One Direction at Madame Tussauds

Recently, One Direction were transformed into wax figures at the famous London museum, Madame Tussauds. It was a big honour for the group!

1D WAS FIGURES

In 2013 , the five member of One Directionhad two sitting with the sculptors who were to create their was figures for Madame Tussauds. The sculptors' biggest challenge was to capture the boys' playful cheeky smiles and show their true personalities

WHAT 1D THINK

How does it feel to have your own statue?

Niall: Super excited!

Zayn: This is insane!

Louis: It¡s an amazing honour!

Harry: It's crazy!

Liam: Hmm...

WHO WAS MADAME TUSSAUD?

London's famous wax musum is named after a Frenchwoman, Marie Tussaud. Marie had special talent for making wax models.

In the early 1800s, she came to Grat Britain with her was models. In 1835, she opened a permanent exhibition. Today, Madame Tussauds is one of London's most popular attractions!

TAKING HARRY'S MEASUREMENTS

Here, Harry is having his head measured by the sculptor's assistants. They took around 200 measurements and photos of each of the 1D boys. Zayn, Liam, Louis, Niall and Harry loved the experience!

SCULPTING ZAYN'S HEAD

This is Zayn's head... in clay. To create it, the sculptors made a wire frame. Then they worked the clay on the frame to form Zayn's head and face. They constantly checked the star's measurements using callipers

MOULDING LOUIS' HAND

Here, Louis is placing his hand in a box filled with alginate – the material dentist use to make teeth impressions. After two or three minutes, the alginate becomes solid mould. This mould is then filled with plaster to produce a replica of Louis' hand. 

LIAM'S PERFECT SMILE

To make the teeth for Liam's was model, Liam had to bite into dental resing. The mould was then sent to a dental company which specializes in false teeth. The company spent four days making a set of teeth to reproduce Liam's perfect smile

NIALL'S EYE COLOUR

Niall is ahving fun choosing from Tussauds' collection of 200 glass eyes. To create the eyes for Niall's was model, the eye-making wxperts measure his eye ball, pupil and iris. They then have to find the exact colour for his eyes. After then hours, the eyes are ready. They have to be perfect - it's the eyes that will make Niall's model look real!