Artist turns his dead pet into flying helicopter after it is killed by a car

jogiba · 06-04-2012, 07:59 AM - **1 Like**

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Many animal lovers find it hard to part with their pets when they die.

So when cat Orville, named after the famous aviator Orville Wright, was run over by a car, his artist owner decided to turn him into a permanent piece of artwork as the ultimate tribute by transforming him into a flying helicopter.

Dutch artist Bart Jansen first stuffed Orville before teaming up with radio control helicopter flyer Arjen Beltman to build a specially-designed flying mechanism to attach to the cat.

Read more: Cats away! Artist turns his dead pet into flying helicopter after it is killed by a car | Mail Online

eddie1960 · 06-04-2012, 08:28 AM

WOW, just WOW

I've seen some strange ideas but this is pretty close to the top of the pile

tessfully · 06-04-2012, 08:50 AM

This is very weird. Way back I had this dog I was extremely fond of... I used to joke that when he died I would have him taxidermied and casters put on his feet so I could still wheel him around with me. I really was only joking.

eddie1960 · 06-04-2012, 08:53 AM

Originally posted by tessfully

This is very weird. Way back I had this dog I was extremely fond of... I used to joke that when he died I would have him taxidermied and casters put on his feet so I could still wheel him around with me. I really was only joking.

i've seen that done but this really is a whole other level. Mind you I've seen some really strange taxidermy at the markets in London when i'm there (fanciful victorian amalgams of various critters - it was a big thing apparently) a few i would have liked to bring home, but figured customs would block it
- there was this odd monkey like critter in a glass cloche for instance...)

06-04-2012, 07:59 AM - 1 Like	#1
jogiba Banned Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Millstone,NJ Posts: 6,491	Artist turns his dead pet into flying helicopter after it is killed by a car Quote: Many animal lovers find it hard to part with their pets when they die. So when cat Orville, named after the famous aviator Orville Wright, was run over by a car, his artist owner decided to turn him into a permanent piece of artwork as the ultimate tribute by transforming him into a flying helicopter. Dutch artist Bart Jansen first stuffed Orville before teaming up with radio control helicopter flyer Arjen Beltman to build a specially-designed flying mechanism to attach to the cat. Read more: Cats away! Artist turns his dead pet into flying helicopter after it is killed by a car \| Mail Online

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06-04-2012, 08:28 AM	#2
eddie1960 Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,667	WOW, just WOW I've seen some strange ideas but this is pretty close to the top of the pile

06-04-2012, 08:50 AM	#3
tessfully Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: S. Algonquin, Ontario Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,860	This is very weird. Way back I had this dog I was extremely fond of... I used to joke that when he died I would have him taxidermied and casters put on his feet so I could still wheel him around with me. I really was only joking.

06-04-2012, 08:53 AM	#4
eddie1960 Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,667	Originally posted by tessfully This is very weird. Way back I had this dog I was extremely fond of... I used to joke that when he died I would have him taxidermied and casters put on his feet so I could still wheel him around with me. I really was only joking. i've seen that done but this really is a whole other level. Mind you I've seen some really strange taxidermy at the markets in London when i'm there (fanciful victorian amalgams of various critters - it was a big thing apparently) a few i would have liked to bring home, but figured customs would block it - there was this odd monkey like critter in a glass cloche for instance...)