BEACON 23
PKR 23 SHIP
Title: Beacon 23 - PKR23 Ship(2022)
Practical Effect / Prop
Production Location: Toronto, Canada
Material: EPS High Density Foam, Polyurethane Industrial coatings
Photography by Carvel Creative and Ready Set Recycle
Project Details
Using a model provided by the production (artist unknown,)
we were able to begin our process with a head start. We processed the "PKR" model,
by making it a water tight mesh, while also removing any extraneous portions which would
not be milled, such as the landing skids, and the internal framework, which would be
added by the productions fabrication team. We split the model into several sizable parts and then
milled each one on our DMS 5 Axis gantry style milling machine. Portions of the finished parts were then assembled, sanded, and coated in a durable polyurethane shell. The interior and exterior of the ship were sanded back to a mid level finish, giving it the appearance of cast metal, and the panel lines were then sharpened by hand.
The final, full scale "PKR 23 Ship" was then given a grey Industrial paint coat and handed off
to the productions onsite teams to complete an amazing paint finish, and fabrication.