Los Angeles 2019

After some hassles and issues with mail service, today is a great day. Received a big box with two Tyrell pyramid parts inside. They was casted from originals molds, as the companion letter saids. The pieces measures 130×368 mm and 60×155 mm. Color match the movie and the details are awesome!

Letter follows:

To Whom It May Concern:

This letter is to state some background information on the Blade Runner Tyrell building castings. The molds for both of these pieces came from Mr. Eric Stohl who had worked on films such as Armageddon, Broken Arrow, Total Recall, The Hudsucker Proxy, among other films. Mr. Stohl had worked with Mark Stetson at Stetson Visual Services p.n. a number of films and it was from Mark Stetson (Blade Runner 1982 Chief Model Maker) that Mr. Stohl had acquired these molds. Extra Blade Runner castings were also used by the effects crew to decorate many of the Mars buildings in the film Total Recall.

I personally worked with Mr. Stohl at mattel inc. between the years of 2000-2003. He had at the time brought into Mattel all of his castings and molds from his time with Mark Stetson. The 2 Blade Runner pieces you have purchased came from Eric Stohl’s personal collection. We had intended on building a replica of the Tyrell Building with Spinner models and these parts were never used. They were painted and weathered very accurately to the real Tyrell miniature model made for the film Blade Runner.

Best regards,

Dave Martis
Senior Hot Wheels Designer, Mattel Inc.
1999-2004
(signature)

Pirámide Tyrell

Tras algunos problemillas con el servicio postal, hoy es un gan día. Recbo una caja grande con dos piezas de la pirámide Tyrell en su interior. Han sido hechas a partir de los moldes originales usados en la producción de la película, tal como dice la carta adjunta. Las piezas miden 130×368 mm y 60×155 mm. El color coincide con la película ¡y es realmente extraordinario!

No he traducido la carta, pero se entiende bien, ¿no?

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Well, working again in the book… at last… Now, making order in my mind and ideas, i’m taking notes from the very first second of the movie to the end…. and annotating the appearance of each prop scene by scene. From the beginning to Pris scene, I have 80 props identified, more or less. Note that I take note only of props available as objects, replicas or fan handmade for now. Also brands in the movie and some other interesting data, like “numbers”, very present in all the content.

Linea de tiempo

Bien, de nuevo trabajando en el libro…. por fin… Ahora, poniendo orden en mis ideas, tomando notas de cada uno de los segundos de la película, de principio a fin…. y anotando la aparición de cada prop escena por escena. Desde el inicio hasta la escena donde aparece Pris ya llevo identificados unos 80 props. Hay que tener en cuenta que sólo anoto los que existen como objetos corrientes, réplicas o hechos por aficionados de momento. También marcas que aparecen en la película y otros datos interesantes, como los “números”, muy presentes en todo el contenido.

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As a guide for the TOC of the book, this is a briefing about the props that will be presented in the book, as a little description of each one and their location in the movie. Comments are welcome, as ever!

Order is not relevant. Info will be updated as time goes. My apologies for any omission or error.

Let’s go.

Holden VK test room

Pana Vue-1 slide viewer (in the table).

COP 357 gun used by Leon. Airsoft/RedSoft gas replicas.

Voight-Kampff machine. Several projects in progress.

Sushi bar

Several bottles like the Tsing Tao one. Written in some arabic language. The shape are the same as Czar Smirnoff bottle.

Bryant’s office

JW Whisky bottle. Replica made by Paul Smith.

Shot glass.

Ashtray. Made by Safex.

Chicken origami.

Planta coat rack.

Hamilton double watch used by Bryant. Possibly two watches in one.

Tyrell VK test

Voight-Kampff machine. Several projects in progress.

Panasonic TV TR-505 in production shots. In the table near Sean Young.

Tyrell Corp. and landscape

Pyramid model made in foam.

Pyramid model made in paper.

Lift prop. Private collection.

Holden test room (viewed in approaching fly) prop. Private collection.

Leon’s room

Braun AB1 alarm clock (better visible in deleted scenes).

Planta coat rack (visible when Deck and Gaff arrives and opened the door).

Sticky man origami.

Snake scale.

Precious photos.

Chew eye lab

Clay pipes. The clay pipes are seen in several locations from this point. They are in three sizes and some shape variants. A nice discover by Fred Blanchard. Replicas available from a real prop maker located in UK.

Zhora’s room

Planta coat rack.

Deckard’s Apartment

Technics SL-7 turnable in the wall.

Decanter set globe shape (possibly two of them).

Ring shot glass.

Panasonic TV TR-505 upside down in the kitchen.

Braun MP-50.

Braun Coffe maker.

Braun Cofee mill.

Braun HL-70 desktop fan. Alternate Spanish version HL-1.

Saturn 1923 Word Fair lamp.

Dazor saucer lamp.

Lightoiler lamp.

Argyle chair.

Northern Contempa phone set.

Halliburton briefing case.

ESPER machine:

- Polaroid SX70 camera.

- Voight-Kampff prop.

- Braun AB1 Alarm clocks.

- Sunpak 522 flash unit (upside down).

Piano:

. Hantha burmese opium weight (duck).

- Family photos.

Taffy Lewis Bar

Clay pipes.

Margarite glass.

Vid-Phon booth.

Abdul Ben Hassar shop

Medical lamp. Available from time to time at ebay.

Animoid row

Clay pipes.

ADN Microscope:

- Braun domino lighter (gray/white cube)

- Sunpak 522 flash unit

- JVC monitor

Streets

Light umbrellas. Available in several colors and online stores, like Cuernavilla, ThinkGeek and ebay.

License plates. Private collection. Digital replicas by Whitefall.

Magazine covers. Digital replicas available from several sources.

Newspaper cover. Digital replica available.

Several badges and patches. Availables in digital and real enbroided form from several sources.

Blimp. Project in progress, replica 1:2 size.

Police

Police helmet. Replica made by Tim Trimble. Australia.

JF Sebastian apartment

Chess set. Replica still in progress by Paul Smith. Based in the Audubon birds chess set. Moulds from this original one available online.

Deckard items

Blaster. Several replicas made by Richard Coyle, Paul Smith, Siderio, etc. Stunt replicas recasted by Bryan Ebenhoch. Japanese replica Tomenosuke.

Blaster holster.

Wallet. Project made by Spinner44.com. With credit cards, bills, ID card, Police badge and so on.

Trench coat. Available replicas from Abbyshots and FunkSimile.

Shirts. Three available models from FunkSimile and Magnoli Clothiers.

Necktie. Available from Magnoli Clothiers.

Trousers. Available from FunkSimile.

Jacket. Available from FunkSimile.

Wrist watch Microma. Rare to find.

Shoes: Adidas Official Refeerer. Still available in some online stores and auctions.

Gaff items:

Gaff uses three different hats in the movie. Some Trillby models.

Unicorn origamai. The “clue” for Dek-a-rep arg.

Two more origami figures mentioned yet.

Flying hat. Seen in the spinner fly to the Tyrell Corp. Made from different items from IIWW. Replica built by Tim Trimble, Australia with some customization.

Bryant items:

As mentiones, double Hamilton LCD watch and JW whisky bottle.

Batty items:

Possible pair of All Stars shoes.

Rachael items:

Black dress. Replica available from FunkSimile.

Gray blouse. Replica available from FunkSimile.

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Photo by gfootsBlurb.com has released the 2.0 version of BookSmart, the software used to create this book and many others…

The main upgrade is the freedom of layout, at last. Now, you can edit any page, arranging pictures and text box with no limits. Also, if you are a experienced InDesign user, you may use your favourite tool and upload a PDF to Blurb. Or… if you use ANY other design tool to create your books, the only thing you must be aware is sizes and margins, and create a PDF. Blurb offers templates for InDesign software and general guidelines for any other tool you wanna use.

Now, freedom is the main word of Blurb publishing site. Now, is my very fisrt option to build this book!

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Escribiendo….

Estos días escribo sin parar… revisiones, notas, materiales… todo lo que puedo. Luego vendrá la dura tarea de revisar. Pero mientras tanto, escribo!

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De Geoff Hutchins, ridleywille, tres nuevas imágenes para añadir. ¿Reconoces los objetos? Todos ellos fueron usados en pantalla… ¡olé!

Cop badges

Voight-Kampff operator manual!

General view of cop badges diorama

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RIP Sid… you were one of the best in your craft!

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The very first draft started, at last! Yeah… finally I decide to start writing from scratch, in English (a difficult task, I know, but… necessary to avoid the ‘faulty translation syndrome’ if I wrote in in Spanish and then translate). Each language will have a different literary treatment, I guess.

Well, for now, no images involved, only my own experience in props. How I meet them and so on. A very complex story about collections and obssesions. A journey thru the discovery of a hobby from start to now… and a bunch of different tasks between, each one more interesting, if possible, than others.

Primer borrador

Finalmente me he decidido a escribir en serio y empezar desde cero. Escribiendo no una descripción de cada prop, si no mi propia historia y experiencia sobre el tema. Cómo conocí esta afición y cómo me adentré en ella. Escrito directamente en inglés, para evitar el efecto de la traducción literal. Cada edición tendrá su propio texto, sin traducciones, como ahora mismo hago. Cada idioma requiere una narrativa distinta, o así lo creo. Me he enfrascado en un viaje desde los orígenes de mi colección hasta hoy, los momentos clave, como cuando conocí el tema de los props por vez primera, y todo lo demás hasta hoy, pasando por un sinfín de tareas varias que permiten continuar en esta afición, algunas de ellas quizás más interesantes incluso que la propia colección.

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El informe del Vid-Phone

Comentado ya mi blog principal My Blade Runner, este informe sobre el Vid-Phone es sólo un punto de partida para desarrollar un informe mucho más completo y riguroso sobre estas cabinas “futuristas” utilizadas en la película. En realidad, sólo pueden utilizarse sus imágenes. Las 20 páginas llenas de comentarios y referencias no valen la pena desde el punto de vista puramente técnico. Pero como fanzine, y en relación a los fans, es una pieza interesante. Carece de planos y demás, pero de todos modos sigue siendo interesante en su conjunto. El Sr. Takeda se tomó muchas molestias para poder realizarlo.

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