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I am a scale model maker of movie inspired collectables. I love all things movie and pop culture related.

If you like this page, please head to my Instagram page https://www.instagram.com/mckoolminiatures/?hl=en

16/04/2026

What a time it's been! Our new show MLB's The Doug Out has officially launched on YouTube and what a reaction, I'm floored! I have loved every step of this production and I'm so incredibly proud to be Producer+ Art Director.

I'm going to be posting more about The Doug Out soon, but for now this is the brilliant behind the scenes feature that explains what The Doug Out is all about.

Opening Day, but make it stop-motion ⚾️
Creator & Director Adam Reid () steps up to the plate with “The Doug Out!”, a brand new series for MLB Clubhouse on YouTube. Made in collaboration with and the legendary , this one’s a love letter to old-school, handcrafted animation.

Take a peek behind the scenes with Adam, Producer + Art Director , and the team as they bring DOUG and SCOUT to life, frame by frame. From meticulous builds to a new “Speak Easy” face animation system, it’s all about blending tactile charm with modern speed.

Come for the time-lapses, stay for the baseball metaphors. Big swings were definitely taken!
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CREATED & DIRECTED BY
Adam Reid

DOUG
Thom Nemer
SCOUT
Fiona Ramirez

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
Gordon Lessersohn
Adam Reid

PRODUCED BY
Hayley McKinney

CO-PRODUCERS
Laura Duncalf
Robin Hall
Kerri-Anne Lavin
Kevin Carroll

LINE PRODUCERS
Jody Peters

ART DIRECTOR
Hayley McKinney

CHARACTER DESIGN
Josh Emrich

CASTING
Kerri-Anne Lavin

ANIMATION
Russell Hicks
Julia McLean

CAMERA & LIGHTING
Richard Dando

FACIAL ANIMATION AND COMPOSITE
Antony Evans

EDITOR
Joel Kropinsky

COMPOSITE & DESIGN
Elliot Lobell

SOUND DESIGN
Alex Ball

SCOUTS SKETCHES
Ava Bourne

PRODUCTION MANAGER
Steve Levinshon

PRODUCTION COORDINATOR
Jodie Walker

PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
Rosetta Cassini

PUPPET BUILD

DIGITAL SCULPTOR - Beth Jupe
ARMATURE DESIGN AND BUILD - Daniel James
MOULDS - Tom Pilling & Emily Mills
SILICONE CASTING - Mark Thompson & Beth Bentham
PAINT - Paul Davis
COSTUME - Andy Bell & Lucy Sturley
DIGITAL PROPS - Anthony Fellows & Rob Birchall

PRODUCED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
Bodega Studios &
Mackinnon and Saunders

youtubekids

25/03/2026

This stunning short film “Glad I Met You,” was created by MAL Shanghai, was shot entirely on iPhones. I was fortunate to have the opportunity to work on the costumes and soft props for this beautiful advert. I created the miniature versions of her bag and did one of my favourite miniature crafts...hand micro knitted to create her cosy orange scarf. I used thread instead of traditional wool and piano wire as knitting needles.

not only crafted all of the incredible puppets, but also filmed it in their own studio. "Glad I Met You" has won the inaugural ONE Asia Chinese New Year Award from .

18/12/2023

Such amazing news out of LA! has won an Emmy!!!
So proud to have played a part in bringing this wonderful show to life and working with such a wonderful team .makes and so many other talent people who I'm sure I am missing off (send me a message if I have and I'll kick myself! )

Posted • WAHOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! 🏆🎖
A HUUUGE congratulations to , and everyone who worked with to win this wonderful award at the !! Lots of hard work was put into this incredible show, and super proud to have won! A big well done to all the other winners on the night, and especially those nominated!
Big 'wuv' to you all!

04/12/2023

Anyone hungry?! ➡️
Sadly I don't think these tiny quesadillas would fill you up if you are..scroll to see just how tiny they are arrow➡️

I LOVE making miniature food and during my time working on I was lucky enough to make lots.

The Tiny Chef crew are all such wonderful people to work with, especially the main man himself TC! It is definitely up there with my all time favourite productions.

02/12/2023

I haven't posted in a while and looking back at my account I realised I've never posted about my day job as a Stop Motion Prop maker and artist.

I love my job and have been very fortunate to have been working in the Stop Motion industry for nearly 14 years now and I would love to start sharing things I have made over my career.

This was a pilots hat I made whilst working on at the wonderful which is the company I have been lucky enough to have spent most of career working at.

The characters on Postman all have quite large heads which made the pattern making for this prop a little tricky, but it was such a fun prop to make.

26/09/2022

I've been working on something very close to my heart recently and wanted to share it! I'm a massive fan of and I was inspired by Cheffy's really life stump home and decided to make a miniature stump myself. I've got loads of videos and pictures showing my making process I can't wait to share.
What do you guys think?

24/09/2022

Ello! I was obsessed with the Jim Henson's Labyrinth movie when I was a kid and it is literally the movie that made me want to work in the career I do now (even if I do work in stop-motion rather than animatronic puppet making which was my first dream job!)

I have wanted my own Ello Worm from that movie for years and finally I have made my own version inspired by the movie.

I have made a couple more so if you would like one of your own, head to my Etsy page *link in bio*

08/09/2022

This hopefully shows the size of my sculpt better as it is truly is a tiny stump home! It's only 11cm high, I bet Cheffy would even feel big next to it, but it might make a comfy seat for him. What do you guys think?

23/07/2022

I'm working on an order for my Up! house today, I am using my dremel lite to hollow out the chimney so I can add the balloons at a later stage. I make all my dioramas from scratch by hand and then make a mould and cast then in resin ready for adding final detail and paint. I love the process and feel it makes for a stronger end piece. I have a link to my Etsy page in my bio if you would like to have a look at my shop.

Address

Manchester

Website

https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/McKoolCollectables

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