March 2005
We want to thank everyone for their support of the television series “Wing Nuts” that aired on Discovery Channel last fall. This was an eight-episode whirlwind of adventure that chronicled the day-to-day trials and tribulations of art vs. commerce at MotoArt. The fun unfortunately ended tragically with the loss of our closest friend and costar Timothy Tyler Roberts, who died suddenly at the age of 39.
When Tim passed away, our whole world was turned upside down. Here we had the grandest opportunity given to us and just as it started to unfold, we received a pre-dawn phone call that changed our lives forever. Tim collapsed on the kitchen floor in the middle of the night from heart failure. We had just completed filming only weeks before, and he was only able to watch just two episodes of the series before he passed.
God rest your soul TR, we all miss you terribly.
Our contract with Discovery is complete. We want to take this opportunity to thank Discovery Communications for the incredible exposure that it gave our young company. MotoArt is a completely different organization today than it was last year, thanks to our many clients who have shared our dream of saving historic aircraft.
Original Productions, which produced our series, has enough footage to create a ninth episode of “Wing Nuts” for a possible DVD release that would be offered for sale. For more information, send your request to [email protected] This proposed DVD would bring the series full circle and also contain footage of the immediate aftermath of Tim’s death – including the beautiful wake we held for him at MotoArt.
Are we going to film again? Anything’s possible…
Just as we wound down filming the Discovery series, MotoArt moved into new studios located directly adjacent to the Torrance Airport in Los Angeles. It’s an incredible 12,000 sq. feet with 30,000 sq. feet of yard space that has direct runway access to the airport. We have spent the last several months re-creating it to look the part of MotoArt. Thanks to the new space and our devoted employees, MotoArt is turning out some of the most spectacular work we’ve ever created.
MotoArt will be introducing some new art pieces in the upcoming months, including refined versions of favorites seen on "Wing Nuts" such as the MK-84 Bomb Aquarium and the C-54 Conference Table. Current prototypes now in production are the F4 Phantom Mirrors, Grumman Avenger Desks and a new and affordable Wing Coffee Tables. Details are available upon request.
