- Seagull - Prop design, sculpt and fabrication
Contracted by Disney to produce a realistic Seagull prop for an
outdoor display area at Walt Disney’s Magic Kingdom. This piece was
sculpted, molded, fabricated from fiberglass and finish painted. The
Seagull nest was also fabricated for this project!
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- The T-rex - Animated Ideas show piece
Shown here is the final sculpt for a radio controlled, animated
T-rex character. For this project, the animatronic mechanisms were
constructed first followed by a clay sculpt over the protected skeleton
and mechanisms. See the Animatronics section for more details on the
finished artwork and its movements.
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- Toy Characters - Sculpting and Fabrication
- Contracted by Entech Creative Industries, Orlando, to aid in the
design, sculpt and fabrication of several toy characters for a Toys R Us
Ferris Wheel ride.
- After some scale model design work to help establish the
construction boundaries of the ride vehicles, attention was
focused primarily on the character sculpts.
Characters sculpted for this project included Geoffrey the Giraffe,
Mr. Monopoly, ET, Mr. & Mrs. Potato Heads, M&M’s (scale model
characters) and a set featuring four Toy Story 2 characters.
For the Toy Story 2 ride vehicle, featuring Buzz Light-year, a
3-eyed Alien, Woody & Jesse, this contract was extended to the molding
and fabrication of the entire vehicle appliqués.
Final finish paintwork was by Entech Creative Industries Inc.
This ride opened to the public in November 2001 at the new multi
level Toys R Us store in Times Square, New York City.
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African dog - sculpted, fabricated and animated
Contracted by Integrity Attractions to sculpt and
fabricate three “African Dog” characters for the Jungle Safari theme park
ride in Bangkok, Thailand.
These characters were sculpted to a life-like level of
appearance then molded, fabricated in fiberglass and then painted. All three
characters included animated tail mechanisms constructed using a steel
framework and pneumatic actuators. These characters were also produced for
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- Tiki masks and skull appliqués - sculpted props
Contracted by IHA, FL to sculpt and fabricate decorative
appliqués to serve as the frontage for a mobile Tiki bar at Walt
Disney’s Adventurers Club, Pleasure Island. Appliqués included these
masks, skull posts, decorative panels and a sculpted sign panel. All
items were fabricated and finished to withstand an outdoor environment.
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