How Rolls-Royce's mascot is made

This is from Yahoo Finance's page:

How the old girl is made today.

Here's mine:

And here she is today on the modern cars:

So how do they do it?

The story goes:

1. I quote:

   "Worker Ronald Parr pushes a trolly containing a glowing form used to produce the iconic Rolls-

   Royce mascot the "Spirit of Ecstasy" at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England."

Then it's melted before it's poured into a form:

1. thWorker Ronald Parr pushes a trolly containing a glowing form used to produce the iconic Rolls-Royce mascot the "Spirit of Ecstasy" at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England.

2. Rolls-Royce's Spirit of Ecstasy statue

3. A finished Rolls-Royce mascot the "Spirit of Ecstasy" is seen at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England.

4. Worker Ronald Parr melts steel in a oven before it is poured in a form to make the iconic Rolls-Royce mascot the "Spirit of Ecstasy" at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England

Wax forms are finished in batches for the mould process. The 'Lost Wax Process'.

The unfinished Mascots come out of the mould:

Then worker Stephen Richardson cuts off the 'form'

Then the finishing process:

A thorough inspection:

The bad ones are recycled:

And the end result:

Eleanor lives on forever. Charles Sykes would be proud.

Posted by David Irvine -two shots (first and last) are mine and the rest all by Stefan Wermuth/Reuters.

And thanks to JS for finding and sending me this.

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   Worker Ronald Parr pushes a trolly containing a glowing form used to produce the iconic Rolls-Royce mascot the "Spirit of Ecstasy" at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England.

2. Rolls-Royce's Spirit of Ecstasy statue

3. A finished Rolls-Royce mascot the "Spirit of Ecstasy" is seen at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England.

4. Worker Ronald Parr melts steel in a oven before it is poured in a form to make the iconic Rolls-Royce mascot the "Spirit of Ecstasy" at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England.

5. Steel melts in a oven before being poured in a form to make the iconic Rolls-Royce mascot the "Spirit of Ecstasy" at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England.

6. A worker dries a wax form of the iconic Rolls-Royce mascot the "Spirit of Ecstasy" at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England.

7. Worker Frank Tildesley works on a form of the iconic Rolls-Royce mascot the "Spirit of Ecstasy" at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England.

8. Worker Frank Tildesley works on a form of the iconic Rolls-Royce mascot the "Spirit of Ecstasy" at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England.

9. Unfinished Rolls-Royce mascots the "Spirit of Ecstasy" are seen at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England.

10. Worker Stephen Richardson works cuts off the form 

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   Worker Ronald Parr pushes a trolly containing a glowing form used to produce the iconic Rolls-Royce mascot the "Spirit of Ecstasy" at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England.

   Rolls-Royce's Spirit of Ecstasy statue

   A finished Rolls-Royce mascot the "Spirit of Ecstasy" is seen at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England.

   Worker Ronald Parr melts steel in a oven before it is poured in a form to make the iconic Rolls-Royce mascot the "Spirit of Ecstasy" at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England.

   Steel melts in a oven before being poured in a form to make the iconic Rolls-Royce mascot the "Spirit of Ecstasy" at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England.

   
   

   Worker Ronald Parr pushes a trolly containing a glowing form used to produce the iconic Rolls-Royce mascot the "Spirit of Ecstasy" at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England.

2. Rolls-Royce's Spirit of Ecstasy statue

3. A finished Rolls-Royce mascot the "Spirit of Ecstasy" is seen at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England.

4. Worker Ronald Parr melts steel in a oven before it is poured in a form to make the iconic Rolls-Royce mascot the "Spirit of Ecstasy" at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England.

1. Worker Ronald Parr pushes a trolly containing a glowing form used to produce the iconic Rolls-Royce mascot the "Spirit of Ecstasy" at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England.

   Rolls-Royce's Spirit of Ecstasy statue

   A finished Rolls-Royce mascot the "Spirit of Ecstasy" is seen at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England.

   Worker Ronald Parr melts steel in a oven before it is poured in a form to make the iconic Rolls-Royce mascot the "Spirit of Ecstasy" at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England.

   Worker Ronald Parr pushes a trolly containing a glowing form used to produce the iconic Rolls-Royce mascot the "Spirit of Ecstasy" at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England.

   Rolls-Royce's Spirit of Ecstasy statue

   A finished Rolls-Royce mascot the "Spirit of Ecstasy" is seen at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England.

   Worker Ronald Parr melts steel in a oven before it is poured in a form to make the iconic Rolls-Royce mascot the "Spirit of Ecstasy" at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England.

   Worker Ronald Parr pushes a trolly containing a glowing form used to produce the iconic Rolls-Royce mascot the "Spirit of Ecstasy" at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England.

2. Rolls-Royce's Spirit of Ecstasy statue

3. A finished Rolls-Royce mascot the "Spirit of Ecstasy" is seen at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England.

4. Worker Ronald Parr melts steel in a oven before it is poured in a form to make the iconic Rolls-Royce mascot the "Spirit of Ecstasy" at Polycast Limited in Southampton, southern England.