The Thomases had another idea, however, giving the mixer a shiny coat of silver paint, then adding the NASA logo along with hoses, mock rocket nozzles, and other implements to create the semblance of a downed space capsule, lost in the middle of an unlikely prairie."He calls my dad up and said he's interested in the cement mixer," said Yvette Kent, whose family owns the land the "space capsule" rests on. "My dad offers to sell it to him for $200, and he says,'I don't want to buy it. I want to paint on it', and my dad was like, 'Oh OK, go ahead'."

Artist Jack Millard is the man behind the transformation of the mixer into a space capsule. Millard posted on his Voices Through Art Facebook page on Saturday about moving the mixer …CASA GRANDE — A California-based actor and artist has turned an abandoned concrete mixer on the side of the highway into a work of art so realistic that people thought a space capsule had crash-landed in a Casa Grande farm field. The concrete mixer, considered by many to be an eyesore, caught the eye of Jack Millard a few weeks ago as he was ...

Social media is abuzz with posts about a cement mixer/space capsule that sprang up in the desert south of Phoenix earlier this week. Artist Jack Millard says he saw the old cement mixer sitting ...Two Wheel Oklahoma is a television travel show featuring the motorcycle journeys of Brad Mathison and Rex Brown throughout the Sooner State. ... The mysterious space capsule of Winganon, Oklahoma. Houston, we have a problem. ... What appears to be an Apollo rocket capsule is actually a cement mixer on the shoulder of Winganon Road.

The Cement Mixer Space Capsule of Winganon. Along a lonely stretch of road between the small villages of Talala and Winganon in the US state of Oklahoma, lies what appears to be an abandoned space capsule. The letterings 'NASA' and 'United States of America' along with the flag is clearly visible on its side.An abandoned concrete mixer along I-10 has been transformed into a space capsule. Adding to roadside attractions such as concrete tepees …

The mixer rolled onto the side of the road, where the cement inside it quickly began to harden into a solid block. Crews decided it was too heavy to move the mixer and it had to be buried right ...The Winganon Space Capsule is a happy accident that has turned into one of the most memorable and fun photo ops in northeastern Oklahoma. In 1959, a cement mixer was on its way to help build the bridge over Oologah Lake. Unfortunately it wrecked along the way, tipping over while full of cement. By the time a tow truck came to haul the cement ...

Artist Jack Millard renovated an "abandoned old rested-out cement mixer," turning it into a 'space capsule', and then added a little mystery to the highway commute. "I just get these impulses to create," Millard told the Arizona Republic. "It's a glorified yard ornament." Millard posted a video about the installation on the Voices Through Art Facebook page on Saturday.The artist said he used to see the old cement mixer out in the field, and had an idea one day to turn that cement mixer, into a piece of art. "I saw this abandoned old rested-out cement mixer," said Millard. "I saw it a couple times and I thought, 'you know, that looks a lot like a space capsule'." Millard then contacted the landowner.

A mixer truck then got into a traffic accident, whilst meant that the cement mixer drum was left behind. However, since then, it has been created to look like a piece of NASA space capsule …So was I, mainly because of a scene in "The Incredible Hulk" TV show where Bruce Banner is beaten up, wrapped in some plastic, dropped into a hole and then covered in wet cement. ... Imma let you finish but Andy Griffith had the best cement mixer space capsule of all time. posted by ckape at 10:15 AM on December 14, 2016 .

A space capsule was found Monday morning along Interstate 10 just outside Casa Grande between Phoenix and Tucson. The capsule was …It's actually an old cement mixer that fell off a truck around 1959 and was never moved because of its weight. winganonspacecapsule/Facebookl Local artists have used it to paint different themes on it, but in 2011 it was transformed into a NASA space capsule.

Salvage One. By TV Cream. Posted on April 17, 2009. FORGOTTEN GEM of a US TV movie (and how often can you say that?) starring ANDY GRIFFITH as a junkyard owner scheming his way up the financial ladder, culminating in an attempt to go to the moon and flog off all the crap left up there from the Apollo landings. Surprisingly effective effects.Locals have painted A cement mixer from the 50's that was to heavy to move to look like an abandoned NASA capsule. Close. 391. Posted by 2 years ago. Archived. Locals have painted A cement mixer from the 50's that was to heavy to move to look like an abandoned NASA capsule.

It appears an artist got creative near Casa Grande and turned a cement truck drum into a space capsule! ... when he converted an abandoned cement mixer …Winganon Space Capsule. April 5 ·. Are we alone? On today's episode of the Only in OK Show, we discuss the in . The Winganon Space Capsule is a local landmark and roadside attraction that started its life as a cement mixer that wrecked in 1959. After the wreck, the cement hardened and the truck was hauled away whi... onlyinokshow.

"I think its going to be known as the 'Casa Grande Capsule," Millard told USA Today, adding that he created the so-called capsule out of a cement …A space capsule-like item on the side of an Arizona interstate caught the attention of drivers Monday who may have thought astronauts touched down in …

Salvage: Directed by Lee Philips. With Andy Griffith, Joel Higgins, Trish Stewart, J. Jay Saunders. Salvage company sees a prospect in recovering abandoned items in space. They build a makeshift rocket and launch it amongst resistance from the government.The Cement Mixer Space Capsule of Winganon. On the side of the highway near Winganon, Oklahoma, you'll see a space capsule with NASA painted on the side. If you look closer, you'll realize that it's not real, but a piece of highway art. Neat! But the story behind the capsule is even neater. The landmark came into being by a happy accident ...

Winganon Cement Mixer Space Capsule: Talala, Oklahoma Stafford Air and Space Museum: Weatherford, Oklahoma Spruce Goose and Space Museum: McMinnville, Oregon Gas Station Space Capsule: Martins Creek, Pennsylvania Bicentennial Moon Tree Clone: Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaOklahoma Cement Mixer Space Capsule (images via: Two Wheel Oklahoma, viewAt and NewsOn6) Construction crews hard at work building a bridge over Oologah Lake near Talala, Oklahoma in 1959 couldn't believe their eyes when the driver of a cement mixer loaded with liquid cement lost control of the massive vehicle.