SPENGLER87
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On a side note, what do you think came first the full size prop or Nick's model?
Honey I Shrunk The Kids SHRINK RAY
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RagnarokandRoll
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Awesome picture...never seen that up close before.
Definitely the full sized machine. That would have been the priority in pre production, since it's so important to the story. Plus, the other way around is such a needless constraint that it doesn't make any sense.
Thank you for the measurements...I wish I knew how to correct for perspective (which of course is all dependent on what size lens they used in a given shot)...at least I can accurately model the monitor and see if it fits in the mockup I'm doing!
Definitely the full sized machine. That would have been the priority in pre production, since it's so important to the story. Plus, the other way around is such a needless constraint that it doesn't make any sense.
Thank you for the measurements...I wish I knew how to correct for perspective (which of course is all dependent on what size lens they used in a given shot)...at least I can accurately model the monitor and see if it fits in the mockup I'm doing!
SPENGLER87
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Found the pic when I was doing screen grab hunting. Apparently Joe Johnston kept it after filming and had a friend of his sell it plus other props from his other films last year on ebay, wish I knew about it then... I was watching the first film today and noticed that the camcorder mount had a logo/ company name on it. It's in the scene when Wayne is putting the machine back together after the anty dies, if we can i.d. the part it would save us the trouble of having to build it.
ghostbuster88
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I seriously cant believe i actually found this !! Finally after weeks of searching, i came across this...how about the thinking couch to go with your shrink ray!?
Very Victorian Settee | NuBe Green
Very Victorian Settee | NuBe Green
protonpack
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So I just got back from my trip to Disney World, during which I just happened to go on the Backlot Tour and see a certain shrink machine. I got some great pictures of the two control boxes seen in the second and third movies, as well as some from the side never seen in the movies. All the pictures are 6016x4000 in their original size. I wish I had gotten more pictures, but this was the best I could get while being hustled along by the crowd. I tried to go back later in the day, but the Backlot Tour closes at 7:00 PM (a fun fact that decided not to show up on the map or on the times sheet :facepalm ).
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SPENGLER87
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WOW!!! those pics are extremely helpful! I know I haven't posted about this for awhile now but once I complete the project Im currently working on I'll be turning my full attention back to this prop.
Murdock
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Bump. Have you made any progress on this since SPENGLER87? This is one prop I really love.
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Daniel Nelms
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I hope so! I used to build little models of this out of junk parts when I was a kid.
Wouah, that looks to be a really complicated build, but this is awesome xD
RapidNadion
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Sorry for the necro bump, but I've been obsessed with this prop since I was 6 and just have to believe work is still progressing. Any updates at all?
techfreq
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So I found this http://mr-megatronic.deviantart.com/art/Honey-I-Chapter-1-W-I-P-1-151065867 be sure to give the artist some love.
this is a huge help to my build
this is a huge help to my build
RapidNadion
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Wow. That 3D model is great. For the longest time I thought the detail around the business end of the cannon was coiled wire, but now I see they're ceramic capacitors. That blueprint is amazing too... Wonder if it's screen-used or homemade.
protonpack
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6 month necrobump! Hooray!
Anyway, I was sitting here thinking about the shrink ray, and was wondering what has happened to the screen used prop. The Backlot Tour in Walt Disney World sadly closed in September 2014 (according to Wikipedia), and that makes me wonder where all the props have gone. I know that late last year they still had the Star Wars snowspeeder on the Disney grounds, as they were displaying in during Star Wars Weekends. But I've heard nothing about all the props from the line, mainly the shrink ray. They probably have it in some warehouse, Raiders of the Lost Ark style, but it would be interesting and definitely profitable if they were to auction off some of the props from the line. like the Rocketeer packs or the shrink ray. The last time I saw it I took pictures (some are currently posted on Page 2), I always planned to go back to get some more, but that's not going to happen anymore. Just a train of though post, but I might as well post a couple pictures from that trip just to make it a little more interesting...
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Anyway, I was sitting here thinking about the shrink ray, and was wondering what has happened to the screen used prop. The Backlot Tour in Walt Disney World sadly closed in September 2014 (according to Wikipedia), and that makes me wonder where all the props have gone. I know that late last year they still had the Star Wars snowspeeder on the Disney grounds, as they were displaying in during Star Wars Weekends. But I've heard nothing about all the props from the line, mainly the shrink ray. They probably have it in some warehouse, Raiders of the Lost Ark style, but it would be interesting and definitely profitable if they were to auction off some of the props from the line. like the Rocketeer packs or the shrink ray. The last time I saw it I took pictures (some are currently posted on Page 2), I always planned to go back to get some more, but that's not going to happen anymore. Just a train of though post, but I might as well post a couple pictures from that trip just to make it a little more interesting...
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Rymo
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The part mounted on the front left-side of the ray is a Newport Research Corporation (NRC) adjustable radius chuck, model AC-1.
The AC-1 is still available, but the NRC logo on it is a little different.
The base plate appears to be an NRC miniature rail flat carrier, model MCF. Again, the logo is a little
different on the newer part.
The rail is a section of NRC miniature optical rail.
The AC-1 is still available, but the NRC logo on it is a little different.
The base plate appears to be an NRC miniature rail flat carrier, model MCF. Again, the logo is a little
different on the newer part.
The rail is a section of NRC miniature optical rail.
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Rymo
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The laser looks like it might be a Uniphase brand helium neon (HeNe) laser. The one in the film doesn't have any brand markings as far as I can tell, but the Uniphase ones are closest I've been able to find so far. There are several models that look similar but are different lengths.
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Rymo
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Luckily all of the parts shown above are still available from the original manufacturer's website or from other online re-sellers, and they're relatively inexpensive. Hopefully the dimensions of those parts can be used to help determine some of the other key dimensions of the shrinking ray that have been tricky to pin down.
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