God Save The African Queen 1/1

Just as in second generation stars in the universe we all share carbon, the building block for life on our planet. This unique sculpture takes a modern engineered look at a human skull.

Engineering methods, materials and selected parts from modern F1 Grand Prix cars are used in the production of this sculpture.

Sculpture limited to one unique piece.

Material: 312 plies / layers of T300 2 x 2 twill 650 gsm carbon fibre 37% 985 resin content. Each ply has 3 million 168 thousand individual fibres per ply.

Cure: 180° for 2 hours at 7 bar pressure.

Hair: Stainless steel collector nuts from the Sahara Force India F1 Team part number. FSTNV 000 023.

Eyebrows: Gold plated conductivity tabs.

Teeth: Low melting point Bismuth alloy.

Ears: Floorstay brackets from the Sahara Force India F1 Team part number. 10J35-0103.

Earring options 01: Set of peek ceramic diff bearing cages from the Honda Racing F1 team.

Earring options 02: Set of gearbox dog rings from the Red Bull racing GP car part number. RB6-GB-010-83-1.

Earring options 03: Set of diff pressure plates from the Red Bull racing GP car part number. RB9-GB-00217-03.

Mounting - Neck detail: Cat flap pivot rod from the Honda Racing F1 team, part number 060-H5-03812 2007 Monaco GP, Jenson Button, down to low pressure hydraulic accumulator from the Red Bull racing GP car part number RBS-HY-01185 on 3 gearbox hubs with peek cage needle rollers from the Red Bull racing GP car part numbers. RB10-GB-00333/03.

Base: Black granite machined and polished.

Mounting method: Desk, floor or plinth mounted.

Dimensions: L 200 mm  200 mm  360 mm on base.

Weight: 6 kg on base.