Strakers Car

[Knight1966]

Originally Posted by A Study in Scarlet

Love how UFO always imagined that we d have swapped to Left hand drive in this country in the space of 10 years.
Regarding the doors,is it possible that perhaps they were filmed being closed(dropped) with the film merely being reversed for opening?

I'm afraid you may find this assumption incorrect, the sole reason for have left hand drive was to sell the show in the states, this has been stated by Ed bishop and Gerry as being the case, and it worked many Americans believed it to be a US made show.

[fab1]

And many British still think it was an American production!

[sossybaby]

Originally Posted by Nige194

I've watched a few clips of the door being opened and they would not have been reverse filmed but however they did it, it's been done very well indeed. You don't see any reflections or shadows of a crew member hoisting the door up or down.

can't you see him here.

[Nige194]

I imagine the doors could be very light if they're fibreglass and with plastic windows without any locks,mechanisms, etc. and therefore easy to open.......but I thought it was said that they were difficult to open.

[joenagle]

Yeah, plastic windows and fibreglass hollow doors are only gonna be around five or six pounds, no prob to a prop guy in a red jumper to prise his fingers under and give it the old heave ho...

[Captain Sci-Fi]

A broom handle and a length of line would do the trick. At the appropriate moment, go fishing from one side of the camera to avoid being in shot or casting a reflection....

[gumboot]

Does look like a crew member reflection low on the car door around 6.24.

[saintcar]

In the clip above at 6:24 I think you can indeed see the reflection of a crew members head and shoulders on the door as the car moves off.

[sigspace]

I think you should check with Sean but aren't the doors are made in aluminium, like the rest of the bodyshell.

[forza27]

Does Gerry Anderson know about this build? I bet he would be thrilled.

[forza27]

I hope this car gets a modern chassis, proper suspension and steering geometry and can actually go around corners like a real car. It would be great to see a you tube vid of it flying along ( without scaring the hell out of the stunt driver like the original which must have been a death trap )

[joenagle]

It would be great to see a you tube vid of it flying along

hopefully we all will soon!...

[sdraaa]

Any progress?? Don't leave us like that... we want daily updates commander!

[Cruzin]

Have been looking at the shot of the car during filming, and the bad door fit matches that of the mould taken from the alloy shell.
Wasnt this misalignment in the shell originally put down to the deterioration of the inner shell frame and floors
Or was it always there?

[joenagle]

Blimey, look at the state!
I mean, It was always just a prop car wasn't it?,
It would have leaked GALLONS if it was out in the rain, that door is never gonna close properly
BUT it had a killer shape, it looked bleedin wonderful and everyone here now reading this, wanted one

[profgemelli]

Hey, how about using the fake air intake on the roof as a true air intake for the cabin, putting a hole in the roof, under the air intake?

PS: I'm not here to give advice to anyone is just a question as one while we chat in the pub...

[TV21Dalek]

Oh, daft question, but are you going for left or right hand drive?
For ease of driving on British roads of course RHD is ideal.

[Captain Sci-Fi]

I think Sean is hip deep in a movie he is directing, he told me about his schedule for the rest of the year, "it's very full" is a big understatement.

[COSMONAUT]

Exactly what is the title of the project Sean Robinson is "directing"?

[filmsean@btinternet.com]

Originally Posted by COSMONAUT

Exactly what is the title of the project Sean Robinson is "directing"?

Hi everyone, yeah sorry for the silence, as Bernie said i'm knee deep right now, to answer the question of the door, not sure about that gap in the door, it could be that the stage hand has opened it slightly to get his hand in there as he is ready to open the door in the scene or it has always been there, I will have to check other reference to verify that one.
We have been busy rebuilding that entire back quater panel. On the car as of now it is definitely collapsing, we had to build a second temporary jig, cut the panel in several places and pull it back into position, then rebuild in filler. It won't matter as this car is the master for a new mould and its from the new mould that the shells will be cast. We reckon we will be ready to mould in 2 weeks time all being well but the meetings are stacking up.

I will send Bernie new pics over the next couple of days.
The cars will be right hand drive just because its easier. I'm producing and directing a movie about the Apollo prog, it definitely is collapsingram, then a war movie, then a comedy and I've just been asked to co-produce something else which I can't talk about right now as I have signed a nondisclosure agreement but trust me its cool.