My 16" Land of the Giants Spindrift.

[MARK M3]

After spending a lot of time making someone else's, I felt like taking some pictures of my personal 16" SPINDRIFT from Land of the Giants.
Land of the Giants expert, Mark Joseph Dorais used files cast from the original HERO filming miniature. This 16"model was hollow cast with no interior. I fabricated a mock cockpit and did all the lighting.
The model was totally airbrushed using Tamiya and Vallejo Paints. I elected to weather the build (I am personally not a fan of the "new" car look).
It has all the flaws of the miniature, which I appreciate. A model of a model. Again, which I prefer. After all, it wasn't a real spaceship.(sorry).

 

[TK4611]

Excellent.

 

[userd1402]

Beautiful build. Loved that show when I was a kid.

 

[MARK M3]

 

[MARK M3]

 

[JediMichael]

I totally forgot about this show. That and Lost in Space, watching the reruns in the late 80s early 90s for me. Possibly on Nick at Night, but might have been another channel. I watched more of Lost in Space then this, so I remember very little.
Cool build either way.

 

[MARK M3]

 

[publiusr]

Best paint job ever for that model. Instant vintage

 

[MARK M3]

Best paint job ever for that model. Instant vintage

Thanks very much indeed!!

 

[MARK M3]

 

[MARK M3]

Here are several more updated pictures of my build...

 

[MARK M3]

One more picture! Love this ship!!

 

[Captain Dunsel]

Here are several more updated pictures of my build...

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That is incredible work! My hat is off to you!

 

[MARK M3]

Just a test...

 

[MARK M3]

That is incredible work! My hat is off to you!

Thank you very much indeed!

 

[Hunk a Junk]

I've always loved the Spindrift, especially when the proportions are correct. Yours is dead on (obviously, based on the source material). Hopefully the rumors of a larger scale Polar Lights kit are true and they don't sacrifice the elegant arcs of the hull just to make the main door open like on the old Aurora kit. I need an accurate Spindrift, not a play set.

 

[MARK M3]

I've always loved the Spindrift, especially when the proportions are correct. Yours is dead on (obviously, based on the source material). Hopefully the rumors of a larger scale Polar Lights kit are true and they don't sacrifice the elegant arcs of the hull just to make the main door open like on the old Aurora kit. I need an accurate Spindrift, not a play set.

WOW! A Kindred spirit! Not a rumor, Moebius is indeed making a 20" 1:32 Scale Spindrift. However, as nice as it undoubtedly will be, I believe they will not incorporate the curves seen on the hero miniature...

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[Hunk a Junk]

Not a rumor, Moebius is indeed making a 20" 1:32 Scale Spindrift. However, as nice as it undoubtedly will be, I believe they will not incorporate the curves seen on the hero miniature...

That's a shame. I understand the desire to offer an interior that matches the full-size sets, and that most people won't notice the difference, but I'd rather have a non-opening door with maybe the option of having the door open or closed if it means keeping the curve of the hull. The way the line of the hull arcs from the engines all the way to the top of the cockpit is what makes the design work, IMHO. It's like the difference between a fat or a flat Millennium Falcon. One looks right and the other just doesn't.

 

[MARK M3]

That's a shame. I understand the desire to offer an interior that matches the full-size sets, and that most people won't notice the difference, but I'd rather have a non-opening door with maybe the option of having the door open or closed if it means keeping the curve of the hull. The way the line of the hull arcs from the engines all the way to the top of the cockpit is what makes the design work, IMHO. It's like the difference between a fat or a flat Millennium Falcon. One looks right and the other just doesn't.View attachment 1730007View attachment 1730009

I love the curves on the miniature. The only straight line on the miniature is the tail. I too wish they would have made a copy of the Filming miniature. But it seems the necessary inclusion of a stage set is more important.

 

[MARK M3]

I attached the clear bubble to the model, like the current condition of the filming miniature.