SIMON THE TURTLE
After helping design and build HeadSpace in 2016, I wanted to build a smaller, more portable vehicle to be able to transport it around to different events more easily.
Working with an amazing team of friends (walterproductions.com) from Phoenix, AZ, we built an electric, remote-controlled vehicle platform from scratch, and decorated it like a turtle:
SIMON THE TURTLE
T- ransforming
U- niversal
R- emote-controlled
T- ransport
L- oad-bearing
E- lectric vehicle)
S- ensory
I- mmersive
M- obile
O- bservation
N- est
REACH OUT. STAY IN TOUCH!
Let’s ADVENTURE together sometime...
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
BURNING MAN 2023
BURNING MAN 2023
LAS VEGAS 2024
BURNING MAN 2023
BURNING MAN 2023
BURNING MAN 2023
BURNING MAN 2024
TELEPORT ART CAR FESTIVAL 2024
TELEPORT ART CAR FESTIVAL 2024
LAS VEGAS 2024
RTIA SHOW RENO 2024
RTIA SHOW RENO 2024
WALTER PRODUCTIONS 2022
WALTER PRODUCTIONS 2022
BURNERELLA BISBEE 2024
LOVE BURN 2023
LOVE BURN 2023
VENICE AFTERBURN 2023
ELEMENTS FESTIVAL 2021
ELEMENTS FESTIVAL 2022
ELEMENTS FESTIVAL 2022
ELEMENTS FESTIVAL 2022
ELEMENTS FESTIVAL 2022
ELEMENTS FESTIVAL 2023
ELEMENTS FESTIVAL 2021
ELEMENTS FESTIVAL 2021
ELEMENTS FESTIVAL 2022
ELEMENTS FESTIVAL 2022
ELEMENTS FESTIVAL 2023
2024 BURNING MAN
MILESTONE MENTION!
FEB 2024: BURNING MAN PROJECT OFFICIALLY POSTED ABOUT SIMON!!!
BURNING MAN 2023
BURNING MAN 2022
SIMON the TURTLE - Deep Playa - BRC 2022
BURNING MAN 2019
SAM OGDEN - ART CAR DESIGNER - SIMON THE TURTLE CAR - BURNING MAN
SAM OGDEN - ART CAR DESIGNER - SIMON THE TURTLE CAR - BURNING MAN
SAM OGDEN - ART CAR DESIGNER - SIMON THE TURTLE CAR - BURNING MAN
SAM OGDEN - ART CAR DESIGNER - SIMON THE TURTLE CAR - BURNING MAN
SAM OGDEN - ART CAR DESIGNER - SIMON THE TURTLE CAR - BURNING MAN
SAM OGDEN - ART CAR DESIGNER - SIMON THE TURTLE CAR - BURNING MAN
SAM OGDEN - ART CAR DESIGNER - SIMON THE TURTLE CAR - BURNING MAN
SAM OGDEN - ART CAR DESIGNER - SIMON THE TURTLE CAR - BURNING MAN
DESIGN EVOLUTION
A Prototyping project at heart…
Turtle is an excuse to try something.
To learn something.
An experiment to try and test and break and try again.
A central philosophy we practice,
is believing that we can make things better and improve
WHEN WE WORK TOGETHER!
When we started the project in 2017, nobody on the team knew how to build an Electric Vehicle from scratch. And while we’re far from recreating a Tesla, we have managed to build a completely customizable electric platform that can move loads of 10-15 happily lounging passengers, and a pretty fun light show to sit and watch.
Since 2017, Turtle has gotten leaner and lighter every year, upgrading to lighter, longer-lasting batteries, larger more powerful motors, and stripping down the chassis. We’ve also refined the design so that it can completely disassemble into the bed of a pickup truck.
Adding four LED video screen “flippers” with 2000 LEDs each, Turtle now lights up over 10000 LEDs and counting!
We look forward to continuing to bring SIMON out to Burning Man, as well as other festivals!
REACH OUT. STAY IN TOUCH!
Lets ADVENTURE together sometime...
SAM OGDEN - ART CAR DESIGNER - SIMON THE TURTLE CAR - CONCEPT DESIGNS
SAM OGDEN - ART CAR DESIGNER - SIMON THE TURTLE CAR - BURNING MAN
SAM OGDEN - ART CAR DESIGNER - SIMON THE TURTLE CAR - BURNING MAN
SAM OGDEN - ART CAR DESIGNER - SIMON THE TURTLE CAR - BURNING MAN
SAM OGDEN - ART CAR DESIGNER - SIMON THE TURTLE CAR - BURNING MAN
2016-2017
SAM OGDEN - ART CAR DESIGNER - SIMON THE TURTLE CAR - BURNING MAN
SAM OGDEN - ART CAR DESIGNER - SIMON THE TURTLE CAR - BURNING MAN
2017-2018
SAM OGDEN - ART CAR DESIGNER - SIMON THE TURTLE CAR - BURNING MAN
2018-2019
SAM OGDEN - ART CAR DESIGNER - SIMON THE TURTLE CAR - BURNING MAN
SAM OGDEN - ART CAR DESIGNER - SIMON THE TURTLE CAR - BURNING MAN
OTHER EVENTS
SAM OGDEN - ART CAR DESIGNER - SIMON THE TURTLE CAR - FULL MOON FESTIVAL PHX
SAM OGDEN - ART CAR DESIGNER - SIMON THE TURTLE CAR - FULL MOON FESTIVAL PHX
SAM OGDEN - ART CAR DESIGNER - SIMON THE TURTLE CAR - FULL MOON FESTIVAL PHX
SAM OGDEN - ART CAR DESIGNER - SIMON THE TURTLE CAR - FULL MOON FESTIVAL PHX
SAM OGDEN - ART CAR DESIGNER - SIMON THE TURTLE CAR - FULL MOON FESTIVAL PHX
SAM OGDEN - ART CAR DESIGNER - SIMON THE TURTLE CAR - FULL MOON FESTIVAL PHX
SAM OGDEN - ART CAR DESIGNER - SIMON THE TURTLE CAR - FULL MOON FESTIVAL PHX
SAM OGDEN - ART CAR DESIGNER - SIMON THE TURTLE CAR - FULL MOON FESTIVAL PHX
SAM OGDEN - ART CAR DESIGNER - SIMON THE TURTLE CAR - FULL MOON FESTIVAL PHX
SAM OGDEN - ART CAR DESIGNER - SIMON THE TURTLE CAR - FULL MOON FESTIVAL PHX
SAM OGDEN - ART CAR DESIGNER - SIMON THE TURTLE CAR - FULL MOON FESTIVAL PHX
SAM OGDEN - ART CAR DESIGNER - SIMON THE TURTLE CAR - FULL MOON FESTIVAL PHX
SAM OGDEN - ART CAR DESIGNER - SIMON THE TURTLE CAR - BURNING MAN
SAM OGDEN - ART CAR DESIGNER - SIMON THE TURTLE CAR - FULL MOON FESTIVAL PHX
SAM OGDEN - ART CAR DESIGNER - SIMON THE TURTLE CAR - FULL MOON FESTIVAL PHX