Before the park
embark on large building projects they often commission artists to
build models of attractions to get a better idea of what the
finished product will look like. This process also highlights any
parts of an attraction that may not work, allowing the designers to
rectify problems before going into full scale production.
Between 1994 and 1997
the park employed the services of Paul Jomain, a Model, Puppet and
Prop designer, who has worked in a wide variety of media over the
years from theatre and television right through to helping build
Marvin the Paranoid Android for the 2005 movie, Hitchhikers Guide
to the Galaxy. Paul built models for several of the then
Tussauds attractions, and for Alton Towers he built models of
various features which can be found within the park, as well as the
concept models for the Alton Towers Hotel.
Below you can find
pictures of the models built for Storybook Land, Nickelodeon: Outta
Control and the Alton Towers Hotel. The models below were all built
in a scale of 1:50 and both models and photos are by Paul Jomain.
Storybook
Land
Squirrel Nutty's House and the
entrance to the Ice Show Arena
As you can see it changed a little from
concept model to real thing
Nickelodeon:
Outta Control
The Nickelodeon Shop (Off the Shelf ) and
Cafe (Slurp and Burp)