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  • TorgeirtrapTorgeirtrap
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    That was a great read! Thanks, @0BradyM0Bondfanatic7! The Elrod House sure looks like something out of the movies; no wonder Ken Adam fell for it. Probably saved them a lot of cash too - not having to build a complete set or something.

    The Making of on Her Majesty's Secret Service by Charles Helfenstein is a very interesting book. I wouldn't be surprised if a "The Making of Diamonds Are Forever" book would be just as good!
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    @Torgeirtrap, DAF's overwhelming use of a lot of real buildings definitely helped cut costs. Howard Hughes allowed the production to shoot at a vast amount of his properties, for instance, and all he wanted in repayment was a print of the film! Quite a swell guy, but I understand he and Cubby were friendly so it's not too surprising. The team found smart ways to make the best of Connery's massive paycheck while still pulling off a film I enjoy.
  • TorgeirtrapTorgeirtrap
    edited April 2018 Posts: 17,821
    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote: »
    @Torgeirtrap, DAF's overwhelming use of a lot of real buildings definitely helped cut costs. Howard Hughes allowed the production to shoot at a vast amount of his properties, for instance, and all he wanted in repayment was a print of the film! Quite a swell guy, but I understand he and Cubby were friendly so it's not too surprising. The team found smart ways to make the best of Connery's massive paycheck while still pulling off a film I enjoy.

    A very enjoyable film, as well. Goes to show that EON can make the most out of a smaller budget when needed. Budgets haven't helped the last two films, so I hope they can be more effective with the money this time around - and make it show on screen. DAF got that right, at least.
  • zebrafishzebrafish <°)))< in Octopussy's garden in the shade
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    To revive this thread, take a look at this Bondian architecture by artist Olafur Eliasson. It was build for the founder of LEGO. Karl Stromberg would have approved.

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  • PropertyOfALadyPropertyOfALady Colders Federation CEO
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    Oh wow. That's very nice.
  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou, but I now hear a new dog barkin'
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    The building is really unique. Now someone has to write a script that lets Bond go to Vejle.
  • Some_Kind_Of_HeroSome_Kind_Of_Hero
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    I would have expected the lair of the founder of LEGO to be more fundamentally geometric—or blockish?—in design.
  • RogueAgentRogueAgent
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    My goodness that is impressive!!!
  • zebrafishzebrafish <°)))< in Octopussy's garden in the shade
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    This guy, Thomas Flohr, lives the Bond life style:

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  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou, but I now hear a new dog barkin'
    Posts: 9,086
    Some people simply have too much money at hand...but a few of them at least spend it in style.
  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou, but I now hear a new dog barkin'
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    Going back to Ken Adam, I just stumbled across this nice little collection (which you may have seen already, but I hadn't):
    https://cbsnews.com/pictures/the-fantastic-production-designs-of-ken-adam/
  • RogueAgentRogueAgent
    Posts: 12,526
    zebrafish wrote: »
    This guy, Thomas Flohr, lives the Bond life style:

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    OMG! I love it! When can I move in?!!!!!
  • TorgeirtrapTorgeirtrap
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    zebrafish wrote: »
    This guy, Thomas Flohr, lives the Bond life style:

    That's incredible! Love the office with the lighted map on the wall.
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
    edited March 2019 Posts: 14,693
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    The 'Kartenhoff' meteorite room is a great homage to Ken Adam style sets with the three concentric-ringed steps which, I assume, symbolize the impact and its ripple effect.

    This is the Hoba meteorite, found in Namibia (Hoba means 'gift'). It is the largest meteorite known on Earth, and the three steps look to be a direct inspiration on the design of the Bond set:

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  • zebrafishzebrafish <°)))< in Octopussy's garden in the shade
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    (it only took me 6 months to stumble over your post @QBranch )
    Yes, this is a nice find! I agree, it's mostl liekly an hommage, since the task of displaying a meteorite somehow more often than not ends in a pedestial set-up (with a mixed exception in the image below from a Chinese museum)

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  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
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    zebrafish wrote: »
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    MC 'Hauser: "Can't touch this."
    zebrafish wrote: »
    (it only took me 6 months to stumble over your post @QBranch )
    Welcome, zebrafish. It's been a long time. But, finally, here we are. What took you so long?
    Cuckoo! :P
  • matt_umatt_u better known as Mr. Roark
    edited August 2019 Posts: 4,343
    zebrafish wrote: »
    Now here is a Bond-worthy concept:

    Take a cliff, cut a cube out of it and put a swimming pool with glass floors as the roof. Voila, be your own Blofeld! Producers take note, this would be ultra-cool to see on film.

    This one here is a far better design. ;)

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