Madame Tussauds has created a wax figure of Apple’s late co-founder Steve Jobs, to mark the first anniversary of his death.
The life-like waxwork wears Jobs’ trademark black turtle neck, Levi 501 jeans, and New Balance trainers, and is on display at Madame Tussauds Hong Kong as part of the Historical and National Heroes exhibition until 26 November, before moving to Bangkok and then Shanghai.
The sculpture is based on the photographs of Jobs from a photo shoot for the cover of Future Magazine in 2006.
Madame Tussauds has said that the model took three months to create, and cost HK$1,500,000 (£120,000).
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London Guy said on Fri, 28 Sep 2012
If you're thinking like me that £120,000 for a wax model and a pair of jeans and black turtle neck jumper is nuts, you've not alone.
So what do you do if you want to question the validity of that cost which could pay my mortgage off? Phone an ex who worked there for some 15 years. Apparently it was may be more towards £150,000!
Dragonfly said on Tue, 02 Oct 2012
@London Guy
They'll make that money back in no time with what they charge, and with the following SJ had, this is probably one of the smartest waxwork they've done in ages. There'll be queues around the block on unveiling day.
Eyes still have that uncanny valley look about them though.
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