As our reputation for creating some of the most high quality, original characters in the world of street theatre grew – other companies working in outdoor arts, theatre and film began hiring us as freelance artists and commissioning us to bring their visions to life. If you’re looking for specialists in puppet making, creature suits, prop making, animatronic creatures, mask making, special effects, model making, theatrical effects, hard and soft edge costume making, speciality costumes, mascots, bespoke costumes or Illusions then why not send an email to discuss your project.

As natural problem solvers, we always strive to find the best solution. Sometimes the only answer is to make a complicated robot, and other times the solution is more straightforward to achieve! Although we have a armoury of high-tech techniques and tools at our disposal, we never overlook the power of a simple idea executed perfectly.

A day of work at The Flying Buttresses – where one moment you could be making a remote control flame cannon and the next you are casting glow-in-the-dark eyeballs – is never boring! Every day is an opportunity to try a new experiment or invent a new technique. We consider animatronics to be at the nexus point of art and science where physics, chemistry and mechanical engineering go hand in hand with painting, sculpture and animation. The entertainment possibilities of this technology are boundless and each new project is an opportunity to push the limits of what is currently possible.