Bruce MacRae's Online Portfolio

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Bruce MacRae is a modelmaker and painter living in the Los Angeles area. He has been building props and miniatures for motion pictures and television since 1974. Below is a sampling of his extensive portfolio.
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Ads for TV I	Ads for TV II	Hobby	Hobby - Industry
Movies I	Movies II	Movies III	Movies IV
Museums and Theme Parks	Painting	TV Shows I	TV Shows II

Ads for Television: Gallery I Bud Bowl TV, five ads for Budwesier, Super bowl 1990 (Boss Films) Part of miniature construction and paint crew. Did RTV molds and casting. Team of 12. Job duration 12 weeks. Chevy Future Factor TV ad for Chevy, Super Bowl 1984 (BPMM) Part of the miniature construction and stage support crew. Team of 8. Did all paint and weathering on miniatures. Job duration 3 weeks. Cigna TV ad for Cigna, 1991 (Dreamquest) Part of the miniature construction and stage support crew. Team of 3. Did all painting on miniatures. Job duration 2 weeks. New York Street TV ad for Sony, 1991 (Dreamquest) Part of the miniature construction and stage support crew. Team of 3. Did all painting on miniatures. Job duration 2 weeks. Farfigknen TV ad for Volkswagen, 1990 (Dreamquest) Painter on miniatures. Part of stage support crew. Team of 5. Job duration 3 weeks. Shuttle Launch Simulation TV footage of 1st shuttle launch for NASA, 1980 (BPMM) Part of the miniature construction and stage support crew. Team of 3. Did all painting and weathering on miniatures. Job duration 5 weeks. Sands Hotel in Atlantic City TV ad for Sands Hotel, 1980 (BPMM) Part of the miniature construction and stage support crew. Team of 8. Lead painter on miniatures. Job duration 4 weeks.

Ads for Television: Gallery II Bud Can as Waterfall Still photo ad for Japanese magazine, 1983 (BPMM) Did all construction and painting on miniature. Job duration 1 week. Bus Stop TV ad for Phillip Morris, in Japan, 1990 (Boss Films) Painter on miniature. Team of 5. Job duration 1 week. Chevy with Bob Hope TV ad for Chevy, 1983 (BPMM) Painter on miniature and stage support. Team of 2. Job duration 1 weeks. Footlocker TV ad for Super Bowl , 1983 (BPMM) Did detail construction and paint on miniatures with a team of 4. And model stage support. Job duration 2 weeks. Reynolds Bill Board TV ad for Reynolds Wrap, 1990 (BPMM) Did detail construction and paint on miniatures with a team of 5. Model stage support. Job duration 2 weeks. Sunkist TV ad for Sunkist, 1988 (SVS) Did detail construction and most of the painting on miniatures with a team of 10. Apollo Lander was all mine. And model stage support. Job duration 8 weeks. Taco Bell TV ad for Taco Bell, 1995 (Digital Domain) Did detail construction and painting on miniatures with a team of 12. Model stage support. Job duration 5 weeks. Union 76 TV ad for Union 76, 1994 (Boss Films) Did most of the painting on miniatures with a team of 5. Model stage support. Job duration 3 weeks. Winston Sci-Fi TV ad for Winston Cigarette, Japan (Parxis) Did all paint and weathering on miniatures. Model stage support. Job duration 3 weeks.

Movies: Gallery I Air Force One Film 1996 (Boss Films) Lead painter for aircraft miniatures and model stage support. One 747, one Mc-130, four KC-10s, four F-15's, and eleven Mig-29s. Crew of 12. Job duration 20 weeks. Army of Darkness Film 1992 (Introvision) Part of miniature construction and paint crew. Team of 15. Job duration 5 weeks. Batman "1" Film 1992 (Boss Films) Part of miniature paint crew for Gotham city set. Team of 18. Job duration 3 weeks. Sergeant Bilko Film 1995 (Digital Domain) Part of miniature construction and paint crew. Team of 6. Job duration 7 weeks. Broken Arrow Film 1995 (Vision Crew) Did paint and graphics for B-1 bomber miniature. Duration 2 weeks.

Movies: Gallery II Crimson Tide Film-1994 (Dreamquest) Lead painter of all submarine miniatures and model stage support. Job duration 24 weeks. Date With an Angel Film 1986 (Boss Films) Part of wing and feather construction crew. Team of 8. Job duration 6 weeks. Defending Your Life Film 1990 (Greg Jein Inc.) Did detail construction and paint on bus miniatures with a team of 3. Job duration 2 weeks. Die Hard Film 1988 (Boss Films) Part of miniature construction crew for building and elevator shaft. Model stage support. Team of 10. Job duration 9 weeks. Die Hard 2 Film 1990 (Apogee) Lead painter of miniature airport terminal set. And model stage support. Job duration 4 weeks. Dracula Film 1992 (F.F.Coppola Prod.) Part of miniature construction crew for Dracula's castle, Carfax Abbey, and Hillingham sets. Model stage support. Team of 7. Job duration 10 weeks.

Movies: Gallery III Huck's Landing Film 1982 (BPMM) Major and detail construction with a team of 6, as well as mold making and casting. All paint and weathering on miniatures. All walls are removable for filming. Job duration 4 weeks. Masters of the Universe Film 1986 (Boss Films) Major and detail construction on full size props and miniatures with a team of 36. And model stage support. Also painted props and armor, team of two. Job duration 14 weeks. Maverick Film 1993 (Maverick Art Dept.) Built 1/48th scale western town as study model for construction. Did mold making and casting for many detail parts. Team of two. Job duration 10 weeks. Monster Squad Film 1986 (Boss Films) Detail construction and paint on miniatures with a team of 3. And model stage support. Job duration 2 weeks. Nightmare on Elm Street 6 Film-1990 (Dreamquest) Detail construction and all paint and weathering on miniatures with a team of 5. Model stage support. Job duration 3 weeks. Outbreak Film 1994 (Boss Films) Did construction and mold making/casting on miniatures with a team of 9. Also lead painter for project. Model stage support. Job duration 14 weeks.

Movies: Gallery IV The Hunt for Red October Film 1989 (Boss Films) Major and detail construction on miniatures as well as mold making and painting with a team of 16. Model stage support. Job duration 14 weeks. Solar Crisis Film 1996 (Boss Films) Detail construction and paint on miniatures with a team of 12. Model stage support. Job duration 24 weeks. Space Camp Film 1985 (BPMM) Major and detail construction on full size space shuttle interior and miniatures with a team of 14. Also painted miniatures, team of two. Model stage support. Job duration 13 weeks. Star Trek: The Motion Picture Film 1979 (BPMM) Construction and painting on hand props with a team of 8. Also painted miniatures, team of two. Job duration 5 weeks. Titanic Film 1996 (Digital Domain) Lead painter and lead mold maker for miniature unit at Digital's Playa Del Rey shop. 16 people on my crew. Model stage support. Job duration 14 weeks. Turbulance Film 1996 (Boss Films) Lead painter for 747 miniature and model stage support . Job duration 16 weeks.

TV Movies and Series: Gallery I The Amazing Live Sea Monkeys TV Series 1992 (Model Werkes) Lead painter and on miniature construction crew. Team of 3. Job duration 2 weeks. The Highwayman TV Series 1987 (Boss Films) Lead painter and on miniature construction crew. Model stage support. Team of 6. Job duration 3 weeks. Max Headroom TV Series 1987 (Image Inc.) Painter for city miniatures and stage support. Job duration 3 weeks. Osiris Chronicles TV Series 1995 (Dreamquest) Painter for space ship miniatures and stage support. Job duration 2 weeks. Tales From the Crypt, HBO TV Series 1989 (Boss Films) Built haunted house miniature, team of 2. Model stage support. Job duration 3 weeks. The Tower TV Movie 1991 (Introvision) Lead painter for building miniatures and stage support. Job duration 5 weeks. Viper TV Series 1993 (Greg Jein Inc.) Part of construction crew for miniature dam set, and lead painter. Team of 4. Job duration 2 weeks.

TV Movies and Series: Gallery II EarthStar Voyager for Disney TV pilot 1987 (Boss Films) Lead painter and on construction crew for miniature space ships. Model stage support. Team of 5. Job duration 3 weeks. Star Trek: The Next Generation TV Series 1989 (Greg Jein Inc.) On construction /paint crew for Enterprise miniature. Team of 4. Star Trek: The Next Generation TV Series 1989 (Greg Jein Inc.) Part of detail construction crew and painter for space ship miniatures. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine TV Series 1992 (Greg Jein Inc.) Part of detail construction crew and painter for space ship miniatures.

Museums/Theme Parks Gallery Atlantic City Hotel Display 1994 (Models Werkes) Painted "88 Days Around the World Balloon" miniature. Team of 2. Job duration 1 week. Dept. of Defense 1981 (BPMM) Part of miniature construction and paint crew. Team of 2. Job duration 1 weeks. Helicopter Development Co. 1982 (BPMM) Part of miniature construction crew. Also did paint and graphics for helicopters miniatures. Team of 7. Job duration 6 weeks. Horizons Theme park ride for Japan. 1991 (Boss Films) Part of miniature construction crew of 5. Did carving for brick patterns, RTV molds, castings and painting. Luxor Las Vegas Hotel 1992 (Trumbull Co.) Part of miniature construction landscape and city crew. Team of 6. Job duration 6 weeks.

Hobby - Industry Gallery Atari TV Ad for Video Game 1982 (BPMM) Part of miniature construction and paint crew. Poured plaster and hand carved. Team of 3. Job duration 1 weeks. Box Art for Model Hobby Industry Between 1972-1977 built 35 models for box art for Revell, Bandi, Entex, Testor's, and Italiari. Also models for catalogs and diplays for AMT, Monogram, and Mini-Craft. Playland Atari Video Game- 1983 (BPMM) Part of miniature construction, paint, and stage support crew. Team of 10. Job duration 14 weeks. Publications 1970-1981 Had many of my miniatures published were in various books and magazines through these years in detailed documentary and "how to" articles. Scale Modeler, Military Modeler, Airfix Magazine, AFV-G2, International Modeler, and The Modeler's Handbook by Brick Price.

Painting Gallery This is a sample of some of the astronomical and fantasy painting I've done. All were done with airbrush and some in water color, but mostly Lacquer paints. Most of the space art was sold at sci-fi conventions during the 80's.

Hobby Gallery Star Wars Imperial Stormtrooper 1/9th Scale, 1978 Total scratch built figure, no kits were available at that time. Lacquer paint finish. Weapon is all plastic and took 35 pieces to make. M-4 Sherman Tanks Pin hole photography of 1/32nd and 1/48th M-4 Sherman kits. Star Wars Death Star Flak Tower 1979. Pin hole photography of 1/32nd scale scratch built tower. All plastic. Dragon's Den Shadowbox 1975. 1/24th scale scratch built dragon, interior and exterior. mixed media. Ditched Messerschmitt Bf-109E-4 1973, Airfix kit in 1/24th scale. Water is clear casting resin. KV-1 Diorama 1972, Tamiya kit in 1/35th scale. SdKfz.10 Diorama 1975, Italiari kit in 1/35th scale. Vehicle and figures are heavily modified.

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