Scroggins Aviation

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Scroggins Aviation is an American aircraft salvage and aviation movie special effects company based in Las Vegas, Nevada.[1] It has provided special effects for several network television shows and feature films.

History[]

Initially the company operated in the aircraft dismantling, crash recovery and recycling industry, taking apart decommissioned airplanes and supplied aviation mockups.[2][3] The company changed its name in 2015 to Scroggins Aviation Mockup & Effects,[4][5][6][7] and began to focus on the restoration and modification of airframes and cockpits for use in feature film and television productions.[8] This has included both the interior and exterior of various aircraft[9] and helicopters, fabricating both airplane parts and fuselage sections for filming.[10]

Film and television[]

A selection of films that used Scroggins to produce aviation materials for its sets include Hobbs and Shaw",[11]", Bumblebee (film)",[12]",Deadpool 2",[13]",Jurassic World,[14]",Captain America: Civil War",[15]", Terminator Genisys,[16][8] Spider-Man: Homecoming,[17] Dunkirk[18], Iron Man 3, Sully,[19] Independence Day: Resurgence, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle[20], Fifty Shades Darker,[2] and Flight.[1] Television series for which Scroggins has designed sets have included The Event, Pan Am,[21] Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,[22] The Night Shift, and The Last Ship.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Las Vegas aviation company specializes in mangling planes for Hollywood". 21 June 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Mojave — thinking outside the box". www.aerotechnews.com. 30 December 2016.
  3. ^ "A Boeing 737NG Embarks on a Final Mission". 21 October 2015.
  4. ^ Local company bringing Hollywood magic to Las Vegas with plane and helicopter sets – by David Schuman, https://www.ktnv.com/news/local-company-bringing-hollywood-magic-to-las-vegas-with-plane-and-helicopter-sets
  5. ^ Cody Diamond (September 2018). "Saving a Delta L-1011". Airways Magazine. No. #271.
  6. ^ Philip Faiss, Scroggins Aviation (January–February 2019). "The Craft of Aircraft in Cinema Art" (PDF). Perspective.
  7. ^ Marjorie Galas. "Plane Parts From "Flight" to "Iron Man 3" An Overview of Scroggins Aviation". Variety 411 / LA411 (issue 117).
  8. ^ a b "Jurassic Copter - Vertical Magazine".
  9. ^ JETGALA.COM. "JETGALA MAGAZINE - Life Beyond First Class". www.jetgala.com.
  10. ^ a b "Honolulu Star-Bulletin Features /2005/06/14/". archives.starbulletin.com.
  11. ^ Cinefex October, issue #167, (2019) (page 98)" Muscle Cars - by Graham Edwards"
  12. ^ Cinefex February, issue #163, (2019) (pages 81 – 83)" Transformation - by Graham Edwards"
  13. ^ Cinefex August, issue #160, (2018)"Knocking'em Dead - by Graham Edwards"
  14. ^ Cinefex July, issue #142, (2015)"Indominus - by Jody Duncan"
  15. ^ Cinefex June, issue #147 (page 28), (2016)"A Family Affair - by Jody Duncan"
  16. ^ Cinefex October, issue 143, (2015)"Wrinkles in Time – by Jody Duncan"
  17. ^ Cinefex August, issue 154, (2017)“The Kid Underneath the Suit – by Jody Duncan”
  18. ^ Cinefex October, issue 155, (2017)"Deliverance - by Joe Fordham"
  19. ^ Schuman, David (29 July 2017). "Local company bringing Hollywood magic to Las Vegas with plane and helicopter sets".
  20. ^ Cinefex February, issue 157, (2018) "It’s a Jungle Out There – by Jody Duncan"
  21. ^ "In Hollywood, Flights of Fancy". International Herald Tribune. 9 July 2012 – via The New York Times.
  22. ^ Airways (January 2014). "Airways-News" (PDF). Airways Magazine.
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