John Michell founded Michell Engineering in 1966. The company had humble beginnings, starting in a garden shed, but soon moved to a dedicated industrial premise in Borehamwood, which sits just north of London.
Initially, Michell focused on general engineering work, though it did make high-quality scale models as a sideline. That expertise led to John meeting Stanley Kubrick and ultimately building the ‘Discovery’ spaceship model used in the classic sci-fi film 2001: A Space Odyssey. The company subsequently went on to make models and components for the early Star Wars films too.
