Green Cross Code Droid Project. Dave Prowse
Dave Prowse, who played Darth Vader in Starwars, and the 1980's Green Cross Code Man, asked Podpadstudios if we could help him out with a project. 'Droid', the little green robot that had been used in the 1982 TV safety campaign, 'Always use the Green Cross Code,' needed a 21st-century refurb. It was a great honour to be asked to complete this rebuild of the iconic 80's screen robot, which was brought up to date and made ready for Mr Prowse. Rebuilding the 30-year-old robotic icon was a considerable challenge. It was important that the original look was retained and that it ran reliably.
The great man, David Prowse, is no longer with us, but we still have great memories of the time we worked together.
R.I.P: you were our Vader, always in our hearts.
David Burrows - Stars of Time
“I am pleased to have developed our partnership over the last few years. Podpadstudios' props help us attract a wider audience and have become an integral part of the show's success, helping it become the premier sci-fi show in the south-west.” Find out more about Stars of Time
The StarGate Portal Project
Full-size Stargate prop,designed and created for the Paintball and Airsoft Centre at Warminster.
Find out more in this artilcle in Airsoft Magazine, or watch the video
Entertainment Swindon "Mixed in with the dragons, robots and movie inspired cars & bikes, were numerous talented artists from the town" Full article
BBC Wiltshire "He builds fully-operational scale models of .. sci-fi robots and shows them at fan conventions around the country. His impressive models of robot dog K-9 from Doctor Who and an R6 droid unit from Star Wars are made from recycled materials."Full article
STARWARS.COM "One Artoo in particular catches Dak’s eye, a Steampunk Droid built by local teacher, artist, and props builder Mark Enright, whom the BBC profiled in 2010" Full article
BBC News Sculptures See Full article
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Hundreds of events by Podpadstudios
2025
REME model show, Lyneham, Wiltshire 11/10/2025
Swindon Open Studios 20, 22, 28 & 29/09/2025
REME Sci Fi Day , Lyneham, Wiltshire 20/09/2025
Wings and Wheels, Middle wallop 12/07/2025
Swindon Comic Con 21/06/2025
Swindon Arts Fringe, Carriage Works 16-29/06/2025
Smart Manufacturing Week NEC 04-05/06/2025
Castle Coomb Steam Rally 17/05/2025
Festival of Tomorrow, Swindon 21- 22/02/2025
2024
REME Model ShowLyneham, Wiltshire 12/10/2024
Podpadstudios & friends at the
Carriage Works, Swindon 21,22,28 & 29/09/2024
Reme Sci Fi DayLyneham, Wiltshire 31/08/2024
Droid Builders UK, M Shed, Bristol 07/07/2024
Swindon Comic Con 22/06/2024
Smart Manufacturing Week, NEC 05 & 06/06/2024
ND Careers Fair, Calne Wiltshire 01/05/2024
Local fundrasier, Swindon Radio 105.5 16/03/2024
STEAM educational Fair, Trowbridge 27/02/2024
2018
Stars of Time, Western-Super-Mare 02/12/2018
Olive tree cafe, Swindon 31/10/2018
Optimus Bristol 21/10/2018
UKGCC, Taunton, Somerset 20/10/2018
STEAM Educational Fair, Trowbridge 09/10/2018
Feel the force, Peterborough 06/10/2018
NorCon, Norwich 29 & 30/09/2018
Emergency Services Show, Gloucester 16/09/2018
Retroplay show, Leighton Buzzard 09/09/2018
Concorde Classic Show, Eastliegh 01 & 02/09/2018
Stars of Time, W'ton-Super-Mare 26 & 27/08/2018
Frome Comic Con, Somerset 12/08/2018
Calne Bike Meet, Wiltshire 28/07/2018
Geekfest, Cambourne, Cornwall 07 & 08/07/2018
UKGCC, Exeter, Devon 01/07/2018
Olive Tree Cafe, Swindon 24/06/2018
Hot Rod Show Beaulieu, Brockenhurst 17/06/2018
Port Solent Show, Southampton 16/06/2018
Olive Tree Cafe, Swindon 08/06/2018
Bovington Tank Museum, Dorset 26/05/2018
Devcon, Plymouth 20/05/2018
Motors by the Moat, Kent 12 & 13/05/2018
Makers Central, NEC 05 & 06/05/2018
Festival of Porchester, Hampshire 29/04/2018
UKGCC, Bristol 22/04/2018
UKGCC, Taunton Somerset 15/04/2018
Bath Comic Con, Somerset 17/02/2018
2023
Children in need, Swindon 17/11/2023
Wyntercon, Eastbourne 14 & 15/10/2023
Swindon Open Studios 16, 17, 23 & 24/09/2023
REME Sci Fi Day, Lyneham, Wiltshire 09/09/2023
Geekfest, Cambourne, Cornwall 26, 27 & 28/08/2023
Pinehurst fun day, Swindon 13/08/2023
Calne Bike Festival 29/07/2023
Droid Builders UK, M Shed, Bristol 02/07/2023
M D Events, Kent 21/05/2023
Makers Central 13 & 14/05/2023
ND Fair, Calne, Wiltshire 26/04/2023
2022
Christmas lights, Royal Wootton Bassett 02/12/2022
STEM Educatoinal event, Trowbridge 08/11/2022
UKCGF Exeter, Devon 15 & 16/10/2022
Swindon Open Studios 17, 18, 24 & 25/09/2022
UKCGF, Bristol 03/09/2022
UKCGF, Bath 20/08/2022
Olive Tree Funday, Swindon 14/08/2022
UKCGF, Truro 30 & 31/07/2022
Bike Treads Promo day, Swindon 09/07/2022
Droid builders UK, M Shed, Bristol 02/07/2022
Stars of Time, Swindon 18 & 19/06/2022
Private function, STEAM Museum, Swindon 17/06/2022
DC comic Con, Kent 22/05/2022
Makers Central, NEC Birmingham 30/04 & 1/05/2022
UKGCC, Wadebridge, Cornwall 09 & 10/04/2022
UKGCC, Weymouth 20/03/2022
Stars of Time, Western-Super-Mare 13/03/2022
UKGCC, Bristol 06/03/2022
Festival of Tomorrow, Swindon 25/02/2022
2021
Private Event, Devon 25/09/2021
Stars of Time, W'tern-Super-Mare 29 & 30/08/2021
Alton Comic Con, Hampshire 14/08/2021
Totton Comic Con, Hampshire 25/07/2021
2020
Devcon, Plymouth 07/03/2020
STEM Educational Event, Trowbridge 20/02/2020
Festival of Tomorrow, Swindon 15/02/2020
2019
Stars of Time, Western-Super-Mare 01/12/2019
Torquay Comicon, Devon 09/11/2019
Gosport Comicon, Hampshire 02/11/2019
Guildhall Shopping Centre, Exeter 24/10/2019
UKGCC, Bristol 19 & 20/10/2019
DevCon Plymouth 13/10/2019
Totton Comic Con, Hants 05 & 06/10/2019
Norcon, Norwich 28 & 29/09/2019
UKGCC, Chipenham, Wiltshire 22/09/2019
Retroplay show, Leigthon Buzzard 08/09/2019
Stars of Time Western-Super-Mare 26 & 25/08/2019
Alton Comic Con, Hampshire 17/08/2019
Frome Comic Con, Somerset 11/08/2019
UKGCC, Truro Comic Con 04/08/2019
Calne Bike Meet, Wiltshire 27/07/2019
Geekfest, Cambourne, Cornwall 06 & 07/07/2019
Sci Fi by the Sea, Herne Bay, Kent 16/06/2019
Olive Tree Cafe, Swindon 08/06/2019
Makers Central, NEC Birmingham 11 & 12/05/2019
UKGCC. Bristol 30/03/2019
The Gathering, Chippenham, Wiltshire 10/03/2019
Plymouth Comic Con, Devon 02/03/2019
Totton Comic Con, Hampshire 17/02/2019
2017
Private party, Swindon 15/12/2017
Stars of Time, Weston-Super-Mare 03/12/2017
Reading Comic Con, Berkshire 25/11/2017
Devizes Library, Wiltshire 14/10/2017
Feel the Force, Peterborough 30/09/2017
Defcon 6, Plymouth 23 & 24/09/2017
Private party, Swindon 16/09/2017
Gloucester Comic Con 10/09/2017
Forge Action Day, Castle Coombe 09/09/2017
Haynes Motor Museum, Sparkford 03/09/2017
Stars of Time, W-Super-Mare 27 & 28/08/2017
Children's Week, Torbay, Devon 19/08/2017
Frome Sci Fi Con, Somerset 12,13/08/2017
Calne Bike Meet, Wiltshire 29/07/2017
Small Space Show, Hanslope, Bucks 16/07/2017
Tattoo Con, Southampton, Hampshire 15/07/2017
MD Events 25/06/2017
Derby Comic Con 24/06/2017
Hot rod Show, Beaulieu, Brockenhurst 18/06/2017
Port Solent, Southampton 17/06/2017
Optimus, Bristol 10 & 11/06/2017
Olive Tree Cafe 06/03/2017
Abingdon Air Show, Oxfordshire 14/05/2017
Motors by the Moat, Kent 06 & 07/05/2017
Birmingham Comic Con 29/04/2017
Oakwood School, Swindon 24/04/2017
Steampunk Event, Swindon 25/03/2017
Plymouth Comic Con, Devon 18/03/2017
2016
F-Con, Eastleigh, Southhampton 12 & 13/11/2016
Devizes Book Festival, Wiltshire 22/10/2016
DefCon 5 Totton, Hampshire 15/10/2016
Optimus, Bristol 09 & 10/10/2016
Feel the Force Day 01/10/2016
Southampton Comic Con, Hampshire 18/09/2016
Chippenham Sci Fi, Wiltshire 17/09/2016
Derby Comic Con 03/09/2016
Stars of Time, W-Super-Mare 28 & 29/08/2016
Children's Week, Torbay, Devon 20/08/2016
Frome Comic Event, Somerset 14/08/2016
Alton Con, Hampshire 06/08/2016
Calne Bike Festival, Wiltshire 30/07/2016
Sidmouth st. Festival, Devizes, Wiltshire 09/07/2016
Alton Con, Hampshire 03/07/2016
Si Fi by the Sea, Herne Bay, Kent 19/06/2016
Swindon Comic Con, 04 & 05/06/2016
Feel the Force Day, Bridgewater 14/05/2016
Stars of Time, Western-Super-Mare 07/05/2016
Birmingham Comic Con 23/04/2016
A Night with Bruce Wayne, Frome 02/04/2016
Frome Cinema, Somerset 27/03/2016
Plymouth Gotham Knights, Devon 13/03/2016
2015
Soverign Shopping Center W-S-M 17/12/2015
H-Con, Southampton, Hants 13/12/2015
