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Time bandit for sale2/26/2024 He then informed me that he had assisted in the creation of an earlier fan-made map – the very map that inspired me to start mine. Adam said he loved the map and he had ordered two for himself. And, to his credit, Adam never mentioned the show or came across as anything but a fellow Time Bandits fan. I just don’t watch much TV and I had no idea I was emailing the co-host of Mythbusters. Now, this part is embarrassing (and I’ve never mentioned this to Adam), but when Adam contacted me I only knew of him from postings I saw on the RPF. Soon after, I received an order and an email from a fellow RPF member named Adam Savage. So, I posted the map and received a handful of orders right away. You will see things on the RPF you won’t see anywhere else. This forum is vast and its membership includes the casual fan right up to guys building props for the movies. I worried that everyone who wanted one had already purchased one of the earlier versions.īy far the largest web forum for movie props is the Replica Prop Forum (the RPF). Another concern with selling maps is that, by that time, there had been two fellow fans who had made and sold replica maps. But, I knew if I never sold a single map I still had mine, which was the main goal. I had hoped to sell a handful of maps to help me justify all the hours spent. In particular, note the color differences of the triangular graphic at the upper right. It looked impressive! You can see subtle differences in positioning of objects and colors by comparing my map on the right to the credits-sequence map above. Once the file was complete, I had a print vendor produce a sample on canvas material. Because I needed to keep elements separated for ease of future editing, the file ballooned to 188 layers with an overall file size of 1.72GB! ![]() The Photoshop file was becoming enormous. I kept finding details on the original that I missed. I hoped to sell some prints of these when completed and thought having the clocks on both sides would give the most options to buyers. I decided my map would have clock panels on both sides. I have no idea what media or materials were used on the original map, but I’d love to find out some day. It appears that the filming map went to Harrison while Gilliam kept the newer map used for the credits sequence. It is believed that after filming, Gilliam kept one map and his production partner (and former Beatle) George Harrison took the other. Gilliam created the animation sequences in Monty Python. Given his talent at art and animation, this is not surprising. One source I found stated that the maps were created by Terry Gilliam himself. Note that the map is slightly cropped at the top and bottom in this shot. However, the map seen during the credits has clock panels on both sides as seen below in a shot from the end credits. See the photo above from the famous Polaroid scene. Another big giveaway that they are different props is that the map seen during the film only has the clock panels on the left side. So, at that point they created a new map. They rolled out the film map and realized it was not in the best shape. After filming wrapped, they needed a map for the credits sequence. They may have had multiple versions there too as that’s generally the practice in case a prop is damaged or lost. They created the map for filming and it took quite a beating. My personal theory on the different props goes like this. My map would replicate the prop used during filming. The map used during filming and handled by the actors exhibits different detailing and color than the map seen during the credits sequences. There were at least two different versions of this map created for the film. – Randall, self-appointed leader of the time bandits Well why repair them? Why not use ’em to get stinking rich?” ![]() “You see, to be quite frank Kevin, the fabric of the universe is far from perfect. I began collecting all the reference material I could find. When it was finally complete, it’s price tag was beyond my meager budget. It looked promising and took quite a while. A board member announced his plan to recreate the map. ![]() I’d been a fan of movie props for some time and frequented a couple web forums devoted to the subject. My interest in this map was rekindled in 2001. And I received some help from a surprising source. 26 years later, I decided to make my own. And, as someone who was soon to begin a career in graphic design, I really wanted a copy of the map of the universe from the film. Loved the film – even the off-beat ending. So, when Terry Gilliam’s Time Bandits was released in 1981, I was there. I still do! So, naturally, when members of the Python troupe ventured into other projects, I followed right along.
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