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Post by Clavius on Apr 22, 2008 13:27:08 GMT -6
(original post: Thu Nov 22, 2007 12:21 am)     
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Post by ajamodels on Jun 5, 2008 20:54:01 GMT -6
Just for historical reference:
Kubrick ordered 11 'Bombs' to be made by the model shop.
10 are known to still exist in photograph form. 5 made it to the directors initial cut, 4 made it to the final cut.
the others are: 6. US bomb #7
7. US imaging telescope
8. British bomb
9. US Communications array
10. US Deep space probe
11. Unknown.
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Post by lunadude on Jun 6, 2008 10:55:51 GMT -6
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Post by Model Man on Jun 7, 2008 10:31:25 GMT -6
I've puzzled over these for a few days. Here's my guesses.
A. US Telescope: Big hole down the middle, side dishes suggest non-visual stereo imaging.
B. US Comm Array: Big dish on the 'front'
C. US Deep Space Probe: Nose cone payload .
D. Brit Bomb: Looks like La France's Beumb.
Other rationale and ideas?
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Post by ajamodels on Jun 9, 2008 10:56:58 GMT -6
Pretty good guess....However, Bomb #2 could have been any one of these!  |
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Post by Model Man on Jun 16, 2008 12:35:57 GMT -6
Adam,
Are you saying that Bomb 6 in the top photo is US and not Russian?
That Bomb 2 in the top photo could be any of the ideas that I had in my previous entry?
In that case, #2 could be the Russian in the crowd. It might look 'German' if the cold war alliance held a strong enough sway and the Germans were getting their designs from Russia and not America.
That 3 of them are octgaonal and one definitely DL and the other US is not helpful.... But as 2 of 3 are different nations, I would throw Bomb #2 as a third nation as well. And if Bomb 6 is ours and not the Russians, as Mark was thinking, then that leave them out of the loop so far making Bomb#2 theirs.
If I'm reading your statement wrong, Adam, then everything I just wrote can be ignored as your bomb 2 reference was really bomb B in your photo. And that one I would still say looks most like a comm sat of them all.
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Post by ajamodels on Jun 17, 2008 7:10:31 GMT -6
Tom,
Bomb 6 IS Russian. The picture at the top right of this page may or may not be Bomb 2. The pics posted by Lunadude last week show other satellites that may or may not be Bomb 2 as well! Bottom line, is that I have found no reference as to which Bomb is 'defined' as #2.
Bombs 1, 3, 4, 5, 6. have been defined in preproduction drawings.
AJ :>
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Post by Model Man on Jun 17, 2008 11:35:37 GMT -6
Intriguing! So for those trying to keep score like myself: Of 11: Five bombs are photo'd and identified. Five photos are unidentified. Five descriptions are available for those five. The 11th remains a total mystery. So who would have that 11th bomb? The Jamaicans? We need a new master photo, this is confusing!  This list not in order 1. US Bomb -photo, Prod ID#1 2. US Bomb 3. US telescope 4. US Deep space probe 5. US Commsat 6. Brit Bomb 7. Chinese bomb -photo, Prod ID#3 8. German bomb -photo, Prod ID#4 9. French bomb -photo, Prod ID#5 10. Russian Bomb -photo, Prod ID#6 11. Jamaican Space Sled Team |
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Post by tagdot on Jun 17, 2008 13:25:37 GMT -6
I'll give a vote for Louisiana as the owner of the 11th bomb. ;D
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Post by ajamodels on Jun 17, 2008 17:17:56 GMT -6
Anyone got a reference for the Jamaican flag ? We could make a decal and stick it on the side of one of these ;D
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Post by SmashMonkey on Sept 24, 2008 0:21:25 GMT -6
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Post by jbot on May 21, 2009 14:39:37 GMT -6
Hello everyone! My name is Jim Botaitis. I operate JBOT DECALS at www.jbot.ca. I obtained from Ian (Stargazer Models) a resin casting of the US Bomb ("01 - US" in the photo above). I will post photos of my finished model in a few days. Ian tells me he plans to produce 5 bombs in 1/144th scale. So here is my decal sheet which I have developed for all the bombs, even though the models are not all ready yet: www.jbot.ca/private/Upload/bomb-art.jpgI added the British roundels on the assumption that "02 - unknown" will later be determined to be the bomb from Great Britain. I am also assuming that Ian will build it ... :-) Jimbo JBOT DECALS |
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Post by lunadude on May 21, 2009 23:20:29 GMT -6
Very nice decal sheet.
BTW, I've been looking for the right decals for the existing US bomb kit (Stars & Bars and the "S9"). Might I be able to purchase those as a custom set?
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