The Time Machine (2002) - References and Proportions

[Jintosh]

This could be a good scale estimator. Guy Pearce is 5'10.

 

[Jack Hainsworth]

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This could be a good scale estimator. Guy Pearce is 5'10.

We mentioned using his height as a metric earlier in the thread. The issue I ran into is that the leg angle, and therefor the machine height from the legs up varies from the plans, and various scenes in the movie. Given that on that website there is also a perfect side view drawing, what I REALLY need, is accurate measurements of the Berninghaus barber chair. Everything can scale around that. Even a single measurement like “distance between the leg corner poles” would work.

 

[David3]

Problem is though they replicated their own chair to fit.. so may not be accurate sizing to an original

 

[David3]

If only someone here knows someone, who knows someone, who works at WB, who can get a tape measure on something (?)

If it ever comes up for auction it would look cool on my mantle shelf next to the big boulder from Raiders (I wish)

 

[Ramjet]

We mentioned using his height as a metric earlier in the thread. The issue I ran into is that the leg angle, and therefor the machine height from the legs up varies from the plans, and various scenes in the movie. Given that on that website there is also a perfect side view drawing, what I REALLY need, is accurate measurements of the Berninghaus barber chair. Everything can scale around that. Even a single measurement like “distance between the leg corner poles” would work.

I have measurements of 45"(h) x 24"(w) for the Berninghaus "Hercules" chair. Taken from an auction site.
I hope that helps.

 

[Jack Hainsworth]

I have measurements of 45"(h) x 24"(w) for the Berninghaus "Hercules" chair. Taken from an auction site.
I hope that helps.
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This is a different chair. But it's also the one that comes up when you search for the measurements on google.

 

[Jack Hainsworth]

Does anyone know how the stand actually joins to the boiler sphere thing in the middle?

 

[David3]

I can't find anything in my refs well enough to make out any detail with all that blackness but this video is about the best i can find.. the movement of the camera seems to help a little and looks like the shaft behind the piston frame with the horizontal rod just butts right up to the sphere without any collar, like in your model there.
Maybe you can enhance a screen cap and see if you can bring out any more detail.

If anything its likely just a small lip around the opening on the sphere similar to the one on the axle shaft.

 

[Jack Hainsworth]

I can't find anything in my refs well enough to make out any detail with all that blackness but this video is about the best i can find.. the movement of the camera seems to help a little and looks like the shaft behind the piston frame with the horizontal rod just butts right up to the sphere without any collar, like in your model there.
Maybe you can enhance a screen cap and see if you can bring out any more detail.

If anything its likely just a small lip around the opening on the sphere similar to the one on the axle shaft.

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I've gone with basically just cutting out the shape of the boiler sphere from the stand. Here's my overall progress on the model so far, too. I'm hoping that researching, modelling, texturing, rigging, animating, and adding the VFX to this could be a major part of my CGI portfolio.

 

[Jack Hainsworth]

Also, now that we have higher resolution photos, could someone help me identify the types of screws, bolts, fittings etc used around the machine? I can make out the flanged bolts pretty easily, but ones like the ring around the base of the boiler, and around the dishes, I'm not so sure.

 

[Jack Hainsworth]

Here is my "Support Ring" model so far.

 

[Jack Hainsworth]

Another HD photo from an Inverse.com article from last year.

 

[David3]

Its such an interesting and complex prop when you get into it.
The mechanics involved in getting everything to work is mind boggling enough let alone having such a pleasing aesthetic period look to it as well.. amazing!
And kudos to your replication of even the tiniest of minutiae too.. which serves to really do this marvelous beast justice.

 

[David3]

I just came across your Artstation portfolio as well.. and my god, man! You've really brought that thing to life, in every gorgeous detail!!.. well done!

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/EandG2

 

[Jack Hainsworth]

I just came across your Artstation portfolio as well.. and my god, man! You've really brought that thing to life, in every gorgeous detail!!.. well done!

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/EandG2

Hehe, thank you! That was the old version last time I tried to do this. My computer wasn’t as good, so the rendering was very limited, and it’s not very accurate.

 

[Jack Hainsworth]

Turns out, the model of the chair from my last attempt at The Time Machine actually isn't that bad. So minus some changes to the cushioning, I think it will work fine.

 

[Jack Hainsworth]

And, I'm pretty sure I've got the scale pretty close. He comes up to just below the top of the center bioler thing, which is the same as in the new HD photos.

 

[Jack Hainsworth]

Update. Got most of the dishes modelled. I'm using my older model of the difference engine, since there's a LOT of detail there, and I don't want to have to remodel it unless I have to.

 

[Jack Hainsworth]

If anyone can see any issues in this model, let me know. I could do with some more eyes on it.

 

[BrundelFly]

Jack I used to have some reference, let me check to see what I got.