Tried in survival and creative as well. The Copper Golem does not oxidize at all so to achieve the statue state is not possible. It was already a problem in the first Copper update Java snapshot and in this latest snapshot the problem remains.
Environment
macOS Sequoia 15.5 - MacBook Air M4 (base line) - 16GB ram
Hi!
Thank you for your report!
We're actually already tracking this issue at MC-300362, so I will resolve and link this ticket as a Duplicate.
I suggest also to browse through the main issue for potential fixes.
If you would like to add a vote and any extra information to the main ticket it would be appreciated. Thanks!
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