Presidential Bobble Heads
These super cool props were made for the reality TV show Great American Road Trip. Seven Presidents in all: Washington, Kennedy, Nixon, Reagan, Bush, Clinton & Obama. They were CNC milled out of foam with a light weight, climbing helmet Gorilla glued to the foam. The producers were very specific on the weight of these Bobble Heads and of course the likeness had to be dead on - no pun intended for half of them. We usually hard coat foam for durability but as stated the added weight was an issue. This was 1lb foam so they were a little sensitive to the touch, unprotected without the hard coat. But they only needed them strong enough for 6 hours. All were primed the foam with Kilz water-based primer and then we airbrushed the faces. We have larger CNC milling machines now & could produce them faster & with more detail although maybe not cheaper than before.
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We are a design & fabrication studio with a highly skilled, extremely creative & extensively experienced crew of freelance makers. Designers, art directors, craftspeople, fabricators, costumers, fashion designers, finishers, engineers, hackers, artists, sculptors, technicians, programmers and magicians working with wood, metal, plastic, fiberglass, foam, fur, faux fur, fabric, leather, robotics, electronics, lighting, gas engines, electric motors, organic materials, recycled/repurposed stuff and dreams.
We love custom making furniture (bars, DJ booths, coffee tables, desks, etc), props, scenery, sets, motorized vehicles/stuff, machines of joy, art installations, clothing, accessories, costumed characters, boats, lighting fixtures, decor, display fixtures, prototypes, signage, architectural elements, stuff on wheels and other cool things.
Based in the Los Angeles area and shipping anywhere in the world, with installation/operation support world-wide as well. Happy to meet at our offices/shop, your business or we can Skype & email.
We can get you a ballpark estimate & 'napkin' sketch, for your project, out the same day. Or get you a detailed bid & 3D rendering within a few days.
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