Hi all Trinity fans, is now the time for the club & or supporters club, or trust, to start a fund to raise capital to pay for a statue to commemorate Neil + the world's record points scorer. Fund raising takes a while & we are starting to know our ground home, however if we were ever to move the statue can be moved. Time is short now & I think it would be great for Neil to see it done & in place !
There needs to be some thought to location regarding several issues, mainly security on preventing theft from metal theives, prevention of bird fouling, size & height, is/would, high grade stainless steel be best regarding no corrosion, easy future cleaning ? -- location & security to also prevent graffiti ? Therefore, the status to be on a revolving platter base which turns out for match days etc but turns in for over night when no one is in/at the ground ? Neil's roll of honour could be on the reverse side cut into the stone/concrete, reverse side as well !
Any thoughts guys, by the way, up the Trin !

What do you reckon the cost of all that then?

i agree.

be good to have a statue at the unveiling of the new improved bell vue.

Quote ="TrinTrin"Hi all Trinity fans, is now the time for the club & or supporters club, or trust, to start a fund to raise capital to pay for a statue to commemorate Neil + the world's record points scorer. Fund raising takes a while & we are starting to know our ground home, however if we were ever to move the statue can be moved. Time is short now & I think it would be great for Neil to see it done & in place ! There needs to be some thought to location regarding several issues, mainly security on preventing theft from metal theives, prevention of bird fouling, size & height, is/would, high grade stainless steel be best regarding no corrosion, easy future cleaning ? -- location & security to also prevent graffiti ? Therefore, the status to be on a revolving platter base which turns out for match days etc but turns in for over night when no one is in/at the ground ? Neil's roll of honour could be on the reverse side cut into the stone/concrete, reverse side as well ! Any thoughts guys, by the way, up the Trin !'" don't know how you could get to use stainless steel in replicating a decent statue that resemble Neil other than casting it and that would be better done in bronze, I've worked on a the Sheffield phoenix statue after it required repairing because of fatigue due to wind damage https://public-art.shu.ac.uk/sheffield/bay363im.html and it wasn't easy to work on due to the weight and flimsy nature of the structure if there was one to be made of I'm sure either bronze or granite would be the best to work with

Quote ="TrinTrin"Hi all Trinity fans, is now the time for the club & or supporters club, or trust, to start a fund to raise capital to pay for a statue to commemorate Neil + the world's record points scorer. Fund raising takes a while & we are starting to know our ground home, however if we were ever to move the statue can be moved. Time is short now & I think it would be great for Neil to see it done & in place ! There needs to be some thought to location regarding several issues, mainly security on preventing theft from metal theives, prevention of bird fouling, size & height, is/would, high grade stainless steel be best regarding no corrosion, easy future cleaning ? -- location & security to also prevent graffiti ? Therefore, the status to be on a revolving platter base which turns out for match days etc but turns in for over night when no one is in/at the ground ? Neil's roll of honour could be on the reverse side cut into the stone/concrete, reverse side as well ! Any thoughts guys, by the way, up the Trin !'" don't know how you could get to use stainless steel in replicating a decent statue that resemble Neil other than casting it and that would be better done in bronze, I've worked on a the Sheffield phoenix statue after it required repairing because of fatigue due to wind damage https://public-art.shu.ac.uk/sheffield/bay363im.html and it wasn't easy to work on due to the weight and flimsy nature of the structure if there was one to be made of I'm sure either bronze or granite would be the best to work with

Quote ="Wollo-Wollo-Wollo-Wayoo"What do you reckon the cost of all that then?'" some prices here on bronze castings https://www.blackcountrymetalworks.co.u ... gJRevD_BwE some intricate work done on some of these

Quote ="Wollo-Wollo-Wollo-Wayoo"What do you reckon the cost of all that then?'" some prices here on bronze castings https://www.blackcountrymetalworks.co.u ... gJRevD_BwE some intricate work done on some of these

It's a lovely idea - but I reckon we'll need to fund the complete rebuild of BV first - because you can bet your ar$e that no one else will.

It's possible though that fundraising separately and independently for a Neil Fox tribute might attract a lot more neutrals across the RL community especially as no Yorkshire RL player was selected for the Wembley one.

This would be amazing
I've always hoped one day we'd have an updated ground and a statue of the fox brothers would be the icing on the cake for me at the entrance

I seem to remember going to a fundraising do in Walton a while back. What happened to the revenue from that and other ones that occured?

A statue was designed and a couple of miniatures cast, bronze I think, with Neil in try scoring mode at Wembley and I know Neil has one of these. These were designed as a pre cursor to the large statue destined for Newmarket.

Yes I remember that. They were asking for sponsors to help with the cost.

Quite happy for it to be in bronze, however, Queen Victoria status in WAKEY was/is in bronze with thousands of Pock holes-corrosion after many years just like war memorials etc.
Costs, estimates depend on size, complexity & number of figures.
One of the reasons I asked was to begin the process, I wasn't aware of a previous detailed start but I would love to see it start !

Bronze doesn't corrode the pock holes may of been from poor casting or acid rain as it does react with oxygen and leaves a patina finish and goes green

A statue of Neil Fox would be an excellent idea and a fitting tribute to RL's greatest player.
However, let's get the stadium build / re-fit sorted first.

Graham Ibbeson, the Barnsley sculptor, has done many bronze statues in and around the t, including the one of Dickie Bird and that outside the NUM offices. He seems to capture a pretty good likeness, but I would imagine he'd be quite expensive to commission.

The one of Freddie Trueman is a good likeness and full of energy. Wonder how much that cost?

Later: Google reckons £90k

I like wrencats postings, however this time if we wait for the ground/stadium time will run out for Neil etc & these things take time developing let alone completing !

I'm all for it.
But we need to be a bit further on with the stadium first. Might not even have anywhere to put it yet.

It could easily be accommodated within Trinity Walk.

I would suggest rather than an add on as the 'new' Belle Vue gets underway a statue of the 'Big Fella' should be the focal point of the main entrance to the Stadium.

Fair comment (and I'm glad that you "enjoy" my ramblings

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As another op has suggested, Trinity Walk would be a great spot, until the ground is well under way or, IF the East Stand was developed in the near future, pride of place near the "main entrance" would be the prefect spot.

Neil Fox is a modest guy, a statue of himself is probably the last thing he wants, what I suspect he wants like the rest of us is a new Belle Vue. I get the sentiment but a totally pointless request for now IMHO.