Nancy Flanigan

Sculptor

Nancy Flanigan Sculptor

I began my sculpting career at the former Kenner Products Company in
Cincinnati in 1975. I was on their sculpting staff for eight years where I
acquired my skills in sculpting original models in clay and wax, to the
specifications of engineers and designers. Kenner was renowned for their
foresight in bringing Star Wars and the "action figure" to the toy world.
I was on the staff there during those historic early years. I began freelancing
in 1983 and have enjoyed working on a variety of projects for several
different companies: Kenner, Hasbro, Playskool, Fisher-Price, Tyco, Jim Davis'
Paws Co., The Franklin Mint, Ashton-Drake, Effanbee Doll Co., Lee Middleton
Dolls, Grannyworld and most recently Super7.

Specific Skills:

Create original models for prototypes and production tooling from drawings,
photos and blueprints.Prepare models for tooling specifications:

  • Parting lines

  • Paint masks and pad printing

  • Upsize for duplication and material shrinkage

  • Work with armatures for articulation or other specs

  • Prepare waxes for Electro-plating for roto-molding by calculating the
    proper shrinkages and flawless finish of the wax surface.

  • Make record molds for creating hard copy samples in a castable,hard
    material such as resin.

  • Provide multiple models for paint samples, and tooling models.

  • Work with materials such as clay, castlelene, wax, plaster, silicone
    and resins.

  • Can provide review of project with digital media.


Recent Projects