15. "Cool Rocket EXPRESS" Prototype Created by Master Craftsman & Artist, Jeff Brewer as per my request, 2005, Resin and Wood Hand Painted, Signed and Dated
The above photo is similar to the rocket created by Jeff Brewer.
Jeff decided to add a more sinister side to the above rocket design by using darker colors and non glossy metallic hues in a flat bronze tone.
This rocket design was inspired by the great American photographer O. Winston Link whom Jeff and I mutually admire.
Jeff Brewer is inspired by
tin-toys and the comic book style of the 40's and 50's.
His rockets are scale models of the space craft you build in your backyard;
riveted and welded
together from scrap metal, and custom out-fitted to explore outer space or save
the world from evil.
Jeff began his own rocket workshop in Marin County in 1995. The rockets were so,
well, cool, that
soon a limited edition series was in demand. Each rocket design is custom built,
molded, hand-cast
in resin, and then hand-weathered to show the wear and tear of many miles of
space travel.
Jeff often works as a model maker for the film and commercial television
industry.
His film credits include:
Tim Burton's "Nightmare Before Christmas" • Men in Black
James and The Giant Peach • Starship Troopers
Star Trek VIII-First Contact • Star Wars Episode I • Pearl Harbor