Sculpture Specifications​

• "Queens, The World's Borough" is the title of the sculpture. 

• The dimensions will be approximately 6 feet high x 22 feet wide x 1.5 feet deep.

• The font will be American Typewriter, which is the font used by the I❤️NY campaign.

• The colors will be based on the Queens Flag: blue (RGB 0, 132, 255), red (RGB 199, 5, 7) and white (RGB 255, 255, 255).

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• The large 3D letters that spell "Queens" will be in blue. 

• The descender tail at the bottom right of the letter "Q" extends below the line of the base letters "ueens". 

• A red rectangular base will support the letters "ueens". 

• The white tagline, "The World's Borough", will be centered on the red rectangular base.

 

Fabricator's Recommendations

• The sculpture's 6 feet height is the largest recommended size so that it can easily fit into a truck to be transported.

• The total weight of the statue is estimated to be about 3,200 pounds.

• The sculpture will be in 3 sections: (1) the letter "Q" on its own, (2) the letters "ue" attached to the left section of the base, and (3) the letters "ens" attached to the right section of the base.

• The letters, "The World's Borough", will be attached to both sections of the base.

• The letters and base will be constructed of steel sheet metal and welded together.

• The finish work includes bodywork, grinding, hard coating, primer and paint. The coating will be outdoor grade, Polyurea ULXT66, hard coating. The paint will be outdoor latex paint. The finish will be durable and weather resistant.

• The base will have mounting flanges that can be securely fastened with Tapcon screws into concrete pavement.

• Installation will require 1 forklift operator and the help of 2 people to move the sections into place. It should take about 2-3 hours. 

• Timeline for design, fabrication, finish and shipping is about 2-3 months.