Stargate SG1 - GateWorld: Quantum Mechanix unveils Stargate maquettes, coasters

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Quantum Mechanix unveils Stargate maquettes, coasters

Thursday, April 9

Stylized statues of your favorite SG-1 characters are coming! Also: Stargate coasters available next week.

Stargate SG-1 - Merchandise - Quantum Mechanix: NEW Teal'c Maquette

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QMX Andy from Quantum Mechaniz just announced:

Stargate SG-1 Limited Edition Animated Maquettes

Season One – Teal'c

Hero Sized!

Hand-painted resin maquette of Teal'c as we first meet him in Season One, Children of the Gods

Limited to just 1,000, the Teal'c maquette is hero-sized, standing over 9 inches tall, including his staff weapon.

Teal'c is the first in a line of animated maquettes inspired by the heros (and villians) of Stargate.

Stargate - Merchandise: Quantum Mechanix: Stargate Coasters

At Quantum Mechanix:



Stargate Coasters - Set of 4

NOTE: We anticipate the Stargate Coasters will be available starting 4.15.09. To be alerted when they arrive, or for possible preorder opportunities, sign-up for the QMx Insider newletter.

Carter: So you built one?
Orlin: Sort of. This won't dial multiple addresses and will only create a wormhole once and probably burn out.
Carter: And you ordered the materials online?

The lab rats at Area 51 are always looking for new applications for the alien technology being brought back to Earth by Stargate Command. Their latest innovation – the Stargate Coaster – a miniaturized stargate with its event horizon permanently fixed in place, resulting in the perfect solution for keeping your hot or cold drinks from damaging table surfaces. A problem we could only solve using advanced alien technology.

The Stargate Coaster Set comes with four (4) mini-stargates each measuring 4.57" (11.6cm) across. The stargate design is exactly screen-accurate and was taken from the CGI files used to create the visual effects for Stargate SG-1. Each glyph and chevron is perfectly reproduced, hand-cast in resin and hand-painted with a detailed paint job and weathering. The event horizon is semi-transparent blue with a rippled surface, just like the big 'gates.

So tip back a frosty one in honor of the brave men and women who every day risk it all to protect humanity. And when you set your drink down, do it in style with a Stargate Coaster – just $29.95 for a set of four.

Stargate Atlantis / SG1 / Universe - Merchandise: Quantum Mechanix: Replicator Chip

At Quantum Mechanix:



Stargate Low-Res Replicator Chip

This is NOT a replica. It's a real prop.

The “Low-Res” Stargate Replicator Chip was made exclusively for QMx by Stargate SG-1, Atlantis and Universe’s prop shop Artifice Cinematic Fabrication. It’s not a replica. It’s the real thing, exactly as used on the show, and made by the same folks who made what you see on-screen:

"Over the years the replicator pieces have evolved from a single original chip hand- carved in jeweler's wax, based on a concept drawing created by the Art Dept. That first piece was reproduced to create the parts needed for the original replicator bug and the numerous pieces used for the aftermath of the bug’s demise. The current version of the replicator chip is digitally designed for better crossover with the CGI and was produced in a cut sheet form for larger set builds, as well as this polycarbonate 3D print version, used for practical close up camera shots." — Gordon Bellamy, Artifice Cinematic Fabrication (Designer and Manufacturer of Stargate's Screen-Used Props)

Part of a limited-edition run of just 500 chips, the "low-res" replicator chip is 3D printed and prepped in Artifice's shop. Artifice refers to this version of the chip as low-res due to the "roughness" of the printing. These are typically made in quantity for scenes that require piles of inert chips. For close-ups, much more expensive "high res" chips are typically employed.

We place each chip in a velvet bag and wrap that up in metalized tissue paper inside a white translucent box, perfect for isolating highly dangerous samples of Alien technology. Each chip comes with a numbered, "mini" certificate of authenticity inside the box. The entire ensemble includes one chip and costs just $24.95 for a real prop directly from the Stargate prop shop!

The Stargate "Low Res" Replicator Chip is part of QMx's Real Prop series of studio-made collectibles.

WARNING: QMx has made every effort to verify that these chips are inert. We are not responsible for any chips that spontaneous reactivate nor any damage done to your starship as a result. Handle with care.

Stargate Atlantis / SG1 - Merchandise - Quantum Mechanix: F-302 Tech Specs Poster

From the QMx Insider e-mail newsletter:

The much-anticipated Serenity/Stargate con in Burbank this weekend is a major milestone for us, featuring the largest number of new products we've ever introduced on a single day, plus our biggest product launch ever: We're talking 25 x 38 inches here!

But it just doesn't seem right to leave all the loyal Insiders who couldn't be in LA completely out of the festivities. So, while nothing can beat the pure joy of spending two days surrounded by like-minded individuals on a quest to have as much fun as possible, perhaps this will soothe the sting a bit.

During the run of the November 21-23, 2008 convention, all QMx Serenity, Stargate and Black Market Beagle products will be 10 percent off when you enter this code into the coupon field on our online store: CREATION. And ordering for a few of our hottest new products will open a couple days early - just so you can get the discount on them, too.

We're extending the same discount to folks who make it to the show as well. Just tell the QMx person at the booth "I'm an Insider," and they'll take 10 percent off your total purchase price.

If you can, be sure to drop by the show and say "hi." Nothing makes us happier than meeting our customers. And you never know. We might just have a surprise or two "flying" through the booth.



F-302 Technical Specifications Poster

This high-resolution rendering, taken directly from the CG files used to produce the visual effects on Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis, marks the first time such detailed images of the F-302 have been published. View this beautiful ship from the top, bottom, side and front. Pore over callouts showing all the major systems and weapons.

The F-302 Technical Specifications Poster measures 17 x 22 inches and is printed on 100-lb. satin-finish paper. It retails for the low price of just $14.95.




F-302 Strategic Fighter Replica

The F-302 is the culmination of Stargate Command's effort to develop a strategic fighter/interceptor to challenge Goa'uld dominance of the air. Based on the successful X-302 prototype, which was reverse-engineered from the Goa'uld Death Glider, the F-302 is Earth's first true production starfighter and is our first line of defense against extraterrestrial threats.

Now you can own your own F-302 screen-accurate replica, taken directly from the Stargate SG-1 CGI files.

Battlestar Galactica - NBCU: Elite Cylon Raider Available as Replica

At NBCUMV:

'BATTLESTAR GALACTICA'S' ELITE CYLON RAIDER NOW AVAILABLE AS BEAUTIFULLY-CRAFTED REPLICA



Published: September 24, 2008

Fifteen Inch Scale Replica Based On The Emmy Award-Winning SCI FI Channel Original Series Retails For $949.95 and is Available To Order Online Starting September 28

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. - September 24, 2008 - NBC Universal Television, DVD, Music and Consumer Products Group announced today that "Battlestar Galactica's" famed Cylon Raider Tactical Fighter is now available as a beautifully-crafted, scale replica. The announcement was made by Kim Niemi, Senior Vice President, NBC Universal. Developed by Quantum Mechanix through a licensing agreement with NBC Universal, the Cylon Raider replicas will be available online at http://www.scifichannelstore.com and will retail for $949.95.



Measuring fifteen inches long by nine inches wide, these handsome artisan Cylon Raider replicas are based on a computer-generated model and have been designed by Quantum Mechanix, They are assembled and painted at renown special effects company "The FX Company," which is based in Ocala, Florida. Only 500 of these artisan replicas exist and each will contain a unique brass plaque signed by either "Battlestar Galactica" executive producers Ronald D. Moore and David Eick, director Michael Rymer or one of the cast members including Jamie Bamber ("Lee 'Apollo' Adama"), James Callis ("Gaius Baltar"), Tricia Helfer ("Number Six"), Michael Hogan ("Colonel Saul Tigh"), Edward James Olmos ("Admiral William Adama"), Grace Park ("Sharon 'Athena' Agathon"/ "Sharon 'Boomer' Valerii") or Katee Sackhoff ("Kara 'Starbuck' Thrace").

"Quantum Mechanix and The FX Company have created an amazing replica," said Kim Niemi. "The incredible attention to detail in these beautifully-crafted collectibles is sure to delight 'Battlestar Galactica' fans around the world."

"As a huge fan of the science fiction genre and 'Battlestar Galactica' especially, I am really pleased to be able to bring these Cylon Raiders to life," said Andy Gore, President of Quantum Mechanix. "'Battlestar Galactica' has a loyal following and we know that fans of the series and collectors alike will be thrilled with this particular replica."

The "Battlestar Galactica" Cylon Raider measures 15 x 9.5 x 3 inches long, with a total display height of 7 inches. These film quality Raider Ships boast several layers of vivid, prismatic and iridescent metallic paint, which changes hue depending on how it picks up the light. The ships feature custom electronics with light displays including the scanning/sweeping red LED "eye" lights and flaring white engine lights. The Raider's lighting system runs on a 12 volt transformer. The Cylon Raiders are available for order beginning September 28, 2008 at http://www.scifichannelstore.com.

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Quantum Mechanix Image Gallery

Firefly / Serenity - Big Damn Heroes Lithograph Set #1 - Now Available

From Quantum Mechinix:

Mal, Inara, Kayee and Jayne Immortalized!

Serenity: Big Damn Heroes Lithograph Set #1

$29.95

We love our captain – and the rest of Serenity's crew. That's why we called on Steve Anderson, one of the best portrait painters in the business (and creator of the Battlestar Galactica Starbuck and Number Six portraits), and asked him to capture the Big Damn Heroes in a special series of lithographs. Being a big Browncoat himself, Steve gladly agreed to take on the daunting task of capturing the personality, character and spirit of each BDH.

The result is a breathtaking series of museum-quality 13" x 19" lithographs, printed on 100-pound, satin-finish paper. The first set – featuring Mal, Inara, Kaylee and Jayne – retails for just $29.95. That's right, four lithographs of Serenity's crew, painted by one of the most renowned portrait artists working today, for just under $30.



Capt. Malcolm Reynolds (Nathan Fillion)



Inara Serra (Morena Baccarin)



Jayne Cobb (Adam Baldwin)



Kaylee Frye (Jewel Staite)

Jewel Staite - Quantum Mechanix: Firefly Kaylee Macquette

From Quantum Mechanix:



LITTLE DAMN HEROES - SHINY! ANIMATED MAQUETTE

Limited Edition of 1,500

The word epitomizes Serenity's unsinkable engineer, Kaywinnit Lee Frye, or as she's known to friends, Kaylee.

Now for the first time, Kaylee's shining spirit is captured in this limited-edition, hand-painted, animated maquette, designed by well-known artist Adam Levermore-Rich, creator of the Blue Sun Travel Posters and the best-selling Battlestar Galactica Propaganga Posters.

The stylized statue is a delightful melding of Kaylee's two seemingly contradictory aspects – engineer savant and girly girl. Smiling blissfully, the sculpted 4.75-inch maquette portrays Kaylee in her mechanic’s coveralls (complete with teddy bear patch), holding her trademark rainbow parasol and standing in her work boots on a black resin base.

Only 1,500 limited-edition "Shiny" maquettes will be made, after which this design will be retired forever. Shiny is the first in a series of QMx Little Damn Heroes™ Animated Maquettes, celebrating the spirit of Serenity's crew (and perhaps a couple of their most noteworthy enemies, as well.)

Only $49.95, this ultra-shiny, limited-edition maquette goes on sale at 12 p.m., Pacific Daylight Time, September 15, 2008, right here.

SIGN-UP FOR THE QMX INSIDER TO BE NOTIFIED WHEN "SHINY" GOES ON SALE AND OTHER SPECIAL NOTICES

Firefly / Serenity - Quantum Mechanix: Contest Begins June 30 '08

From Quantum Mechanix:

(Please follow the link for the complete contest information.)



"Lemme guess. It ain't what we bargained at."

"It ain't. It's more. It's millions."

A million credits. That's a lot of cashy money. And we want to give it to a lucky Browncoat.

But that ain't it. There's more. A whole gorram lot more.

The Serenity Bank Heist Money Pack was the very first item QMx produced. And with the money making an appearance in the Better Days comic, it seemed like a perfect chance to partner with Dark Horse Comics to say a big "thanks" to Serenity fans for their overwhelming support of QMx in its first year.

The event runs from June 30, 2008 through Sept. 30, 2008, and you can enter two ways:

The classic money packs will be available for just $17.95 during the giveaway. Every time you purchase a money pack from our online store at this here website (purchases must be made at quantummechanix.com to qualify) between June 30, 2008 and Sept. 30, 2008, your name will be entered into the drawing. You can also enter by completing and sending in the official entry form, no purchase necessary. Limit one entry form per household; void where prohibited.

And what will you win should your name get drawn? One of more than 30 of the finest and rarest Serenity collectibles in the 'Verse.

Grand Prizes:

- One million "Alliance credits," as inspired by the haul seen at the end of the first issue of Better Days, complete with replicas of the money bags seen in the Better Days comic.

- One of only three Little Damn Heroes Kaylee Maquette prototypes in existence, and the only one signed by Jewel Staite. This unique item is an artist proof of the upcoming Little Damn Heros limited-edition animated maquette titled "Shiny".

- A Malcolm Reynolds Stunt Pistol replica, including a stand and signature card signed by Nathan Fillion. This is same the pistol handled and reviewed by Nathan himself!

- An original set of the sold-out Serenity Blueprints, signed by the designers Geoffrey Mandel and Tim Earls. This is one of the extremely rare Final Engineering Proof sets.

Additional prizes include:

- 10 hardcover copies of Serenity: Those Left Behind.

- 10 of only 100 limited edition test prints of John Mullaney's Serenity in Flight.

- 10 copies of the fabled misprint Londinum posters.

Winners will be determined by random drawing, ranked in the order in which their names are drawn. All winners will be notified via e-mail no later than October 31, 2008.

Thanks again to the Browncoat community for making 2007 a great first year for QMx. Now let's see who's going to pull in "The Big Haul!"

Stargate / Battlestar / Firefly - Quantum Mechanix: QMx Insider Issue 2.6 Apr 28 '08

From a Quantum Mechanix e-mail announcement:

http://www.quantummechanix.com/HOME.html

QMx Insider – Starbuck, Number 6, Serenity Valley, and the return of the Mal Pistol stands!

The Search for Stargates


http://www.quantummechanix.com/stargatemirror.html



Mirror Product Description

The Stargate SG-1 Replica Mirror -- harder to find than a humble Goa'uld? Not entirely.

While we labor to get more of the hit product made and into stores as soon as possible (including ours), there are still a few out there, tucked away in reseller warehouses. For example, we have it on good authority that ThinkGeek.com still has a couple dozen left in stock. So act fast before they're all gone, too!

http://www.thinkgeek.com/homeoffice/gear/a434/

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ARTISAN PROFILE

Star Wars Artist Comes Home to Galactica (and Stargate and Serenity)


QMx is thrilled to announce that Steve Anderson has joined our team of artisans. Steve is widely known for his work as an official Star Wars artist. His coveted limited-edition prints have been featured at Star Wars conventions in both the United States and Europe, and he was recently invited to produce a limited-edition print as a featured artist at the upcoming Star Wars celebration in Japan. Steve has created artwork for Lucasfilm Licensing for all six Star Wars movies as well as the new animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars, which debuts later this year. In addition to his work related to the past three Indiana Jones films, he has spent several months creating art for the upcoming new Indy movie, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

Steve has also demonstrated his talent for book cover illustration, including several New York Times best-selling hardcover novels, movie novelizations, paperback novels and e-novellas for Random House Books. His dynamic illustrations have graced a myriad of games and puzzles for Hasbro, and he has done work for numerous other licenses, including Lord of the Rings, Disney-Pixar, Universal and Marvel.

Recently, Steve has applied his artistry to television series and movies he particularly enjoys and follows -- Battlestar Galactica, Serenity, Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis. You can expect to see his work on these franchises in future QMx releases in the very near future.

Kaylee (Jewel Staite) from Firely/Serenity



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In This Issue


* Limited Edition Serenity Valley Map

http://www.quantummechanix.com/SerenityValleyGallery.html

* Number Six and Starbuck Character Portraits

http://www.quantummechanix.com/bsg.html

Number Six



Starbuck




* The Mal Pistol Stand Returns!

http://www.quantummechanix.com/stuntpistol.html



* Worlds of the Alliance Lithograph Ships

http://www.quantummechanix.com/worldsofthealliance.html