I was at the auction, that was definitely one of the exciting lots to watch, and I had wondered who bought it!
Adam Savage (tested) meets the screen used Blade Runner blaster
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KramStaar
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$270,000.00
Assuming you mean the Vid-Phon, the hammer price was £24,000GBP, plus 20% byers premium, plus 3% if it was an online bid and then possibly a further 2% is paid by credit card. As it was an American buyer there wouldn't be the 25% VAT added on. So all in about $43,000USD. You can still search the old lots on the auction site: http://propstore.auctionserver.net/view-auctions/catalog/id/26/lot/3225/
I'd love to know what the blaster went for, anyone seen the hammer price on that?
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That answers that then! Thanks!
I think I would insist on white glove handling of the artifact myself, over a cushioned area in case accidently dropped.
I think he might have gave credit in some video at some point going over all the various blaster lore.
i saw one of those and Coyle was never mentioned.
Yeah, on that BR gun comparison video Adam did not mention Coyle...just the discovery of the World Con blaster and stating that "many" went down to see it. (One of them being Coyle.)
However I don't think Adam would purposely leave out Coyle...it was just probably due to the limited time they had slotted for the video and they had to keep things moving along.
And it does not help when Adam will attempt to go on with some more detail about the replica prop community that the Asian dude would interrupt! LOL!. That dude is always interrupting Adam in mid-sentence. I just want to hear from Adam, dammit!
(I am sure he is a nice guy...just messing with him.)
You can see a couple comparison shots on Adam's twitter account https://twitter.com/donttrythis
Yeah, on that BR gun comparison video Adam did not mention Coyle...just the discovery of the World Con blaster and stating that "many" went down to see it. (One of them being Coyle.)
However I don't think Adam would purposely leave out Coyle...it was just probably due to the limited time they had slotted for the video and they had to keep things moving along.
And it does not help when Adam will attempt to go on with some more detail about the replica prop community that the Asian dude would interrupt! LOL!. That dude is always interrupting Adam in mid-sentence. I just want to hear from Adam, dammit!
Thats the one. I also found it odd he didn't have a Coyle in the table as part of the comparison.
He did mention the SidKit gun, which Adam did have on the table and Adam stated he helped Sid with the research,
And Adam did allude to Coyle when mentioning the drama SidKit went through when it was alleged that Sidkit recast parts of the gun from another maker's BR gun (Which would have been Coyle's gun) Adam also stated he was not aware or involved in the recasting that occurred with Sid.
So maybe Adam did not want to mention Coyle due to a conflict of interest or in an effort to not open old wounds? Who knows? Either way I don't think it was intentional on Adam's part. There was a lot of info he had to go cover with all those guns on his table.
And Adam did allude to Coyle when mentioning the drama SidKit went through when it was alleged that Sidkit recast parts of the gun from another maker's BR gun (Which would have been Coyle's gun) Adam also stated he was not aware or involved in the recasting that occurred with Sid.
So maybe Adam did not want to mention Coyle due to a conflict of interest or in an effort to not open old wounds? Who knows? Either way I don't think it was intentional on Adam's part. There was a lot of info he had to go cover with all those guns on his table.
I thought he had but I guess not. There might be a very good reason to NOT mention him if you know what I mean and
was actually doing him a great favor.
was actually doing him a great favor.
Dan Lannigan said the collection was laid out like that deliberately for the Tested video shoot and that these pieces are usually displayed in 'different ways'.
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I heard that Adam doesn't have a Coyle in his collection either. Dunno if that's true though.
I only saw it for the first time a year and a half ago.
I wanted to watch something new... I have a bad habit of rewatching the same things over and over... I noticed a buddy of mine had put Bladerunner on my player, so figured "Ah what the heck... see what this is all about".
From the opening shot, with the incredible score, I was hooked...
Then Leon and the Voight Kampf test..
And then young Harrison, with that Indy/Solo smirk...
And then Roy Batty
and then the friggin blaster...
After 38 years of movie viewing, Bladerunner instantly became my favorite film of all time.
Check it out... so worth it.
Blade Runner is as deep as you want to make it and it asks that you adjust to it's pace, best viewed without interruption and as
immersive as possible.
A read of do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep is also worthy companion piece, they are as different as they are similar.
It enhances understanding and appreciation of the film.
immersive as possible.
A read of do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep is also worthy companion piece, they are as different as they are similar.
It enhances understanding and appreciation of the film.
Mike J.
Master Member
Additionally, there are like 5 versions of the film, so there's a BR for everyone!
The Final Cut, the Director's Cut, the Workprint, the Theatrical Release, the International Cut, the Romantic Comedy version, The Double Secret Special Edition, G-Rated Children's Television Edition, etc.
The Final Cut, the Director's Cut, the Workprint, the Theatrical Release, the International Cut, the Romantic Comedy version, The Double Secret Special Edition, G-Rated Children's Television Edition, etc.
