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SKIN JOB 66
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 Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2015 2:35 pm Post subject: "FOSSTROMO" MODEL |
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Haven't posted for a while here but thought everybody would like to see hat I've recently find...
Well, here it is...
It looks like a model made from one of Foss' concept Nostromo(s) was built for a german film called Die Sturzflieger !
(Couldn't find anything more than the few pics posted below, sorry for that)
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Interesting Fred.
I've always liked that Foss design.
I wonder if they paid to use the design.
Hard to tell what the model is really like from those photographs.
It would be good to see it on a star background but as you say there are not that many pictures of it.
I see the film is twenty years old!
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There's a spread on these designs in "Hardware: The Definitive SF Works of Chris Foss"
I would have to conclude that they hired him to do all the designs.
There's a clip of this film on Youtube, it looks kind of silly actually.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_Qn1FLGe54
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Ah damn, now I feel silly... I have this book, should have checked if there was something related to this german film in it !
Anyhow thank you Karl for the info !
Fred
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Reminds me of the Blade Runner Blimp to a degree.
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| andy wrote: | Reminds me of the Blade Runner Blimp to a degree.
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I agree Andy as I think the blimp idea came directly from this unused concept Nostromo by Foss !
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I've always liked that Foss design.
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Same here, Colin !
I've always loved this design, but I'm not sure it would have looked that good from other angles, notably the rear. (who said it has a big bottom ?)
Fred
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TFS Fred...Drop Ship in German? Very Foss indeed  |
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Good find..!
IMDB lists "Chris Foss" as "production designer: star ship"
It also mentions, "Partly filmed at a set built for the scene in Enemy Mine (1985) when Davidge is brought to the hospital in the starship".
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"Die Sturzflieger" translates as "The Nose divers" - I suppose the title refers to the slightly gung-ho attitude of the main characters.
I had seen that movie ages ago; can't remember a thing about it, other than it confirming
at the time my suspicion that German film makers didn't really get science fiction.
I remember it being chokefull of plagiarized ideas.
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