Q: I wonder if you can tell me about Tom Scherman’s Iron Man. Why does it exist? Was it built for a specific project or just for fun? When was it created? Where is it now?
Will, Wheat Ridge, Colorado
A: It was just for fun. Tom Scherman’s Iron Man from the early 1980s was non-functional and was used for photo ops that day posing next to Ward Kimball’s Chloe locomotive, supposedly to have a race. For more information on the Iron Man, see the Tom Scherman blogspot http://tomscherman.blogspot.com/2010/10/tom-schermans-iron-man-and-great-race.html. Scherman is best known for intricate models of the Nautilus from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, which have been displayed at Disney parks, and the Iron Man was inspired by concepts for that film.
Dave Smith