{"id":14440,"date":"2011-02-16T07:28:10","date_gmt":"2011-02-16T07:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-1190801-4202256.cloudwaysapps.com\/uncategorized\/rupert-valero-a-soldier-in-afghanistan-builds-action-figures-from-recycled-objects.php"},"modified":"2013-01-24T09:59:40","modified_gmt":"2013-01-24T09:59:40","slug":"rupert-valero-a-soldier-in-afghanistan-builds-action-figures-from-recycled-objects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greenlaunches.com\/recycle\/rupert-valero-a-soldier-in-afghanistan-builds-action-figures-from-recycled-objects.php","title":{"rendered":"Rupert Valero, a soldier in Afghanistan builds action figures from recycled objects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"action_figures_from_recycled_objects.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-1190801-4202256.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/action_figures_from_recycled_objects.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"370\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;\"\/><\/span><br \/>\nWhoever said destruction was all that stays on a soldiers mind! PFC Rupert Valero, a soldier stationed in Khandahar, Afghanistan uses his free time to create. Valero pieces together old materials that he recycles into robots. Using objects usually tossed into bins like bottle caps, microwavable soup containers, yogurt cups and Dr. Scholl\u2019s foot powder containers, Valero creates these action figures. Also, he just can\u2019t get over reworking on his models, at times tweaking them, reassembling them, or rebuilding them.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\nA perfect way to spend some free time recycling old objects, Valero\u2019s works are up for sale on Etsy for $10 to $20.<br \/>\n<span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"action_figures_from_recycled_objects2.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-1190801-4202256.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/action_figures_from_recycled_objects2.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"472\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;\"\/><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"action_figures_from_recycled_objects3.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-1190801-4202256.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/action_figures_from_recycled_objects3.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"563\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;\"\/><\/span><br \/>\n[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.slashgear.com\/solider-in-afghanistan-uses-recycled-materials-to-make-awesome-action-figures-15133960\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow external noopener noreferrer\">Slashgear<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whoever said destruction was all that stays on a soldiers mind! 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