2001 Space Station WIP

joberg said:

Kubrick didn't destroy the models, it's just that it was the case of a deal gone bad, that's all. Thank God, the Aries-1B was found and bought (and photographed by members of the RPF at lenght)! I'm very hopeful as for the restoration job that lies ahead. It's going to be gorgeous when finished.
As for the original Space Station, I have hope, that someday it'll show up in an auction...somewhere.

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joberg said:

Gene Kosicki was the one who told us the story: after the movie, and if my memory serves me well, an American Museum wanted to buy/exhibit all of the models. They were crated and waited for years in a warehouse, ready to be shipped. Alas, the deal didn't materialized and, since space is at a premium, it was decided to hire a private company to get rid of the lot.
The company was sloppy and just dumped the Eva Pod, as well as the Space Station in a field. According to the story, the Pod was taken by children who were playing near by and the pics of the Station were taken by a bloke, on a bike, that returned to the site (difficult to bike with a 7 feet high model) to find out that the model had disappeared.
The Discovery was placed in a children's play ground (not far from the studio) and was quickly returned and destroyed properly when someone learned that some pieces were a bit too small, and therefore dangerous, for children...There, if I forgot something, I'm sure Gene will chime in. Sad story in the end.

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JHY said:

Joberg is right. According to Christiane Kubrick (Stanley's widow) SK wanted to be certain that models (and sets elements) remained in his control so that they could not be used in other films; he did not demand or intend their destruction.

Various individuals and organisations requested the loan or gift of models but nothing was agreed in the period following the film's release, possibly because SK was saddened by the general lack of understanding of the film and the initially poor critical response.

Subsequently (it seems agreed that) the models were found to be in poor condition supposedly with water damage, fire damage and mishandling all alleged by various parties, in addition to which, some items were just "lost". "Lost" to a collector is probably our best hope of seeing any original stuff now!

The final disposal of the models was, as Joberg says, inept and so sad.View attachment 688673

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joberg said:

To continue on the same path, I was disappointed to find little info in the new 2001 book on various model (just 2 pics of the Space Station) and known pics of the Moonbus, a few new pics of Discovery, etc...I hope, that, one day, someone will publish a more complete book of the models used in that movie.

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