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• Cadillac Perspective Panels

  17Aug
  Categories: Brand Icons, Scenic, Tradeshow Comments: 0

  These panel display systems were fabricated to promote the 2011 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe. The installations could be found at airports in Chicago, Philadelphia, Tampa and Dallas. The systems consisted of a low profile stage floor with ramps and banner boards that were held upright by the flooring.

  The front of the boards had a front view of the CTS-V Coupe that was broken up among the panels and printed at various sizes.

  When the panels are viewed at the correct spot, the images on the panels line up to form the complete image.

  The banner boards had information highlighting various aspects of the 2011 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe on the back.

  Each panel was approximately 30 x 72 x 3 inches. The public could freely walk around the panels to read the information.

  Tags: banners, cadillac, coupe, cts-v, display, exhibit, fallon, installation, stage

• Gander Mountain Weathered Sign

  10Aug
  Categories: Brand Icons, Scenic Comments: 0

  This is a hand crafted weathered sign produced for Gander Mountain. We started out with old weathered barn wood. Spliced the planks together and then hand weathered the boards even further through various methods such as, bead blasting, wire brush and a few oddly modified power tools.

  The final touches to the weathered look was achieved with paint, various wash coats and some dry brush techniques. From the large ‘You’re’ to the little ‘Camp’ and everything in between, the artwork on the sign is all hand painted.

  

  Tags: barn wood, candy store, Gander Mountain, hunt fish camp, weathered sign

• The Man with the Golden Sun

  02Aug
  Categories: Portfolio, Scenic Comments: 0

  Here is a short project that mnfx helped out with that was filmed in a decommissioned Nike missile silo just across the border in Wisconsin.  The finished video can be viewed here.

  The short is an entry in the “Putting the Sun to Work for Minnesota” film contest for Environment Minnesota. For more information on the short and film credits, visit here.

  All entries can be viewed and voted for here.

  mnfx produced a few props consisting of a restraint chair, magnifying glass, an oversized magnifying glass, a holographic project and a Smartphone type device.

  Bond Actor on a short rain break in the dreaded restraint chair.

  The little magnifying glass used by the kid to dish out the old “Burning Ant” torture technique on Bond.

  

  An oversized version of the magnifying glass was made for a close up shot. The ring was made with three large embroidery hoops.

  Tags: Bond, burning ants, Energy, Helios, lederhosen, magnifying glass, minnesota solar, missile silo, nike missile, smartphone, Solar, solar energy, Solar panel, Splice, sun, Torture chair

• Mice, Beware!

  22Mar
  Categories: Miniatures, Scenic Comments: 0

  Shotgun toting feline on the loose. What does this have to do with NK-1 Class Soybeans by Syngenta?  Click the image below for the full ad.
  

  

  Photography by Rick Dublin, agency is Campbell Mithun. Product is NK-1 Class Soybeans from Syngenta.

  

  We fabricated a corner of an old farm house room as a small set piece with hand aged flooring and custom trim with man made mouse hole. mnfx also produced the cat sized shotgun for the image by hand carving a walnut stock, adding a few custom laser cut parts and a couple of pvc tubes. It’s a fun ad that also won first place in the Region lll Best of NAMA for Single Page Ad.

  Tags: best of, campbell mithun, cat, cat shotgun, farm house, feline, first place, mouse hole, nama, National Agri-Marketing Association, nk soybean, nk-1 soybean, region 3, rick dublin, shotgun, syngenta