Exhibit with Tucsonans as green army men returns Tuesday
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Rudy Flores' Army Man Project, featuring hundreds of notable Tucsonans as little green army men toys, has found a second life at the Miniature Time Machine museum, 4455 E. Camp Lowell Road, starting Tuesday, May 9. The exhibit will be on display through August 27.Â
You can get more information here. In the meantime, see if you can identify these Tucsonans.Â
Flores' Army
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Local artist Rudy Flores, top, uses a structure sensor hooked up to an I-pad to scan local custom jeweler Alex Streeter who he will turn into one of his Army Men while his girlfriend and associate, Teresa Estrella, right, watches. Flores and Estrella are making images of local artists, musicians and other personalities and turning them into army men-like action figures. Once completed, Flores and Estrella plan to display the toy figures as part of an exhibit. The photo was taken on Sunday, June 14, 2015, Tucson, Ariz. Photo by A.E. Araiza/ Arizona Daily Star
Flores' Army
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
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Local artist Rudy Flores uses a structure sensor hooked up to an I-pad to turn scans of local artists and musicians like sax player Mik Garrison, middle, into army men-like action figures. Once completed, Flores plans to display the toy figures as part of an exhibit. The photo was taken on Sunday, June 14, 2015, Tucson, Ariz. Photo by A.E. Araiza/ Arizona Daily Star
Flores' Army
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
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Artist Rudy Flores holds an iPad to view a rendered version of sax player Mik Garrison that he turned into an army-man-like action figure.
Flores' Army
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
- Updated
Local artist Rudy Flores holds a structure sensor which is attached to an I-pad. He makes scans of local artists, musicians and other personalities and turns the images into army men-like action figures. Once completed, Flores plans to display the toy figures as part of an exhibit. The photo was taken on Sunday, June 14, 2015, Tucson, Ariz. Photo by A.E. Araiza/ Arizona Daily Star
Flores' Army
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
- Updated
Teresa Estrella and custom jeweler Alex Streeter look over some of the green Army Men that Estrella and her associate Rudy Flores created. Using a structure sensor hooked up to an I-pad they have been able to turn scans of local artists, musicians and other personalities into army men-like action figures. Once completed, Estrella and Flores plan to display the toy figures as part of an exhibit. The photo was taken on Sunday, June 14, 2015, Tucson, Ariz. Photo by A.E. Araiza/ Arizona Daily Star
Flores' Army
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
- Updated
Local artist Rudy Flores uses a structure sensor hooked up to an I-pad to scan custom jewelry maker Alex Streeter. Flores turn scans of local artists, musicians and other personalities into his Army Man project. Once completed, Flores plans to display the toy figures as part of an exhibit. The photo was taken on Sunday, June 14, 2015, Tucson, Ariz. Photo by A.E. Araiza/ Arizona Daily Star
Flores' Army
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Local artist Rudy Flores, top, uses a structure sensor hooked up to an I-pad to scan local custom jeweler Alex Streeter who he will turn into one of his Army Men while his girlfriend and associate, Teresa Estrella, right, watches. Flores and Estrella are making images of local artists, musicians and other personalities and turning them into army men-like action figures. Once completed, Flores and Estrella plan to display the toy figures as part of an exhibit. The photo was taken on Sunday, June 14, 2015, Tucson, Ariz. Photo by A.E. Araiza/ Arizona Daily Star
Flores' Army
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Local artist Rudy Flores uses a structure sensor hooked up to an I-pad to turn scans of local artists and musicians like sax player Mik Garrison, middle, into army men-like action figures. Once completed, Flores plans to display the toy figures as part of an exhibit. The photo was taken on Sunday, June 14, 2015, Tucson, Ariz. Photo by A.E. Araiza/ Arizona Daily Star
Flores' Army
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Local artist Rudy Flores holds a structure sensor which is attached to an I-pad. He makes scans of local artists, musicians and other personalities and turns the images into army men-like action figures. Once completed, Flores plans to display the toy figures as part of an exhibit. The photo was taken on Sunday, June 14, 2015, Tucson, Ariz. Photo by A.E. Araiza/ Arizona Daily Star
Flores' Army
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Teresa Estrella and custom jeweler Alex Streeter look over some of the green Army Men that Estrella and her associate Rudy Flores created. Using a structure sensor hooked up to an I-pad they have been able to turn scans of local artists, musicians and other personalities into army men-like action figures. Once completed, Estrella and Flores plan to display the toy figures as part of an exhibit. The photo was taken on Sunday, June 14, 2015, Tucson, Ariz. Photo by A.E. Araiza/ Arizona Daily Star
Flores' Army
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Local artist Rudy Flores uses a structure sensor hooked up to an I-pad to scan custom jewelry maker Alex Streeter. Flores turn scans of local artists, musicians and other personalities into his Army Man project. Once completed, Flores plans to display the toy figures as part of an exhibit. The photo was taken on Sunday, June 14, 2015, Tucson, Ariz. Photo by A.E. Araiza/ Arizona Daily Star
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