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  1. U

    Sci-Fi props gaining envisioned functionality

    I realize this is a pretty niche topic but it's at least moderately uplifting how, sometimes, imagined capabilities drive technological development and once mature end up cycling back into props and replicas that inspired them. Tricorders, such as here, are an example though many professional...
    • UpForce
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  2. klem

    The Stooges "Thingy" vehicle 1962

    The "Thingy", a flying sub-tank from "The Three Stooges in Orbit (1962)". Just funny.- (https://clip.cafe/the-three-stooges-in-orbit-1962/oh-no-not-disneyland/)
  3. Michel Van

    The Nostromo Filming Model from 1979 ALIEN

    A detail look on piece of film history View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NojWAMpHHPs
  4. flateric

    Space Models Ltd Story

    https://www.facebook.com/spacemodelsltdstory/ From https://rochesteravionicarchives.co.uk/organisations/space-models Space Models Ltd was located in Feltham Greater London. The company was founded in 1964 and was recognized as one of the UK's two leading companies in the production of...
    • flateric
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    • Forum: Found on the Internet
  5. Richard N

    Long-lost Star Wars X-Wing model to be auctioned, bids starting at $400,000

    https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/sep/11/star-wars-x-wing-model-rare-found-auction-heritage-auctions "A long-lost model of an X-Wing Fighter that was used in the climactic battle in the original Star Wars film has been put up for auction, with bids starting at US$400,000 (£320,000...
    • Richard N
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  6. uk 75

    Fictional Firearms

    Most TV and Film productions use real weapons or modify them like the Sterling SMGs in Star Wars. Now and again, however, a show decides to make its own props. In 1970 Gerry Anderson released his live action series "UFO" set in a fictional 1980 where a secret organisation called SHADO battled...
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  7. Orionblamblam

    Darkstar hypersonic plane from Top Gun 2: Maveric

    I hope that image is production art for the movie, not a final product. That white spraypaint "aging" looks freakin' low effort.
    • Orionblamblam
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    • Forum: Theoretical, Fake and Generic Projects
  8. Triton

    Fictional Aircraft from Movies, Games, etc.

    Futuristic helicopter from the Russian urban fantasy/horror film Temnyy Mir (Dark World) (2010).
    • Triton
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    • Forum: Theoretical, Fake and Generic Projects
  9. Michel Van

    A Video about Lost Art of Model Making

    I found this video on britishpathe http://www.britishpathe.com/video/model-makers It's about a model factory in Hounslow, Great Britain in 1968 They made Models for Movies industry, Gerry Anderson and Britsh Aerospace Company A Lost Art Form, destroy by CAD, CGI and bad PowerPoint Presentation...
    • Michel Van
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    • Forum: User Artwork and Models
  10. Graham1973

    A Cavalcade of SF Space Helmets

    A video clip with a rather strange sound track showcasing SF helmets from an impressive array of films. https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=BMgmxkZ0pWI See how many films you can guess without the aid of the end credits, or the creators notes Spot the only actor to appear...
    • Graham1973
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  11. hesham

    SARO M.7 fake flying boat

    Hi, the SARO M.7 fake delta-wing flying boat for a British film. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1953/1953%20-%200135.html
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    • Forum: Aviation & Space
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