Enlargement: "The Sapper" US Army Engineers Memorial

 

The Story:
Sapper is the name for a combat engineer, a soldier who performs the multitude of military engineering duties. Sappers have fought in every war in American history supporting the front-line infantry as combat engineers in the US Army. In order to become a Sapper, a soldier must obtain a certain rank and complete the intense and rigorous Sapper Leader Course which is offered and operated only by the US Army Engineer School at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.

From Left to Right: 3D Model, Final Installed Bronze

The Army Engineer Association (AEA) is a network much like a Fraternity or Alumni Association for members of the Army Engineer Regiment who are currently serving and those who have served in the past. The AEA continues to honor the service of all those who have served the United States as a member of the Engineer Regiment through Memorial Programs such as the Engineer Memorial Grove and Sapper Memorial Statue on the grounds of the US Army Engineer School in Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri.                                                                                                                                                                                                                return to full slide show

The Challenge:  
Capture Andrew Chernak's original two foot maquette complete with all the intricate details, producing an accurate digital model and enlarge to nine feet tall for milling so that the artist may apply clay by hand to finish the work prior to casting in bronze.                                                                                           return to full slide show

The Solution:

• 3D scan the original maquette at Direct Dimensions Studio
  
• Compile the data to create a high-resolution 3D model of the statue
• Scale the model to 9 ft and offset inward by 1/8th" (to allow artist to apply clay)        
  
• Send the data out in sections for milling  
  
• The artist added final sculptural details to the model, by hand, using clay prior to casting in bronze                                                                                                                                                              return to full slide show

 

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