ANG THONG, July 19 — Towering Transformers, life-sized Marvel superheroes and extraterrestrial lifeforms—a “House of Steel Robots” in Thailand has made a name for itself by transforming scrap metal into dazzling sculptures inspired by Hollywood blockbusters. Ban Hun Lek, an hour’s drive...
This photograph taken on July 18, 2020 shows a child looking at a figure of King Kong in front of life-sized sculptures of at the Ban Hun Lek museum in Ang Thong. — AFP pic
Ban Hun Lek, an hour’s drive north of Bangkok, has become a popular weekend spot for families eager for Instagram selfies against a backdrop that looks plucked from the the silver screen. “It was just a hobby at first,” he tells AFP. “When I was a child, I liked mechanics a lot... so I made what I liked into my work.”
A one-metre-high piece sells for up to 30,000 baht , and the majority of his customers are overseas buyers.
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