“Naked” C3PO Photos from the Star Wars Tour as taken by Michael Pante

April 19, 2014 Posted in Industrial Light & Magic - ILM, Michael Plante, Star Wars, Star Wars Selections

I have two words for Michael Plante for his great sharing of photos with us all… “THANK YOU! You are fantastic!” Well ok…. maybe three more words than I originally planned…lol.

Studio TIE Fighter – Photographed by Mchael Plante

April 11, 2014 Posted in Industrial Light & Magic - ILM, Michael Plante, Star Wars, Star Wars Selections

Michael Plante again shares with us his fantastic photos of the Star Wars Tour studio models! Thank you Michael!!

Studio Y-Wing – Photographed by Michael Plante

April 11, 2014 Posted in Industrial Light & Magic - ILM, Michael Plante, Star Wars, Star Wars Selections

Michael Plante again shares with us his fantastic photos of the Star Wars Tour studio models! Thank you Michael!!

TINY Millennium Falcon Studio Model from ESB

April 11, 2014 Posted in Industrial Light & Magic - ILM, Michael Plante, Star Wars, Star Wars Selections

Michael Plante again shares with us his fantastic photos of the Star Wars Tour studio models! Thank you Michael!!

Studio ANH Blockade Runner – Photographed by Michael Plante

April 11, 2014 Posted in Industrial Light & Magic - ILM, Michael Plante, Star Wars, Star Wars Selections

Michael Plante again shares with us his fantastic photos of the Star Wars Tour studio models! Thank you Michael!!

ANH Star Destroyer DEVASTATOR Studio Model Photos from Michael Plante

March 25, 2014 Posted in Industrial Light & Magic - ILM, Michael Plante, Star Wars, Star Wars Selections

Collector Michael Plante recently emailed me photos of his recent visit to the Star Wars tour, which included a model that changed everything for me in 1977… the Devastator...

Berton Pierce’s SENSE OF SCALE – A Documentary Film of Industry Model Making

September 13, 2012 Posted in 00-FEATURE-00, 2001 & 2010, 2001 & 2010 Selections, 2012, 300 Selections, ALIEN - The Movies, ALIEN Selections, Anna Bies, AVATAR, AVATAR Selections, Babylon 5, Babylon 5 Selections, Batman, Batman Selections, Battlestar Galactica - The "DeSanto" Continuation Series, Battlestar Galactica - The New Series, Battlestar Galactica - The Original Movie & Series, Battlestar Galactica Selections, Berton Pierce, Blade Runner Selections, Bladerunner, Buck Rogers, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Selections, CAPRICA, Charlie Bailey, Collector ALERT!, Disney - Reference, Disney Selections, Don Bies, DUNE, DUNE Selections, Event Horizon, Event Horizon Selections, Fantastic Voyage Selections, Farscpe Selections, Firefly / Serenity, Firefly / Serenity Selections, Galaxy Quest Selections, Ian Hunter, ID4 Independence Day, Industrial Light & Magic - ILM, Lord of the Rings Selections, Lorne Peterson, Lost in Space Selections, Matthew Gratzner, Miscellaneous Reference, Miscellaneous Selections, Nelson Hall, Phil Tippett, Pixar Selections, Planet of the Apes Selections, Sci-Fi Air Museum - Bill George, Seaquest, Seaquest Selections, Shannon Blake Gans, Space 1999 Selections, Space Above and Beyond, Space Above and Beyond Selections, Star Trek, Star Trek Selections, Star Wars, Star Wars Selections, Stargate Selections, Starship Troopers, Starship Troopers Selections, Stealth, Stealth Selections, Steve Gawley, Terminator, Terminator Selections, The 5th Element, The Black Hole, The Chronicles of Riddick, The Chronicles of Riddick Selections, The Hobbit Selections, The Hunt for Red October, Tom Griep, Transformers, Transformers Selections, War of the Worlds Selections

This documentary is about the dying art of model making...

1977 STAR WARS Story Boards from the Hector Rosales Collection

October 27, 2011 Posted in Hector Rosales, Industrial Light & Magic - ILM, Star Wars, Star Wars Selections

1977 is a year that changed much for both the film industry… and fans of science fiction. It was the year Star Wars came out. I myself viewed that film nearly everyday that summer…...