Category The Black Hole Selections

COLLECTION WARS! Episode 4: Kurt Kuhn – The Man Behind Modeler Magic

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...

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Anthony Santos – Disney’s THE BLACK HOLE – USS PALOMINO

A few of the best things that came from Disney’s 1979 film, The Black Hole, were the interesting ship designs. Artist Anthony Santos crafted this fantastic Palomino miniature… the ship that the crew traveled on to discover a ship that had been missing.. and presumed lost.. the Cygnus! Anthony did wonderful work!

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Jeff Bond / Davis Nelson – 1979 Disney Film – The Black Hole – 40″ CYGNUS

This is a 3D printed, 40″ long reproduction of the Cygnus spaceship from Disney’s 1979 movie The Black Hole. The 3D parts were designed and produced over a span of around two years or so by a modeler named Dave Nelson who went by Primitive Dave on Shapeways.com where he made the parts available. I kept in touch with Dave while he was producing the parts and he also made available schematics for an acrylic armature that the Cygnus frame parts fit over in order to support the “soft and flexible” 3D printed parts and allow for the interior to be illuminated. Unfortunately Dave disappeared shortly after completing the parts and actually before working out the final details of the front of the armature...

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