Scroggins Aviation
{{Short description|American aviation special effects company}}
Scroggins Aviation is an American aircraft salvage and aviation movie special effects company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It has provided special effects for several network television shows and feature films.
History
The company initially operated in the commercial aircraft dismantling, crash recovery, and recycling industry.{{cite web|url=http://www.aerotechnews.com/blog/2016/12/30/mojave-thinking-outside-the-box/|title=Mojave — thinking outside the box|website=www.aerotechnews.com|date=30 December 2016|access-date=20 February 2018|archive-date=20 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220152300/http://www.aerotechnews.com/blog/2016/12/30/mojave-thinking-outside-the-box/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://airwaysmag.com/airlines/a-boeing-737-embarks-on-a-final-mission/|title=A Boeing 737NG Embarks on a Final Mission|date=21 October 2015|publisher=|access-date=20 February 2018|archive-date=20 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220152452/https://airwaysmag.com/airlines/a-boeing-737-embarks-on-a-final-mission/|url-status=live}} Scroggins Aviation was founded in 2000 by James Douglas (Doug) Scroggins III, a veteran of the film industry and aviation industry.{{cite web|url=https://www.ktnv.com/news/local-company-bringing-hollywood-magic-to-las-vegas-with-plane-and-helicopter-sets|title=Local company bringing Hollywood magic to Las Vegas with plane and helicopter sets|first=David|last=Schuman|date=29 July 2017|publisher=|access-date=20 February 2018|archive-date=20 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220152448/https://www.ktnv.com/news/local-company-bringing-hollywood-magic-to-las-vegas-with-plane-and-helicopter-sets|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|magazine=VFXV the Magazine of the Visual Effects Society|date=May 2023|issue=Web Exclusive|title=Building the Ultra-Real "Off-World" Escape Vessel for 65|author=Evan Henderson|url=http://www.vfxvoice.com/building-the-ultra-real-off-world-escape-vessel-for-65/}}{{cite magazine|magazine=King Air a Magazine for the owner and pilot of King Air aircraft|date=July 2023|issue=Web Exclusive|title=Camera-Ready, King Air Stars in New Movie|author=MeLinda Schnyder|url=https://kingairmagazine.com/article/the-making-of-a-movie-star/}} The company changed its name in 2015 to Scroggins Aviation Mockup & Effects.Local company bringing Hollywood magic to Las Vegas with plane and helicopter sets – by David Schuman, https://www.ktnv.com/news/local-company-bringing-hollywood-magic-to-las-vegas-with-plane-and-helicopter-sets {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220152448/https://www.ktnv.com/news/local-company-bringing-hollywood-magic-to-las-vegas-with-plane-and-helicopter-sets|date=2018-02-20}}{{cite magazine|magazine=Airways Magazine|date=September 2018|issue=#271|title=Saving a Delta L-1011|author=Cody Diamond|url=https://airwaysmag.com/product/sep18/}}{{cite magazine|magazine=Perspective|date=January–February 2019|title=The Craft of Aircraft in Cinema Art|author=Philip Faiss, Scroggins Aviation|url=http://scrogginsaviation.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Art-Director-Perspective-january-february-2019-on-Scroggins-Aviation-Copy.pdf}}{{cite magazine|magazine=Variety 411 / LA411 (issue 117)|title=Plane Parts From "Flight" to "Iron Man 3" An Overview of Scroggins Aviation|author=Marjorie Galas|url=https://la411.com/blog/post/plane-parts-from-flight-to-iron-man-3}}{{cite web|url=https://www.verticalmag.com/news/jurassiccopter/|title=Jurassic Copter - Vertical Magazine|publisher=|access-date=2018-02-20|archive-date=2018-02-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220154107/https://www.verticalmag.com/news/jurassiccopter/|url-status=live}}
Film and television
A selection of films that used Scroggins to produce aviation materials for its sets include:
- 65 (film)VFXV the Magazine of the Visual Effects Society May 9, (2023) (web exclusive)" Building the Ultra-Real “Off-World” Escape Vessel for 65 - by Evan Henderson"
- Hobbs and ShawCinefex October, issue #167, (2019) (page 98)" Muscle Cars - by Graham Edwards"
- Bumblebee (film)Cinefex February, issue #163, (2019) (pages 81 – 83)" Transformation - by Graham Edwards"
- Deadpool 2Cinefex August, issue #160, (2018)"Knocking'em Dead - by Graham Edwards"
- Jurassic WorldCinefex July, issue #142, (2015)"Indominus - by Jody Duncan"
- Captain America: Civil WarCinefex June, issue #147 (page 28), (2016)"A Family Affair - by Jody Duncan"
- Terminator GenisysCinefex October, issue 143, (2015)"Wrinkles in Time – by Jody Duncan"
- Spider-Man: HomecomingCinefex August, issue 154, (2017)“The Kid Underneath the Suit – by Jody Duncan”
- DunkirkCinefex October, issue 155, (2017)"Deliverance - by Joe Fordham"
- Iron Man 3
- Sully
- Independence Day: Resurgence
- Jumanji: Welcome to the JungleCinefex February, issue 157, (2018) "It’s a Jungle Out There – by Jody Duncan"
- Fifty Shades Darker
- Flight{{cite web|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-las-vegas/las-vegas-aviation-company-specializes-in-mangling-planes-for-hollywood/|title=Las Vegas aviation company specializes in mangling planes for Hollywood|date=21 June 2015|publisher=|access-date=20 February 2018|archive-date=20 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220152723/https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-las-vegas/las-vegas-aviation-company-specializes-in-mangling-planes-for-hollywood/|url-status=live}}
Television series for which Scroggins has designed sets have included:
- The Event
- Pan Am{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/09/business/global/in-hollywood-flights-of-fancy.html|title=In Hollywood, Flights of Fancy|date=9 July 2012|website=International Herald Tribune|via=The New York Times|access-date=20 February 2018|archive-date=20 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220152813/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/09/business/global/in-hollywood-flights-of-fancy.html|url-status=live}}
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.{{cite magazine|magazine=Airways Magazine|date=January 2014|title=Airways-News|author=Airways|url=http://scrogginsaviation.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Agents-of-SHIELD-Airways-2014-Scroggins-Aviation-1a.pdf}}
- The Night Shift
- The Last Ship{{cite web |title=Honolulu Star-Bulletin Features /2005/06/14/ |url=http://archives.starbulletin.com/2005/06/14/features/story1.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171022020725/http://archives.starbulletin.com/2005/06/14/features/story1.html |archive-date=2017-10-22 |access-date=2018-02-20 |website=archives.starbulletin.com}}