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UhOh....we have a heckler in the audience........security! Behave Garth.......bad Garth, naughty Garth....... <_<

A "Classics Lover", all top-notch stuff Kevin! "The Black Hole" was decent, but as all Disney stuff of that era, a bit more for the "Youngsters", since I saw it as a kid anyways, it was a good time! Some of the Matte paintings, with added animation, were quite awesome! This image is a great example of some of the outstanding FX work seen in that film!

Loved the show, and the movie was great too!

What? No One picked "Plan 9 from Outer Space", voted the "Very Worst Sci-Fi Film.....Ever!!" Sorry Bela, I know you needed the money, but that was the worst!! It is a "hoot" to watch however.....! My Gosh, looks like my neighbors!! EEEEK!

That's what I've enjoyed the most about this thread, being reminded of so many movies that might have just been "Mentally Shelved", but are now being fondly remembered. Told you this would be fun!

Here's a look at the CCFL arrangement of the Voyager's primary intenal lighting for Engines, forward Sensor array, and primary and secondary Hull. This has evolved into the "standard" layout for all Voyager builds. Do note that this does not include the 120 or more LEDS that augment this builds interior and exterior lighting. The CCFL's are all powered by tiny DC Inverters that have an output of 12 Volts, and care must be taken to create heat dissipators, as these do tend to get warm. The Voyager build draws ever closer, as I am very near completion of the current U Boat project, for my Australian client.

WOW! That's a great story Mike, how lucky you were to be on the "Inside Loop", before anyone knew this would be such a success! Thanks for sharing that great story, much appreciated! And yes, your top 3 closely match mine, hard to deny "2001" was just "over the top", even to this day!! And good old "Silent Running", keeps "popping in" a lot during this little thread, what a wonderful story it really was. It seems much more appreciated now, than ever before!

Good one, forgot about that, very good film, and yes, I did enjoy the series as well Mike!

Indeed, one of the best, if not the best, ST film. I'm as surprised at this, as no one choosing "Space Seed", in the TOS series poll, which starts the entire plot of "Wrath of Kahn". Good Choice! Great Starship Battle in that one!!

I believe Mark, may have "had a few", too many! That is probably the "oddest post" ever. Dig this, "A post, about forgetting, what you were gonna post,....post" Brilliant! Just teasin' Mark..hehehe... Oh, well, it is Friday!!!!

Thanks VonL! Funnny.....

Thank you kindly ewahl, I noticed you do good sketches first, something I do as well. That's an important step to doing any conversion or accurizing. The better the reference material, and you getting familiar with it, the better the results. That's how it's done guys, and those were very good sketches, well done!

Good choices John, "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home", is one of the better ST films in my humble opinion! And I rather enjoyed "Galaxy Quest"! My personal favorite, Star Wars Episode, was "The Empire Strikes Back", but all SW films had something to offer.

Coolness Mark, I especially like the most recent, MIG 31 "Foxhound", the one on the bottom, NICELY DONE!

OK, Clare....hehe... Yes, same, or very similar method, you "sort of see", what appears to be an object under the ice. And the "Thing" itself is sort of "Undefined", but the film strikes the "scary" chord just right, by understanding the concept of "Less is More" A great film as well, very effectively uses the BW "Shadows and Light" technique, to build suspense and fear in a "spooky lighting and scenic theme", without giving away a whole lot of anything!

A few more SF themed characters, or "Figures". A "Wolverine" display made as a gift for a friend! The Polar Lights "Dr. Smith and B9" model built for a client. The "Fab Four" model kits, actually painted and detailed by my "Better Half, Laura, my Wife! I was "technical adviser", and provided the Case, but she gets all the credit! The "Rancor" beast, in "Star Wars: Return if the Jedi". A highly detailed, 9 inch "Godzilla", on a mini-diorama, by my talented associate builder, Doug Cowles! Two 16 inch Masudaya Vinyl/Styrene Robots, the LIS B9, and "Robbie" from "Forbidden Planet" at NASA Headquarters in Washington DC. The NASA VP of Marketing is a Kit Factory client, and took these great shots of my "Boys" in the Lobby, above. And on the "Lunar Rover" display, below. The "SAL 9000" Interface from "2010:The Year We Make Contact", HAL 9000'S "Brother", not a figure, but it did have an interesting personality! And finally, an "In Production" image of a "Terminator", Endoskeleton, being worked on in the Studio!

Good observation, and correct, cwentzel. I think that Alfred Hitchcock explained that best, in essentially the same way. He stated that "The mind could "Imagine" the most horrific possibilities, without being "held by the hand", only "led "down the path, part of the way". He was a master of light and shadow, and a master at "implying the horror" without actually showing it in lurid, graphic, and overdone detail. Like the famous "Shower Scene" at the Bates Motel. During that first assault scene, where "Norman as Mother" attacks Ms. Leigh, there are flashes of images, where the knife, held high, gleams, the lady screams, the Shower curtain tears off the Rod, but there isn't a single image of the actual stabbing, in that entire scene. Hitchcock knew that the audience would "see", in their mind, a much more horrific scene than anything he could come up with. And even at the end of the scene, a close up of the victim's dead staring eyes, and, as this was a BW film, a dark liquid pours down the drain, presumably blood. All "implied", not some graphic stabbing scene with all the gore and blood in vivid colored detail. And to add to his genial creativity, the "Blood", going down the drain, was liquid chocolate! He used his, and the audience's, imagination, to create a very tense scene, without some overdone and tasteless method, commonly used today. To this day "Psycho" is still recognized as a "top-notch", classic "Horror" genre film, done by the "Master of Horror". What he created with superb film-making instincts, beats all the CG, and FX, augmented films of this nature, even today.

I agree, few, if any, remakes, match the original, and seem generated more by lack of imagination by Hollywood Studios, than the attempt to make a better version of an earlier film. The classic 70's "Andromeda Strain", outshines the newly made version, by many miles, for originality of it's time of production, and the superb cast, including Arthur Hiller. In this cases, it seems almost an "insult" to the superior original, which has a very "edgy" quality to it, and a vastly different visual style, and story-line. Same goes for "I am Legend" with Will Smith, based on the original "Omega Man", with the recently departed Charlton Heston. And the cult members of "The Family", led by "Matthias", superbly played by Anthony Zerbe, based on the Richard Matheson novel " I am Legend". At the time, "The Omega Man" was considered a more appealing title for theatrical release. Most "Hard-Core" film lovers regard remakes, with the same scorn as the coloration of BW classics. Just because you can add lot of new "CG" effects in there, doesn't make it a better film, or captures the impact, the original had. Good point David!

Very nice! Looks like a "Korean Conflict" era fighter, usually Silver metalic. Weren't we having "Dogfights in the 50's, with these versions?

Excellent film! Released in 1956, A real "Classic"! I also enjoyed the second verson with Donald Sutherland, and Leonard Nimoy, that was pretty scary as well! The last remake, seen on Sci-fi channel, was pathetic, as most of those "B to C" class films they produce, are. Good one, and the first time it was brought up, nice choice Ron!

Please do! The More, the merrier!

Wow! That is some serious accurizing work ewahl! I've also noticed many flaws in the interior panel detailing, but did my best to work with them, you've taken it quite a bit further, very impressive! I can only hope the Moebius version, at around 14 inches in diameter, got those details better than this old kit did! That's slated to be released in late '08, to early '09. Marvelous work, really enjoyed seeing your work, and sketches on this project, thanks for sharing!

FUNNY!!!! Gil, you old dog, welcome dear friend, glad to see you here. This is where I "hang out" when I'm not moderating at your place. Nice to see you be part of IPMS, your a very welcome addition to a great bunch of modelers!

I agree, your Armor creations are superb Rodolfo, kudos on those awesome builds!

It's sleek and sweet Mike! No, not at all, it's what this thread is for, for people to post their Soviet Aircrafts! The more, the merrier! Please all, I'm a Mod here, I want you to add, and post, wherever you can make the thread more interesting, no offense will be taken, and I don't consider it "hijacking" at all! That goes for most of the threads here, so if your in doubt just ask, I don't bite! Many thanks for this great build's images, and it's addition to the topic Mike! You got "skills" my man!!