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My last submarine from The Abyss movie, the Cab 1. I put near picture the original sketches from Ron Cobb who was the concept artist of these wonderful vehicles.
In this vehicle takes place one of the most dramatic scene of the whole movie…
As shown before I sat the model over pedestal I wish use to expose (next event will be Model Expo Italy)
I'm proud to present more angles of Flatbed submarine from The Abyss movie. I put near picture the original sketches from Ron Cobb who was the concept artist of these wonderful vehicles.
Deep sea diver's minifigures carried over Flatbed are a tribute to the movie!
Submarine is “suspendend” over pedestal I wish use to expose (next event will be Model Expo Italy)
Thirty years ago, in 1989, was released "The Abyss" movie by James Cameron. I was thrilled since first time I saw, finding the story amazing, played by an exceptional cast and characterized by amazing special effects and perfect music! After watching movie too many times (I still own VHS), in my mind were impressed concept arts of Ron Cobb, in particular the mini submarines realized by production as real models (in scale and 1:1) for underwater shooting.
So I decided to rebuild Flatbed and Cab1 submarines in Lego to celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of movie's release.
Technically submarines are slightly oversized to make the best use of some sloped and round bricks and colors are not 100% like original (due to the lack of Lego palette) but models still recognizable!
I added some details that surely enthusiasts will enjoy like radio inside the cockpit of Flatbed which Lieutenant Hiram Coffey will break with a elbow nudge during submarine duel, canopy with adhesive strips to recreate original frame and the DPV (diver propulsion vehicle) on frontside of Cab1 used for rotation in water.
The minifigures of Dr. Lindsey Brigman behind the spherical porthole of Cab1 and of Navy Seal team commander Lieutenant Hiram Coffey at the control of Flatbed, could not miss in cockpits of submarines.
I present both submarines in sailing trim, suspended on deep seafloor, dark and rocky, almost wasteland, as featured in the movie.
With these two mocs I want to celebrate the anniversary of this brilliant and strangely underrated (compared to others) masterpiece of sci-fi genre directed by James Cameron.
I hope the AFOL community likes it and that brings to discover (if ever seen before) this movie!
Thirty years ago, in 1989, was released "The Abyss" movie by James Cameron. I was thrilled since first time I saw, finding the story amazing, played by an exceptional cast and characterized by amazing special effects and perfect music! After watching movie too many times (I still own VHS), in my mind were impressed concept arts of Ron Cobb, in particular the mini submarines realized by production as real models (in scale and 1:1) for underwater shooting.
So I decided to rebuild Flatbed and Cab1 submarines in Lego to celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of movie's release.
Technically submarines are slightly oversized to make the best use of some sloped and round bricks and colors are not 100% like original (due to the lack of Lego palette) but models still recognizable!
I added some details that surely enthusiasts will enjoy like radio inside the cockpit of Flatbed which Lieutenant Hiram Coffey will break with a elbow nudge during submarine duel, canopy with adhesive strips to recreate original frame and the DPV (diver propulsion vehicle) on frontside of Cab1 used for rotation in water.
The minifigures of Dr. Lindsey Brigman behind the spherical porthole of Cab1 and of Navy Seal team commander Lieutenant Hiram Coffey at the control of Flatbed, could not miss in cockpits of submarines.
I present both submarines in sailing trim, suspended on deep seafloor, dark and rocky, almost wasteland, as featured in the movie.
With these two mocs I want to celebrate the anniversary of this brilliant and strangely underrated (compared to others) masterpiece of sci-fi genre directed by James Cameron.
I hope the AFOL community likes it and that brings to discover (if ever seen before) this movie!
I'm proud to present more angles of Flatbed submarine from The Abyss movie. I put near picture the original sketches from Ron Cobb who was the concept artist of these wonderful vehicles.
Rear view is the best angle to show details of propellers of Flatbed.
Submarine is “suspendend” over pedestal I wish use to expose (next event will be Model Expo Italy)
My last submarine from The Abyss movie, the Cab 1. I put near picture the original sketches from Ron Cobb who was the concept artist of these wonderful vehicles.
In this vehicle takes place one of the most dramatic scene of the whole movie…
As shown before I sat the model over pedestal I wish use to expose (next event will be Model Expo Italy)
“Skybox” by Ron Cobb (First Prize for Illustration, 1990 PixelPaint Competition) from article “The Critic's Pixels,” OMNI ☯90AUG
“Skybox” by Ron Cobb (First Prize for Illustration, 2nd Annual PixelPaint Competition) ☯90
[Ed. Note: I first shared this illustration not realizing all Ron Cobb had done. He was a breakdown artist on Sleeping Beauty (1959), designed the Ecology Flag (1969), a cartoonist throughout the 1970s, a prominent designer on Star Wars (1977), Alien (1979), Conan the Barbarian (1982), The Last Star Fighter (1984), Total Recall (1990), and several more recent films. He also worked with Rocket Science Games (FMV character design) in the early 1990s and, oh yeah, won the PixelPaint contest (for the second year in a row) with this illustration—drawn with a MOUSE!]
...... of FILMLAND: March 1969 -
Big Brained Martian
Illustration by Ron Cobb -
Inspired by THE INVASION OF THE SAUCER MEN (1957)
Worked a bit on a couple Engineering Corridor sectionals tonight. Nostrom - ALIEN 79 - 1:18 scale. This image is simply a depth test....I replicated the first two panels I'm working on in Photoshop to see how it will appear when the complete physical framework is complete. Heh....I'm gonna need a bigger workbench LOL! #alien #nostromo #diorama #engineering #roncobb
The front cover art of Captain Marvel by Basil Gogos.
Artists for background issues of FMoF are Basil Gogos, Luis Dominguez, Ron Cobb, Dan Adkins and Ken Kelly.
The back cover illustrations are by Basil Gogos.
My attempt at creating the Snark from the the Ron Cobb book Colorvision. This was an early design of the Nostromo in Alien.
Contains, among others, designs for the movies "Alien" and "Conan".
LP record sized. Had to scan this in two parts.
Worked a bit on a couple Engineering Corridor sectionals tonight. Nostrom - ALIEN 79 - 1:18 scale. This image is simply a depth test....I replicated the first two panels I'm working on in Photoshop to see how it will appear when the complete physical framework is complete. Heh....I'm gonna need a bigger workbench LOL! #alien #nostromo #diorama #engineering #roncobb
Worked a bit on a couple Engineering Corridor sectionals tonight. Nostrom - ALIEN 79 - 1:18 scale. This image is simply a depth test....I replicated the first two panels I'm working on in Photoshop to see how it will appear when the complete physical framework is complete. Heh....I'm gonna need a bigger workbench LOL! #alien #nostromo #diorama #engineering #roncobb
A 1952 British ex Royal Air Force Standard Vanguard Phase 1A Pickup Truck, fitted with a 4 speed manual gearbox by the RAF. The last elderly owner was ex RAF groundcrew and used one of these in his glory days, the previous owner to him was a Aircraft Engineer who is also believed to be ex RAF.
The Standard Vanguard is a car which was produced by the Standard Motor Company in Coventry, from 1947 until 1963. The car was announced in July 1947, and was completely new, with no resemblance to the previous models, and, designed in 1945, it was Standard's first post-World War Two car and intended for export around the world. It was also the first model to carry the new Standard badge, which was a heavily stylised representation of the wings of a Griffin.
In the wake of World War Two, many potential customers in the U.K and in English-speaking export markets had recently experienced several years of military or naval service, and therefore a car name related to the Royal Navy carried a greater resonance than it would for later generations. The name of the Standard Vanguard recalled H.M.S 'Vanguard' the last of the Royal Navy's battleships, launched in 1944 amid much media attention, permission to use the name involved Standard in extensive negotiations with senior Royal Navy personnel.
The Vanguard was first exhibited to the public at the Brussels Motor Show in February 1948. It began to come off the assembly lines in the middle of 1948 but all production was allotted to the export trade. An estate car and a utility pickup version were announced in September, and then a 12 cwt delivery van. Aprons were fitted over the Vanguard's rear wheels from September 1949. In 1950, the Vanguard and the Triumph Renown were the first cars to be fitted with a Laycock de Normanville overdrive. The Laycock overdrive operated on the second and third gears of the three-speed transmission, creating, in effect, a five-speed gearbox.
General characteristics Phase 1:
▪︎Manufacturer: Standard Motor Company
▪︎Production: 1947 to 1953
▪︎Produced: 174,799
▪︎Designer: Walter Belgrove
▪︎Body Style: 4-door saloon / 4-door estate car / 2-door coupe utility (Australia) / 2-door convertible (Belgium) / 2-door van
▪︎Powerplant: 2,088cc Standard I4 engine 68bhp at 4,000rpm
▪︎Transmission: Three speed manual, overdrive optional from 1950
▪︎Brakes: Lockheed hydraulic
▪︎Wheelbase: 7ft 10in
▪︎Length: 13ft 8in
▪︎Width: 5ft 9in
▪︎Height: 5ft 4in
▪︎Maximum Speed: 80mph
▪︎Fuel Consumption: 23-24mpg
▪︎Fuel Capacity: 15 gallons
▪︎Tyre Size: 5.75 X 16.
▪︎Brakes: Lockheed Hydraulic
▪︎Price: £515 plus £143.16.1 purchase tax, total: £6,58.16.1 (Vynide upholstery).
Sourced from:
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Vanguard
Worked a bit on a couple Engineering Corridor sectionals tonight. Nostrom - ALIEN 79 - 1:18 scale. This image is simply a depth test....I replicated the first two panels I'm working on in Photoshop to see how it will appear when the complete physical framework is complete. Heh....I'm gonna need a bigger workbench LOL! #alien #nostromo #diorama #engineering #roncobb
My attempt at creating the Snark from the the Ron Cobb book Colorvision. This was an early design of the Nostromo in Alien.
My attempt at creating the Snark from the the Ron Cobb book Colorvision. This was an early design of the Nostromo in Alien.
My attempt at creating the Snark from the the Ron Cobb book Colorvision. This was an early design of the Nostromo in Alien.
pub. 1975-rep. 1981-IBSN 0 909331 05 7
I had a copy of a collection of Ron Cobb cartoons but some 15 to 20 years ago I lent it to someone and didn't get it back. Ever since I have been looking for it. Yesterday I found this in a secondhand book shop and although it is a different collection I was thrilled to get it as I think Ron Cobb is one of the most powerful of recent political cartoonists.
6/1 - Completed sculpt of the Revwien pilot from the Dark Horse Comics series Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic by John Jackson Miller
1:18 scale, sculpted using Aves Fixit Sculpt.
The creature appears in a single panel…a SINGLE PANEL in the entire Dark Horse Comic series, Knights of the Old Republic. I was simply struck by how cool the creature looked. I wanted to see it in action figure form…
…and here it is!
For the frame, I used the lower legs, feet, partial waist, shoulders, arms and hands from a Vintage Collection Chewbacca. The upper torso was custom sculpted by me and the second set of arms came from a random figure. Glued together, created some custom articulation and used a Dremel to reduce the frame down to a skeleton.
One of the bigger figures I have created, measuring 6 “ tall for a 1:18 scaled figure.
Articulation points in the neck, shoulders (all 4), elbows (all 4) hands ( all 4 - the round spiked hands rotate), waist, hips, knees and ankles.
The pressure pack on its back is held in place using a magnet. It’s a scratch build.
The figure represents a large, lumbering suit…so “maximum extreme articulation” isn’t the priority here.
Who knows what this creature’s story is about?…that’s what’s great about these random characters that show up briefly in the Star Wars galaxy…they can be anything you want them to be.
Next to paint the figure! Give me time as I am rebuilding my collection of paints as my older ones have all dried up or in the process of withering away.
Thanks again for your continued interest!
#starwars #roncobb #johnjacksonmiller #darkhorsecomics #customactionfigure #actionfigure #sculpting #art #miniatures #creatures
Vale Ron Cobb. A fan since I was a youngster watching Dark Star, Star Wars, Alien. I was lucky enough to see him work one day at Clifton Hill Station while he was filming Garbo. A great loss to the art, design and illustraion world.
A police car version,they have 3.6ltr side valve V8 motors and a steering column mounted gear shift lever.A three speed gear box was coupled to the rear axle by a prop shaft running inside a torque tube,making a very heavy unit.We had a rough one for towing in the late 1960s and it could still shift,but the petrol disappeared at a terrific rate.