Popular YouTuber Liam Bedford managed to sneak a 3D-printed figure of Hasbulla Magomedov, a social media personality, into Madame Tussauds in London. This was for his video series titled ‘Reverse Heists’.

Having already done numerous videos like this, including putting a framed photo of Francis Bourgeois on the wall of London’s National Transport Museum, he decided to get a false waxwork into Madame Tussauds.

“I felt there was a big finale needed for the reverse heists.”

He chose viral sensation Hasbulla because he could make a life-size figurine while still being able to carry it undetected. Liam paid for a 3D model of Hasbulla’s head and approached a 3D printing expert, who printed the life-size head in 16 hours. He got the head painted with the help of his friend Max Benham. The 3D printed head was then affixed to a 3-foot headless mannequin body that was dressed in children’s clothing.

Liam spent almost £600 on the whole stunt (Rs 58,300).

Bedford videotaped the ruse, which included security personnel checking his backpack as he entered the museum.

“I was so anxious about getting through security,” Bedford said. “I knew they would have been very confused with me trying to walk into the building with a 3ft model in my bag.”

He cleverly buried the 3D printed head beneath tampons, blankets, and underwear in his bag, wishing that security would find it awkward to interrogate him and simply let him enter. He was successful in getting in, and once inside, he took the model out of his bag and placed it in a room within the venue.

“I need to thank Madame Tussauds for taking the joke well,” Bedford added.

The 3D sculpture was on exhibit for around 30 minutes until security interfered and took it down. On TikTok, the video has nearly three million views, with people all over the world demanding that Hasbulla be made into a wax figure at Madame Tussauds.