Gort!
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HouseAtreides
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Damn Gort is HUGE!
Will he fit in a standard home with 8' ceilings?
He would be very cool made of metal though...
Well, still, Robby first! Then we'll see.
Does anyone have one of these fellows with the opening visor?
Will he fit in a standard home with 8' ceilings?
He would be very cool made of metal though...
Well, still, Robby first! Then we'll see.
Does anyone have one of these fellows with the opening visor?
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SSR
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Nice Christmas card.
To be honest, I never got the comparison until many years after seeing the movie on TV for the first time. I think it was "Mr. Carpenter" that finally twigged me to it.
Anyways, I remember seeing a GORT at Sci-Fi City in Orlando, I think it is still there - don't know the story behind who built it though.
To be honest, I never got the comparison until many years after seeing the movie on TV for the first time. I think it was "Mr. Carpenter" that finally twigged me to it.
Anyways, I remember seeing a GORT at Sci-Fi City in Orlando, I think it is still there - don't know the story behind who built it though.
I organized a screening here in L.A. last year that was a double feature of DAY and FORBIDDEN PLANET. I borrowed a truck and Fred brought both a Robby and a Gort to display in the lobby. The place was packed, and if you've ever been to the Aero in Santa Monica, you know how small the lobby actually is. Gort cleared the ceiling by about 4". (I believe it will clear a standard ceiling.) We had Billy Gray there (the kid from Day The Earth Stood Still). People loved it. One of the best special screenings we had. I'll try to dig up some photos.
Gene
Gene
houdiniguy
Sr Member
I had the pleasure of seeing "Robot Hut's"
John Rigg and his creation!!!
Awesome and perfect.
The head tilted downward and visor lifted and the eye scanned!!
Perfect!
I have a lifesize torso of Gort.
I will take a pic and post.
Tom:thumbsup
John Rigg and his creation!!!
Awesome and perfect.
The head tilted downward and visor lifted and the eye scanned!!
Perfect!
I have a lifesize torso of Gort.
I will take a pic and post.
Tom:thumbsup
CaptCBoard
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Vaderman
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GeneralMayhem
Sr Member
Maybe some scale drawings are in order.
Vaderman
Sr Member
Yeah! He's what, 8'6" tall?
So that would put his shoulders at around 33.5" across amd his "belt" around 6" high and the bottom of his belt seems to bisect him pretty well at about 4'3"...
So that would put his shoulders at around 33.5" across amd his "belt" around 6" high and the bottom of his belt seems to bisect him pretty well at about 4'3"...
GeneralMayhem
Sr Member
How's this for a start?
~ GM
~ GM
Vaderman
Sr Member
No, you're right. The pic I posted is of FB copy, so no telling how accurate it is, measurement by measurement.
Had to start somewhere!
The shoulders are too sharp, the trunks don't go into the belt as sharply or completely, the cuffs are too thick... Just in glancing at the Christmas card.
Need to research some decent pics.
I wonder what this fellow would weigh, in fiberglass? Anyone had experience with a 'glass piece this large?
Had to start somewhere!
The shoulders are too sharp, the trunks don't go into the belt as sharply or completely, the cuffs are too thick... Just in glancing at the Christmas card.
Need to research some decent pics.
I wonder what this fellow would weigh, in fiberglass? Anyone had experience with a 'glass piece this large?
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HouseAtreides
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Haha! I LOVE that Xmas card!
Gort is friggin huge!
I don't think he'd fit in my apartment!
I guess he could bbe made as a suit out of rubber, but you'd kill someone inside there!
Gort is friggin huge!
I don't think he'd fit in my apartment!
I guess he could bbe made as a suit out of rubber, but you'd kill someone inside there!
CaptCBoard
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Uh... I have a 23 inch screen and that scale image is too big! Other than that it looks great, but I have to scroll around to see it all!
Scott
Scott
