Giant Retro Roller Boots

A giant pair of Roller Boots I designed for Event Prop Hire.  They were based on the retro Rio Rollers that were available in the 70’s / 80’s.  This particular style was very iconic in the Disco era which is why it was chosen as the inspiration for the design.  They are designed to be a giant feature prop to be used in higher budget events as scenery.

Once the style of boot and overall look was agreed, I modeled the design up in 3D until it was production ready.  I then sliced up the model so that it could be milled in pieces from polystyrene.  This was then assembled by the sculpting team. They then worked into the model, adding in details that were not possible on the initial milling.  Once the basic form was complete, it was coated with a hard wearing plastic skin as the outer finish.

Bright and contrasting colours were used to give a fun, retro look to the product.  Finishing touches like bolts and lace rings were added by milling out a perfect one and then taking a mold of it.  This gave an additional feel of authenticity which was added to further by creating flexible laces from paper rope dipped in latex and painted.

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