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Since I was asked, you can call large miniatures "bigatures". That's how I classify them (and I'm not alone, as it was apparently coined by Weta Workshop during the making of the Lord of the Rings trilogy).

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Men in Black was released 28 years ago today. The making of an Arquillian:

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Pretty logical, right?

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Another one for The Matrix Revolutions (thread).

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The crash Grant Niesner: "The Mjolnir -a large black 'buck' was used, later replaced with CG- crashing into the gate and the central tower in Zion crashing down were huge practical models shot in Alameda". 20/26

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Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World was released 20 years ago today. Yes, a sci-fi remake would make a great space movie (Wrath of Khan-like), but there were also sublime models.

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And just a reminder that there are articles/interviews about bigatures (and just miniatures), in the making of Starship Troopers (1997) and Interstellar (2014) on my Patreon.

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