by Miles Wilhelm | Sep 14, 2019 | Blueprint, Castles, Fantasyland, Sleeping Beauty Castle |
A few weeks ago I received an email from a contact I have at Disney. They asked if I would be interested in creating a 3D model of the new planned addition to Sleeping Beauty Castle at Hong Kong Disneyland. On the heals of the recent D23 Expo in Anaheim where they...
by Miles Wilhelm | May 16, 2019 | Castles, Cinderella Castle, Fantasyland, Walt Disney World |
A few years ago, a fellow Disney fan sent me a collection of small photos someone had taken of the original Cinderella Castle blueprint set when they posted to eBay. The photos are poorly lighted, sometimes blurry, and are only of small sections of the entire...
by Miles Wilhelm | May 1, 2019 | Castles, Cinderella Castle, Walt Disney World |
My progress on this has been slow for sure, but we’ve had some great family trips recently and welcomed Baby Olivia to the family in March. I’m currently typing this with her sleeping in my arm. I hope to pick up the pace on this project, seeing as the...
by Miles Wilhelm | Oct 15, 2018 | Disneyland, Main Street U.S.A., Railroad, Train Station |
Made a few changes/updates recently to Disneyland’s Main Street U.S.A. Train Station. The main structure has been pretty solid for a while, with only minor revisions as I adjust height, width, and depth of elements, but the ramps, stairways, planters, and brick...
by Miles Wilhelm | Sep 17, 2018 | EPCOT, Grand Floridian Resort, Monorails, Walt Disney World |
We all know (assume) that the Disney Co. has no plans to expand the current monorail at Disney World. But have you ever wondered what it would take to make it look more like Walt’s original plan? Here we’ll study the costs and possible routes it might...
by Miles Wilhelm | Mar 14, 2018 | Arendelle, Castles, Frozen |
This is a private project in collaboration with a wonderful designer based in Colorado. I had planned on modeling the Arendelle Castle from Frozen at some point, but this project pushed it to the forefront and I’m glad for it. The first step was to screen...
by Miles Wilhelm | Jan 7, 2018 | Blueprint, Castles, Cinderella Castle, Walt Disney World |
My resolution for this year is to be much more active on my Disney 3D projects. So I decided to tackle Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World, Florida. I’ve had my eye on this architectural beauty even before I was into 3D modeling. Back...
by Miles Wilhelm | Dec 28, 2017 | Anaheim, Blueprint, Disneyland, Railroad, Train Station |
I’ve had some recent requests to colorize the original Disneyland Main Street U.S.A. Train Station blueprint. So last month, after attending the EarzUp podcast 100th episode event down in Anaheim, I got to work. As long as you have a decent paper or digital copy...
by Miles Wilhelm | Jun 15, 2016 | Grand Floridian Resort, Hotels, Walt Disney World |
I had just finished three, or maybe it was four, semesters of 3D design in college. I capped the final semester with an independent study project that combined live action with digitally animated scenes. It was my first team project, and I was put in charge of all the...
by Miles Wilhelm | May 2, 2016 | Disneyland, Railroad, Train Station |
The Disneyland Railroad Main Street Train Station may not have been the first model I worked on, but it definitely received the most attention to detail. From the very beginning, I had much more reference material to work with, including personal photos and a...
