FX-Kits Models / Creature & VFX

Plaque for Tomb Raider Kit

2008-10-09T19:54:00.000-07:00

We whipped up a plaque for the TR kit. If you're interested in it for our kit or any TR kit, please inquire. Measures 4.25" by 2.25".

3D Render by Scott S.

$10.00 shipped in the US

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Tomb Raider Kit

2008-08-30T10:22:00.000-07:00

We've finally got this one ready to go. Sean did a build up of a copy of it and here's the pics. Final price is $190 (plus shipping). Again, she stands at nearly 20" tall (1/4 scale).

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The Dark Knight - The Miniatures

2008-08-03T11:48:00.000-07:00

We did a number of things for The Dark Knight at New Deal Studios over the course of a 3 month build and 2 months of setup and shooting. The main sequence we put together was a 1/3 scale miniature/mechanical effect of the Tumbler (Batmobile) colliding with a garbage truck and then turning a 180 degree turn. We built 5 garbage trucks and 2 Tumblers (one cable pulled, one radio-controlled) all at 1/3 scale. Along with the vehicles, we built the entire surrounding environment to match the live action footage shot on Lower Wacker Drive in Chicago. This was a BIG miniature to say the least...

I was the Staff Shop Lead on the film and a model maker...

Anyway, here's a few low-res pics... better ones coming soon...

A scene not used in the final film called for the garbage truck to turn over and come apart with pieces smashing through the surrounding walls/pillars/etc... The truck can be seen on its side in the background of the following picture. The 'compactor' part of the truck was made to 'disengage' as part of the damage.

BEFORE:

AFTER:

Iron Man - Arc Reactor

2008-07-13T17:00:00.000-07:00

The movie is out now so these aren't quite so secret any more.

A group of us spent about a month building the ARC REACTOR miniature at New Deal Studios for the explosive finale of Iron Man. Iron Monger took a spill down the shaft to meet his end... we also built 1/4 scale sections to be blown up / destroyed as CG elements.

Making the 1/4 scale arc "horseshoe" that Iron Monger crashes through on the way down the shaft...

Believe...

2008-07-13T16:50:00.000-07:00

The "Believe" commercials were part of the Halo 3 marketing release campaign. I worked with New Deal Studios as one of the lead model makers to create the explosions, rocket plumes, muck puddles, landscapes, buildings, etc. The aproximately 700 McFarlane scale figures were created by Stan Winston Studio. The entire diorama measured 40 feet by 30 feet and stood about 12-14 feet high.

Prepping a tank for an explosion...

Yippie Ki-Yay...

2008-07-13T16:40:00.000-07:00

A few pics of the 1/5 scale F-35s we built at NDS for "Live Free or Die Hard" (Die Hard 4). A small group of us built 5 of these from the ground up in under a month. It's about 12 feet long. All of the doors and hatches worked off of stepper motors as well as the jet engine in the rear which would move from the rear to hover position. I was a lead model maker on the job.

Get Away From Her You...!

2008-07-12T11:48:00.001-07:00

The 'Aliens' Power Loader - 1/4 scale

Building the Queen inspired this piece as a companion. It stands aproximately 27" tall and represents over 2 years of research and reverse engineering. It's nearly finished... finally...

Designed in Rhino 3D with my good friend Minieffects and then prototyped on a 3D printer (thanks Ian, Matt, and Shannon). Scott (aka Minieffects) is amazing at this stuff...

It's Coming... Eventually...

A HUGE WORK IN PROGRESS...

Her 'Majesty' in 1/4 Scale

2008-07-12T11:42:00.001-07:00

This was a commision piece done about 3 years ago for a collector based on the Queen Alien in the movie 'Aliens'. She's 1/4 scale and stands nearly 42 inches tall.