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Event Conceived and designed by WrestleMania Chief Graphic Designer Jason Robinson, the dazzling set—80 feet long along each of its four sides and rising a total of 165 feet from the stadium floor—was brought to life thousands of miles aways in Hialeah Gardens, Florida by stage and scenery specialists Propmasters (www.propmasters.com), its subcontractors, and consultants. “This whole project was the most ambitious thing we’d ever worked on. The statue itself was one of the largest single props we’d ever produced,” says Propmasters Owner Peter Glynn. “All twenty people in my shop were involved with it.” Robinson’s plans called for the statue to rise 1:42 to scale (or 76 feet from the platform) to be constructed 80 feet above the stage. Recreating the American icon was the most complex aspect of this challenging project. In addition, Propmasters was also responsible for construction of the foursided backlit New York City skyline, a 75-foot-tall version of the Empire State Building, and a 150-foot-long rendering of the Brooklyn Bridge. signshop.com
To see a time-lapse video of the set and statue going up, visit http://bit.ly/10btWFB. June 2013 // Sign Builder Illustrated
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