2001: food tray
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Brigandia36
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Up ! BluRay screenshots ?
Brigandia36
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My thread in "Paper Props Replica"
SquidMan
Sr Member
I'll be recreating the food packets in the tray sometime soon. The logo on the bottom left of each packet is the Seabrook Farms logo.
The packets should be easy to make out of glossy paper and plastic straws. Now how to recreate the plastic tray itself, I wonder?
Here's an image of the full prop, unobscured by the actress' hand (in black and white, unfortunately):
The packets should be easy to make out of glossy paper and plastic straws. Now how to recreate the plastic tray itself, I wonder?
Here's an image of the full prop, unobscured by the actress' hand (in black and white, unfortunately):
SquidMan
Sr Member
I've looked all over online for food trays, TV dinner trays, airline trays, storage trays, and even ice cube trays and can't find any that look like that. Does anyone know how to find something like this?
And if it isn't a pre-existing item, can it be recreated somehow?
I can replicate the graphics and text of the prop fairly easily, and the food containers can be printed and folded, but I'm stumped about that blue tray.
And if it isn't a pre-existing item, can it be recreated somehow?
I can replicate the graphics and text of the prop fairly easily, and the food containers can be printed and folded, but I'm stumped about that blue tray.
joberg
Legendary Member
As the packets, tray was made from scratch for the movie. You could do a wooden buck and vacu-form the top. It seems to me that with a fairly thick plastic sheet (Sintra or others) you could be able to cut the sides of the tray (the trapeze form at the bottom) and glue the whole thing together. From the pics, it looks like the depth of that tray is about 3" max.
SquidMan
Sr Member
It's certainly possible that they were made out of Perspex but I'm not sure if each side was a separate piece joined together at the edges, as some of the edges look like they're a bit less sharp than they would be if they were made out of two flat joined pieces.
In any case, please let me know if anyone is interested in making a run of these. I'll start work on recreating the food packets sometime soon.
In any case, please let me know if anyone is interested in making a run of these. I'll start work on recreating the food packets sometime soon.
joberg
Legendary Member
Pro-Mod, could be Perpex also (you never know with those crazy prop makers
) Squidman, doesn't matter if your plastic sheet is sharp when putting the edges together; a good router will do the trick of rounding those edges in no time. Same with the top part, if your sheet of plastic is thick enough, you'll round the interior edges (part that touches the packets) as well as the outer one.
) Squidman, doesn't matter if your plastic sheet is sharp when putting the edges together; a good router will do the trick of rounding those edges in no time. Same with the top part, if your sheet of plastic is thick enough, you'll round the interior edges (part that touches the packets) as well as the outer one.
SquidMan
Sr Member
Great, thank you! I'll be starting to recreate the food packets and instructions text over the next week. I'm excited to replicate this together!
What would you say the dimensions of the tray are? I estimate 16" long x 7" wide x 2.5" tall, would you agree?
SquidMan
Sr Member
Yep, I know: it's been a while and was wondering if you were (SquidMan) still interested in producing that wonderful paper prop and the food packets.
Since I've just finished the other tray (Discovery set), I would like to tackle the other food tray
Hey joberg! Long time!
I would be interested in working on this again with you, although I'd need you to first produce the tray portion so that I know what dimensions the food packets need to be.
joberg
Legendary Member
Thanks for the quick response SquidMan I'm still finalizing the measurements of the packets. Having looked at various pics/screen caps,etc, I believe that the packets are square at the top (minus the slanted part) 4"X4" seems to be the size coming again and again (average hand size of a 5' 6" woman). You'll just do the 4"X4" top part; I'll have to build the packets out of satin finish cardboard and then affix the labels.
As for the instructions and the PanAm label, I'll have to finalize that as well. The overall length of the tray should be 22" long.
Lots to do for sure!
I'm still finalizing the measurements of the packets. Having looked at various pics/screen caps,etc, I believe that the packets are square at the top (minus the slanted part) 4"X4" seems to be the size coming again and again (average hand size of a 5' 6" woman). You'll just do the 4"X4" top part; I'll have to build the packets out of satin finish cardboard and then affix the labels.As for the instructions and the PanAm label, I'll have to finalize that as well. The overall length of the tray should be 22" long.
Lots to do for sure!
