Stranger things - Netflix promotional model
This model was used as a promotion for Netflix. The hand is based off the hand of a 'Demigorgon' hand from one of Netflix's most popular programs 'Stranger Things'.
The model was based in central London.
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We made the hand out of polystyrene and used scaffolding poles to keep it from breaking. We coated the polystyrene in resin and coated fibreglass then used jesmonite for texture.
RWDI is an architectural based company that uses wind machines to test model replicas of buildings to see if wind will have any negative effects on the development of the building or the surrounding cumulative or existing buildings.
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The level of wind was tested by a series of probes placed on and around the target building. These probes then detected how much wind was hitting that specific point. This information was then processed into a chat and analysed to see if it would be dangerous or not.​
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My job at RWDI was to make the target building and the surrounding existing and cumulative buildings and attach them to a large board to be placed into the wind tunnel. It was also my job to insert the probes into the target building. To do this first you have to dremmel out a line in which you can bend and fit a small brass tube and secure with superglue. This then had to be filed so it was flush to the surface of the building. A very small hole was then drilled half way through the tube so the air could be dete​
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In order to make sure that I was fully aware of what a project entailed I was regularly going to meeting with the engineers, wind tunnel technicians and PA's to discuss how a model was going to be made and what test was being performed on it.
It was also my job at RWDI to go into the wind tunnel with the clients and follow orders to add/remove pieces of the building or foliage to try and reduce the wind effect. I was also in charge of keeping tabs on the stock and make sure we did not run out of any essential materials.