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Title: By God that's big!
Post by: Liberator on April 19, 2003, 03:32:28 am: I was messing around on Google and found this. I thought all the ships in that movie were CG. But it turns out there almost all real.

(http://www.starshipmodeler.com/Other/18ryfull.jpg)

(http://www.starshipmodeler.com/Other/18ryjay.jpg)

I want one of these for my place!
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Post by: Odyssey on April 19, 2003, 03:57:30 am: Stick some engines on it and you've got yerself a speedboat... Although it'd probably sink :(
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Post by: J.F.K. on April 19, 2003, 04:07:25 am: I recognise those... Starship Troopers?
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Post by: Shrike on April 19, 2003, 04:15:20 am: Yep. Awesome model.
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Post by: Gortef on April 19, 2003, 04:45:41 am: That would be cool hangin above your bed... or not. Maybe somewhere else.

If one would install some lights into it it would make a great, good looking and different roof light :D
And the same goes to B5 model, man I'd like to have one of those.
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Post by: Martinus on April 19, 2003, 04:53:27 am: [color=66ff00]Being a builder of RL™ models I used to get a magazine called sci-fi and fantasy modelmaking (apt name huh? :) ), the magazine often had features on up and coming film props. I saw the Rodger young etc. a week or two before troopers came out. What's even more impressive though is the Event Horizon minature, it's somewhere in the region of 20 to 30 feet long. If I can hunt out those magazines I'll scan it, bloody impressive. :nod:
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Post by: Turnsky on April 19, 2003, 05:47:46 am: heh, love that movie.... i'm always a fan of horror movies.... particularly sci-fi horror etc, my personal fav is 'the thing' :D love that spider head...
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Post by: Amon_Re on April 19, 2003, 07:19:08 am: John Carpenter rules :)

Cheers,
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Post by: Nuclear1 on April 19, 2003, 07:32:39 am: Ah... the good ol' Rodger Young... :D
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Post by: ZylonBane on April 19, 2003, 07:38:26 am: Looks like that ship has everything except sensors that can see more then 10 miles ahead.
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Post by: Windrunner on April 19, 2003, 09:19:59 am: it also looks like the Yamato form Starlancer :nod:
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Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on April 19, 2003, 02:48:14 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Windrunner
it also looks like the Yamato form Starlancer :nod:

So it does. But then, there are near identical ships in all Sci-Fi entities these days. Except Perry Rhodan, of course.;7

How many of you have heard of that?
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Post by: Sandwich on April 19, 2003, 04:53:09 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Petrarch of the VBB
Except Perry Rhodan, of course.;7

How many of you have heard of that?

Oh my gosh, Perry Rhodan, Peacelord of the Universe!!

*goes to bookshelf*

I always wanted to complete my "collection". It's really pathetic - I have 9, 11, 12, 14, and 15. :(

...but wait a minute, didn't they just have these spherical ships... Stardust was one, no? Yeah, it was just a sphere 800 yards in diameter, with a bulge around the equator that made it look like it had swallowed a 1960's Flying Saucer. :p
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Post by: Turnsky on April 19, 2003, 06:25:59 pm: most orginal ship design w/cloaking device i might add..:p
(http://www.kasterborus.com/tardis/tardis/tardis!.jpg)
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Post by: Stryke 9 on April 19, 2003, 06:27:22 pm: AAAH! DALEK V2!
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Post by: Shrike on April 19, 2003, 06:35:52 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Windrunner
it also looks like the Yamato form Starlancer :nod:
Other way around I think.

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Originally posted by Petrarch of the VBB
So it does. But then, there are near identical ships in all Sci-Fi entities these days. Except Perry Rhodan, of course.;7

How many of you have heard of that?
Oh yes, the mighty sphere. How original.
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Post by: diamondgeezer on April 19, 2003, 07:18:41 pm: Why is it I can't find a piccychur of the ship in Pitch Black?

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Post by: Carl on April 19, 2003, 07:26:40 pm: because it's such an obscure and mediocre movie?
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Post by: diamondgeezer on April 19, 2003, 07:31:53 pm: Don't do a Zylon on me. The film had space ships and monsters in it, which is good enough in this gaff.

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Post by: Shrike on April 19, 2003, 07:54:27 pm: Quote
Originally posted by diamondgeezer
Why is it I can't find a piccychur of the ship in Pitch Black?
The Hunter-Grazner? I've seen a few pics but nothing good.
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Post by: Stryke 9 on April 19, 2003, 07:56:51 pm: DG: Maybe because you can't use Google?
(http://www.movie-page.com/1999/pitchblack/pitchblack02.jpg)

http://www.pitcherblacker.com/pb/caps/

http://www.angelfire.com/scifi/spacecraft/fnspacecraft/huntergratzner.htm

http://www.particlebox.com/films.html

Check the last one for model shots.

And considering how much of a dick you were being to Razor only recently, you aren't gonna get much sympathy with accusations of Zylonism. Whether Razor deserved it or not is neither here nor there- a full half of the people Zylon is a jerk to deserve it.
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Post by: diamondgeezer on April 19, 2003, 08:54:51 pm: Hey hey hey, I stand my opinions concerning Razor. I'm just bowing to public pressure, K?

Now, as for me Googling abilities, I searched through about twenty pages from the Image Searcher before I got bored and gave up. Normally I have the greatest respect for the Image Search, but this time around it failed me. Oh well :)

From one of Stryke's handy links:

(http://www.angelfire.com/scifi/spacecraft/fnspacecraft/huntergratzner2.jpg)

Now that a freighter :nod:

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Post by: J.F.K. on April 19, 2003, 09:35:38 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Petrarch of the VBB
So it does. But then, there are near identical ships in all Sci-Fi entities these days.

Freespace's designs seem mostly quite unique to me... unless someone can point me out their inspirations...
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Post by: Stryke 9 on April 19, 2003, 09:45:26 pm: Image search is nice, but it's limited. It shows only a fraction of what your search has turned up, and sometimes it's not the right fraction.
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Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on April 20, 2003, 09:26:43 am: Quote
Originally posted by J.F.K.

Freespace's designs seem mostly quite unique to me... unless someone can point me out their inspirations...

Give me a few minutes and I'll have an exhasutive list.

Colossus - Star Trek Phaser rifle
Hecate - King Charles Spaniel
Aeolus - Hand held vacuum cleaner
Aten - Great Cumbrae Island (in the Firth of Clyde)
and so on.
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Post by: Ashrak on April 20, 2003, 10:41:03 am: Quote
Originally posted by Petrarch of the VBB

Give me a few minutes and I'll have an exhasutive list.

Colossus - Star Trek Phaser rifle
Hecate - King Charles Spaniel
Aeolus - Hand held vacuum cleaner
Aten - Great Cumbrae Island (in the Firth of Clyde)
and so on.

ok.....:wtf:
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Post by: Sandwich on April 20, 2003, 12:34:53 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Petrarch of the VBB

Give me a few minutes and I'll have an exhasutive list.

Colossus - Star Trek Phaser rifle
Hecate - King Charles Spaniel
Aeolus - Hand held vacuum cleaner
Aten - Great Cumbrae Island (in the Firth of Clyde)
and so on.

Orion - FS1 Terran capship.
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Post by: J.F.K. on April 21, 2003, 05:04:17 am: Quote
Originally posted by Petrarch of the VBB
Aten - Great Cumbrae Island (in the Firth of Clyde)

I stand corrected! :nervous:

Actually, I meant starship designs from other scifi series/games.
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Post by: Stryke 9 on April 21, 2003, 11:27:19 am: Thr Orion looks vaguely like a large office building I saw a while back...
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Post by: Visionism on April 21, 2003, 02:31:52 pm: I always thought the Aten looked like a taser myself. I do like the designs from FS though. Much more so than FS2 (and yes yes I know the reasons why they're all curvy, vasudan influence and whatnot) I just like that chunky utilitarian look. Especially the good ole' Apollo... Pity its such a piece of crap really.
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Post by: tEAbAG on April 23, 2003, 11:36:20 am: What about the infamous...

:cue music:

Inter-Galactic Space Hoover!
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Post by: Crazy_Ivan80 on April 23, 2003, 01:44:11 pm: Quote
Originally posted by tEAbAG
What about the infamous...

:cue music:

Inter-Galactic Space Hoover!

you have Schwartz!.......
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Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on April 23, 2003, 02:48:16 pm: Quote
Originally posted by J.F.K.

I stand corrected! :nervous:

So you foiund it, then?