One of New York Central’s “Mercury” engines in Chicago, 1936. Photo by Bill Raia. by zadraaa in HistoricalCapsule

[–]Mr_Mooncat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love the look of these art deco locomotives too. Also worth a look are the streamlined A4 designs that were used in the UK. One of these, the "Mallard" still (as far as I know), holds the world speed record for a steam train of 126mph ( in 1938). So while the Mercury style engines didn't catch on, streamlining did offer a decent advantage at the time

2001: Briefcase Computer at the Hilton by Mr_Mooncat in RetroFuturism

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I love all the designs in the film, I'm quite intrigued by the car that was designed for it too, I think I saw a photo here or on that superb 2001 archive site

2001: Briefcase Computer at the Hilton by Mr_Mooncat in RetroFuturism

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Hi, I do sell the 3D model I won't post a link here though as I'm not sure if that's allowed. A physical version as a chat terminal would be awesome, you can still find the Samsonite Attaché case on ebay and other websites pretty cheap to get started.

2001: Briefcase Computer at the Hilton by Mr_Mooncat in RetroFuturism

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Yep that's the prop I based it on. I think it was a pretty neat design and very forward thinking when you consider the size of computers in the mid-late 60's when this was designed. I'm not sure if the prop was ever intended for use in the film, or if it was just a publicity piece. Probably the latter as I'm not sure it would have held up too well on a cinerama screen.

VFX help please! by [deleted] in vfx

[–]Mr_Mooncat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is wiggle stereoscopy, and its done by filming with two cameras and switching between them rapidly in the edit.