In case you missed it, earlier this month the mayor of Detroit, Dave Bing, accidentally sparked a campaign to create a statue of Robocop -- the titular character of the 80s sci-fi film set in a futuristic version of the Motor City.

Someone on Twitter suggested the city erect statue to lure in tourists, like the one of Rocky in Philadelphia. Instead of ignoring the suggestion, the mayor replied by shooting down the idea.

And that, of course, led to an Internet community response campaign to raise $50,000 to privately build the statue -- which was successful.

We're now getting our first look at the process it'll take to actually make this happen [See: Q&A with Pete Hottelet (he is one of the people leading the campaign)]. And, what you think would be a fly-by-night joke operation seems to be serious endeavor.

According Pete, the group received a half the funds from single donor.  He also claims that they're working with the city to find the right spot for the statue, but have a backup plan for a location on private property if Detroit refuses to accept the gift.

They group is also getting assistance from Fred Barton Productions, which has been working on a life-size RoboCop model for the past five years, as well as several people who were involved in the first film.

So, yeah, it's really happening.