ODDS AND SODS Part 1

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A basic rule of thumb for my posts is that I have at least four appearances for a prop. Sometimes it’s more than that but having four things as a minimum gives me something to write about. But sometimes you just find a couple of things. Presented here are a group of objects I have only found in a couple of places. If you have any ideas about these things please let me know. 


INVASION OF THE DINOSAURS, 1974

On the fake spaceship is a group of three consoles. The one on the left of this picture turns up….
THE STANLEY BAXTER PICTURE SHOW, 1975

…in this Stanley Baxter sketch. This parody of ‘70s disaster movies can be found on YouTube and is worth a watch.

ARC OF INFINITY, 1983

I was recently looking at Arc of Infinity for something else when this slimline grey console caught my eye. I knew I’d seen it before. Turns out it’s a proper movie star.
THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, 1980

In this screencap from Empire you can see a row of three slim grey consoles. They definitely have the same profile as the Arc one. But the patterns on these consoles are not an exact match. However each of them is different so there is definitely room for our Arc one. And if you look to the extreme left of this image you can see another console with three small grey squares that do exactly match our example. Unfortunately that prop is never completely on screen but I am certain it’s the same one. Another indicator these are the same props are three white blocks on top of the Arc version. These are actually shaped like light switches rather than cubes. You can see these switches on the top of the wider props in the Empire pic.

THE AMBASSADORS OF DEATH, 1970

This is another one courtesy of Zoe’s Feather Boa. They pointed out these black panels from Ambassadors also appear in….
OBJECT Z, 1965

… this Rediffusion sci-fi show from 5 years earlier.
SPACEFLIGHT IC-1, 1965

That was it for these black panels for ages. And then the other week I spotted them in this Sci-Fi flick. Spaceflight IC-1 was filmed at Shepperton so who knows where else these might appear. 

That’s it for this week. I definitely have more of these so I reckon a part 2 is on the cards at some point. Seeya later.



















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