Welcome back to COLLECTION WARS! This was shown on March 11, 2021.
In this episode we interview Kurt Kuhn, the founder of ModelerMagic.com
Kurt has inspired sci-fi fans around the world with his amazing passion towards preserving the the art of Studio Scale Modeling. Kurt’s passion for movie models extends from Star Was, Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica and beyond. Kurt has dedicated the last few decades to bringing collectors, artists, and fans to his amazing website for an all inclusive experience that allows fans to reconnect with ships and models they love.
Kurt Kuhn has bee instrumental in keeping the Studio Scale art form alive through his own passion...
Many of us have attempted to get results that look authentic of sub zero weather. Steve McCarron created Precision Snow and Ice to do just that! Their works are truly magnificent and I would advise anyone wishing to learn about applying sub zero weathering to their modeling to visit the Precision Snow and Ice site and click on their TUTORIALS. Fantastic!! We are pleased to be able to show their works here.
Check out this brilliant weathering on this 80 MM long Taxi!!
Below is some raw footage that will be used in their next film….
…and how about this most excellent wire fencing winter effect?!!!
Is it real, full sized? Or Miniature? It is Amazing!!
To visit the Precision Ice and Snow site direct, please click the banner link above.
This documentary is about the dying art of model making. Focusing on the personal stories of the model makers whose work shaped and enhanced the impact of feature films and gave it a breathtaking scale. Their practical hands on art is now slowly dying out, giving way to computer generated imagery.
The model makers share their experiences along with personal insights and behind the scenes views from films they worked on. Included are some of the best and well known model makers worldwide. The films on which they have worked include; STAR WARS, STAR TREK, CLOSE ENCOUNTERS, GHOSTBUSTERS, JAMES BOND GOLDENEYE, ARMAGEDDON, MOON, EDWARD SCISSORHANDS, CITY OF LOST CHILDREN, 1941, STARSHIP TROOPERS, UNDERWORLD, WATERWORLD, GODZILLA, TITANIC!
Berton Pierce directed Sense of Scale, his first featu...
From Academy Award-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson comes “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” the first of two films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece “The Hobbit,” by J.R.R. Tolkien. The second film will be “The Hobbit: There and Back Again.”
Both films are set in Middle-earth 60 years before “The Lord of the Rings,” which Jackson and his filmmaking team brought to the big screen in the blockbuster trilogy that culminated with the Oscar®-winning “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.”
The adventure follows the journey of title character Bilbo Baggins, who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsome dragon Smaug...
Photos obtained online from various sources that had taken photos of it during it’s tours…. the smaller filming miniature of this Lord of the Rings – Return of the King fortress is magnificent! Even in it’s 1:72 scale it is huge! Built by the hands of the very talented modelers at New Zealand’s outstanding WETA shop, this model is very unique and will always impress. There is a possibility that when the Gallery opens… that a replica of this piece may exist for viewing.
Here are some impressive detail shots of it on tour by yet to be determined online sources….
And here is a CG render of it by a yet to be determined online source…
To view more about WETA, visit their site by clicking on the banner below…
I have the great honor of introducing to this gallery a very talented artist…. Master Miniaturist Maddie Chambers!
I was notified that there was a fantastic miniature recreation of LOTR’s Bag End on the internet, and upon receiving a link, I went to the site straight away. Needless to say, as with everyone who has viewed it, my jaw dropped! With nearly 720 hours devoted to this piece, it is a masterpiece of the finest, and most detailed work I have had the pleasure of viewing. Master miniaturist Maddie Chambers has some serious talent that I hope to show more of on this Gallery site… and hopefully in the physical Gallery upon it’s opening as well. We are honored, and thankful to be able to show her works!
To view MORE of Maddie Chambers work on this Bag End miniature… including the buil...
