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  • Army of Doughboy

    18May
    Categories: Brand Icons, Portfolio, Presentation Comments: 0

    These 8 inch tall maquettes were sculpted to be the official look of the Pillsbury Doughboy for licensing purposes. Producing silicone molds from the sculpture, multiples were then cast in house and painted. These are sent out to companies that want to license the Doughboy image for products such as this. Any reproductions are to be based on the likeness of these maquettes.

    Pillbury Doughboy Maquette Army

    Later we used the molds to cast hundreds of copies, but painted them gold. Attached them to thicker bases with engraved plaques. They were then handed out to General Mills/Pillsbury employees as an achievement award.

    Pillsbury Gold Doughboys

    Tags: awards, doughboy, general mills, maquette, pillsbury, pillsbury doughboy, poppin fresh
  • Giant Troll Doll Toupee

    18May
    Categories: Brand Icons, Portfolio, Signage Comments: 1

    Preston Kelly wanted to add some dimension to these Grand Casino billboards featuring the iconic Troll Doll. So we essentially made giant Troll Doll wigs. Each one is 16 feet wide and rise 5 feet above the billboard. They are constructed of a plywood support backing with foam that was then carved. The whole sculpture is then coated with a plastic shell and painted.
    Two of them were fabricated and both were installed within the last week by the fine folks at Clear Channel.
    One can be found on Northbound I-94 near Rogers, Mn for Grand Casino Mille Lacs. The other is near the 694/35E split in Vadnais Heights, Mn for Grand Casino Hinckley .

    Troll Doll 94 frontThe I-94 billboard.

    Troll Doll boardsStep 1: Construct the reinforced plywood backbone.

    Troll Doll foam blockStep 2: Adhere the plywood and foam together, making them one.

    Troll Doll foam sandingStep 3: Start carving away at the foam like a madman finding his way out of a snow storm.

    troll hair paintedStep 4: Coat with a durable plastic shell, put your shades on and paint it bright pink.

    Troll Doll Night ShotStep 5: It gets installed and you adventure out for a night picture.

    Tags: clear channel outdoors, dam dolls, giant troll, gonks, grand casino, hinckley, kewpie doll, leprocauns, mille lacs, minnesota, norfins, preston kelly, rogers, treasure dolls, troll doll, troll hair, troll toupee, troll wig, vadnais heights, wishniks

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