Ben Mitchell
A Bravo Stage
Bravo Theatre Company put on Chess for their 2019 show. The story involves a politically driven, Cold War era chess tournament between two grandmasters from America and the USSR. I built the stage and the frames to fly the flags in the background.
A not so miniature model
My D&D Group is currently working through the "Storm King's Thunder". The DM wanted a physical model for the AirShip. I shared my cut files on thingiverse if you're interested in making your own.
A Bravo Stage
Bravo Theater Company performed "Into the Woods" for its 2018 show. This was one of the largest sets I have been a part of building to date. The show required a library which became an enchanted forest. The set had a second story balcony, a short bridge, and a spiral staircase. The show was amazing and the set looked great.
For the RHS production of the Little Mermaid
One of the local high schools needed a rolling boat for their production of The Little Mermaid. This project was fun if only for the video of Kristen piloting the boat around the shop.
Laser Cut Modular Dungeon Tiles
I was watching too much of the black magic craft channel, which caused me to think I really needed a set of modular dungeon tiles. I am not currently running a game and probably won't for a little while. However it turned out to be a great lesson in painting fake stone. I posted the cut files on thingiverse if you want to cut your own.
A Youth Group Game
Youth Group is always looking for new games. We saw a metal version of this at our summer retreat and wanted to bring it home. It was going to be a lot of pvc pipe to cut and then we had the brilliant idea. Let the kids do it. They did a great job.
For the RHS production of Les Miserables
Got another prop request from a local high school musical. This time for muskets for Les Miserables. I was happy with this design and it came in for under $4.00 a musket. Everything sourced from Home Depot. The stock is cut from 2"x6". The barrel rest is a 2"x2" with a channel routed down the middle. The barrel is 3/4" schedule 40 electrical conduit. They looked very good stained up.
A Science Demonstration for VBS 2021
I built this for a science demonstration at this year's MPC VBS. The cannon (trash can) produces super stable vortexes of air. So you can knock over light things at a long distance. A fog machine takes it to the next level so you can see the ring in flight.