picture of the granite base and dedication plaque for the knight statue.
SCARLET KNIGHT STATUE
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picture of the granite base and dedication plaque for the knight statue.
I thought from previous posts here that the plan was to unveil it either at the first home game or at homecoming. But maybe the plan has changed.
If it's 4' x 4' square, then by eyeballing, I'm going to guess it's only about 2 ft tall. Which is on the short side IMO. Some more height would allow the four faces of the base to be used for display.
As this long thread well demonstrates, everyone has a different opinion on how this statue should be designed and executed. When it's unvieled, can we perhaps refrain from looking a gift horse(man) in the mouth, looking for perceived imperfections, and just be grateful for DEVCO's unsolicited donation?
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Agreed. Saw the short base, maybe only a foot, during the spring game and was disappointed. Maybe the statue when installed will have another 3 or 4 foot base at the bottom. Here s to hoping though at ru we know what that is like
For all of you that are having base envy and stress, the base is nearly two feet high and the Knight is 8' high so the Knight will stand 10 FEET ......
That is great news Cofifa.
Thanks to DEVCO for this great donation!!
Thanks to DEVCO for this great donation!!
Thanks for all the hard work in getting us a statue. I am certainly happy to see one on campus. As w any project there will be some criticism mine being w the base. A taller base to highlight the year of our schools founding w a block R would have been very charming. Alas we have a statue, thanks for making it happen.
Still Room on Base for Block Letter R...lets see how it looks when it goes up....I am open
Is there going to be a ceremony for it for Saturday for Rutgers Day? I'm glad the statue will be up in time for graduation for the seniors to take family pics and selfies with it.
No ceremony ....it will be up Thursday afternoon ....ready for Alumni weekend that kicks off with a movie night and scotch tasting Friday Night
Eventually I'd love to see RU do what MSU has...they have 3 Spartan statues on campus. I think eventually RU should get a Knight statue on each campus...4 total. One for College Ave (this one), then one each for Busch, Livingston, and Cook/Douglass. The seniors are going to have so much fun with this.
Tomorrow we will be hoisting the Scarlet Knigjt onto its base in front of the Yard
It is a donation by Devco
The statue is bronze is 8' and 900lbs. The two foot base weighs 6,000lbs and made of granite
We expect generations of students , fans and visitors to take photos with this fellow
It is a donation by Devco
The statue is bronze is 8' and 900lbs. The two foot base weighs 6,000lbs and made of granite
We expect generations of students , fans and visitors to take photos with this fellow
Tomorrow we will be hoisting the Scarlet Knigjt onto its base in front of the Yard
It is a donation by Devco
The statue is bronze is 8' and 900lbs. The two foot base weighs 6,000lbs and made of granite
We expect generations of students , fans and visitors to take photos with this fellow
Hey @Cofifa the image isn't showing up, at least for me. What time is the hoisting?
Ok I am technologically challenged
We hope that it will be in place by noon
If anyone wants a pic send me your email to cpaladino@devco.org and I will send it
We hope that it will be in place by noon
If anyone wants a pic send me your email to cpaladino@devco.org and I will send it
An absolute piece of beauty. I'm insanely jealous of this year's graduating class as I would've killed to take grad photos with the family with it.
Fantastic job, Cofifa. I've quietly follow this thread for quite some time and it's thrilling to see it come to fruition.
Love it and thank you to Chris and DEVCO for such a generous gift.
Wow, this blows my expectations out of the water, totally over delivered, I love it. The shield and red accents are awesome.
Is there a schedule to maintain the paint, it is one of those things that looks great but could fade quickly.
If it is a veneer that won't fade, that would be sweet.
The granite base is 6,000 pounds!!!!! I had no idea it was that dense and I now further appreciate the work the Egyptians did with it.
Is there a schedule to maintain the paint, it is one of those things that looks great but could fade quickly.
If it is a veneer that won't fade, that would be sweet.
The granite base is 6,000 pounds!!!!! I had no idea it was that dense and I now further appreciate the work the Egyptians did with it.
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