The Great

Most impressive, in size terms, was the full-scale moose; an enormous beast, part-cooked and eaten. It had visible ribs, an open stomach (with cooked flesh missing) and a non-cooked head. The body was 3D sculpted in sections on our 7-axis robot arm and assembled, before being hard-coated with an epoxy resin and art-worked to simulate cooked and burned flesh. A taxidermy head was attached and finessed to reflect its proximity to the fire.

The original trachea flute was 3D printed in a hollow, semi-clear flexible acrylic to create a rigid substrate. Once it had been cleaned up, sanded and primed it was hand-painted in a textured, pigmented silicone to achieve a soft, flesh-like quality and art-worked to look like a human trachea. We also made a soft prop flute, art-worked to match the original.

Our soft prop bible was based on a beautiful antique bible supplied by our client. The hero book was 3D scanned to create a digital version, which was then exported to our CNC router and machined out in MDF, whilst the front and rear covers, the spine, the metal lock and detailing were 3D printed.

We then assembled all the parts to create a mould tool, from which a one-piece soft foam prop was cast out. The soft bible was painted and art-worked to match the original book.

The testicle torture clamps were laser-cut in component form from 5mm thick aluminium sheet and finished with a polished metal effect. The prop was fully practical. No Artem technicians were hurt in the testing of this piece…