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Offline answer_is_42

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The First Men in the Moon
« on: 21 July 2009, 10:03:37 PM »
Hey all,
With the anniversary of the moon landings upon us, BBC Radio 4 are celebrating with a reading of Wells' masterpiece (which it undoubtedly is) The First Men in the Moon in their ‘Book at Bedtime’ slot. First of five readings; http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00lnmxy.

Anyone have an idea where I could find some Selenites?
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Re: The First Men in the Moon
« Reply #1 on: 24 July 2009, 04:46:31 PM »
No idea, but I did thoroughly enjoy the film with Peter Cushing...
I keep meaning to try and find a copy so I can show my kids
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Re: The First Men in the Moon
« Reply #2 on: 24 July 2009, 04:57:24 PM »
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Re: The First Men in the Moon
« Reply #3 on: 24 July 2009, 06:18:21 PM »
Scheltrum Miniatures had some 28mm ones last year at the Edinburgh show :

http://www.scheltrum.co.uk/ironclad.html
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Re: The First Men in the Moon
« Reply #4 on: 24 July 2009, 07:21:43 PM »
Some interesting suggestions, but neither of those two look anything like the Selenites in the book.
I must confess, I've never seen the film...
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Re: The First Men in the Moon
« Reply #5 on: 24 July 2009, 08:32:59 PM »
Quote from: sukhe_bator on 24 July 2009, 04:46:31 PM
No idea, but I did thoroughly enjoy the film with Peter Cushing...
I keep meaning to try and find a copy so I can show my kids


Bought it a while back on Amazon.My young son loves it along with Warlords of Atlantis and To the Earth's core...
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Re: The First Men in the Moon
« Reply #6 on: 24 July 2009, 09:04:27 PM »
It is a good film, but Peter Cushing isn't in it.
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Offline answer_is_42

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Re: The First Men in the Moon
« Reply #7 on: 24 July 2009, 09:29:13 PM »
Quote from: Plynkes on 24 July 2009, 09:04:27 PM
It is a good film, but Peter Cushing isn't in it.
Well, he might not be in your film...
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Re: The First Men in the Moon
« Reply #8 on: 27 July 2009, 02:54:51 PM »
Arse! Missed it! I even heard a trailer for it. I obviously filed it in the wrong part of my brain.
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Re: The First Men in the Moon
« Reply #9 on: 27 July 2009, 03:07:40 PM »
Quote from: answer_is_42 on 24 July 2009, 09:29:13 PM
Quote from: Plynkes on 24 July 2009, 09:04:27 PM
It is a good film, but Peter Cushing isn't in it.
Well, he might not be in your film...

 lol

The version I am thinking of had Lionel Jefferies in it.
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Re: The First Men in the Moon
« Reply #10 on: 27 July 2009, 03:41:13 PM »
Quote from: Thunderchicken on 27 July 2009, 02:54:51 PM
Arse! Missed it! I even heard a trailer for it. I obviously filed it in the wrong part of my brain.
Well, as I type, there's still 8 hours left in which to listen to it.
It was fairly good, although there were a few parts that I feel were abridged too far, and the last few chapters were cut, too.
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Re: The First Men in the Moon
« Reply #11 on: 29 July 2009, 09:23:52 PM »
Quote from: Malamute on 27 July 2009, 03:07:40 PM
Well, he might not be in your film...


 lol

The version I am thinking of had Lionel Jefferies in it.

That is the only one I know and its available very cheaply fron Amazon - my copy cost no more than a fiver

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058100/

http://www.amazon.co.uk/First-Men-Moon-Edward-Judd/dp/B00005UWUC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1248898986&sr=1-1
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Re: The First Men in the Moon
« Reply #12 on: 29 July 2009, 11:11:29 PM »
Ok, kick my memory clock into gear, guys. This is the version with the Cavorite Sphere, right? Or am I thinking of another story?
I wanted to acquire some cavorite spheres in 28mm a while ago, and I seem to recall it was because they were in Wells, but I admit it's been a while since I've read the story!

-Doc

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Re: The First Men in the Moon
« Reply #13 on: 30 July 2009, 12:25:48 PM »
yes Doc Lionel Jefferies plays the prof if I remember right the sphere is kept in a glass hot house and the steam boiler that heated the house  needed to be constantly stoked and kept at a constant temp cannot remember why now but that failed -the sphere had shutters that could be open or closed to 'cut off' the Cavorite to allow for asent/desent and it was covered in Rail buffers (you know the shock absobers on the end of steam trains) .I saw a model of this a while ago around 25mm scale as a film tie in piece pretty high price as well
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Re: The First Men in the Moon
« Reply #14 on: 30 July 2009, 01:15:57 PM »
Quote from: chantyam on 30 July 2009, 12:25:48 PM
I saw a model of this a while ago around 25mm scale as a film tie in piece pretty high price as well

You should speak to Svennn, he's a scratch build genius.
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