Secret Disney
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Secret Disney
One of the most fun and strange and wonderful projects I was able to work on was for Disney as they prepped to build a new Cinderella castle in Hong Kong.
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I was brought into the project by the amazing folks at 3D Print Texas in Houston. I consider them the most advanced 3D print facility in Texas if not the USA. An array of the best in technology from HP, Stratasys and Fortus.
I was tasked with taking the 3D models from Disney Imagineering and edit them to be able to be printed in parts and shipped to Hong Kong. I was able to bring on a brilliant 3D artist to work with me and together we went through several rounds of design to create the perfect printable model.
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The model was separated into dozens of separate connectable pieces and printed at a large scale of over 5 feet high. The model took over 3 1/2 weeks of constant printing. Cleaned and assembled by the crew at 3D Print Texas.
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This is the finger (of mine) that pressed the button that started the 3 week print.
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An absolute pleasure and super secret to work on. It has been a few years now and the castle in Hong Kong is fully built. I figured it was a good time to document how much fun that was.
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Eight months ago Disneyland Hong Kong launched the new castle. Absolutely huge and amazing.