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Console

The detailed CNC machined aluminium componet in the middle was supplied by Bobs Bits, along with loads of prop & set dressing.  Unfortunately, this is the only photo I have.  The film was based at Elstree studios.

"Audio Torture Rig"

This device was made for an American Maxim magazine article on the top 10 worst records of all time. The horseshoe shape that everything hangs from was hired from Film Medical Services in London. The speakers were purchased from RS components, all the rest are Bob’s Bits.

"Rambo's Bazooka"

This was made for the Pepsi/Lipton Brisk Iced Tea ‘Planet Hollywood’ commercial for the United States. Dressed with Bob’s Bits, you might notice the steel aircraft nozzle again.

TARDIS Central control Console #1

This picture shows about a quarter of the central console. Bob’s Bits supplied most of the dressing in this shot, including the turbine at the front, the large hard drive hub, 3 legged aluminium casting, 2 hard drive motors, control panel, aircraft control lever assembly (top left), period knobs & dials.

© BBC Wales

TARDIS Central control Console #2

This picture shows about a third of the central console. Bob's Bits here include the foreground blue glass insulator, the round aluminium casting in the centre, the boat control with lever, aluminium casting, several hard drive motors, green anodised Formula One clutch plate, period variable resistor, aircraft control lever assembly.

© BBC Wales

Escape Hatch

Two of these submarine escape hatches were made to display a companies safety products. The double handle is actually a lightweight aluminium aircraft part. The round ring around the handle is an aluminium casting.  This was built by Artem Ltd.

Supervisor - Phil Ashton

© Copyright Artem Limited 2005

Helicopter

This 1/2 scale, 6 metres long model of a stylised Chinese Z10 Helicopter, was built in just 6 days from confirmation to delivery!  It was built to highlight a new report Arms Without Borders by Control Arms Campaign: Oxfam International, Amnesty International and International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA).  It demonstrated how the globalisation of the arms industry has opened up major loopholes in all current arms export regulations, allowing sales to human rights abusers and countries under arms embargoes.

Helicopter front detail

This shot shows the front engine detail, which is a vac-forming of a Rolls-Royce jet engine turbine with a spun aluminium red painted cone in the centre.  The rotor detail consists of 2 aluminium castings & 5 CNC machined aluminium Formula One components.

Helicopter missile detail

The missile nose cones are a Nylon car suspension guide, which was moulded in silicone & then 8 were cast in Fast Cast resin.  The missile bodies are drain pipe with MDF fins.

The helicopter was constructed in Polystyrene with a scrim & latex coating.

Helicopter rear detail

The rear of the engines are 2 stainless steel cones with yellow painted aluminium castings inside.  The 'gearbox' detail are CNC aluminium Formula One components.

Built by Artem Ltd.

Supervisor/designer - Bob Thorne

Senior technician - Jamie Campbell

Technicians - Ken White, Mark Holdcroft, Paula Vine & Jack Kirby

Royal Bank of Scotland Student Machine

Student Machine built for an event for the Royal Bank of Scotland.  All the dials, gauges, handwheels, hoses, panel & cover plates are Bobs Bits.

Built by Artem Ltd.

Designer/supervisor - Simon Tayler

Thinktank?

Artem designed & built a life size Mars Concept space suit for Thinktank?s newly refurbished Future gallery at Millenium Point in Birmingham.  Much of the dressing were aerospace and Formula One components supplied by Bobs Bits.

Supervisor - Doug Hedges

Senior technician - Chris Eldridge

© Copyright Artem Limited 2006

Astronaut In Space

This astronaut model is approximately 400mm (16") tall.  The figure itself was purchased, but the EVA backpack was scratchbuilt by Artem modelmaker Simon Gosling.  All of the tiny dressing came from Bobs Bits.

© Copyright Artem Limited 2005

Space Cadets Astronaut

This model was used on the promotional posters that were all over the United Kingdoms major advertising hordings during December 2005.  The model maker, Simon "Goose" Gosling, used some of the smallest Bobs Bits model dressing on the EVA backpack.  This included many mobile phone components.

© Copyright Artem Limited 2005

Blastech custom DT-57 "Annihilator"

Made at Fox studios in Sydney, dressed with an aluminium automotive valve component at the very back of the weapon. The detail above the trigger guard consists of a CNC aluminium Formula One component, a pressed brass round ‘H’ set in a turned brass button. The dressing slung under the barrel is a CNC turned medical grade stainless steel component.

Electrostaff

Used by the Magna Guards. I am particularly pleased with this prop staff. Apart from the clear cover, it is made almost entirely from Bob’s Bits. Most of the silver coloured parts are CNC turned medical grade stainless steel components. Near the bottom is a ring of turned copper components & towards the top are some turned brass knobs & some long thin turned brass rods pointing down. The balance of the central parts are turned aircraft components.

Electrobinoculars

Darth Maul’s scratch-built binoculars dressed mostly with Bob’s Bits. The stainless steel disc with holes was used on a few other props, including Yoda’s screen.

Meson Taloscope

This microscope type device was made entirely from Bob’s Bits. It is based on 3 CNC machined aluminium components & dressed with hundreds of small turned pins, some turned aircraft and automotive parts.

Naboo Blaster

Several of these were made at Leavesden Studios for the Naboo Royal Palace guards. Based on purchased air guns & dressed with some scratch-built parts and some Bob’s Bits, in particular the section slung below the barrel. The nozzle at the front was also used in the Nike 2000 android head and on ‘Rambo’s Bazooka’ from the Pepsi/Lipton Brisk iced tea commercial.

Qui-Gon’s Comlink

I seem to remember that this was based on a ladies shaver. All the dressing is Bob’s Bits - pressed steel & pressed aluminium components and 2 countersunk aircraft screws.

Sith Tracer Beacon

This component didn’t need anything doing to it. It is the hub from a very large hard drive from a mainframe computer.

Yoda’s Testing Screen

Scratch-built & dressed with Bob’s Bits - the stainless steel disc with holes at the bottom of the handle & the 4 pins angled out from the corners.

Submarine Mine Room

Much of the set dressing in the 2 submarine interiors built for The World is not Enough came from Bobs Bits.

Back pack

The Tracy's back packs were dressed with Bobs Bits.  The CNC machined aluminium components are Formula One reject parts.  These were built by Prop Shop at Pinewood Studios.

© Copyright Tracy Films 2004

Back pack front view

In addition to the 2 CNC machined components, the 4 knurled barrels on either side were supplied by Bobs Bits.

© Copyright Tracy Films 2004

Cockpit close up

All 5 Thunderbirds interiors were dressed with Bobs Bits.  I don't remember which one this is, but the highly detailed anodised Formula One clutch plate is a Bobs Bit.

© Copyright Tracy Films 2004

Skull Cap

All of the dressing on the skullcap was supplied by Bobs Bits.  It was built by Propshop at Pinewood Studios.

© Copyright Tracy Films 2004

Skull Cap - profile

All of the dressing on the skullcap was supplied by Bobs Bits.  It was built by Propshop at Pinewood Studios.

© Copyright Tracy Films 2004

The Hoods Submarine

The cast aluminium hard drive housings can be seen clearer in this picture.  There are also some CNC machined Formula One components & some pressed aluminium caps.

© Copyright Tracy Films 2004

The Hoods Submarine side wall

The cast aluminium hard drive housings can be seen clearer in this shot.  Also are some CNC machined Formula One components & some pressed aluminium caps.

© Copyright Tracy Films 2004

Throttle controls

All 5 Thunderbirds interiors were dressed with Bobs Bits.  I don't remember which one this is, but the stainless steel throttle controll detail are Bobs Bits.  The grips are medical grade stainless steel adjusting barrels from a surgical drill.

© Copyright Tracy Films 2004

Thunderbirds Set Dressing

A large part of the set dressing in this photo were supplied by Bobs Bits.  The chunky units bottom left, more big cast aluminium hard drive housings, the 'X' shaped bright aluminium castings on the walls and the lock detail.  Again, I can't remember which set this was - probably part of the Hood's submarine.

© Copyright Tracy Films 2004

Alien life-support unit

This unit is in the main Torchwood hub set.  It is built around a large exotic stainless steel vessel & is also dressed with many Bobs Bits.