Retired teacher makes World Cup mascots from eggshells
Retired English teacher Nguyen Thanh Tam in Ho Chi Minh City spends hours every day making World Cup mascots from eggshells as a way to join in the tournament’s excitement worldwide.
Nguyen Thanh Tam uses various kinds of eggshells (Photo: VNA).
The shells are soaked into lemon juice in three minutes to deodorize (Photo: VNA).
Tam then polishes the surface of the eggs (Photo: VNA)
He is taking out the egg yolk (Photo: VNA)
It will need up to ten hours to complete a mascot (Photo: VNA)
Tam and his World Cup mascot products (Photo: VNA)
Two models of Zabivaka, the official mascot of the 2018 FIFA World Cup (Photo: VNA)
World Cup 2010 mascot Zakumi is also made from hallowed-out eggs (Photo: VNA)
World Cup 2014 mascot Tatu (Photo: VNA)
Tam also has models of Brazilian footballers in his collection (Photo: VNA)
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