ILM was one of our first customers when they bought a Beta unit of a new desktop laser cutter from Scale Models Unlimited and our startup, Envision Design Centers. The physical models were expertly assembled, staged and shot by the incredible talent in the model and creature shops in San Rafael, California.
The most collaborative and creative artists in the world!
The Rocketeer involved designing a 1/8 scale replica of the Hindenburg. we loaded the model full of explosives in an amazing pyrotechnic sequence, shot at Hamilton Air Force Base in Novato, CA. The blimp structure was designed in CAD and took over a month to manufacture, with lasers running around the clock.
I designed and produced several sets of model parts for Ghost and the Back to the Future trilogy, including miniature subway cars for Ghost and Biff’s Hotel in Back to the Future II and the futuristic train that spins and flies away in the closing scene of Back to the Future III.
