MisterScrub
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I saw that movie as kid in the theater and those spiders scared the crap out of me. :eek
Runaway spider
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Nuclearsphinx
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Tom Selleck and Gene Simmons can anyone say 80's. Although some cool prop replicas could be made from the film!
Sidewinder
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The flying camera thing had a little fan in the middle for lift or something.
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vengecore
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We just watched this flick last night (Netflix PS3 Streaming). Really neat film if not a bit cheesy. I would really like to see some pics of the screen used pistol. I really liked some of the robots in the film. They deserve a place in the sci-fi prop hall of fame. Especially the little agricultural guys in the beginning of the movie.
Eltree's prop looks like it was based on a 1911. funny as it seemed like Selleck was carrying a chromed 1911 for most of the movie.
Eltree's prop looks like it was based on a 1911. funny as it seemed like Selleck was carrying a chromed 1911 for most of the movie.
Hi. If you are asking about my spider, yes, it was a functioning hero prop. Still works. It's all aluminum and brass, so not much to break. Pretty incredible design as the legs arc and swing as it moves. Uses a speedometer cable for propulsion. You can see from this pic how the speedo cable attaches. On the other end of the cable is a variable speed hand drill.
Here are some shots of the actual prop gun. I have some others. Matsuo and I did alot of research on this piece.
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LeMarchand
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Eltee, we really should look into replicating that bad boy in the near future for our homeboys at the other forum 
Eltee, we really should look into replicating that bad boy in the near future for our homeboys at the other forum
Pretty labor intensive if done in all metal...but I agree. :cool
Those guys seemed to be pretty well heeled so maybe they could afford the cost of a machined, all metal, crawling spider. :love
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LeMarchand
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well, if all goes as planned this year, i will have my own cnc machine, so that might help a bit . I have been dying for one of these eversince i saw the movie as a youngster, they scared the crap out of me.
. I have been dying for one of these eversince i saw the movie as a youngster, they scared the crap out of me.Nuclearsphinx
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Eltee, we really should look into replicating that bad boy in the near future for our homeboys at the other forum
What other fourm would that be?
What other fourm would that be?
morpheus13
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I feel so cheap...so used.... :lol
LeMarchand
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oh, admit it morpheus...you love it when we pass you around
It's a small world after all.
Hi Eltee, You are correct in another post about there being others. there's yours of which you acquired from me aprox. 1995 through an AOhell ad. , there's 2 others which I had also. Those two were the worse condition, yours and mine were the best. Mine, the prize, in my opinion, [grin] for it is not operated by a transmission cable but radio remote control.. I do believe you acquired a major score as, about 5-8 year ago I spoke with a major international collector who said they'd be worth $5k plus. Lucky I had no clue at the time.
Albeit, I've never cleaned mine off, just sat on a shelf collecting dust as well, nor tested any of the three remotes that came with the four. I'd found the four in a box at a yard sale in, of all places, Joplin Mo, about 1990.
I just happened to, out of curiosity, ran a search for 'Runaway' spider yesterday and I saw yours so, figured I'd add to your post and shot a photo last night.
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