Oversized Props
Client
Marmite / Elton John AIDS Foundation
Location
London Pride, London
Year
2025
Services
- CNC Polystyrene Sculpting
- PU Coating & Structural Finishing
- Hand-applied Diamanté Decoration
- Rotating Turntable & Solar Power Integration
- Speaker Embedding
"A six-foot Marmite jar. On a Rolls-Royce. Solar-powered. Rainbow diamantés. For Pride."
The Brief
A six-foot Marmite jar - CNC-cut from high-density polystyrene, PU-coated for strength, finished in Marmite's unmistakable black and yellow - mounted on a rotating turntable on the only white drop-top Rolls-Royce Corniche in the country. Custom oversized vinyls carried the Elton John AIDS Foundation branding. The ribbon was hand-finished with hundreds of rainbow diamantés. Two JBL speakers were embedded inside the jar. The whole structure was solar-powered.
The Challenge
Mounting a six-foot polystyrene jar on a moving Rolls-Royce required a bespoke structural cradle that could absorb road vibration without cracking the PU-coated form. The rotating turntable had to operate reliably from a solar generator throughout a full day's parade route.
Services Delivered
- CNC Polystyrene Sculpting
- PU Coating & Structural Finishing
- Hand-applied Diamanté Decoration
- Rotating Turntable & Solar Power Integration
- Speaker Embedding
In the Workshop
Polystyrene sculpting and hand-finishing - Marmite Pride Float, 2025
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