind as I look at the photos.
This is an unusual mind at work.
Photo: Luca Iaconi-Stewart and Mark Mahaney
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Unbelievable! I looked at all the photos and am totally boggled!
It makes you wonder what he will do in his career. Will he be a sculptor, an architect, an inventor, a set builder, an airplane designer — or something none of us have heard of before, something completely new?
I am inspired by the concentration and focus and follow-through his work demonstrates. It will be wonderful to see what he continues to create.
My thought exactly, Will. Where does he go from here?