Those are some awesome photos,especially the ones of ridley scotts kids,the ones of the guys in the ufo alien suits are great as well.The ufo alien suit was always a favorite of mine in both its incarnations.I also found this it has some good looking suits in it http://millionmonkeytheater.com/BattleinOuterSpace.html This ones a laugh http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110814205737/fallout/images/9/9d/SpacesuitOrigin.jpg and this from the dreadful italian War of the robots http://cinemade.startlogic.com/War_of_Robots-helmet.gif
It outcools most kids pictures of their childhood, does it not.
Cheers Tim, Apart from a single CFF film, I'n not sure that the alien suits were ever seen again. which is a shame...unless anyone knows different. Battle in out of space is in the file and pending. Beach-nut Chewing gum (1958) has been covered already and War of the robots is also pending but that link takes me through to a better image than what Ive got. cheers steve
Million Monkey Theater is a fun site for folks of our ilk with lots of great movie synopses (including some serious b-movie rarities). I hadn't been on there for some time but the link in Tim's comment reminded me how cool it is. :)
Heres a great thread I found,its a comparison between the 2001 suits and several others including the war in space and the IBM codernauts,it also has some great close-ups on parts of the 2001 suit http://www.therpf.com/f24/2001-style-helmets-war-space-titan-find-other-tv-movies-41897/ Another one that bears a passing resemblance to the 2001 suit is in william mallones titan find/creature from 1985 http://www.webomatica.com/wordpress/images/movies/creature.jpg And when I saw this one I had to post it http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ifY0MvW0Awo/TGCqUuonsJI/AAAAAAAAAOc/dIPni19Gms8/s1600/ankrum+space+suit.jpg
Great links--especially the crisp and detailed 2001 suit shot. To me the 2001 suits are the greatest fictional spacesuit ever. Some suits look great but would never be practical in a real world sense, some look functional but elicit a yawn from a design standpoint. The 2001 suits are the perfect balance of form and function. On an unrelated note I figured out why my comments keep double posting, so you won't have to delete my duplicates anymore, Steve! :)
War in Space, IBM, Titan Find and Flight to Mars, all have images pending in the files. I've been holding off posting while waiting for either more or better images. I have been on that sight and is is rather good.
It was no trouble, Brad. I figured there was a gremlin in there somewhere. It didn't bother me enough to comment but happy you got it sorted
Heres another interesting link,I cant say I`ve heard of the movie tho` http://www.propstore.com/product-Original-Space-Suit.htm and another one,if you really want a piece of the movie this is for you http://www.propstore.com/product-Med--Tech--Peters--Kathleen-Quinlan--Space-Suit-and-Gloves.htm
This is a somewhat awkward post. I just ran across your site and am very much enjoying your archives. I've always thought the space suits in old movies are pretty neat.
Now to the awkward bit: At the risk of sounding like a spammer, there *is* something you might be interested in. I've found 12 inch dolls...errr... action figures of all four variants of the 2001, space suits for sale. I don't know if this will let me post a link, but monstersinmotion dot com has them.
I'd consider buying one myself as a drawing model (I draw a science fiction comic online.) But, at $550, that's way way out of line.
Anyway, keep up the good work! I'll be reading your site looking for space suit inspirations.
Funny to see Ridley's kids in those spacesuits!
ReplyDeleteThose are some awesome photos,especially the ones of ridley scotts kids,the ones of the guys in the ufo alien suits are great as well.The ufo alien suit was always a favorite of mine in both its incarnations.I also found this it has some good looking suits in it
ReplyDeletehttp://millionmonkeytheater.com/BattleinOuterSpace.html
This ones a laugh
http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110814205737/fallout/images/9/9d/SpacesuitOrigin.jpg
and this from the dreadful italian War of the robots
http://cinemade.startlogic.com/War_of_Robots-helmet.gif
It outcools most kids pictures of their childhood, does it not.
ReplyDeleteCheers Tim, Apart from a single CFF film, I'n not sure that the alien suits were ever seen again. which is a shame...unless anyone knows different.
Battle in out of space is in the file and pending. Beach-nut Chewing gum (1958) has been covered already and War of the robots is also pending but that link takes me through to a better image than what Ive got. cheers steve
Million Monkey Theater is a fun site for folks of our ilk with lots of great movie synopses (including some serious b-movie rarities). I hadn't been on there for some time but the link in Tim's comment reminded me how cool it is. :)
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ReplyDeleteHeres a great thread I found,its a comparison between the 2001 suits and several others including the war in space and the IBM codernauts,it also has some great close-ups on parts of the 2001 suit
ReplyDeletehttp://www.therpf.com/f24/2001-style-helmets-war-space-titan-find-other-tv-movies-41897/
Another one that bears a passing resemblance to the 2001 suit is in william mallones titan find/creature from 1985
http://www.webomatica.com/wordpress/images/movies/creature.jpg
And when I saw this one I had to post it
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ifY0MvW0Awo/TGCqUuonsJI/AAAAAAAAAOc/dIPni19Gms8/s1600/ankrum+space+suit.jpg
Great links--especially the crisp and detailed 2001 suit shot. To me the 2001 suits are the greatest fictional spacesuit ever. Some suits look great but would never be practical in a real world sense, some look functional but elicit a yawn from a design standpoint. The 2001 suits are the perfect balance of form and function. On an unrelated note I figured out why my comments keep double posting, so you won't have to delete my duplicates anymore, Steve! :)
ReplyDeleteWar in Space, IBM, Titan Find and Flight to Mars, all have images pending in the files. I've been holding off posting while waiting for either more or better images. I have been on that sight and is is rather good.
ReplyDeleteIt was no trouble, Brad. I figured there was a gremlin in there somewhere. It didn't bother me enough to comment but happy you got it sorted
Heres another interesting link,I cant say I`ve heard of the movie tho`
ReplyDeletehttp://www.propstore.com/product-Original-Space-Suit.htm
and another one,if you really want a piece of the movie this is for you
http://www.propstore.com/product-Med--Tech--Peters--Kathleen-Quinlan--Space-Suit-and-Gloves.htm
Hi there,
ReplyDeleteThis is a somewhat awkward post.
I just ran across your site and am very much enjoying your archives. I've always thought the space suits in old movies are pretty neat.
Now to the awkward bit:
At the risk of sounding like a spammer, there *is* something you might be interested in. I've found 12 inch dolls...errr... action figures of all four variants of the 2001, space suits for sale.
I don't know if this will let me post a link, but monstersinmotion dot com has them.
I'd consider buying one myself as a drawing model (I draw a science fiction comic online.) But, at $550, that's way way out of line.
Anyway, keep up the good work! I'll be reading your site looking for space suit inspirations.
Thanks!
Scott Kellogg
Lovely stuff but way too rich for my blood.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the pointer though, window shopping is cool to.