Camwader Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 (edited) These little fellas are 1/6th scale, made from resin kits from Model Prisoners in the US. I modified them to have articulated legs and working headlights. I think if you click on the photo you should be able to see the other pictures in the same album. Edited April 9, 2018 by Camwader 25 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chillidragon Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 Ah, Huey, Dewey and Louie! I love that film. I saw it as the B movie with - I can't remember what. Silent Running I remember, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thud4444 Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 Fantastic work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 (edited) Silent running is one of my favorite Sci-Fi movies. Great work on the drones. Edited April 9, 2018 by Corsairfoxfouruncle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kallisti Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 Superb, one of my fave films too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 Yup, me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thud4444 Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 You know, I saw this film when I was young and was very unimpressed. Maybe I need to revisit it now that I'm older. Everybody here seems to like it. I'm gonna track it down for a weekend viewing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitestar12chris Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 Cracking job, love the lights, a film favourite of mine too. All the best Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Birdseye Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 Look great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_W Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 Great build. Crying out for a diorama base though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpopandchips Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 (edited) I got all excited to see these but the Im at work and can see the pictures.........dame those IT departmtents! Ok got to see them, absolutely fantastic love them, top work! Edited April 16, 2018 by rockpopandchips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 Some years ago I found a download for paper versions of these guys. I just did a search and found this site which I think is the one I used. I put balsa inside them to make them more solid & used UHU glue. http://www.papermodelers.com/forum/redirect-to/?redirect=http%3A%2F%2Fwww7a.biglobe.ne.jp%2F%7Esf-papercraft%2Fsf%2FSilent.html Edit: I read somewhere that they can be printed onto photographic paper which would be better. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansReggelsen Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Great work! All you need now is a deck of cards! Cheers Hans J 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camwader Posted April 17, 2018 Author Share Posted April 17, 2018 Thanks for the comments guys. John_W I've got an idea for a base, but haven't got around to it yet - too many competing projects on the go. Pete in Lincs It was seeing some paper models like those (there's usually a variety on ebay) that made me look to see what else I could find, and led to the ones I bought - for a vast amount more than the paper ones. Hans If I ever get round to articulating the manipulator arms you can be sure they'll be playing poker. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 (edited) Excellent work. Very evocative. A great film which was made more poignant by the choice of music. I look forward to seeing the 1/6th scale bio-dome and these guys doing some gardening! Your next mission, should you choose to accept it, is the existentially challenged 'Bomb' from Darkstar. Rearguards, Badder Edited April 17, 2018 by Badder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R159 Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 23 hours ago, Badder said: Excellent work. Very evocative. A great film which was made more poignant by the choice of music. I look forward to seeing the 1/6th scale bio-dome and these guys doing some gardening! Your next mission, should you choose to accept it, is the existentially challenged 'Bomb' from Darkstar. Rearguards, Badder Too true about the score, it really makes the film...off to google now.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camwader Posted February 17 Author Share Posted February 17 This made my day - guess who likes my drone models? I followed the link, and it is indeed Freeman Lowell himself. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yg Models Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 lovely walking bin 🥰 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaz Gordon Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Struggling to wrap my brain around the photography setting, These look like they are full size. Only the left of the photo gives any indication that they are small models on a table, the rest of the presentation is perfect perspective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camwader Posted February 17 Author Share Posted February 17 4 hours ago, Chaz Gordon said: Struggling to wrap my brain around the photography setting, These look like they are full size. Only the left of the photo gives any indication that they are small models on a table, the rest of the presentation is perfect perspective. Everything is 1/6th scale - the drones and the garage setting. The link to the album in the original post doesn't seem to work any more, so here's a new one: Silent Running Drones Flickr Album 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter2 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 Nice that Bruce Dern liked your work - as we all do. I liked nearly everything about the film, but always felt sorry for the unfortunate fate of his three fellow astronauts who were just doing their job, without having his true connection with Nature (I realise that the script "forced" Lowell to do what he did). Space exploration can be tough .... I wonder did his first name, Freeman, indicate that his character represented someone standing out against cold authority and bureaucracy? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveR Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 ohh, they're wonderful! I watched Silent Running way back and was always fascinated with the robots. I got the movie on DVD some months ago, and it holds up surprisingly well And imagine actually getting feedback from Bruce Dern himself, just incredible! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now