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All items in Buck Rogers in the 25th Century.

This documentary is about the dying art of model making. Focusing on the personal stories of the model makers whose work shaped and enhanced the impact of feature films and gave it a breathtaking scale. Their practical hands on art is now slowly dying out, giving way to computer generated imagery.

The model makers share their [...]

Canadian artist Warren Zoell is so fast at this art form that I simply cannot keep up with his amazing works! I have decided to place this specific showing today as a multitude of his composite works all in one place that we still had left in his queue to show. These woks are beautiful!

If [...]

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Buck Rogers – SEARCHER
*Kit Producer: LARSON DESIGN
*Kit Scale: 11″ long
*Kit Materials: Resin
*Number of Pieces: 3 parts
*Kit Price: $75.00
*Shipping Amount:$10.00 U.S. All other $48.00
*Shipping: U.S.A.& Worldwide
*Kit Availability Date: Now
*Payment Methods: PayPal, Money Order
*PayPal E-Mail Address: cl2012@yahoo.com
*Kit Description: This is The 1979 Buck Rogers In The 25th Century Searcher 11″ long [...]

Magazine Designer Ian Blaza, and Ian Allan Publishing are producing a new publication… Spaceships of Science Fiction! This publication looks fantastic as you can see for yourself with the examples he emailed me to show here on Modeler Magic!
I have attached some sample spreads of the Spaceships of Science fiction publication with a brief synopsis.
Synopsis: [...]

Built up to be displayed at this past HAL-CON, famed artist E. James Small did this piece the justice it deserves with fantastic paint and lighting! I hope he was able to get Erin Gray to sign the piece as he was looking to do.
Here is what Jim has to say…
Here’s a Starfighter model I [...]

Here is a fantastic build from U.K. artist Chris Rogerson of the Ranger 3 Shuttle from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century! Built from the TIMESLIP CREATIONS kit, this piece really turned out beautiful!
To contact artist Chris Rogerson direct, please click HERE.
To contact TIMESLIP CREATIONS for inquiries into this KIT, please click their banner link [...]

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Earth Defense Directorate THUNDERFIGHTER
*Kit Producer: Fantastic Plastic Models LLC                                                                            �
*Kit Scale: 1:72 (8 inches long)
*Kit Materials:Resin
*Number of Pieces: 26
*Kit Price: $75.00 plus Shipping
*Shipping Amount: $8.00 US Domestic, $12 World Wide
*Shipping Restrictions: None
*Kit Availability Date: Now
*Payment Methods: PayPal, Check, MO
*PayPal E-Mail Address: FantasticPlast@aol.com
Kit: http://fantastic-plastic.com/Thunderfighter%20Catalog%20Page.htm
*Kit Description:
Here’s the first 1:72 kit of [...]

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I was speaking with artist Marc Elkins a few nights ago and he had mentioned that he had moved his extensive collection to be displayed better. While doing so, he noticed how much space it was actually taking up and suddenly he stated to me that he envisioned the famed photo of George Lucas [...]

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Buck Rogers DRACONIA War Ship
Producer: Larson Designs
Scale: 7″ X 6.5″
Material: Resin
Number of Pieces: 14
Price: $50
Shipping: U.S. Domestic FREE! Worldwide Available!
Available: NOW
Payment Method: PayPal, Money Order
PayPal Address: gwshootingstar28@yahoo.com
If you are a fan on the 1979 Buck Rogers In The 21st. Century.
Then this is the one you will want to have in [...]

One of my most favorite science fiction fighter designs was the WarHawk Fighter from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Television series that ran in the 1980’s. A few years ago professional artist and pattern maker Alfred Wong mastered a fantastic kit of it and this is one of those kit builds. I have the [...]

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From industry known NICE-N Model Designs come a huge Studio Kit and Pattern Clearance Sale! Many of these items are OUT OF PRODUCTION and will not be made again! Below is a list of items for sale…
If interested please email for shipping quote and payment arrangements.  I can also provide photos.  All items [...]

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Using the blue screen photo (SEEN HERE) of the beautiful studio model from the Modeler Magic Collection (from the Mark Bradley patterns), professional artist Peter Noble has created this simple, yet to the point scene that is very much like a screen capture from the Film… Buck Rogers in the 25Th Century that was [...]

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Another beautiful composite by Artist Peter Noble. Using the photos of the E. James Small “Ranger 3″ TimeSlip Creations Kit build (Seen HERE), and one of the fantastic Mark Bradley Studio Scale Kit builds of the Hatchet Fighter’s in Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Peter captured this scene beautifully!
To view this piece in [...]

What a beautiful kit this is from TIMESLIP CREATIONS! And what a fantastic job professional artist James Small did building it! Every detail is very well done with burn marks of the century’s that Buck was frozen in this vessel, floating through whatever debris he may have during that time. It is a perfect rendition [...]

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This piece captured the essence of the early 1980’s Television Series “Buck Rogers in the 25th Century” extremely well! It looks like it could be a screen shot fro the show itself! Using the Blue Screen photos (SEEN HERE) of the Studio Hatchet Fighter that was built for the Kuhn Global Collection, he was [...]

Using the blue screen studio photos (SEEN HERE) of the amazing build he did for the collection from the fantastic studio scale NICE-N Model Designs Kit, master modeler R.L. Bleecker made this scene of a squadron of Earth Force Starfighter’s heading back to the planet surface.
To view this piece in it’s original size, please click [...]

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This piece is one of the coolest designs of Thunderfighter from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century. Photos given to me by Mark Dickson, it is obvious this studio model was photographed in a certain Museum. While there are not too many angles to view… they are hi resolution and show much of the [...]

Here are a few photos that Mark Dickson had of the beautiful Thunder Fighter from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century! I love this piece!
Again… I wish to thank Mr. Dickson for providing his extensive library of reference so that the masses may learn and create from what the older professionals we all admire created [...]

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Built from the wonderful Mark Bradley studio scale kit, professional modeler Dean Dymerski made this piece come to life. His color choices and detail markings make this piece a great replica of the original studio model from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century. Beautiful work!
To contact Dean regarding his services, please click on his [...]

Recreating a studio model from the original has always been what everyone would like (if they could not have the original). My friends Jon Billings and Gene Kozicki did just that! And what  beautiful job they did with Ardala’s Launch from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century!
Here is what Jon had to say…
The owner of [...]

Built from the original release Monogram kit, professional modeler Sean Sides (of Square Models) did a wonderful job making this basic plastic kit look like the studio models used in the movie and series.
For inquiries into this piece, or Sean Sides services, please click the banner link below…

This is one of my favorite sci-fi fighter designs from the television series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century. Alfred Wong did a wonderful job mastering this kit for Monsters in Motion to sell.
Here is what Alfred had to say…
The Warhawk is a rugged, [...]

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This beautiful action shot was created by Robert Watson. Again utilized the blue screen photos I took of my Hatchet Fighter (SEEN HERE), and my Thunder Fighter (built by R.L. Bleecker), Robert Watson masterfully made these photos look as if they were from a scene direct from the movie “Buck Rogers in the 25th [...]

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This is a most excellent piece in the collection. It is the first Buck Rogers Marauder Studio Scale Replica made from the Mark Bradley patterns. It is an exact replica of the original filming miniature. Only a few of these exist!
Modeler Magic Gallery Appraisal of $4,000

The Blue Screen Photos were taken with a [...]

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Molded from an original cast, generation to generation, master build artist R.L. Bleecker again did a wonderful job bringing this cast piece to life! The Thunderfighter (Starfighter) from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century! This is as close to the real thing as it gets!
Modeler Magic Gallery Appraisal of $4,000

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