Ann Squared Giant Qashqai Car Prop

  • Qashqai car prop fully attached to the chimney.
  • Attaching the Qashqai car prop to the Truman Brewery chimney.
  • The giant Qashqai Car prop being transported down the road on the back of a lorry.

The brief

At just over one and a half times the size of a real Nissan Qashqai this vibrant bright red giant prop was an exciting challenge for us at Spur. Built and designed in under 5 weeks, our team of prop makers worked tirelessly to bring the car to life ready to be lifted and placed onto the Truman brewery chimney in London. Complete with front and back lights, and attached to the chimney via a giant metal frame bonded into the car, with the small 3D printed details such as door handles, and wipers stuck on before painting the car a bright glossy red. It was then lifted 48 metres into the skies of London by two cranes, and attached to the side of the chimney leaving passers by questioning how a car ended up there.

Project Details

I just wanted to say a massive, massive thank you again! We’ve had the best feedback, the clients are over the moon and so are we. We truly appreciate all the hard work that went into that monster of a car. 

Charlotte Boag - Production Director - Ann Squared

 

Prop process images

  1. The very start of the process, milled polystyrene arriving at the workshop ready for fibreglass to be applied.
  2. Preparing the sections of the polystyrene car for fibreglass.
  3. Gluing the Qashqai car prop polystyrene and fibreglass sections together.
  4. Sanding and filling the Qashqai car prop to smooth down the body ready for paint.
  5. Welding the frame for the Qashqai car prop that goes under the car.
  6. Starting to spray paint the bright red onto the car.
  7. Placing the Vinyl windows onto the Nissan Qashqai car prop in the workshop.
  8. Testing the back lights on the painted Qashqai car Prop.
  9. The finished Qashqai car prop on the back of the lorry ready to be taken to the site of install.
  10. The giant Qashqai Car prop being transported down the road on the back of a lorry.
  11. Lifting the Qashqai car prop with two cranes to place onto the Truman Brewery Chimney in London.
  12. Attaching the Qashqai car prop to the Truman Brewery chimney.

The Process

We had the body of the car and a single wheel milled out of polystyrene: the team then spent time preparing each of the six section of the car ready for the fibreglass.  Before joining we inserted a metal frame up inside the body to bolt the main frame to. Once the finishing was complete we primed and painted the car with glossy car paint matching the exact colour of the red Nissan Qashqai in the adverts. Adding vinyl for the black roof and windows and cutting out sections to fit the lights. The frame consisted of angled padded legs that sat against the chimney, this frame was then bolted to the car and used to lift the entire prop into its parking space on the chimney. The install was a collaboration of different teams coming together, delivered safely from our workshop to the install site in Shoreditch, London, where two cranes positioned the car vertically 48m in the air on the chimney. The car was up for four days before successfully being brought down with the same efficient teams present. 

Project Image

Qashqai car prop fully attached to the chimney.

The Result

It was an exciting and proud moment for Spur watching the giant prop being lifted and secured onto the chimney with cheers from the clients on site.