We were initially approached to repair and modify a 6 foot toothbrush model. This then developed into us producing a large scale toothpaste model for the same customer.

There were several modifications to be made on the toothbrush model; the location of the switch cluster was to be changed so this was drawn in 3D CAD and directly CNC machined from Ureol model board. An aperture was then cut into the existing model and our modified switch was put in place.

As this model had been in use for some time, it had signs of wear and tear and our model makers repaired these by hand. As these repairs were mostly aesthetic this involved the surfaces being smoothed by hand and re-sprayed in our spray shop.

Shortly after the toothbrush was returned to our client, they then required a large toothpaste model. As we were not supplied drawings for this project so we measured and scaled an actual tube. Measuring approximately 5 foot, we used two large pieces of low-density model board as this is lighter to handle. Utilising our model makers traditional skills, the shape of the tube was carved out by hand in two halves length ways, then fixed together with a high-strength adhesive.

As the tube is a very simplistic design to begin with, the detail of the crimped end was accomplished by a strip a plastic along the ends. The material is very absorbent so a lacquer base was applied prior to spraying the entire model white as a base colour. Using the original life-size tube the graphics were also up-scaled and full size graphics were applied to complete the tube.