Neyland Stadium replica built from recycled electronic parts

Aditi JustaSep 8 2009

Every now and then, we are coming across awesome creations made from electronics parts. This time, it’s David Mann who has built a small replica of the famous Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. The 8 inches wide by 10 inches long model is made from hundreds of small-recycled electronic parts. He drew inspiration from some photos of the real structure and began working in June to accomplish his goal. It took a good three months of hard work to complete it on August 12.

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Mann, an electronic technician at Emerson Process management in West Knoxville, intelligently used nearly 200 to 250 old programmable integrated circuits. The half-inch square piece were first stacked into three rows and then glued firmly, after which they were painted in the color white. Adding a few more rows to the model resulted in tiny skyboxes.

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A display screen of a cell phone has taken the place of the Jumbtron, while green painted sandpaper had become the Shields-Watkins Field. The most difficult task, which was to form and paint the name of the stadium, ‘Neyland Stadium’ was done using extremely thin wire. What is really interesting to see is that all the painting work was done by bringing into play small toothpicks. Mann’s innovative replica also incorporates two sets of small lights, which light the field from its top. The stadium is light up by a switch connected to a battery pack holding four AA batteries.

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