Castelli Models

'Noir' Flonase commercial...1"= 1'

This model was 48" wide. The stainless cladding was formed with custom dies piece by piece using shim stock.

The diner was used in a short movie, sort of a Twilight Zone episode, where the diner is actually an alien ship that blasts off at the end.

The Saturn V custom model was 5' tall. That little head up there is Rob A....another excellent Peter Corbet job.

The sign in back had hundreds of mini light bulbs and a controller to create the appearance of shorting out on cue. Sign malfunction equals constipation, so EAT TOTAL CEREAL. Yet another excellent Corbett job!

Working LEDs in the coffered ceiling...the lid of the Metlife model board room

A view from the side door

TV commercial...photo taken during the fabrication process.

We made a rig that would launch the ball into theair and drop it in the mini net every time.

Made of embroidery thread on a tiny spoked form.

These had comfy bike helmets on the inside for a snug fit.

The actors were real troupers....They wore these for up to an 45 minutes at a time. They were made to be light and balanced,  Still, no air conditioning....

Plenty of air to breathe from underneath.

This was 1" = 1'  with a whole lot of laser cut oak leaves. Penn lottery

Shop picture of the leaves and bark of the miniature tree..5000 laser cut paper leaves..approximately. The tree was about 36-40" tall

 The Beastie Boys 'Intergalactic' video

The roof lifts off so Big Brawny can access the women inside....

A less glamorous photo...48" wide and based on a real diner in upstate NY

For Flonase...whats Flonase you say?  it makes your nasal passages flow.

Cast resin sculpture w/spray gold in a can!

TIm Burton-esque lube commercial

VCR tapes..  I was under the table with a spoon, pitching dirt out of a tiny hole - " Dig your way to comedy....."

The cars had to be tethered together if more than 3 travelled on the same track...limited juice runs through the individual tracks

Nascar commercial..

Tiny little model for a phone company commercial..before cell phones

For German Burger King...in forced perspective

Maybe the most miniature thing we have ever made....

Cast in translucent resin from SLA parts. With sewn clothing and crepe hair.

This man sits on a giant pigeon.

we made a bunch of these for a miniature snow covered mountain village..and we made the village too.

Irish bank commercial..this was about 14' wide.

Here is that long building-lined street in the Irish village. 1" =1'

the rare model space ship job...for Papa Gino's I had just finished it and went to spray it with matte clear. It was actually silver paint.... and it was 2 AM ...fixed it and went to bed at 4

Watched Netflix while building it out of styrene and plex.