Rick Hamel built this badass R/C dragon called “Mythical Beast” which measures over 7′ in length and has a wingspan of 9′. The dragon took over a year to construct and consists of over 60 molded parts. Power is provided by a Jetcat P80 Kerostart turbine while a fire-breathing effect is achieved with liquid propane and a stun gun.
Check out some additional pics and videos after the break.
YouTuber native118 created this awesome custom-built flying quadrocopter modeled after Doc Brown’s DeLorean from Back to the Future. Besides sporting LED lighting effects and intricate detail right down to a tiny Mr. Fusion, the model features stabilization control powered by MultiWii, a HobbyKing 12A BlueSeries speed controller, and Turnigy 2204-14T motors.
Needless to say, this thing would be huge if it was available as a real product.
Hit the jump to check out a video of the DeLorean in action.
The model used in all the Harry Potter films for Hogswart has been unveiled. The enormous castle will go on display at the end of March as part of Making of Harry Potter tour at Leavesdon Studio in London. It’s 50 feet across and no detail is left unattended. There a miniature owls and more than 2,000 fiber optic lights to simulate torches. If you add up all the hours it took the 86 artists and crew members to build it, the model took 74 years to construct. Wow.
Though the castle will certainly be the superstar of the tour, it won’t be the only display to ooh and ahh over:
The three-hour tour will also take Harry Potter fans inside the Great Hall and Dumbledore’s office. Visitors will also be able to step onto cobbles of Diagon Alley, walking past the the shop fronts of Ollivanders wand shop, Flourish and Blotts, the Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes, Gringotts Wizarding Bank and Eeylops Owl Emporium.
Iconic props from the films, including Harry’s Nimbus 2000 broomstick and Hagrid’s motorcycle will be on display alongside life-sized models of some of the creatures from the films.
Other film sets included in the tour include the Gryffindor common room, the boys’ dormitory, Hagrid’s hut, Potion’s classroom and Professor Umbridge’s office at the Ministry of Magic.
Who wants to buy me a plane ticket to London?
Check out additional images and a time lapse video of Hogwarts being built after the break.
My father had a ship in a bottle on his desk, but I prefer something a little more modern.
It’s no wonder, then, that a true fan of Joss Whedon’s Firefly TV Series and motion picture Serenity would have a 1:400th scale model of the beloved ship on his or her desk. 8 inches long, hand painted and cast from dozens of parts – some as small as a millimeter, her design matches the model used in Firefly down to the smallest detail. There’s even two little removable shuttles in case your on-board companion needs to take a side-trip.
Check out additional images after the break.
Hot Toys is gearing up to release a super-detailed 1/6 scale model of the 1989 Batmobile which measures 39”L x 16”W x 9”H, and includes (among other things) articulated flaps on both sides, a functional door, 2 machine guns, 4 Batdiscs, Batmobile shields and an interior light-up function.
The collectible is currently available for pre-order, and is expected to arrive in the second quarter of 2013. Hit the jump to check out some additional photos.
The staff of Quantum Mechanix gets to see the neatest things this side of the ‘verse. They recently got a tour at Universal Studios, and they came across a massive model of our favorite Firefly class ship, Serenity.
About three months ago, while getting a very rare tour of the Universal archives, we came across something tucked into a corner and covered in plastic that made our hearts skip a beat: a highly-detailed 12-foot-long filming model of the Reaverized Serenity. We could hardly believe what we were seeing!
As many Browncoats know, there has been a rumor around for years that a filming miniature used for the crash scene on Mr. Universe’s planet. But that rumor was either denied as either being totally false, or that the miniature used was a simple styrofoam model. As you can see from the picture below, it does exist and is about as far from a “simple” model as you could imagine.
The archivists were generous enough to let us come back last month with a camera and crew to fully document the model – ALL 12 FEET OF HER! So, to start off the New Year right, we wanted to introduce you to the biggest, most impressive Serenity ever made (QMx designer Hawk included for scale).
Check out more pics in the gallery below.
German model maker Robert Gulpan has been creating miniature examples on high-end cars since the 1990s – but it will be hard, if not impossible to top his latest offering: a 1:8 scale model of the Lamborghini Aventador which is apparently worth $4.7 million – a fact that is only more stunning when you consider that the actual car is only around $400K.
The mini Aventador was handcrafted from the original blueprints and boasts a carbon fiber chassis lined with a 1/1000 mm thread of solid gold, as well as diamond encrusted seats and wheels created out of a platinum and gold alloy. If you have $5 Million of disposable income laying around that you would like to invest in a dustable, the model is expected to go up for auction in New York this December.
(via Wired)
Seriously though—don’t “say cheese” around this thing or you might inhale it.
This mini model DSLR can’t actually take photos of course, but it is highly detailed despite being only 1/6 the size of your standard camera. It even features detachable lenses.
The latest zinc alloy space shuttle model from Bandai features the Endeavour—the craft that will fly the final mission off the space shuttle program in 2011.
As you can see on his personal website, Australian artist Peter Hennessey has a thing for NASA. Specifically, he likes to re-create NASA hardware to scale using laser-cut plywood and steel. His latest creation, “My Hubble”, is a full-scale model of the telescope, and it was designed without the aid of 3D modeling software. All it took was 7 images, Adobe Illustrator and about 3 months to cut and assemble the pieces.
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