How Madame Tussauds Creates Its Realistic Wax Figures

Madame Tussauds in New York City has maintained its traditional 200-year-old process for designing hyperrealistic sculptures of modern celebrities and famous historical figures.
Check out the actual molding process in the video, and see these life-like figures for yourself: www.madametussauds.com/new-york/en/
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[@overcookedwater1947]

Those figures look like they're about to move in any second now.

[@MarquiseBowens]

Chris P Bacon just turn the lights off and leave out

[@barinkumarghosh2919]

Seriously 😃😃

[@elizasyla5849]

Wow

[@prettiestmills2.0]

Yep

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Yeah

[@fitzgeraldmistral97]

The attention to detail is mind-blowing. It's like they have to replicate a whole person cell by cell in the exact location.

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Exactly. They good asf

[@CuriosityCulture]

This is insanely scary amazing

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Right

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So u work for INSIDER too apart from BuzzFeed?

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Harshil Patel GOD I SEE U EVERY WHERE

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2:24 the guy in blue looks like Daniel Radcliffe !

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Ikr I thought so too!

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:0 it does

[@MG-ls4eu]

When i went as a kid i bumped into one and apologized my family started laughing

[@sully9422]

i would love to see that lol

[@farzanaafrinn]

Who else thought Madame Tussauds was a real person who made all the sculptures then went on Wikipedia only to find out she died?

[@-ruubi-7270]

ُ ُ me lol

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Who doesnt?

[@dump1ing.2005.]

Not me

[@lauraswan8647]

Me lol

[@sunsetsunsetboy3531]

Me! Because I thought madame Tussauds was a sculptor from the 17th century and she died in the 18th century I have a drawing of her in my clipboard.

[@okite374]

2:09 i thought the girl standing next to the wax figure of Queen Elizabeth was a wax figure too

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Netflix: Are you still there? Someone’s daughter: 0:09

[@spiritual9574]

Bruh

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Huh

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Baby batter ... Lol

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I noticed that lmaoooo

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Sakura S h o w e r s you’re too young and pure for this

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0:09 😂

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SpacePirate LMAOO

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BRING THE HOLY WATER!!!!😂😁😂

[@heartmew]

Just some melted ice cream, no need to worry folks

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Lmao

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Yay, I'm not the only one with a dirty mind 😁

[@emorysbackyard]

Imagine standing very still here to find out someone is taking a picture with you

[@lettersofmusic7476]

4-6 months? I would probably still be putting the hair for a year. Crazy how they can finish it so fast.

[@quinn2836]

The Benedict Cumberbatch one looked so freaking real 😧

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Can i get mine?

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Granny yesh

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Alya Najwa what’s the procedure of getting one ?can you give me further informations?

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0:09 MONEY SHOT 💰 💰 💰

[@honeybit7395]

Oh i hate standing next to these, im afraid they will jump out and scare you

[@revii8530]

Ikr! Same here😂

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0:21 THAT'S DERELICT BANDERSNATCH!!

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Benedict cumberbacht

[@chaoticgreed]

… so who’s the one who’s gonna curse them and sell them to Grunkle Stan?

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Lol😂

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Yass Gravity Falls fan here!!!

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Gravity Falls!!!

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That is one poetic shot of a mother wheeling in a baby right beside P. Diddy.

[@sarahm.4926]

Could you imagine working there and doing the setup wow *goosebumps* These are truly amazing works of art! 😍💞⭐️

[@samadfamily618]

I went here and they made all of them so well with perfection......

[@piazintec]

Thor didn't even come close! A lot of reflex took the realism out of the waxes! But incredible work ... wonderful !!! O thor n chegou nem perto! Muito reflexo tirou o realismo das ceras! Porem incrivel trabalho... maravilhoso!!!

[@-atroobah-4176]

They are so patient I was at their place I would ruin it.

[@LucyS.]

i cant even draw realistic on paper yet people can make really realistic wax figures!

[@cryalot378]

oh how much I would love to be a part of Madame Tussauds' team but damn, these peeps are freaking professionals...I am nowhere near their level, I would mess their hard work in any second xD

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Are u rich they charge for statue

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0.32 is that Thor's eye

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Captain Deadpool OMG HAHAHAHAH 😂😂 YOU FOUND IT

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0:32

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Captain Deadpool no he has blue eyes

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Hey look! Its Beansprout Cucumber!

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Very cool. Great work.

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0:09?

[@Orikix]

2:07 I thought it was the real queen elizabeth🤣😍

[@JustinZamora]

What an amazing artist.

[@jadecummings8093]

That's so amazing! 😊

[@alyy5747]

lmao i remember not wanting to pose for a picture in front of the wax models because i was afraid it would just grab me and rip me to pieces.

[@mizmartini]

I’m in love with this music💜💜

[@idrlc2123]

AMAZING IT LOOKS SO REAL

[@JuliaLaMoldava]

Adriana’s wax sculpture is also there 😍😍😍😍👍🏻yay, right on top, in the middle of the room

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00:09 *NUT*

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Devlyn Naqvi KZbin: DEMONETIZED!

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Ive been there and its awesome!!!

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This is amazingly crazily scary.yet awesome

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0:09 Oh yeaaah! Give him all of it!

[@ivedirs7490]

*I'VE WENT THERE ITS AMAZING IT LOOKS SOOO REAL*

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I've always wanted to know this!

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Army is a big gay people

[@ferrr001]

Ok the way the hair is applied has got me shook, one by one? 😱

[@serenegenerally]

Ok but it looks realistic. SHOOK

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0:20 I thought that was Bryan Deckhart But it was Benedict Cumberbatch *double surprise*

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Wax and facts with insider

[@aliienoiid]

i want one of these in my front lawn to greet people when they enter my house

[@projectdivaplayz3998]

Omg I was there for my birthday 😂😂😂😂 it was so cool they do such an amazing job

[@fishyonme8025]

I’ve been to Madame Tussaud’s Hong Kong and Bangkok and it was pretty awesome

[@COWASOGGY]

Dude was going HARD at 1:45 😂

[@nicholasforrester8587]

Incredible

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Yes You Are An Artist ..... Good Copies Of People Congratulations Bro.

[@salmanelahi001]

Ive been there its amazing!

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Ijust went there. I loved the Kong Skull Island Exhibit. Everything was super awesome

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Just awesome

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At first realistic cakes and now this :::: amazing

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amazing

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Something that i know about! Wow!

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Love it

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2:32 *MISTER STARK, DON'T LEAVE!*

[@FH-hm3du]

Plot twist: some of the "wax figures" were actually the real people spacing out

[@david.ejioforr896]

i scrolled down to check some other video's, i scrolled back up and at 2:08 i was like what is the queen doing there

[@OkaySir]

So what if you go a wax statute and do the face id thing on it and then go to the actual person from the statue and see if it unlocks

[@hallymariah45]

WOW! What a masterful talent in creating Prince Harry, Spot on!!!!

[@jacobestrada7655]

I didn't read the title i thougt he was putting make up on the man Great Work!

[@bittybean]

Half the time I'm just expecting them to blink or their eyes to flick to the camera for a second.

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very nice

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Superb

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I remember taking a field trip in summer camp there.

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Insider I love you

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1:08 kreygasm

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I went to one in Las Vegas it was fun!

[@fae3063]

Everyone gangsta until one of them blinks.

[@nawsathbegam5968]

I went to madame tussauds it was so realistic

[@Bebe-rn2fh]

i've been here before!it's the one in singapore and i think it's a great place

[@betiedu]

Hey Sherlock

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I really wished they would have commented on the median cost of the figures.

[@angelle518]

OOGA BOOGA

[@NO0DLEZART]

Creepy chills but awesome artist

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0:09

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Harry Pjotr cool

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Netflix: are you still watching? The daughter: 0:11

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Love u guys

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wow...cool

[@shamanisticburrito9301]

Have any of you gotten a wax mold of your hand?I wanna know what it feels like before trying.

[@iamverytired]

I’ve been there in Amsterdam, London and of course New York

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impressive

[@faroshscale]

I would hate being scrutinized so much omg

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Creative and Creepy!

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Where is this at in New York ?

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I was there last week in London

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I went to New York with my mom and we went there:)

[@souffleigh]

I've been to the one in Hong Kong!!!! I took a selfie with Benedict Cumberbatch

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I was there around 3 months ago.

[@betiedu]

Firstly I was like whats that man doing to his face..

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*NICE*

[@adrirose7906]

So real

[@turkeyleg1]

0:09 10 minutes into Netflix and chill

[@hozedorothy9400]

I know a company making wax sculptures for the Madame Tussauds, Grand Orient Wax Art. Their wax sculptures can almost cheat your eyes!

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Wow

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1:08 HAHAHAA LOL

[@captain_h00k76]

Oh my god this is scary yet so asesome