S.D. Studios Thunderball Rebreather and Brother
Donald Grant
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Here are pictures of my S.D. Studios rebreather and it's brother, another version made by a talented prop maker, PtByNmbrs. My S.D. Studios rebreather came with a blue stand, some came with black. I mounted it in a shadow box with the original placque. The red and black sort of mimic the colors of the attache case. The S.D. Studios rebreather is a copy of the location prop while it's brother (PtByNmbrs) is a copy of the one used on set, particularly when Q gives Bond the rebreather on the dive shop set. If you look closely in the scene in OHMSS just after Bond resigns, when he starts going down memory lane, you'll see two rebreathers in the desk and he picks up both. The S.D. Studios version was made from original blueprints. Although I love them both, my favorite is the set version (PtByNmbrs). Ed Magianni posted pictures of his rebreathers in another thread.
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Again thank you sharing DG.
Love the display.
WOW!!! I really like the display for the SD replica. Really makes the piece look better.
I thought I might as well post the pic here too.
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Hard to read on this forum due to shrinkage of photo...it says:
Top: Original SD Studios Version A - As seen when Q gives it to Bond in Pinder's shop
Middle: Original SD Studios Version B - As seen in both Largo's shark pool and in the final undersea battle.
Bottom: Original SD Studio centerpiece with (yet to be painted) UK sparklets as used by SPFX Technician Bert Luxford
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i didn't realise there were so many made. was this consignment actually completed?
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Doubt it. However Ed Magianni would know the full details.
DG
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