The Saga of Windwagon Smith Stat Model Sheet: Captain Windwagon Smith, Molly Crum, Mayor Crum

Captain Windwagon Smith, Molly Crum, Mayor Crum

MEDIUM: Original Photostat Model Sheet
IMAGE SIZE: 14" x 17"
PRODUCTION: The Saga of Windwagon Smith, 1961
SKU: CCV6497

NOTES: An approval note from director Nick Nichols has been reproduced below the title of this piece. Minor production wear: vertical crease. This model sheet comes from the archive of Disney layout artist and art director Ken O'Connor.

ABOUT THE FILM: The Saga of Windwagon Smith was a short film directed by Charles Nichols that was released on March 16, 1961. It adapts the tall tale of Captain Windwagon Smith who rigs a Conestoga prairie wagon like a schooner and sweeps into a Kansas town where he meets the mayor’s lovely daughter, Molly, and falls in love. The townspeople are transfixed with Smith’s new form of transportation, and build a super windwagon only to have a hurricane sail it off, with the Captain and Molly aboard, into the skies never to be seen again—except when the sunset turns to gold: only then can they be seen. 

ABOUT THE MEDIUM: Photostat Model Sheets are reference guides used by animators to ensure consistency in character design, proportions, and expressions throughout a film. These printed sheets typically feature multiple poses, facial expressions, and turnarounds of a character, often photocopied from finalized drawings by lead animators. Model sheets help maintain uniformity in animation by providing a standard reference for all artists working on a character, preventing visual discrepancies between different scenes.