Simon Wilson is the company director of Animatronic Animals Ltd. He started doing taxidermy as a hobby at 9 years old and went on to run the biggest taxidermy company in the United Kingdom. He has a vast experience in all aspects of taxidermy and will take on projects others say are impossible. The 26 years working in the film industry has taught him that not many things are impossible. He will take on any project from a mouse to an elephant.
As a result of working on movies with taxidermy and training live animals he discovered animatronics. Where they were always models made from artificial materials he thought that he could do the same thing but with real skins. He has experience dealing with skins through the taxidermy where all other model makers had not. This led to Animatronic Animals Ltd being formed, which led to many projects all over the world combining taxidermy, animatronics and live animals for the movie industry and museums.
Company
Animatronic Animals ltd was formed in 1987 by Simon Wilson.
We supply taxidermy and models of animals in either ridgid fiberglass of flexible rubber or natural skin for the film and television industry and museum exhibitions.
We also supply animatronic animal creations using the real skin so the resulting model is very realistic. Taxidermy that moves.
We have a range of models and taxidermy in stock and can also create any animal from a Mouse to a full size T- Rex as a static model or a fully animatronic creation
Experience
• 40 years experience in taxidermy
• Experience in feature film industry covering 25 years supplying taxidermy and animatronic animals.
• Other areas covered are photo shoots, tv programs, music video and exhibitions.
• Installing dioramas in museums and supplying taxidermy for the exhibits.
• Setting up dioramas zoo’s i.e building enclosures for live animals with natural and fake habitat.
• Supplying live animals for feature films, tv, photo shoots and displays involving the public.
• Restoration of antique taxidermy.
• Fabrication of replica animals ie, whales, dolphins, rhino, elephant, gorillas.
Skills
We can supply everything needed to install an exhibition from design to manufacture of exhibits.
Taxidermy animals can be sourced and mounted in required positioned.
Animatronic creations can be manufactured and installed.
Service and maintenance is supplied if needed.
Full crew facility’s supplied with experienced staff in movie industry.
As a result of working on movies with taxidermy and training live animals he discovered animatronics. Where they were always models made from artificial materials he thought that he could do the same thing but with real skins. He has experience dealing with skins through the taxidermy where all other model makers had not. This led to Animatronic Animals Ltd being formed, which led to many projects all over the world combining taxidermy, animatronics and live animals for the movie industry and museums.
Company
Animatronic Animals ltd was formed in 1987 by Simon Wilson.
We supply taxidermy and models of animals in either ridgid fiberglass of flexible rubber or natural skin for the film and television industry and museum exhibitions.
We also supply animatronic animal creations using the real skin so the resulting model is very realistic. Taxidermy that moves.
We have a range of models and taxidermy in stock and can also create any animal from a Mouse to a full size T- Rex as a static model or a fully animatronic creation
Experience
• 40 years experience in taxidermy
• Experience in feature film industry covering 25 years supplying taxidermy and animatronic animals.
• Other areas covered are photo shoots, tv programs, music video and exhibitions.
• Installing dioramas in museums and supplying taxidermy for the exhibits.
• Setting up dioramas zoo’s i.e building enclosures for live animals with natural and fake habitat.
• Supplying live animals for feature films, tv, photo shoots and displays involving the public.
• Restoration of antique taxidermy.
• Fabrication of replica animals ie, whales, dolphins, rhino, elephant, gorillas.
Skills
We can supply everything needed to install an exhibition from design to manufacture of exhibits.
Taxidermy animals can be sourced and mounted in required positioned.
Animatronic creations can be manufactured and installed.
Service and maintenance is supplied if needed.
Full crew facility’s supplied with experienced staff in movie industry.