The recent The Gadget Show Live exhibition in Birmingham, England featured some familiar, only more mechanized, versions of some well know movie monstrosities. I didn’t make it, but I imagine in large-scale splendor, these guys must have been a spectacle to see. These guys are made by the Irish company Robo Steel. Believe it or not, these amazing sculptures are for sale. A 2.4 meter/350 kg Alien Queen will run you 4,500 Euros (about $5,820 USD), while the 2 meter high/350 kg Predator is a mere 3,500 Euros (appx. $4528 USD). Also for sale from Robo Steel are several Transformer sculptures, as well as versions of Wall-E, some Star Wars Characters and an Alien King (king?) among other items. They also offer several table-top sized sculptures for those of us with less shelf space.

Thanks to Melinda Seckington of Miss Geeky.com for the great photos (Flickr, Melinda & Cristiano)

Posted: April 21st, 2009 under Models & Collectibles.
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According to usually reliable sources, on May 1st, the Earth will tragically be destroyed. However, all is not lost. It seems there’s a nice little planet called Terra available for occupation– just as soon as we can exterminate the surprisingly defensive, if cute alien race that lives there.

Winged Craft
The Terrans have some impressive, if not too threatening vehicles at their disposal. Their open-style aircraft hark back to the Wright Brothers plane, but with much greater altitude and maneuverability. Apparently the devices are so quite you can sneak up on a flying whale.

Flying Canoes
Early intell also tells us they have some interesting flying boat-like craft that resemble elegant canoes with long and graceful oars. These devices don’t appear too threatening either.

Walkers
The Terrans’ single-pilot land walkers could prove formitable in a land battle, though. The four-legged craft appear quite frisky and could harbor weapons.

Cross-Wing Fighter
Still, our planet has a long and glorious history of invading and conquoring far-away races that were just minding their own business, so I’d say our guys have an excellent chance against these big-eyed cuties. With great squadrens of our sleek new cross-wing fighters (not to be confused with “x-wing” fighters), we should easily defeat the natives. While the complete specs on this babies is still hush-hush, released action images reveal dual rocket launchers close to the hull under the wings and an ability to fly in tight formation.

Find out for yourself the fate of this culture clash this may when big-screen 3D war footage of the Battle for Terra becomes available in local theaters.

Posted: April 17th, 2009 under New on Screen.
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