Models & Props


When all aspects of design and fabrication are complete, the result is a product that can be presented to convey an idea or represent the actual artwork. The field of models and props is vast and can cover applications ranging from Film, Television and Theatre production to Museum, Theme Park and Store displays. Animated Ideas is also expanding into the field of Model Buildings for individuals or companies that require a scale representation of a building proposed or existing.

Marching Broomstick TV set Prop Contracted by Jimbo and Associates, FL to sculpt, fabricate and finish this prop for an internal Disney commercial.	Plaster Skeletons Movie set props Contracted by MWA Ltd., UK to produce molds and assist in the fabrication of prop skeletons. 125 skeletons were required for the Library basement set on Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade	Serpent Skull - movie prop Contracted by Replica Foods Ltd., UK to design and fabricate two serpent skulls. These skulls were based on an actual animal skull and modified to achieve the look of a prehistoric serpent as required by movie director Ken Russell. This prop is featured in the movie - Lair of the White Worm
Animated Bald Eagle - restaurant show piece Hired by Kinetix, FL. to sculpt a basic Bald Eagle figure and then feather the entire character from head to tail. The project required extensive study of this majestic bird of prey and a body sculpt that would allow for feathering of the finished figure. The character also included animatronic head and wing motions that were constructed by Kinetix. This was one of 3 eagle characters that were completed. Each feather was painstakingly applied by hand to achieve the most realistic finish possible. Carefully selected Turkey and chicken feathers were used to simulate the Bald eagle feathering.		Liberty Head - concept model Contracted by Universal Creative, FL. to sculpt a model of the Statue of Liberty head for full scale production reference. This sculpt was required to have a cartoon-style quality and “disturbed” facial expression. The finished model was then digitally scanned (by others) and used to produce a full scale replica for the Spider-man ride at Universal’s Islands of Adventure
Escorial Palace - perspective model Contracted by MWA Ltd. to aid in the construction of this model of the famous Escorial Palace in Spain. Working with a team of model makers this model required the execution of exaggerated perspective for the design and fabrication of the building components. As seen from the front, this building gives the spectator the illusion of greater depth due to the exaggerated perspective features of the model. This model was featured at the Maritime Museum in Greenwich, England and later in Belfast, Ireland in an exhibition celebrating 400 years of the Spanish Armada.			Model Gargoyle statue Contracted by Jimbo & Associates, FL to produce this model Gargoyle from design sketches. This model would eventually be used to produce full scale statues for set decoration on the production of Beauty and the Beast on Ice.