۩ All projects

STAR WARS

Without doubt R2-D2 is probably the most famous robot I have ever built and arguably one of the most famous robot in the world. The total commission was for eight robots in three different categories, plus the master molds and an additional head. This broke down into four remote control units, two Kenny Baker units [...]

SUPERMAN II

I designed and built 24 scale model cars for the street scene in Metropolis. In front of us is a giant red sun and past that the crystalline planet, Krypton. We approach through the clouds, and see a large white dome. Suddenly inside, a large hulking brute comes up behind a chamber guard and quickly [...]

JAMES BOND

My-studios designed and built 36 model spacemen complete with backpacks, laser guns and clothes for the space scene. Moonraker was the eleventh spy film in the James Bond series, and the fourth to star Roger Moore as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. The film, directed by Lewis Gilbert, co-stars Lois Chiles, Michael Lonsdale, Corinne [...]

SATURN 3

I worked with Peter Parks of Oxford Scientific Films to produce the meteor belt around a model of Saturn. Also directed the sfx filming of HECTOR the evil robot. Saturn 3 is a 1980 science fiction film starring Kirk Douglas, Farrah Fawcett and Harvey Keitel. Direction is credited to Stanley Donen but the project was [...]

DRAGON SLAYER

I worked on a giant robot dragon and special effect props including the anvil for the famous scene in the forge. Dragonslayer is a live action fantasy movie set in a fictional medieval country. It follows a young wizard (played by Peter MacNicol) who experiences danger and opposition as he attempts to defeat a dragon. [...]

ALTERED STATES

Designed and produced a 35 feet of latex human intestines, used in the dream scene for Ken Russell Altered States is a 1980 science fiction film adaptation of a novel by the same name by playwright and screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky. It was the only novel that Chayefsky ever wrote, as well as his final film. [...]

COMMISSIONS

OXFORD SCIENTIFIC FILMS Worked in close co-operation with Peter Parkes on his film “Umbrij” for six months which also included models of monsters. ADEL ROOTSTEIN “MANNEQUINS” Worked closely for six months with Adel Rootstein on a feasibility study into surveillance mannequins for department stores world wide. DR. CHRISTIAN BARNARD – HEART SURGEON I built a [...]

iBOT2000

Online: The Next Technological “Good Morning, John!” Sorry, that is not me, that is your website saying this. Not really your website, more your desktop. Think ibot; think interactive, think in terms of dialogue. No, that is no Star Wars or Star Gate fiction; it is about reality, available already today, at least nearly. It [...]

TRAVELERS

Time Travelers. Most of our journeys are made in pursuit of simple surface pleasures: a turquoise sea to swim in, the shade of a tamarisk tree, crayfish to eat, jewels to buy. Places, to see though, ripple with complexity. You may hanker for white beaches and palm trees yet later remember only the barefoot man [...]

BRITANNIA PARK

I was commissioned as a consultant for the animatronic for Britannia park, which included the design of a children’s fun ride, which consisted of twenty grottoes with animated characters depicting Nursery Rhymes and Smurfes. The scenes were activated electronically as the train passed by. I also produced sixteen animatronic figures including Elizabeth 1, Sir Francis [...]

THE WHO

Designed, constructed and operated a “Laser” special effect for their Wembley concerts in London. The Who are an English rock band that formed in Shepherd’s Bush, West London, England, in 1964 and grew to be considered one of the greatest and most influential bands in the world. They are also famed for their prowess as [...]

TOSHIBA U.K LTD

I was commissioned to build the “TOSHIBA BLUE PRINT MAN”. “TOSH” which starred in three T.V. commercials. It never ceases to amaze me how many fascinating coincidences happen in life, the Toshiba robot is such a one, for example this robot was based on the same technology which we developed for the Philip’s android, nothing [...]

PRETTY POLLY

“The new Pretty Polly commercial was going to be something special so somebody special was needed to translate the ideas into workable artifacts and the whole problem of the men legs was handed over to Tony Dyson a genius at constructing workable models. It-was Tony Dyson who made the robots for “Star Wars” and the [...]

KUWAIT STORE

Designed and built a customized robot for a”Harrods” style department store in Kuwait. The commission seemed simple enough until the robot was in the store, when religious protocol came into play; the robot was un-robed so we had to clothe him. The second problem was that visitors to the store totally believed the reality of [...]

JIM DAVIDSON

Designed and built a larger than life size but very life like robotic fox to star with Jim Davidson in his Christmas pantomime in Oxford England. Snooty the fox was great fun to build, even though it took many man hours to reproduce the facial hair plus the two hours of scripting to interact with [...]

BOBBY BARE

Designed and built a life size animatronics panda, which I took to an exhibition of Leisure Equipment in Peking, China. Bobby was also part of a much larger contract with the Chinese government because I was commissioned as a consultant for the development of robotics for fourteen theme park on the main land of China. [...]

SONY U.K LTD

For this project we were given only seven weeks to design and construct a robot look – a – like of the famous English actor comedian John Cleese, the robot was a great success in four T.V. commercials which became a cult figure. I was also honored to be nominated for an EMMY award. John [...]

PHILIPS LTD

We designed, built and operated the first android in Europe. “Phil” he starred in two T.V. commercials and later toured the U.K promoting white goods. Phil started off as “Ultra the amazing android” and the U shape in the center of his chest housed a secret sliding door (Very James Bond) Ultra was two years [...]