I was part of a rare tour of The Oregon Historical Society's vault, a vault of Oregons history. It was with Restore Oregon. Also screen-used stop-motion animation puppets from Will Vinton Studios. The California Raisins. It was a great surprise to see them in person. #stopmotionanimation #history

Pt 1 of miniatures for X Men 3 - The Last Stand. This talk is about the pre-lim art we received to start figuring out the miniatures needed and how they would break apart for the shots needed. We started this project at ADI and then transitioned to an old Lockheed Martin facility / Valencia Ca. #wip

Here are vehicles from the stop-motion animation movie Wendell & Wild. I fabricated a bit on all of the vehicles but mostly on the family SUV and the golf cart. The frames were made by the rigging dept. Paint by the amazing paint dept. #wendellandwild #netflix #stopmotion #miniatures #modelmaker

A stop-mo animation short by House Special. With Bill Nye. He talks about Friedreich ataxia. I fabricated some walls and that giant marshmellow on the end of his stick. The walls of the heart breath. I did the rigging for that as well. www.ataxia.org/billnye-for-... #ataxia #billnye #housespecialpdx

I made the EEV in the opening of Alien3. Hiding in the round detail is a facehugger. We told no one. It went through the shoot and approval processes with no detections. We were proud of our bad antics. You really can’t see it in the low light levels of the shots. It’s fun knowing its there. #aliens

This is for a Christmas special - Holidaze, a stop-mo animation show. This is Ms. Claus' kitchen. I made the oven, spice shelf and hooded vent. A fun project for a not very good special. Bix Pix in L.A., 2006. #holidaze #holidays #santaclaus #stopmotionanimation #miniaturesrule #wip #animation

The Abyss. I made molds for the round 1/4 section and towers. It remains the largest mold I have made to date. It was about 12' across at widest point. Layup was fiberglass back DynaCast. I also sculpted the center "bridge" section. 1988/89 #theabyss #jamescameron #alien #miniature #handmade #wip

Great Room I made for Mary Shelley's Frankenhole on Adult Swim had a mermaid skeleton over the fireplace. I made the her. Wides of the stop-motion set and work in progress too. ShadowMachine, LA, 2010. #maryshelley #frankenhole #frankenstein #shadowmachine #adultswim #stopmotion #animation #mermaid

I worked on cockpits for a 1/8th scale F-16 and F-22 fighter jets. they were kits that had a very sparse interior. I added details to the consoles and did a heavy redo of the seat units. Lots of rebuilding on these. They were for Lockheed. Made at John Merritt Productions, late 90s. #lockheed #f16

Something I worked on for a Lark cigarette commercial made for the Japanese market. This started as an old metal toy. Once cleaned we did paint touchup as needed. I made the cameras, with fold out lens and the flash units that light. Both controlled remotely. Stetson Visual Services, 1990s. #vfx

Batman Returns at Boss Films. Scene of Michelle Pfeiffer falling through the awnings & birth of Catwoman. I worked on the miniature awnings made using lead sheet covered in fabric. They were pre cut & rigged to be pulled open by cables during motion control filming. We made 2 scales of buildings.

A good turn out of crew mates for Halloween @housespecialpdx. Themes every day of the week. I did two. The second pic shows how many at work dressed up. I went as an alien cowboy and plague doctor. Good times. Hope your Halloween went well. And happy Day of the Dead. #halloween #dayofthedead

On Serenity, after making the Firefly shuttle, I made a bunch of stuff for the hanger. We had some general sketches, but it was mostly kit bashing with what we had laying around GMD. These are some storage pods I made. You can see them in back, on the right of the first pic. Grant McCune Design.

ROCKETEER ROCKET PACK RESTORATION Pt 1 - The Unboxing. Some occasional videos on the restoration of The Rocketeer rocket pack original pattern that I restored. This is the day I received it from its owner. #rocketeer #therocketeer #finhead #rocketpack #helmet #davestevens

Bulldozer for the stop-motion animation movie Wendell and Wild. I did most of the cab on top inside and out. Photos show some of the steps of fabrication.   Also included is a photo of the director Henry Sellick checking out one of the dozers. #wendellandwild #henrysellick #stopmotionanimation

Miniature Sphinx for the movie Megiddo: Omega Code 2. A cheesy movie but some fun miniature effects. Pics show us making it and then assembling on set. Aside from general assembly, I made the Dream Stele tablet between the Sphinx legs. Scott Schneider pictured. #omegacode #megiddo #michaelyork

Buildings for the alien planet city miniature made for the Coneheads movie. I made a bunch of buildings, big and small for the cityscape. The designs were loosely based on Lebbeus Woods designs of architecture. I had a lot of freedom to design and build what I wanted to. #coneheads #danaykroyd

The shooting minis for United Airlines commercial. The motion-controlled whale and interior of the plane, on set with Terry Wendell, director. Boss Films. One of my early jobs. I made patterns for arm rests, foot rails & consoles. And molding and casting dozens of parts for final assembly. #wip

Rare promo item for the The Boxtrolls. I remain very proud of the work the model crew did on this movie. As head of the Model Shop for it, I oversaw the creation of over 20,000 individual pieces for the movies stop-motion sets. A record that has yet to be broken. #theboxtrolls #laika #stopmotion

Photos of the bridge of the Nightingale 229 miniature for the movie Supernova. This model was 19' in length overall. Here are some photos of creating it. I was involved with a lot of the detail work. This was done at Digital Domain in 1998 & 1999. #supernova #walterhill #allensmithie #vfx #wip

Rare pics of the alien puppet from Alien3. Taken by Scott Schneider. He took these at Stetson Visual Services just after the puppet was painted by Ron Gress.  Done as a side job to what he was working on at SVSI - Honey, I Blew Up the Kid. Van was made for that movie. #alien3 #alien #puppet #vanlife

2 scales of oil rigs made for the movie On Deadly Ground. This 1st smaller 1 was for the beauty shots. The larger model was for pyro and explosions. On both, I made the stairwell, elevators and piping and tiny guages throughout than I care to remember. #miniaturesrule

Interesting to see where things I made end up. Here is a the power loader made for a Direct TV ad. It was for closeup shots of Ripley and the alien. I made the flame welder. It is currently on auction at the Propstore. Stan Winston Studios 2007 #aliens #propmaker #sigourneyweaver

Jim Lovell, 1928 to 2025. Apollo 13 Mission Commander. Apollo 13 remains one of my favorite films to have worked on. I worked on the launch tower & service module. Final paint/burn effects on the capsule are my work and damage to the module. That landed me in an issue of Cinefex magazine. #apollo13

This is for a Giorgio Wings perfume commercial back in 1993. This is the art deco style building seen prominently in the commercial. I made the art deco defining features, including the pyramid top. This was one element in a series of pieces for the ad. Made at Grant McCune Design. #artdeco

Some miniature pieces I made for the stop-motion movie Kubo and the Two Strings. Nearly everything had a fine paper texture applied to it as part of the movies overall style. In order. Beetle using bow and arrows I made. Travel Box. Raft from movie opening. Raft made shelf. Laika 2015. #stopmotion

Filthy Whore from the movie Cabin Boy. We built 2 different scales. I made a bunch of various items throughout the deck. The way it was shot, you never saw much. Important to have people making the decisions know how to shoot models. A world unto itself. Not for amateurs. #vfx #miniaturesrule

Work in progress on this little feller from Mars Attacks. Eyes are covered with a mask so I don't mess up the white eye balls. Pupils are a water slide transfer I made. Lotsa layers of paint for the head to look right. Slow and steady. #marsattacks #timburton #miniatures #ackack

The steps I took to fabricate the center of the alien craft that breaks through the snow & ice of Antarctica in the movie The X-Files. A light effect based around piping of various diameters and lots of brass etched metal. Last pic - the finished miniature, 5' in diameter. VIFX in 1998. #thexfiles

Work in progress on this little feller from Mars Attacks. Very happy to get my hands on this one. Starting the paint now. Eyes are covered with a mask so I don't mess up the white eye balls. Slow and steady. #marsattacks #timburton #miniatures #scalemodels #modelmaker #ackack

Ennis House made in 1925. The largest of the 4 textile block houses made by Frank Lloyd Wright. I managed a copy of it from The Rocketeer prod mold, pic 3. I will be cleaning it up and displaying it. Pic 4 actual block. I invited to the home in 2007 for a preservation event. #rocketeer #bladerunner

Vid of the Bronco miniature made for the movie Deja Vu. 1/6th scale. It was the SUV that drives off the end of the ferry. We had the chrome work done by Artcraft Plating. We used existing Bronc kits and did the heavy modifications on that. The bullet hits were fun to make. #vfx #fordbronco #chrome

Another odd project run through Stan Winston Studios. This mosquito, about 5' tall, was for a Glaxo Smith Kline print advertisement, for a malaria drug. I worked on the eyes, antennas and hair. The joints were articulated. This was done back in 2006 #glaxosmithkline @glaxosmithkline.bsky.social

A new ad to celebrate my book being launched one year ago at Wonderfest. The Rocket Factory - The Making of The Rocketeer's Helmet and Rocket Pack. Available in hard or soft covers. At Bookbaby.com search Rocket Factory or dm me and get a signed copy for the same prices plus shipping. #rocketeer

I made the Town Hall grand staircase in the stop motion movie ParaNorman. The "janky" line quality was the prevailing style for the movie. No straight lines, no round circles, no consistent thicknesses, etc. I made 3 1/2 of these steps for different sets that shot concurrently. #miniaturesrule

After my work on Alien3, I was part of a crew at Stan Winston Studios that made a part of the power loader from Aliens. It was for a Direct TV commercial. I made the welder arm. We matched the movie very well for Sigourneys close ups. 2007. #alien #aliens #alien3 #xenomorph #giger #directtv #badass

For a Phillip Morris cigarette commercial in 1988 for the Japan market. 1 of my earliest projects. A diner in space - 1950s theme. I made the back wall, signs, stainless steel looking table. Real happy with how this one came out. Done at Boss Films Studio. #vernacular #diner #phillipmorris #japan

The 1/8 scale Deepcore miniature from the movie the Abyss. This was shot "dry for wet". Meaning it was shot on a stage and water effects were added in post. I'm in the gray hoodie doing a weathered wash on it. This and several other models were made at Design Setters, 1988/89. #miniaturesrule

I have worked on only 1 Star Trek miniature for the franchise.  And only 1 piece on it. It was way back in 1989 for the Enterprise D for The Next Generation. I made the front deflector shield parts.  It was molded and cast clear for the light effect. It also had to be removable for a front mount.

Some miscellaneous miniatures made by me for Missing Link, a stop-motion animation movie. Some finished, some a work in progress. Laika Studios. #missinglink #laika #miniatures

Acquired! Limited run book published in Japan on Richard Edlund titled SFX Infinite Curiosity. 1990. It's on Richard and his company Boss Films. I was lucky enough to have worked on a few projects there most notably Solar Crisis & Alien3. In both Japanese & English. Thanks @osimizzuno.bsky.social

Info on the Scale Talk podcast I was interviewed for by David's Miniatures. We talk about how I got into working in VFX, stop-mo and more. Real happy to get the chance to do it. Thanks @davidminiatures @scaletalkpodcast m.youtube.com/watch?v=hBz8.... Or search Scale Talk ep. 36. #modelmaker #vfx

Book link is live! The Rocket Factory - The Making of the Rocketeer's Helmet and Rocket Pack can be purchased here: Rocket Factory Book store.bookbaby.com/book/the-roc... The journey of these props, going from comic book to the big screen, has never been explored, until now. #rocketeer #,davestevens

A friend asked if I would look at and restore his prop sword from Batman Begins. I love doing restorations of miniatures and props. The resin handle had shrunk. Once I got the handle off I could trim the tang and glue the handle back on. Seam filling & paint finished it. #batmanbegins #batman

Work in progress on this little feller from Mars Attacks. This cast is the last from an original production mold. Very happy to get my hands on this one. It does need some cleanup. Slow and steady. I will work on him between other projects and should be done by summer. #marattacks #timburton

A giant camera made for a Sears Xmas commercial. Remember "point and clicks"? The body started out as cnc foam. I worked that block for a week to clean it up. The front panel was nickel plated. Paints and transfers brought it to life. This was a Stan Winston production, 2004. #sears #nickelplate

Me in front of all the puppet characters. I didn't work on them except for the wheelchairs for the Manberg character. But, I have a great admiration for my puppet fab colleagues who continue to produce fantastic pieces. #wheelchair #wendellandwild #puppetfab #miniaturesrule

These are from a KLM/Northwest commercial. Back in the early 90s these two airlines merged. In the commercial you see them do that with the help of the "in-between" silver plane used during motion control passes to blend in post. We made three planes total. Done at Boss Films Studios. #airliner #wip

Fantastic protest rally in our capitol - Salem Oregon - today. Well over a thousand people at the height of it. The Democrats have collapsed and the news media is dead. NOW is the time to get off your ass and do something. If not now, then when? #resist #fucktrump #buildtheresistance #deportelon

2 bookshelf dioramas made for a client that has license to manufacture. Raiders of the Lost Ark and Psycho. The figures, house and temple pedestal were 3D printed. The rest are one-offs. Light gags were fun to pull off. These proof of concepts will need to be dialed in a bit better for production.