For the 'young uns' The slot and the Blue Danube

Saool

Saool
GG7 said:
I had that kit too! It sat right next to my Revel model of the Saturn V rocket! Now THAT was a model kit! Took me forever to build that thing! Stood close to 4 feet tall if I recall! HUGE!
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It just so happens that I had one of those too. Not sure if it was the same make, but all three stages could come apart, as could the top capsule and heat shield. I've not thought about that in... a long time.
 

BigFW

BigFW
Couldn't resist a watch.

Timeless.

Are you sure this was for the 'young uns' or the 'old uns' to don our rose tinted glasses ;)
 

nexxo

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A lot of science fiction productions have roots in earlier, lesser know Sci-Fi. Star Wars royally ripped off ideas from the French Valerian comics, created by writer Pierre Christin and artist Jean-Claude Mézières. Cute robots featured in Silent Running first. Star Trek copied elements from Forbidden Planet. The German Raumpatrouille was inspired by both (and worth watching). ALIEN commissioned concept art from industrial designer Sid Mead, Moebius (a French Sci-Fi comic artist), Dan O'Bannon and of course H.R. Giger. Blade Runner again involved the first three artists. The Fifth Element is almost pure Moebius.

ELITE of course took inspiration from 2001 but its successors also took visual elements from Silent Running (biodomes). The jumps drive is inspired by the way that ships jump to hyperspace in Star Wars.
 

Para Handy

Para Handy
nexxo said:
A....................... The Fifth Element is almost pure Moebius.

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Actually Jean Giroud (French cartoonist Moebius) along with with avant-garde filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky unsuccessfully sued Besson for stealing ideas for The Third Element from their fantasy comic book series - The Incal.


:rolleyes:
 
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