A clipping by theseus88bc

Mixed Medium • Science Fiction • posted on Jul 19, 2008

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A search in the attic produced a rather wrecked copy of Space Science Digest from 1959, falling apart and eaten by mice. It appears to be an interview with Quatermass after he accused the US of stealing his ideas! * * * * * Photo is of a kitbashed 12" action figure I made up to be my interpretation of Professor Q. Everything else is PhotoShop Thanks for looking Iain

Comments (7)

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bkhook

9:22AM | Sat, 19 July 2008

Excellent and a wonderful job with your imagination.

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DavidEMartin

12:11PM | Sat, 19 July 2008

Dontcha just hate that, finding really interesting things that have fallen victim to completely disinterested vermin? I wonder if in "reality" Quaermass was able to scupper von Braun's Quatermass-filched moonship plans, forcing NASA to save face by the far inferior (and definitely non-sustainable) Apollo program. The figure strikes me as a young version of John Mills, the last Quatermass. "The Man Who Saved the Universe", huh? Hmm, sounds like an excuse to do a faux Gene Szafran.....

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billy-home

1:33PM | Sat, 19 July 2008

Totally awesome mate, I just wish I could read the rest of the interview, one sucker arm and one gunstick up for this, (I'm a Dalek I don't have thumbs, though I am a mutant so I could always give you eight tentacles up instead) ;¬)

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Geodesic250

2:34PM | Sat, 19 July 2008

Professor Bernard Quatermass was never a man to stay quiet especially when it looked like his baby was going to be flying the stars and stripes. Maybe that is why, when the next Space Science Digest came out, it had a photo of von Braun and Quatermass sailing their radio controlled sailing models in one of the many cooling ponds around the British Experimental Rocket Group launching facility. Rumor was that it was the only way these two giants of rocketry could talk in private. This drove the security people nuts and both men loved it. After that meeting, NASA changed their plans and the British Experimental Rocket Group got themselves some new hardware. You outdid yourself with this one Iain. This does look like a damaged page from a magazine. The check mark next to the ad for Crudworthy's novel, just adds to the effect. BTW - It wasn't Curdworthy's best work. That would be for another time ;)

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