MY 16.5"SPINDRIFT from Land Of The Giants.

[Captain Han Solo]

My 16.5" Spindrift From Irwin Allen's TV series LAND OF THE GIANTS build.
This is NOT the old Aurora kit.
This is NOT any reops of the old Aurora kit.
This is NOT the little Moebius kit.
It is however, a perfectly cast replica Of the Hero Filming miniature, using 3D scans of said miniature, which was accomplished by friend and Giants expert, Mark Joseph Dorias!
I acquired the kit via a friend who wanted his own Spindrift built.
What I did...
Assembled and Air brushed the model with mixed Tamiya and Vallejo paints based on my library of reference photos and Video.
Added my own independent lighting.
Added a faux cockpit(like the original)...I personally don't require a full interior. It's not a Barbie dream house.
The stripes were also air brushed and reflect the wonky nature of the original.
Weathered.
It's one of my favorite pieces because it captures the original filming miniature perfectly without the intrusion of self appointed "experts"who's arrogant and condescending nature thinks they are better than the original Artisans who made the filming miniature.
Thanks!

 

[trekriffic]

That is a thing of beauty Mark! All the dirt and weathering add to the realism. Love the Steve Burton figure too. Nice touch!

 

[Airborne01!]

I know nothing about the film or vessel but it looks superb!
Steve

 

[BOATMAN]

HI BEAUTIFULL MODEL of the SPINDRIFT AS THIS IS THE FIRST TIME ive seen its clean lines as ive got the whole boxset on dvd of land of the gaints an so far ive watch a few but it doent show the SPINDRIFT clearly in the film except once when a gaint boy picked it up to carry it away but very good model sir as when i was young i was into near every program that was si fi an still am an also fancied the ladies in the crew lol
chris

 

[trekriffic]

If you like any of the Irwin Allen produced TV series like LOTG, Lost in Space, or VTTBOTS, you should check out the link below to his fan based news network. Lots of screen grabs, behind the scenes trivia, and photos of the actors and miniatures from the shows.
I found the photos of the Spindrift model and stage set very helpful when I built my own Spindrift model several years ago.

https://www.iann.net/