Groovy Funky Channel 19 News Posted by Jonathan Capps on 7th June 2019, 13:59 Just a quick one, this, but we felt it certainly warrants more attention than premature nonsense about Series XIII on account of the fact that it actually exists. Dave, readying itself for it’s change to its position in the digital EPG, has once again given Red Dwarf a prominent place in its marketing by getting some familiar lads involved. It’s always lovely seeing The Model Unit and their work getting some attention, and you can’t get much better than this beautiful Starbug model that’s put in decades of work at this point. It seems a trailer is being shot here rather than it just being wheeled out for a public appearance, so we’re looking forward to what comes out of of Wednesday’s shoot, especially considering the move is happening very soon. Give us a shout when you see it pop-up, will ya? EDIT: Mike Tucker’s been in touch to point out that despite our wonderful and thorough journalistic standards, we’v e missed the fact that this trail already went out during Taskmaster on Wednesday. Er, whoops.
I learned how to fly in Starbug 1989, I’m not used to the controls on Starbug 2016 News Posted by Jonathan Capps on 3rd July 2016, 14:06 Continue reading →
And can you read the registration for me, please? News Posted by Ian Symes on 27th May 2016, 21:52 Well, Starbugger me. Read more →
Tucker’s Luck #545621265 News Posted by Jonathan Capps on 17th May 2016, 17:58 If thinking about the model work on the new series of Red Dwarf make your anus involuntarily clench, then you’re probably a) reading the correct site and b) all too aware of the myriad fuckeries of the Series X model production and are thus rightly nervous about what comes next. While that’s a very negative way to start this piece, we do actually now have some nice positive news to ponder on that front. As post production probably persists we’re starting to get an idea about what the new look model set-up will be. Richard Naylor, presumably as part of some sort of mental breakdown, actually gave Gazpacho Soup the time of day with the following deets… Continue reading →
Tucker’s Luck News Posted by Ian Symes on 21st October 2015, 15:03 I bring great news. Yesterday, Richard Naylor tweeted a couple of pictures showing bazookoid props in various stages of construction. This in itself was good news, considering how brilliant the props looked, and how close to the classic design aesthetic from the early days they seemed. Today, we know why the props are so good. They were made by The Model Unit. Yes, Mike Tucker’s company today posted three bazookoid pictures to their Facebook page – one the same as Richard’s, and two new ones. They accompanying caption reads: These photos might give some hint as to the nature of our current project… Continue reading →
The Red Dwarf model, there. Also, no Model Unit? News Posted by Jonathan Capps on 3rd February 2012, 12:53 In 1997 a great big bastard of a Red Dwarf model was built for the re-mastered project. It was too big to properly film in a motion control studio, so this 'pencil' model was forever immortalised in CG form in both the re-mastered project and Series VIII a year later. 14 years on, and that beautiful, detailed model will finally make it on to the screen for Series X. Read more →
Doug Naylor’s one word confirmation of model shots News Posted by Jonathan Capps on 12th December 2011, 19:31 In what might end up being a common occurrence, our forum has broken news before we did. SoundableObject has spotted the following tweet by Doug Naylor in response to The K man's question "can we hope for model shots or CGI? :)": Models. Read more →
